Presenting a Truth: Ben Johnson – Painting Illusions

In a wide‐ranging interview with AD Editor Neil Spiller, architectural artist Ben Johnson charts the course of his career to date – from his formative years at art school, through his epiphany moment when architecture took its key place in his practice, and beyond. He recalls the impact of painting the work of Norman Foster and Richard Rogers, particularly the reflections caused by their use of glass, and discusses the spiritual aspects that the act of painting instills in him, along with his more recent interest in depicting the geometries of Islamic religious buildings.