From a young age, artist Kohei Omori was diagnosed with OCD and struggled in school. He has described his obsession with detail as a disadvantage that makes everyday life difficult; and while he was able to gain an equivalency diploma after dropping out of high school, he was not able to make it all the way through art school.
After dropping out, he became obsessed with a nut and a bolt, and began drawing them. Using only a pencil, this is what he produced:
His sister posted it to Twitter, and unsurprisingly it went viral.
Other work Omori has produced:
This one in particular blew me away, where he nails the fonts traveling over a curved surface:
He posts process videos on his Instagram, like this one:
The online attention hasn't always been helpful; Omori recounts someone commenting "You should have just taken a photo." And as his symptoms worsened, he stopped drawing altogether and resolved to burn his drawings.
Luckily Kazuomi Kishimoto, a supporter of Omori's work and the Director of the Setouchi City Museum of Art, intervened; he convinced him to let the museum display his drawings, rather than Omori turning them into ashes. The exhibition was held earlier this year.
Omori sells prints of his work here, and you can keep up with his stuff on X or Instagram.
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I think the term is savant. In the bad old days, it was "idiot" savant.
Got it wrong. They didn't sit him down on a bench, they flew him in a helicopter.
Stunning! I’m so glad there were people there to convince him of his talents.
amazing work!