Monday, December 19, 2011

Typewriter Art


The artist Tyree Callahan created an entry for the 2012 West Prize competition which is won by popular voting.  He used a 1937 Underwood Standard typewriter and modified it by replacing the letters with ink pads and labels creating a machine which effectively paints while it types.  I stumbled on this blog and had to share this conceptual work of art.  It really is amazing how out of the box this medium is. In a round about way I also found Keira Rathbone's work and after I picked my jaw off the floor I realized that this is really happening; typewriter art.  It's like back to the future. An old idea used a brand new way.    xoxo Agnes

2 comments:

Brenda said...

Very cool thanks for sharing. I'm not very artistic so it's always amazing when I see something like this :)

Linda Pruitt said...

How cool is that!!! Awesome!!! I love it!! Where can I get one?? I shoudl just make my own! ;)der