159 pages : chiefly illustrations (some color) ; 26 x 27 cm
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index of images and artists.
Contents
History of X-ray art -- Technique of making art Roentgenograms -- The negative versus positive debate and other image manipulations -- Black and white images -- Adding color to X-ray images -- Making montages -- Other X-ray artists.
Summary
This is a 160 page, 10 X 10.5 inch full color hard cover coffee table book about the use of ionizing radiation to produce art images. It is the first book on the subject which includes both the history of the art and the technique in enough detail that anyone with access to an X-ray machine can duplicate the work. There is even a section on where to find a suitable X-ray machine for part time use. There are 30 color prints and 45 black and white ones and full details on how to convert B+W images to color ones. The final chapter contains images and contact info on the 9 other practitioners of the art who were working in 2007. - amazon.com.