Old Bones - New Art

Inspiration struck Tom Newbold at his doctor's office when he noticed that an X-ray of a kidney he saw in a catalogue resembled abstract art. He is now on his ninth art show in Newport, USA. "I wanted to do something creative, and I wanted to do it in a creative way," said Newbold, a University of Cincinnati engineering professor who creates art from discarded Xray film - sheets of Xray film and colored film are fastened to light boxes. The results are sometimes whimsical, sometimes vaguely creepy - some of the most striking images come from Xrays that were developed improperly. For the full story - click the title Irish Art