Once upon a time — artwork #16302 by Ben Johnston · Le Locle, Switzerland
graffiti blue lettrage trompe-l'oeil bleu lettering typography typographie
Artists
Ben Johnston is a typographic artist and muralist based in Toronto, Canada, who grew up in Cape Town, South Africa. A self-taught graphic designer, he paints monumental lettering in which cast shadows and shifting perspectives give words the weight of sculpture. He has completed more than a hundred murals worldwide, each one built around the windows and edges of the wall it covers. His work has be…
Hunter
Added 30/08/2026
Giant three-dimensional letters in shades of blue stack up the full height of the gable end, wrapping around the building's white windows. Cast shadows hollow out the wall like a pile of floating blocks. Painted in July 2025 for the town's exomusée, it salutes Le Locle's former primary school.
The artwork Once upon a time is of type graffiti. You can admire it in the city of Le Locle in Switzerland, more precisely here: Rue du Pont 6, 2400 Le Locle, Switzerland.
This graffiti is also tagged as: blue, lettrage, trompe-l'oeil, bleu, lettering, typography, typographie.
Find all artworks by the artists who contributed to its creation by clicking on their name: Ben Johnston
The photo was published on 30-08-2026 by Pierre Jeanmonod.
This page has been viewed once.
More street art in Le Locle
Le Locle has 52 street artworks documented on street-artwork.com. Browse graffitis, murals and stickers spotted in this city.
See all artworks in Le LocleLocation
Nearby artworks (within 100m)
7 other artworks have been spotted within 100m of this location in Le Locle.
Similar artworks
bluelettragetrompe-l'oeilbleuletteringtypographytypographie
