22 December 2008

In case you thought you were talented

This timely gem (first published in 1987 and most recently updated in 2006! Nice find Brad!) is worth a few minutes to read/watch: www.wisconsinmedicalsociety.org/savant_syndrome/savant_profiles/stephen_wiltshire

Stephen Wiltshire is a autistic artist who draws (mainly architecture) from memory, with ridiculous accuracy. And not just single buildings. One of the main methods he uses is to do a one-time flyover of a city (he's done this in London, Rome and Hong Kong) in a helicopter, then spend the next few days mapping the entire city out on a mural. He usually gets the number of windows in each building correct. Everything is to scale.

If someone wants to buy me a print or something, please do so here: http://www.stephenwiltshire.co.uk/

Oh and then there was the time he decided to sing and found out he has perfect pitch and is a genius in music theory and all that.

But you're talented too. Really.

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