Type Up a Painting on the Chromatic Typewriter

Washington-based artist Tyree Callahan modded this 1937 Underwood Standard typewriter to paint oil on paper with each key corresponding to a different hue. He calls in The Chromatic Typewriter and it’s currently competing in the 2012 West Prize competition. [via Colossal]

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Matt Richardson is a San Francisco-based creative technologist and Contributing Editor at MAKE. He’s the co-author of Getting Started with Raspberry Pi and the author of Getting Started with BeagleBone.

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