Lenka Clayton - Typewriter drawings

Lenka Clayton is a British conceptual artist who along with Michael Crowe produce a drawing each day for everyday of November of something they've seen that day using a  portable 1957 Smith-Corona Skyriter typewriter (figure 1 and 2). The use of individual letterforms to create images allows for the creation of uniques and simple drawings (see figure 1) due to the restrictions of the typewriter meaning more complex drawing are difficult to achieve due to the mechanics of the typewriter. Consequently this leads to many of Lenkas drawings being quite structured and geometric due ti the way paper is placed and used within the typewriter. Additionally the use of letterforms themselves create further restrictions due to the inability to manipulate aspect of the letterforms within a typewrite which further adds to the geometric and simple aesthetic of the drawings. Consequently these drawings have inspired the development of drawings from study task 2 (figure 3) as similar restrictions where placed when using word to draw images related to the light bulb. Therefor creating interesting and geometric drawings similar to those of Lenka Clayton. Furthermore Clayton's work has inspired the use of mono-printing and letterpress to also create ink based prints in order to see how the developed drawings  from study task 2 work in a printed format. 

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