This artist based in Bengaluru, Karnataka, creates portraits of Mahatma Gandhi using just a typewriter.
Gurumurthy can write on his device with a speed of 95 words per minute and uses the characters K, A, !, and #.
An ex-bank employee, he has turned his passion into a profession: “Throughout my service in the bank, I have had exhibitions of my art in the city and different places in Maharashtra. I opted for voluntary retirement in 2001 to take it up full time."
He is also an avid wildlife photographer and artist, he has produced close to 300 paintings so far.
This Indian artist has been using typewriters to create portraits for over 52 years
An Indian typewriter has stunned people after creating art using the help of type Writer which he has been practising as a part of his passion for almost 52-years now.
A C Gurumurthy carves out the portrait of Mahatma Gandhiji just with the help of his type writer and Inverted letters K, A, #, - and !
He uses his 52-year-old type writer to create portraits of famous Mahatma Gandhi to mention a few.
An avid art lover he shaped his monotonous profession into a creative one carving out the pictures of 49 Pages of A3 Size of 10ft X 11ft Mahatma Gandiji he loves.
Being a professional type writer he can type with a speed of 95 words per minute, but when it comes to art he takes time as it requires the stroke in perfect places that sums up to create a fine and exact portrait.
Gurumurthy says, "I can type as fast as 95 letters per minute, but when it comes to art, it is something else."
He took him almost Two & Half Month to carve out Three Coat Dark & Light Shades using his type writer.
An ex-bank employee, he has turned his passion into profession and something he loves to do for week without being bored.
Speaking about his professional life, he says,"“Throughout my service in the bank, I have had exhibitions of my art in the city and different places in Maharashtra.I opted for voluntary retirement in 2001 to take it up full time."
The technique he employs is to first conceptualise the portrait, then make a rough sketch of it on a white paper, making faint outlines with a pencil. This sheet is then fed into the typewriter and the portrait is typed out. He moves the typewriter character horizontally and vertically in a left-to-right movement.
Light and dark shades are obtained by applying varying pressure on the key and leaving a lot of blank spaces. Special and stunning effects for eyes eyebrows, nose and mouth are achieved by retyping
Gurumurthy says, "Even a slight mistake can be disastrous."
Until now, he has made only black-and-white portraits using Indian ink and tinted them with colours.
Gurumurthy’s love for antiques does not stop at the typewriter.
Besides the Halda, a 55-year-old Remington typewriter, a pinhole camera and twin reflector camera also adorn his house.
He is also an avid wildlife photographer and artist, he has produced close to 300 paintings so far.
Self-trained artist Gurumurthy who has been performing this art for the past 54 years says, I finished it off in a span of two hours. After that, there was no looking back. I wanted to take this art form to the next level by making portraits of famous personalities using the typewriter.”
