Cityscape
Ben Johnson's Liverpool
Distributed for Liverpool University Press
With an Introduction by Lord Norman Foster
72 pages
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100 color plates
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11 x 8
This stunning book showcases the work of internationally acclaimed artist Ben Johnson. Cityscape: Ben Johnson's Liverpool has been three years in the making and takes in Liverpool’s famous skyline from a vantage point high above the River Mersey. It encompasses several thousand individual buildings and has taken Johnson and up to 11 assistants 24,000 person hours so far.
Cityscape: Ben Johnson's Liverpool is both a breathtaking portrait of the city of Liverpool and part of Johnson’s magnificent World Panoramas series. The artist works to the scale of a Renaissance painter, producing what The Guardian has called ‘almost impossibly ambitious cityscapes’ from around the world.
This extraordinary book will be a must buy for those interested in contemporary art and architecture and for anyone fascinated by Liverpool, European Capital of Culture for 2008.
Cityscape: Ben Johnson's Liverpool is both a breathtaking portrait of the city of Liverpool and part of Johnson’s magnificent World Panoramas series. The artist works to the scale of a Renaissance painter, producing what The Guardian has called ‘almost impossibly ambitious cityscapes’ from around the world.
This extraordinary book will be a must buy for those interested in contemporary art and architecture and for anyone fascinated by Liverpool, European Capital of Culture for 2008.
Contents
Foreword
Dr. David Fleming
Introduction
Sir Norman Foster
Historic Liverpool cityscapes: a selection
The art of Ben Johnson
Jonathan Glancey
Making the painting
Ann Bukantas
An interview with Ben Johnson
Ann Bukantas
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