Here's a napkin, can you draw me a map?

 

image © stephen wiltshire

 

image © stephen wiltshire

Stephen Wiltshire is taking on New York from a studio at the pratt institute. On an 18 foot canvas, he is rendering the entire skyline from memory. Wiltshire was diagnosed early in his childhood with autism and demonstrates an extraordinarily specific photographic memory, especially with regard to spatial relation and architectural details of cityscapes. He began Monday and hopes to have New York done by Friday. You can watch him here.