Comments on: Richard Wawro

Richard Wawro

moonbird — Fri, 19 Dec 2003 06:43:30 -0800

Savant art: the amazing work of Richard Wawro.

By: moonbird

moonbird — Fri, 19 Dec 2003 06:48:36 -0800

via Reality Carnival.

By: troutfishing

troutfishing — Fri, 19 Dec 2003 07:37:53 -0800

This is amazing. Quick! Call Dustin Hoffman........

By: digaman

digaman — Fri, 19 Dec 2003 07:43:36 -0800

Nice! Sorry for the self-link, O guardians of MeFi's soul, but I can't help mentioning that I just published a lengthy article on savant skills in the December issue of Wired (previously mentioned here) that specifically delves into the brain science behind phenomena like this: Like other savants Richard has a phenomenal memory. He remembers where he drew each picture and has each of them precisely dated in his mind. He uses no models for his drawings, but draws from images seen only once, on television or in a book at one of the bookshops he loves to visit. He has perfect recall but often adds his own touches, interpretations or improvisation to the images.

By: digaman

digaman — Fri, 19 Dec 2003 10:07:01 -0800

By the way, speaking of Dustin Hoffman, the best all-around website for information about savants belongs to Dr. Darold Treffert, one of the consultants for Rain Man, and the author of Extraordinary People, the classic book on the subject.