Steven Wiltshire

[The Large One]

Just watching a programme on Five about this artist.

Don't know if anyone remembers a QED programme from the 80s about a teenage autistic kiddie who coud draw detailed pictures of buildings from just looking at them once.

He continued utilising this talent since then. They have a great interview with Prof Simon Baron Cohen (Ali G's brother) on his talent.

Now, 20 years on, he is doing a detailed panoramic drawing of every building on a 4 metre canvas of the London skyline from Tower Bridge to Canary Wharf from the memory of one helicopter ride.

Incredible.

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[footychick]

It's amazing isn't it
I remember watching that QED, can't believe it was 20 years ago.

 

[Lankyseagull]

Amazingly talented artist, drawing from memory - he was championed by the Royal Institute of British Architects for a number of years in the mid nineties, often featured in the Architects Journal and provided illustations for their calendars for several years.

 

[Barrel of Fun]

Not so long ago, he would have been written off as being odd and locked away in a home.

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[clapham_gull]

I'm seen a few times on the South Bank, just sitting on a wall drawing buildings.

 

[Lush]

I just hope he's being properly rewarded for his talent and not exploited by others.

 

[Icy Gull]

Absolutely amazing, I can't get my head around how someone could draw that panorama from memory after a 15 minute helicopter journey to view it. It seems he even has the correct number of windows in the buildings, just incomprehensible to me as it is incredibly detailed and appears to look like a photograph from a distance.