"View of the Shard and Tower Bridge"

By: Stephen Wiltshire

Pen & Ink

 297 x 210 mm

 11 November 2013

Stephen Wiltshire is an autistic artist who was born in London and specializes in drawing and painting cityscapes. He pays close attention to detail and can create a piece after viewing the city for only a matter of minutes. What is interesting is that the majority of his commissions are of architectural drawings but he has drawn more portraits than cityscapes, he just keeps them in his personal collection. This particular piece is on his Facebook page with comments like, "Nice, you are a genius" and "I have never seen this in real life, so thank you my friend!" I chose this drawing because it speaks for the artist. He visits places and recreates his memories of the place rather than speaking about them. His "disability" has not changed his life in a negative way, but it has allowed him to use his art to express his creative mind and interpretations. Where he may lack a quality in one area he makes up for it with this photographic memory and artistic ability.

(http://www.stephenwiltshire.co.uk/art.aspx?Id=6054, https://www.facebook.com/pages/Stephen-Wiltshire/32139030247)