Remember the old typewriters of the past? Yes the past! It doesn’t seem that long ago when we were all using typewriters with ribbons, and then cassettes…. and now its keyboards. I remember years ago being really impressed with some typewriter art I had seen. A picture of Jimi Hendrix was one image and a butterfly was another one. they were typed with x’s and looked fantastic at a distance.
Keira Rathbone
This short video shows a unamed German artist making very impressive art on a typewriter as far back as the late 1950s! I wouldn’t have a clue where to start with this art form at all. It must be all planned out carefully? surely it can’t be done like sketching and by eye? Keira Rathbone, a 27 year old artist from London began to use her typewriter as a drawing tool after she buying an old typewriter from a flea market initially to write with.She then found that by experimenting with it artistically, the results were more rewarding!
As some artists use a pencil or brush to create, Keira creates art by typing symbols, letters and figures. It almost makes me wish I hadn’t got rid of my typewriter now:(
Keira Rathbone’s website is here. Join her on Facebook here. Some more of Keira Rathbone’s typewriter art can be found here
Typewriter video by eiffe Thanks!
