Savant art: A window into exceptional minds - New Scientist
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Drawing by E.C. (an unnamed western savant)
This drawing and the one that follows were chosen by Ellen Winner and Jennifer Drake of Boston College, in order to compare and contrast the work of eastern and western savants.
They are interested in the extent to which savants are influenced by culture.
This picture illustrates the extreme realism and precision often shown by savant artists.
The artist has Asperger’s syndrome, but has an outstanding ability to draw inanimate objects in three dimensions accurately.
(Image: Mottron and Belleville, 1993 / Brain and Cognition)
