Typewriter Art: A Modern Anthology

by Barrie Tullett

The first piece of known typewriter art was a "drawing" of a butterfly by Flora F. F. Stacey in 1898; since then, artists, designers, poets, and writers have used this rigorous medium to produce an astounding range of creative work.

This beautiful book brings together some of the best examples by typewriter artists around the world. As well as key historical work from the Bauhaus, H. N. Werkman, and the concrete poets, there is art by contemporary practitioners, both typewriter artists who use the keyboard as a "palette" to create artworks, and artists/typographers using the form as a compositional device. The book will appeal to graphic designers, typographers, artists, and illustrators, and anyone fascinated by predigital technology.

Genres: Art, Design, Nonfiction

176 pages, Paperback

First published April 29, 2014

Reviews

[Amanda · Rating 5 out of 5]

an exquisite, easy to read and enjoyable book with beautiful work. i was fascinated by the history of typewriter art. this book includes more women than some of the historical anthos on typewriter art/concrete poetry. i highly recommend it. i had to get the Kindle edition because i needed it fast and inexpensive for research, but if you can get the hardcover, i suggest you do so. you're going to want to hang all the pieces up on your walls. there's a great deal of information concerning the connection between text and language, and materiality in the book as well.

[Esther · Rating 5 out of 5]

Obsessively punching away codes to concoct patterns in syncopated rhythm scroll. Click-clack-bing-punch-backspace-click-clack-clackkk-bing-