Today we bring you Chromatic Typewriter that paints rather than writing. Tyree Callahan, a painter, transformed a 1937 Underwood Standard typewriter in to a device that uses oil paint rather than ink to create paintings.
"The idea for the Chromatic Typewriter came about one day in the studio as I was struggling along with a watercolor. I had an old Olivetti typewriter laying around and I thought to add some text to the watercolor. I rolled the watercolor into the carriage and started typing and that's when the inspiration struck." shares the artist.
He then started fetching for a perfect typewriter to turn his idea into reality. He then finally found a typewriter in an antique store and then realized that cleaning it up will be a huge task due to decades of nicotine tar on it.
"I pictured some sort of Hunter S. Thomson/Edward R Murrow type hunched over it, chain-smoking and struggling with a story." shares Callahan.
Callahan chose the colors from an HTML color palette available online, and has modified the space bar in such a way that it can be used for the concept of 'negative space'. "I also replaced the ruler on the carriage with a white-to-black tonal gradation. There are a couple of other modifications that I'm keeping secret, too." teases the artist.
Although I am not sure how many people would find it practical to create paintings on it, but I am sure that the concept of writing a painting will definitely attract both typewriter enthusiasts and innovative artists.
Chromatic Typewriter is a promising contestant in 2012 West Prize competition, an annual event for artists. If you wish, you can vote for Callahan's innovation here.
Check out his painting in his personal website.
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