Comments on: Stephen Wiltshire—The Human Camera http://www.yourdailyawesome.com/2006/12/28/stephen-wiltshire%e2%80%94the-human-camera/ Now With More Awesomeness Every Day Fri, 25 Jul 2008 16:16:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 by: mark de novellis http://www.yourdailyawesome.com/2006/12/28/stephen-wiltshire%e2%80%94the-human-camera/#comment-670 Wed, 03 Jan 2007 16:19:25 +0000 http://www.yourdailyawesome.com/2006/12/28/stephen-wiltshire%e2%80%94the-human-camera/#comment-670 Stephen Wiltshire: Recent Works 20 January - 11 March 2007 Riverside Gallery, Richmond Following on from his phenomenally successful retrospective Not A Camera at Orleans House Gallery in 2003, one of the world’s most famous artistic autistic savants returns to Richmond to display recent works. The retrospective in 2003, curated by Mark De Novellis, presented drawings, paintings and prints spanning over two decades, many of which had never been shown to the public before and included recent commission of local views, including the distinct Octagon Room at Orleans House Gallery. The exhibition, which was opened by actress Jane Asher, Patron of the National Autistic Society, attracted international media and press coverage and 32,000 visitors in its ten week run. Many visitors had taken to their hearts the young teenager who had appeared in the 1987 BBC documentary The Foolish Wise Ones, but few knew what had happened to him since and how he had grown and flourished as an artist. Not A Camera helped to break down misconceptions about autism and Stephen as a passive ‘recorder’ of the world around him and also showcased emerging new talent including Zoe Kakolyris who has subsequently had solo exhibitions in London. After Not A Camera, Stephen continued creating and has travelled widely - including trips to Europe and Japan last year. He was honoured by the Queen last year and received an MBE for his services to the arts. In the autumn of 2006, Stephen opened his very own successful gallery in the heart of London and visits there twice a week to meet the public. The new exhibition at the Riverside Gallery in central Richmond carries on where the previous exhibition left off and shows urban landscapes created over the last two years. The showpiece of the exhibition is a reproduction of a panorama of the Tokyo skyline - the original is over ten feet long - and also a panorama of Rome. These new works, on a far grander scale, are bold, confident and show Stephen’s virtuosity and fluid control to the greatest extent. An exhibition not to be missed! Original works will be available for sale alongside prints and postcards. Riverside Gallery, Old Town Hall, Whittaker Avenue, Richmond Opening hours: Monday, Thursday, Friday: 10.00-6.00; Tuesday: 10.00-5.00pm; Wednesday 10.00-8.00pm and Saturday: 10.00-5.00pm Admission is Free tel: 020 8831 6000 websites: www.richmond.gov.uk/exhibitions & www.stephenwiltshire.co.uk/ email: galleryinfo@richmond.gov.uk Stephen Wiltshire: Recent Works

20 January - 11 March 2007
Riverside Gallery, Richmond

Following on from his phenomenally successful retrospective Not A Camera at Orleans House Gallery in 2003, one of the world’s most famous artistic autistic savants returns to Richmond to display recent works.

The retrospective in 2003, curated by Mark De Novellis, presented drawings, paintings and prints spanning over two decades, many of which had never been shown to the public before and included recent commission of local views, including the distinct Octagon Room at Orleans House Gallery.

The exhibition, which was opened by actress Jane Asher, Patron of the National Autistic Society, attracted international media and press coverage and 32,000 visitors in its ten week run. Many visitors had taken to their hearts the young teenager who had appeared in the 1987 BBC documentary The Foolish Wise Ones, but few knew what had happened to him since and how he had grown and flourished as an artist. Not A Camera helped to break down misconceptions about autism and Stephen as a passive ‘recorder’ of the world around him and also showcased emerging new talent including Zoe Kakolyris who has subsequently had solo exhibitions in London.

After Not A Camera, Stephen continued creating and has travelled widely - including trips to Europe and Japan last year. He was honoured by the Queen last year and received an MBE for his services to the arts. In the autumn of 2006, Stephen opened his very own successful gallery in the heart of London and visits there twice a week to meet the public.

The new exhibition at the Riverside Gallery in central Richmond carries on where the previous exhibition left off and shows urban landscapes created over the last two years. The showpiece of the exhibition is a reproduction of a panorama of the Tokyo skyline - the original is over ten feet long - and also a panorama of Rome. These new works, on a far grander scale, are bold, confident and show Stephen’s virtuosity and fluid control to the greatest extent.

An exhibition not to be missed!
Original works will be available for sale alongside prints and postcards.

Riverside Gallery, Old Town Hall, Whittaker Avenue, Richmond
Opening hours: Monday, Thursday, Friday: 10.00-6.00; Tuesday: 10.00-5.00pm; Wednesday 10.00-8.00pm and Saturday: 10.00-5.00pm
Admission is Free
tel: 020 8831 6000
websites: www.richmond.gov.uk/exhibitions & www.stephenwiltshire.co.uk/
email: galleryinfo@richmond.gov.uk

]]> by: Tron Javolta http://www.yourdailyawesome.com/2006/12/28/stephen-wiltshire%e2%80%94the-human-camera/#comment-657 Thu, 28 Dec 2006 18:21:34 +0000 http://www.yourdailyawesome.com/2006/12/28/stephen-wiltshire%e2%80%94the-human-camera/#comment-657 Damn. We need to take that fool to the boats. Damn.

We need to take that fool to the boats.

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