Craig Alan | Big Ben

Craig Alan
Big Ben
Original | Populus series

Big Ben is among the most conceptually loaded of Craig Alan's Populus works — a painting of London's most recognisable landmark, built from hundreds of individually painted people who become, at the correct viewing distance, the tower itself. The choice of subject is not incidental. Big Ben is a symbol of collective time, of the public clock that organises the lives of millions, rendered here from the bodies of those same millions. Alan's method and his subject are in perfect alignment.

For collectors in London and across Berkshire and Surrey, this is a work with particular resonance — a painting of a place they know, made in a way that makes them see it differently. Alan's Populus series has attracted serious collector attention internationally, and works with this level of compositional and conceptual coherence are among the most sought-after in his catalogue.

Available through Creed Gallery, Ascot. Private viewings by appointment.

Original
Populus series
Certificate of Authenticity