Les Johnson is best known for his large public and corporate sculptures. Over the years his work has been added to many private collections in Europe, the USA and Australasia. Trained in Greek and Renaissance art, Les Johnson's contemporary style employs those rare skills of figurative sculpture that are fast being lost. His aim has always been to translate into the cutting edge of modern art what was finest in the classical tradition.
Few artists have such a gift.
The consumate skill with which the power, movement and vitality of his subjects are rendered, gives his sculptures a unique life of their own. While there is much that is ephemeral in the art world of today, his work transcends the passing trend and will be admired and valued long into the future. His sculptures are realistic and instantly accessible. Working mainly in bronze, a medium synonymous with quality and permanence, he also uses other durable materials such as Bonded Resin, Ciment Fondu and fired clay. His work is concerned with design, planning and creation of public corporate and domestic sculpture on any scale.