Autistic art
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Autistic art can be that done by autistic artists or that which captures or conveys a variety of autistic experiences or demeanor.
The works of some autistic artists have featured in art publications, documentaries and been exhibited in mainstream galleries.
Stephen Wiltshire
is one of the most famous autistic artists. His works are largely architectural or of cityscapes, monuments and buildings.
Other autistic artists producing representational art include Richard Wawro
, Jessy Park and Ping Lian Yeak.
Christophe Pillault and Donna Williams
, focus on figurative works with an emphasis on movement. Both artists feature in the award winning book ARTism by Bernice Pelletier and Karen Simmons and published by Autism Today. Christophe Pillault, paints only with his hands. His works have been featured in the book Art of the Mind published by the M.I.N.D institute.
Mark Rimland is a self taught American with autism whose drawings and paintings are often figurative and feature both people and cats. The son of autism pioneer, Bernard Rimland
, Mark featured in the documentary Lifting The Fog; A Look Into The Mysteries of Autism, in the award winning book, ARTism and is illustrator of the book, The Secret Night World Of Cats published by Smith and Kraus.
Alonzo Clemons
and Donna Williams are autistic sculptors, both figurative artists.
Roibeard Catnip Tull, Sarah Daisey Van Diesel, Karen Johnson, Silke Heyer,Kristina Teskey also are world renowned autistic artists.
and George Widener
do highly detailed imaginary worlds. Gilles is a self-taught French autistic artist with highly detailed pencil work, largely architectural in style who represents an imaginary world called Urville through his sketches. He is featured in the BBC4 documentary Art Savant: The City Inside My Head.
is an autistic artist who primarily draws portraits focusing on facial expression.
Autistic art
Art by those with disabilities has long been shown in separated venues or exhibitions from artists without disabilities and the art of those with autism has often been considered part of Outsider ArtOutsider Art
The term outsider art was coined by art critic Roger Cardinal in 1972 as an English synonym for art brut , a label created by French artist Jean Dubuffet to describe art created outside the boundaries of official culture; Dubuffet focused particularly on art by insane-asylum inmates.While...
The works of some autistic artists have featured in art publications, documentaries and been exhibited in mainstream galleries.
Stephen Wiltshire
Stephen Wiltshire
Stephen Wiltshire MBE, is an architectural artist who has been diagnosed with autism. Wiltshire was born in London, England, to West Indian parents. He is known for his ability to draw a landscape after seeing it just once. He studied Fine Art at City & Guilds Art College.-Early life:Wiltshire was...
is one of the most famous autistic artists. His works are largely architectural or of cityscapes, monuments and buildings.
Other autistic artists producing representational art include Richard Wawro
Richard Wawro
Richard Wawro was a Scottish artist notable for his landscapes in wax oil crayon. He was an autistic savant.-Life:...
, Jessy Park and Ping Lian Yeak.
Figurative Art
The Dutch artist Roy Wenzel (1959– ) was diagnosed as autistic at age 11. His art is that of excess, with highly assertive and gestural images.Christophe Pillault and Donna Williams
Donna Williams (author)
Donna Williams is a best-selling author, artist, singer-songwriter, screenwriter and sculptor diagnosed with autism after being assessed as a psychotic infant in 1965 at age two, tested multiple times for deafness and labeled disturbed throughout childhood, before treatment for gut, immune and...
, focus on figurative works with an emphasis on movement. Both artists feature in the award winning book ARTism by Bernice Pelletier and Karen Simmons and published by Autism Today. Christophe Pillault, paints only with his hands. His works have been featured in the book Art of the Mind published by the M.I.N.D institute.
Mark Rimland is a self taught American with autism whose drawings and paintings are often figurative and feature both people and cats. The son of autism pioneer, Bernard Rimland
Bernard Rimland
Bernard Rimland, PhD was an American research psychologist, writer, lecturer, and advocate for autistic children, ADHD, learning disabilities, and mental retardation.Based in San Diego, California since 1940, Dr...
, Mark featured in the documentary Lifting The Fog; A Look Into The Mysteries of Autism, in the award winning book, ARTism and is illustrator of the book, The Secret Night World Of Cats published by Smith and Kraus.
Alonzo Clemons
Alonzo Clemons
Alonzo Clemons is an American animal sculptor and a savant. He lives in Boulder, Colorado.Clemons suffered a severe brain injury as a child that left him developmentally disabled , but able to create very accurate animal sculptures out of clay. Clemons can create a sculpture of almost any animal,...
and Donna Williams are autistic sculptors, both figurative artists.
Abstract Art
Larry Bissonnette and Henriett Seth F. do abstract, highly patterned works.Roibeard Catnip Tull, Sarah Daisey Van Diesel, Karen Johnson, Silke Heyer,Kristina Teskey also are world renowned autistic artists.
Imaginary Worlds
Gilles TrehinGilles Trehin
Gilles Tréhin is a French artist, author, and creator of the imaginary city of "Urville". His book, also titled Urville, is based on his writings of the fictional city's history, geography, culture, and economy, and includes over 300 drawings of different districts of Urville, all done by...
and George Widener
George Widener
George Widener is a self-taught artist who employs his mathematical/calculating capability to create art ranging from complex calendars and numerical palindromes to Rembrandt-like antiquarian landscapes to Asian scrolls.-Collections:...
do highly detailed imaginary worlds. Gilles is a self-taught French autistic artist with highly detailed pencil work, largely architectural in style who represents an imaginary world called Urville through his sketches. He is featured in the BBC4 documentary Art Savant: The City Inside My Head.
Portraiture
Jonathan LermanJonathan Lerman
Jonathan Lerman is an American autistic savant outsider artist. He was born in Queens, NY, and currently resides in the Upstate New York suburb of Vestal....
is an autistic artist who primarily draws portraits focusing on facial expression.
See also
- Henriett Seth F. is a Hungarian autistic savant poet, writer and artisthttp://player.vimeo.com/video/15770556, Henriett Seth F., see also Top 10 Amazing Savants http://www.toptenz.net/top-10-amazing-savants.php