Ben Johnson (artist)

Ben Johnson (born 24 August 1946) is a British painter, known for his series of large, detailed cityscapes.

He is known for his paintings based on architectural spaces and his large-scale, intricately detailed cityscape paintings, which include panoramas of Hong Kong, Zürich, Jerusalem, Liverpool and, most recently, his view of London which was completed as part of a residency at the National Gallery,[2] London, in 2010.

In 2000, the collector and philanthropist Nasser D. Khalili commissioned a set of five paintings titled "House of Peace", depicting spiritual sites of Jerusalem, intended to promote harmony between Abrahamic religions.

[11] During February and March 2008 over 51,000 people came to see Ben work on the painting at the Walker Art Gallery in a specially created studio.

A live web-cam showing his residency in the Walker was set up to enable the World to watch the creation of the painting online.

Ben Johnson, in front of his Liverpool Cityscape , at the Walker Art Gallery , Liverpool in 2008
'Approaching the Mirador', Ben Johnson, 2013, Acrylic on Canvas, 225 x 150 cm
Panorama of Jerusalem (2000), part of the House of Peace series
'The Liverpool Cityscape', Ben Johnson, 2008, Acrylic on Canvas, 244 x 488cm