Stephen Wiltshire Questions

Stephen Wiltshire Questions

Video Number One (60 minutes Australia 07)

This video was entitled 60 minutes Australia 07. In this video Wiltshire was interviewed. He was asked how old he was when he first started drawing and he exclaimed it was between six and eight. They also then documented how at a very early age that he was able to pick up the slightest details and draw pictures of sceneries with no trouble even though he was autistic. During the video they also asked him if he was a genius and he said he was, and was very proud of himself when he was told to memorize a picture of a building from the internet and draw it, and he did it so perfectly it was amazing.

Video Number Two (Rome is easy)

In this video Wiltshire is asked how difficult it is to draw Rome compared to Japan. Wiltshire responded with that Rome was easier to draw compared to Japan, because Japan was very long and lengthy compared to Rome. This is quite ironic in that Rome is not an easy thing to draw.

Video Number Three (NBC News London)

In this video NBC News London documents Stephen as a younger man. They tell the viewer has he has an obsession with American cars, and coincidently he loves the movie Rain Man, which is about a person with autism. Also, they describe how when he drew London’s House of Commons, his barley looked at the building and barely let the pen move off the paper. He also likes to draw the World Trade Centers and the Empire State building. Then they start to show us some of his work. Also, it is probable that his autism lets him to be able to harvest thousands of patterns of scenery at a time. He also has playfulness to his drawings. He also hated Venice because there were no American cars.

Video Number Four (Last Sketches on Tokyo Panorama)

This video pretty much just pans Stephen’s whole drawing of the city of Tokyo. It pans the whole picture and shows Stephen just putting the finishing touches on drawing. They show how detailed the picture is and how precise it is and shows that this is why he is famous for his work.


Most Impressive Drawing

Wiltshire’s most impressive drawing to me is the Chrysler Building. Even though it does not have as much going on as some of the other pictures he has done, the way he has put the picture together in phenomenal. The exact detail of the Chrysler Building is magnificent as well as other elements such as the reflection of the glass of one of the buildings, and the tree branches spread across the side of the building. To me, the way he was able to show the reflection in a way and the detail he put into all his buildings including the Chrysler Building, was simply amazing.

Most Impressive Painting

The most impressive painting to me was Big Ben on a Rainy Evening. This was the most impressive to me because the detail he put into Big Ben and the other buildings is phenomenal. Also, the way he made the ground shimmer like a rain fall has just ended is genius. Also, the orange colored sky gives the idea of an evening sun down. Also, the reflection of Big Ben on the wet ground shows how much detail was put into this painting. Plus, the detail of the traffic light to the telephone booths, all add the amazement of this painting.