kitchen table math, the sequel: Andrew draws a person

kitchen table math, the sequel: Andrew draws a person

Monday, April 23, 2007

Andrew draws a person

16 comments:

Catherine Johnson said...: A non-blurry image is herehere.; April 23, 2007 at 12:07 PM
Catherine Johnson said...: This is brand-new; Andrew has never drawn figures (or anything else) before.

His art teacher at school, Ms. Rossi, has brought this to pass.

She is amazing.; April 23, 2007 at 12:08 PM
Catherine Johnson said...: Andrew is 12 years old. For newbies, Andrew is autistic & nonverbal.; April 23, 2007 at 12:09 PM
Anonymous said...: Wow! He's kinda' cute.; April 23, 2007 at 12:11 PM
Catherine Johnson said...: It looks like Andrew, too!

Andrew has an enormous head just like this guy.; April 23, 2007 at 12:31 PM
Anonymous said...: A friend of mine had a son with autism who had some sort of gift for drawing. He was in kindergarten but sketched incredible 3D drawings, properly shaded, incredible perspective. His drawings of people were just fabulous but totally creeped me out because he would draw a near perfect person but would never give them eyes. We could only speculate why since he was nonverbal. Mostly he drew buildings.

I really like Andrew's drawing here though. It's nicely "balanced" and fluid.; April 23, 2007 at 1:19 PM
BeckyC said...: I like it. It's got all the essentials.; April 23, 2007 at 4:32 PM
BeckyC said...: Worlds within worlds.; April 23, 2007 at 4:35 PM
Catherine Johnson said...: A friend of mine had a son with autism who had some sort of gift for drawing. He was in kindergarten but sketched incredible 3D drawings, properly shaded, incredible perspective. His drawings of people were just fabulous but totally creeped me out because he would draw a near perfect person but would never give them eyes.

no eyes!

yikes

perfect perspective drawings are one form that autistic savantry takes

I'm trying to think of the name of the autistic artist in France....

Gilles Trehin

He's created an entire village called Urville.; April 24, 2007 at 5:44 AM
Catherine Johnson said...: And here's Jessica Park; April 24, 2007 at 5:47 AM
Catherine Johnson said...: It's nicely "balanced" and fluid.

It is, isn't it!

I love it.

I'm going to have it framed.

I've got to scan in -- and start preserving -- some of Jimmy's colorings, too.

He'll take a sheet of paper and cover every quarter-inch of it in color, with the colors fading into each other as he changes from one to the next.

They're incredibly soothing to look at.; April 24, 2007 at 5:48 AM
Catherine Johnson said...: I'm trying to remember the other very famous autistic artist.

He draws buildings, too.

He's British, as I recall.; April 24, 2007 at 5:49 AM
Catherine Johnson said...: Exiting Nirvana; April 24, 2007 at 5:50 AM
Catherine Johnson said...: Stephen Wiltshire; April 24, 2007 at 5:52 AM
Anonymous said...: It says that Wilshire was three and not talking. It doesn't say how old he was when he began communicating.

Neat drawings. Makes me want to go get a piece of charcoal and have at it.; April 24, 2007 at 10:08 AM
harriska2 said...: It never ceases to surprise me how much my son, 11, can do with art. It is not necessarily good, but what he sees. In addition, his way of thinking (somewhat concrete) can be entertaining and even enlightening (ie. Boy I never thought of it that way).

So here is a little something from my boy:
http://autismoregon.org/social_skills_video_giveaway#comment-19; April 25, 2007 at 2:39 PM

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