Skyline Nearly Complete

Photos by Katie Baker

Artist Stephen Wiltshire has been hard at work this week drawing the Manhattan skyline from memory over at Pratt. He only took a 20 minute helicopter ride prior to getting started, "during which time he impressed on his mind thousands of landmarks, great and small." He told the Brooklyn Paper: “My arm starts to hurt sometimes, but I push on.”

Reader Katie Baker stopped by yesterday and sent us the above photos, she says, "the amount of work he was able to complete in just four short days was incredibly inspiring." Wiltshire is scheduled to be finished by 5 p.m. today.

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By Jen Carlson in Arts and Events on October 30, 2009 4:05 PM

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Neverhaditsogood

Check it out if you haven't seen it. Truely incredible.

j0sh

It's been well documented that this guy works 100% from memory- as impossible as it seems, it's true..

JMH

Holy crap, that's incredible.

GOP

Amazing whether he does it from memory or not.

NYCSniper

Personally find this hard to believe. He must have done a quick sketch or made notes in the helicopter. Regardless, it is a magnificent display and looks like a wonderfully intricate artwork (from this pixelized viewpoint).

marcasm

It's hard to believe, but very true. This guy has an amazing gift.

jibbly

Some close ups of the NYC drawing in progress:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1223790/Autistic-artist-draws-18ft-picture-New-York-skyline-memory.html

This guy is insane.