{"id":22796,"date":"2014-12-09T06:00:01","date_gmt":"2014-12-09T06:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/?p=22796"},"modified":"2014-12-01T14:53:14","modified_gmt":"2014-12-01T14:53:14","slug":"painter-ben-johnsons-review-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/2014\/12\/09\/painter-ben-johnsons-review-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Painter Ben Johnson&#8217;s Review of the Year"},"content":{"rendered":"<h5>Ben Johnson won this year&#8217;s Visitor&#8217;s Choice Award at the Threadneedle Prize.<\/h5>\n<p>His painting, &#8216;Room Of the Revolutionary&#8217;, depicts the\u00a0site of the assassination of a Mexican Revolutionary, a opulent interior that has been attacked with bullets. Two beautiful antique chairs have been ripped to shreds, while in the centre, a gilt framed mirror has been smashed and shattered. Johnson said of the painting,\u00a0\u2018I was moved to reconstruct this space as part of my preoccupation with the influence of the past on our present state and the power of history in guiding us to form our own values. Behind every fa\u00e7ade lies another layer or story, and all actions leave behind an energy that we as spectators can choose to contemplate or ignore.\u2019*<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_22804\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22804\" style=\"width: 992px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Ben-Johnson-Room-of-the-Revolutionary-2014-Acrylic-on-canvas-225-x-150-cm-Courtesy-of-the-artist-and-Alan-Cristea-Gallery.jpeg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-22804\" src=\"http:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Ben-Johnson-Room-of-the-Revolutionary-2014-Acrylic-on-canvas-225-x-150-cm-Courtesy-of-the-artist-and-Alan-Cristea-Gallery.jpeg\" alt=\"Ben Johnson: 'Room of the Revolutionary', acrylic on canvas, 225cm x 150cm (image courtesy of the artist and The Alan Cristea Gallery)\" width=\"992\" height=\"662\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Ben-Johnson-Room-of-the-Revolutionary-2014-Acrylic-on-canvas-225-x-150-cm-Courtesy-of-the-artist-and-Alan-Cristea-Gallery.jpeg 992w, https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Ben-Johnson-Room-of-the-Revolutionary-2014-Acrylic-on-canvas-225-x-150-cm-Courtesy-of-the-artist-and-Alan-Cristea-Gallery-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Ben-Johnson-Room-of-the-Revolutionary-2014-Acrylic-on-canvas-225-x-150-cm-Courtesy-of-the-artist-and-Alan-Cristea-Gallery-620x413.jpeg 620w, https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Ben-Johnson-Room-of-the-Revolutionary-2014-Acrylic-on-canvas-225-x-150-cm-Courtesy-of-the-artist-and-Alan-Cristea-Gallery-192x128.jpeg 192w, https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Ben-Johnson-Room-of-the-Revolutionary-2014-Acrylic-on-canvas-225-x-150-cm-Courtesy-of-the-artist-and-Alan-Cristea-Gallery-940x627.jpeg 940w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 992px) 100vw, 992px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-22804\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ben Johnson: &#8216;Room of the Revolutionary&#8217;, acrylic on canvas, 225cm x 150cm (image courtesy of the artist and The Alan Cristea Gallery)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>We wanted to ask Ben how he found 2014.<\/p>\n<p><em>Lisa:\u00a0Does recognition for your work, such as winning the Visitor&#8217;s Choice Award at the Threadneedle Prize, influence your studio practice?<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Ben: Almost every artist needs reassurance that what they spend so much time working on and agonising over is appreciated by people outside the studio. Most artists are both arrogant in their self belief but also\u00a0deeply insecure and uncertain that their work has any value. Even the smallest compliment keeps one working and\u00a0determined\u00a0to do even better next time.<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_22803\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22803\" style=\"width: 992px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Studio-Shots_roman-room_room-of-the-niobids_fatherland-room.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-22803\" src=\"http:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Studio-Shots_roman-room_room-of-the-niobids_fatherland-room.jpg\" alt=\"Ben Johnson: Studio Shot of 'Roman Room, 'Room of the Niobids' and 'Fatherland Room' (image courtesy of the artist)\" width=\"992\" height=\"661\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Studio-Shots_roman-room_room-of-the-niobids_fatherland-room.jpg 992w, https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Studio-Shots_roman-room_room-of-the-niobids_fatherland-room-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Studio-Shots_roman-room_room-of-the-niobids_fatherland-room-620x413.jpg 620w, https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Studio-Shots_roman-room_room-of-the-niobids_fatherland-room-192x128.jpg 192w, https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Studio-Shots_roman-room_room-of-the-niobids_fatherland-room-940x626.jpg 940w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 992px) 100vw, 992px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-22803\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ben Johnson: Studio Shot of &#8216;Roman Room, &#8216;Room of the Niobids&#8217; and &#8216;Fatherland Room&#8217; (image courtesy of the artist)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><em>Lisa:\u00a0What work have you been most pleased with in 2014?<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Ben: With &#8216;Room of the\u00a0Revolutionary&#8217; I believe I entered in to new territory; a much more personal\u00a0statement\u00a0about what drives me. The subject forced me to consider my own motivations and past experiences, this search also made me find an alternative method to painting than my previous rather objective process of using a spray gun. The whole surface has become more tactile and is subject to more random patterns.<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_22802\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22802\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/room-of-the-revolutionary_225x150cm_2014_acrylic-on-canvas.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-22802\" src=\"http:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/room-of-the-revolutionary_225x150cm_2014_acrylic-on-canvas.jpg\" alt=\"Ben Johnson: At work on 'Room of the Revolutionary' (image courtesy of the artist)\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/room-of-the-revolutionary_225x150cm_2014_acrylic-on-canvas.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/room-of-the-revolutionary_225x150cm_2014_acrylic-on-canvas-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/room-of-the-revolutionary_225x150cm_2014_acrylic-on-canvas-620x413.jpg 620w, https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/room-of-the-revolutionary_225x150cm_2014_acrylic-on-canvas-192x128.jpg 192w, https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/room-of-the-revolutionary_225x150cm_2014_acrylic-on-canvas-940x626.jpg 940w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-22802\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ben Johnson: At work on &#8216;Room of the Revolutionary&#8217; (image courtesy of the artist)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><em>Lisa:\u00a0What has been your favourite exhibition this year?