The man who drew New York from memory [video]

The man who drew New York from memory [video]

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It only took artist Stephen Wiltshire a three-hour helicopter ride over the city of his heart, New York, to commit its famous skyline to memory, a vision he translated to art over the next three days.

Wiltshire and his sister tell the story of this incredibly talented autistic artist who was mute until finding his voice in drawing, long before starting to speak at the age of nine, but who grew up to capture the heart of a city.

Full story at Vimeo.

The language of art.


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