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Stephen Wiltshire draws a panoramic view of Tokyo from memory

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  1. hotblooded

    hotblooded Member

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    I am completely dumbfounded.

    Stephen Wiltshire is an art savant (genius) who also happens to be autistic. Apparently there are only around 100 of these geniuses in the world. He is famous for drawing entire cities, such as Rome, London, Tokyo, Hong Kong from memory, ie. he gets on a helicopter and observes the specific city for about 15-45 minutes while he is in the air and over the next 3-7 days, draw a panormic view of the city from memory only.


    This is a bit old, but still a goodie.


    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=95L-zmIBGd4&feature=related
     
    #1 hotblooded, Oct 20, 2009
  2. freemaniam

    freemaniam 我是自由人

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    My wife and I are lucky enough to witness part of his sketches during his stay in Hong Kong.

    He is truly inspirational.
     
    #2 freemaniam, Oct 20, 2009
  3. ClutchCityReturns

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    I can't even draw things that are sitting on the desk in front of me :eek:
     
    #3 ClutchCityReturns, Oct 20, 2009
  4. fmp087

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    Wow. That is incredible.
     
    #4 fmp087, Oct 20, 2009
  5. VanityHalfBlack

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    What a genius indeed....
     
    #5 VanityHalfBlack, Oct 20, 2009
  6. REEKO_HTOWN

    REEKO_HTOWN I'm Rich Biiiiaaatch!

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    He drew Rome too.

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    #6 REEKO_HTOWN, Oct 20, 2009
  7. moestavern19

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    I saw this guy on some Discovery Channel special along with the dude in France who has drawn a complete original metropolis from only his imagination.

    Pretty amazing stuff.
     
    #7 moestavern19, Oct 20, 2009
  8. SwoLy-D

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    [​IMG] :D I liked that city he drew on that long-ass wall, too. What was it... the BOX CITY? :p
     
    #8 SwoLy-D, Oct 20, 2009
  9. Shovel Face

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    Hey - Commander Mark is my Halloween costume this year.
     
    #9 Shovel Face, Oct 20, 2009
  10. moestavern19

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    Really?

    I would have guessed Donald Rumsfeld with a tin foil hat.
     
    #10 moestavern19, Oct 20, 2009
  11. Shovel Face

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    I'll make sure a government imposed sin tax for Mark's weight gain is part of the ensemble.
     
    #11 Shovel Face, Oct 20, 2009
  12. DaDakota

    DaDakota Balance wins
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    Tailgate tested,

    TAILGATE APPROVED !!!

    DD
     
    #12 DaDakota, Oct 20, 2009
  13. Lil Pun

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    I remember seeing him on some special about savants. Very cool.
     
    #13 Lil Pun, Oct 20, 2009
  14. krnxsnoopy

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    Watching this reminded me of Isaac Mendez from Heroes.

    [​IMG]
     
    #14 krnxsnoopy, Oct 20, 2009
  15. SwoLy-D

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    FIXED. :D
     
    #15 SwoLy-D, Oct 20, 2009
  16. krnxsnoopy

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    LOL! Thanks. I don't know why the pic didn't work for me.

    Anyway not to derail the thread. Carry on. :D
     
    #16 krnxsnoopy, Oct 20, 2009
  17. professorjay

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    Amazing what the human mind is capable of. Isn't there some study that the average person only utilizes a small % of their brain?
     
    #17 professorjay, Oct 20, 2009
  18. Mr. Brightside

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    I knew he was artistic when I first read the thread title.
     
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  19. bigtexxx

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    "You know how they say we only use 10% of our brains?....I think we only use 10% of our hearts."
     
    #19 bigtexxx, Oct 20, 2009
  20. Faos

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    Working on NYC now. From his website:

    http://stephenwiltshire.co.uk/index.aspx

    In May 2005, following a short helicopter ride over Tokyo, he drew a stunningly detailed panoramic view of the city on a 10-meter-long canvas, from memory. Since then he has drawn Rome, Hong Kong, Frankfurt, Madrid, Dubai, Jerusalem and London on giant canvasses. The last drawing in the series will be of his spiritual home, New York. He will be completing his masterpiece at the world famous design school, the Pratt Institute in New York in late October 2009.
     
    #20 Faos, Oct 20, 2009
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