<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Ben: Anselm Kiefer at the Royal Academy. I like powerful, ambitious and heroic painting with depth and that is what that exhibition offered.<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_22801\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22801\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/room-of-the-niobids_180x252cm_2012_acrylic-on-canvas.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-22801\" src=\"http:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/room-of-the-niobids_180x252cm_2012_acrylic-on-canvas.jpg\" alt=\"Ben Johnson: At work on 'Room of the Niobids'\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/room-of-the-niobids_180x252cm_2012_acrylic-on-canvas.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/room-of-the-niobids_180x252cm_2012_acrylic-on-canvas-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/room-of-the-niobids_180x252cm_2012_acrylic-on-canvas-682x1024.jpg 682w, https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/room-of-the-niobids_180x252cm_2012_acrylic-on-canvas-620x930.jpg 620w, https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/room-of-the-niobids_180x252cm_2012_acrylic-on-canvas-940x1410.jpg 940w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-22801\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ben Johnson: At work on &#8216;Room of the Niobids&#8217;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><em>Lisa:\u00a0What have you learned this year?<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Ben: That I still have a lot to learn and there is still so much to learn about how one makes paintings and why.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Lisa:\u00a0Did you face any creative struggles in 2014 and if so how did you overcome them?<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Ben: Intellectually\u00a0I realised that we are who we are because of our history, and practically that some work can be shared within the studio. There is a huge pool of talented artists in the community who can become part of a team to overcome some problems and create a rich creative\u00a0atmosphere.I feel very lucky to work with recent graduates or even current students.<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_22798\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22798\" style=\"width: 682px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/approaching-the-mirador_225x150cm_2013_acylic-on-canvas_2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-22798\" src=\"http:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/approaching-the-mirador_225x150cm_2013_acylic-on-canvas_2.jpg\" alt=\"Ben Johnson: At work on ' Approaching the Mirador', 225cm x 150cm, acrylic on canvas\" width=\"682\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/approaching-the-mirador_225x150cm_2013_acylic-on-canvas_2.jpg 682w, https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/approaching-the-mirador_225x150cm_2013_acylic-on-canvas_2-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/approaching-the-mirador_225x150cm_2013_acylic-on-canvas_2-620x930.jpg 620w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 682px) 100vw, 682px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-22798\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ben Johnson: At work on &#8216; Approaching the Mirador&#8217;, 225cm x 150cm, acrylic on canvas<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><em>Lisa:\u00a0What are you looking forward to in 2015?<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Ben: A very busy and productive time, I have three major paintings to finish and two new works to start, in September I am having a survey of almost 50 years of my output at <a title=\"Southampton City Art Gallery\" href=\"http:\/\/www.southampton.gov.uk\/libraries-museums\/art-gallery\/default.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">The Southampton City Art Gallery<\/a>, it will be titled The Spirit of Place and open mid September and run for 3 Months.<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_22797\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22797\" style=\"width: 683px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/alhambra-detail.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-22797\" src=\"http:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/alhambra-detail.jpg\" alt=\"Ben Johnson: Working on 'Alhambra'\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/alhambra-detail.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/alhambra-detail-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/alhambra-detail-620x929.jpg 620w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-22797\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ben Johnson: Working on &#8216;Alhambra&#8217;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><em>Lisa:\u00a0\u00a0What colour could you have not done without this year?<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Ben: White<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>http:\/\/www.benjohnsonartist.com\/<\/p>\n<p>Ben is represented by <a title=\"Alan Cristea Gallery\" href=\"http:\/\/www.alancristea.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Alan Cristea Gallery<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>*quote taken from Apollo Magazine, May 2014<\/em><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_22800\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22800\" style=\"width: 992px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Roman-Room_180x237cm_2014_acrylic-on-canvas.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-22800\" src=\"http:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Roman-Room_180x237cm_2014_acrylic-on-canvas.jpg\" alt=\"Ben Johnson: At work on 'Roman Room', 180cm x 237cm, acrylic on canvas\" width=\"992\" height=\"661\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Roman-Room_180x237cm_2014_acrylic-on-canvas.jpg 992w, https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Roman-Room_180x237cm_2014_acrylic-on-canvas-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Roman-Room_180x237cm_2014_acrylic-on-canvas-620x413.jpg 620w, https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Roman-Room_180x237cm_2014_acrylic-on-canvas-192x128.jpg 192w, https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Roman-Room_180x237cm_2014_acrylic-on-canvas-940x626.jpg 940w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 992px) 100vw, 992px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-22800\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ben Johnson: At work on &#8216;Roman Room&#8217;, 180cm x 237cm, acrylic on canvas<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ben Johnson won this year&#8217;s Visitor&#8217;s Choice Award at the Threadneedle Prize. 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