A play on the mightiness of words over weapons, Colorado-based artist Ravi Zupa’s series of machine gun sculptures are made from staplers and typewriters picked up at estate and garage sales. After careful disassembly, typewriter rollers become barrels with stapler gun triggers and grips as Zupa uses illustrations from old books and gun almanacs to create these minutely detailed replicas. More images from “Mightier Than” below.
MTSMG – RYL 10 Antique typewriter components, stapler components, square bar scrap steel, scrap steel pipe
Bandolier, laser-etched 300 win mag bullet cartredges, speedball pen nib, section of number 2 pencil, nylon and canvas straps, staples
MTSMG – O 3 Antique typewriter components, stapler components, square bar scrap steel, scrap steel pipe
MTSMG – RYL 9 Antique typewriter components, stapler components, square bar scrap steel, scrap steel pipe and oak
MTAR – O 1 Antique typewriter components, stapler components, square bar scrap steel, scrap steel pipe
MTSMG – U 5 Antique typewriter components, stapler components, square bar scrap steel, scrap steel pipe
