Benjamin Long

Lives and works in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Artist statement

“A film or a painting – each thing is its own sort of language and it’s not right to try to say the same thing in words. The words are not there.” - David Lynch "Whereof one cannot speak, thereof one must be silent” - Wittgenstein What I can say is that my pictures use mostly recognizable imagery in ambiguous space. This is a personal visual language, and maybe someday I will figure out a way to translate it into a written one. In the meanwhile, please just look and let your eyes have the experience.

Artwork

• Silent Comedy, 2026. oil and acrylic on Dibond
• Inspiration Crapshoot, 2026. oil and acrylic on wood
• Floater, 2026. carbon pencil, charcoal, pastel, ink, acrylic, oil, enamel
• Hat Tip, 2026. carbon pencil, pastel, ink, acrylic, oil on paper
• Split, 2026. charcoal, carbon pencil, ink, pastel, acrylic, oil, enamel on paper
• Happening Again, 2026. oil and acrylic on panel
• Drawn From Memory 5, 2026. charcoal, carbon pencil, pastel, ink, acrylic, oil, enamel, on paper
• Drawn From Memory 4, 2026. charcoal, carbon pencil, pastel, acrylic, oil, on paper
• Near the Woods, 2025. oil and acrylic on Dibond and wood
• Showdown, 2025. oil, acrylic, enamel, charcoal, pastel, carbon pencil, on paper mounted to Dibond
• Cut Orange Scent, 2025. oil, acrylic, pastel, graphite, on paper mounted to Dibond
• Dots, Dashes, Lines, 2025. oil, acrylic, ink, enamel, Dibond
• The Spleen, 2025. oil, acrylic, scratchboard, sculpting epoxy, wood
• Time Talk, 2024. oil, enamel, pastel, charcoal, aluminum, Dibond, frame
• Bound, 2024. enamel on Dibond
• Captain, 2024. oil, enamel, acrylic, charcoal, Dibond, steel
• Honey Thief, 2024. oil, enamel, charcoal, Dibond, aluminum
• Exhale, 2024. enamel on Dibond
• Smoke, Signals, Redacted, 2024. enamel on Dibond
• Dicey, 2024. oil, acrylic, house paint, charcoal, colored pencil, epoxy, frames, wood, masonite, Dibond, Sintra, vintage plate
• Player, 2024. oil & acrylic on Dibond
• Words, 2023. oil, acrylic, alkyd, charcoal, Dibond
• View Through, 2023. oil, enamel, Dibond, aluminum
• Dot Dash, 2023. oil, alkyd on panel
• Scission, 2022. oil, alkyd, graphite, Dibond
• CPD18, 2023. carbon pencil on paper
• CPD15, 2022. carbon pencil on paper
• CPD12, 2022. carbon pencil on paper
• CPD10, 2022. carbon pencil on paper
• CPD8, 2022. carbon pencil on paper
• CPD5, 2022. carbon pencil on paper
• Inked, 2022. enamel on Dibond
• Mild Oath, 2021. oil, alkyd, wood, Dibond
• K.O.O.K., 2021. oil, alkyd, wood
• Stack Formation, 2021. oil, charcoal, pastel, enamel, paper
• Slow Motion Death Scene / Hardest Way Possible, 2018. oil, alkyd, acrylic, enamel, charcoal, sculpmetal, Dibond, wood