The turntable 'Drawing Apparatus' is the latest project spearheaded by Ohio University MFA student Robert Howsare. A former DJ, Howsare constructed the set from two vintage turntables he acquired at a garage sale, a purchase that set him back less than $50.
The beauty behind this economically sound artistic endeavor is that the turntable model number is irrelevant. The only component influencing the sketching is the pitch control implement, a feature found on almost any turntable, no matter the brand.
The geometric images are highly captivating, and very few musicians-turned-artists have used such a tool in the drawing room. By making use of colored markers in a variety of shapes and sizes, some incredible and perhaps even bizarre art forms may be produced.
What's Driving This Trend
- Musical Drawing Instruments
- Creating drawing tools that incorporate music to generate unique and captivating art forms.
- Economical Art Tools
- Developing affordable art tools from readily available materials to make art accessible for everyone.
- Multimedia Art Forms
- Exploring innovative ways of merging and combining different art forms to generate new expressive media.
Who This Affects Most
- Art Supplies Industry
- Designing and manufacturing affordable and unconventional art tools that appeal to both professional and amateur artists.
- Music Industry
- Collaborating with artists and designers to create novel musical instruments that inspire and enable new forms of creative expression.
- Multimedia Art Industry
- Fostering new forms of multimedia art by encouraging experimentation and cross-disciplinary collaborations between artists, designers, and technologists.
