Wednesday, February 23, 20111:52 AM
■ His Quiet World
I came across a blog of one of my fave writer Sarah Meier and found this amazing piece. This is Stephen Wiltshire. A young artist who's grabbing a lot of attention by the likes of CBS and other national news outlets. He's been drawing cities eversince he was diagnosed with autism at a young age, saying it’s his way to express himself. See, all he needs is a 20 minute helicopter ride above New York and after 7 days, 12 pens, and a lot of music on his ipod, he finishes the massive 18 ft accurate depiction of the city all from memory. He’s so accurate that when drawing Rome, he drew the exact number of columns in the Pantheon. His work is being shown at Brooklyn’s Pratt Institute along with his permanent gallery in the Royal Opera Arcade, Pall Mal.Ive heard so much stories about autistic persons and they always amaze me in terms of their artistic skill.They are special,are they? :)
Labels: art