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Alonzo Clemons was born with brain damage in 1958. He was unable to speak and properly function, but found a way of expression through sculpting. He has an extremely rare condition called Savant Syndrome, in which someone with a brain disorder or brain damage acquires extraordinary skills beyond the average human. Clemons' sense of touch is so heightened that he can sculpt in darkness, relying on a sense of touch. He also has the ability to sculpt from memory, replicating an animal down to it's finest details just after looking at the animal itself for a mere 5 minutes. Clemons continues to sculpt today, and his most famous piece is "Frolicking Foals", a life size sculpture of three horses. His works have also sold for as high as $45,000.

Clemons' work inspires me because it is so realistic and accurate, and is focused on animals. It connects to my concentration of nature that, too, highlighted animals.

 By An Cao. Proudly created by Wix.com

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