This Artist Draws With A Typewriter, Here Are 64 Of His Detailed Images

Some may say that typewriters are a thing of the past, but one young artist proves that it’s quite the opposite. 23-year-old architecture student James Cook creates wonderful artworks using manual typewriters, and more and more people are becoming interested in them. His works are very accurate and precise, featuring people, architecture, still life, and pets.

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Cook became interested in typewriters 6 years ago when he read a news story about a man who suffered from cerebral palsy. Unable to hold a pencil or paintbrush, he chose to draw with a typewriter. “It started back in 2014 and during my college studies, I came across the news story of a man called Paul Smith who unfortunately suffered from severe cerebral palsy. Due to his condition, he was unable to hold a pencil or paintbrush, but honed his skills using the mechanical precision of a typewriter to produce a portfolio of incredible work spanning at least 60 years. Inspired by his story, I decided to make his work partly the premise for my art studies at college,” says Cook to Bored Panda.

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The British artist bought his first typewriter from an elderly couple who were selling their antiques. Even though a lot of people have had them in the past, typewriters are difficult to find now because many have forgotten about them. However, Cook has managed to grow his collection to 20 different typewriters that he uses to produce his paintings.

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This kind of art can be very time-consuming and requires a lot of effort. But all is worth it as Cook is receiving more commissions every day. “My earliest works were a little unsteady and rough. I started with a typewriter drawing of the Woolworth Building in New York. It was like learning a whole new language (literally) made up of punctuation marks, letters, and numbers. It was how I assembled these marks on the page that would reveal the image once you stepped back from the drawing. I have recently completed a commission of a lady which is my largest drawing to date. It measures in at roughly 4 feet by 3 feet and, unofficially, is probably the largest typewriter drawing ever done. It is made of three rolls of paper and contains more than 100,000 letters, numbers, and punctuation marks overlaid and configured to create the portrait."

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