This Indian artist has been using typewriters to create portraits for over 50 years

This Indian artist has been using typewriters to create portraits for over 50 years

Indian artist A C Gurumurthy has been using a typewriter to create impressive portraits for more than five decades.

Gurumurthy uses his typewriter to carefully create pictures of famous politicians and figures such as Mahatma Gandhi, Barack Obama, Indira Gandhi.

As an avid art lover he shaped his monotonous profession into a creative one carving out the pictures of his favourite politicians and places he loves.

Gurumurthy, an ex-bank employee said: "I can type as fast as 95 words per minute, but when it comes to art, it is something else.

"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.

“I soon want to make my first colour portrait of our Prime Minister Narendra Modi." The artist sketches a faint outline of the portrait before feeding the paper into the typewriter.

Light and dark shades are created by applying different amounts of pressure onto a key.

This footage was filmed on September 19.