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One Color—: A White Asbestos (Chrysotile) Painting
- Leonardo
- The MIT Press
- Volume 46, Number 2, 2013
- pp. 134-138
- Article
- Additional Information
The artist describes in this article the first known direct use of asbestos as an artistic material in the production of a single "asbest-painting." The article includes a brief history of asbestos, an overview of its toxic and environmental impact on a local and international scale, and a look at the health and safety aspects of using asbestos—especially as an artist's tool.