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Artist Embroiders X-Rays And It’s Beautiful And Creepy At The Same Time
Artist Matthew Cox from Philadelphia, USA, creates fun embroidery art on monochrome radiographs. He uses colorful threads to brighten the transparent film. Flowers, superheroes, pop culture icons and even classics from Greek mythology come to life in his embroidery.
The contrast of these two materials redefines the roles of each and creates a unique combination. "By combining the cold, blue, medical x-ray plastic with the colorful, decorative and tactile embroidery line, each object is removed from its original intent and creates a new entity," says Cox. "Manipulating these media also gives me the opportunity to comment on the growing presence of photography in contemporary art, introducing work on the speed, smoothness of the film."
The artist considers the radiographs as cold and emotionless objects, while the sewing brings the idea of caring and care, which enable healing of injured people.
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Marsha Hentzel 8 years ago
I'm always amazed at what people can think of doing and it's so absolutely awesome !!
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Adéla Ďurišová 8 years ago
jewelry... jewelry everywhere! I would let my rad-tech redo every single one of them (not that they would present me these in the first place)
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Angela Williams 8 years ago
I agree, this isn't allowed to happen really...all jewellery should be removed...
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Madison L. D. 8 years ago
See the good side of things.....even if you've got a really bad fracture or somethin
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What do you think ?
Connie Martin 8 years ago
I think it's odd that so many of the x-rays include jewelry, coins, etc. For what purpose were these taken? Even in case of trauma I can't imagine a tech not removing a patient's watch...it obscures a great deal of the wrist.
abby smink 8 years ago
With the necklaces, sometimes you just don't see them. In over a decade of doing the job, it's happened to me before.
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Sašo Muc 8 years ago
I'm guessing all of pictures are from scrap pile since all have artifacts or bad pictures?
abby smink 8 years ago
I was thinking exactly that, lol. As an x ray tech, all those artifacts are driving me nuts! 😂
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Connie Martin 8 years ago
I think it's odd that so many of the x-rays include jewelry, coins, etc. For what purpose were these taken? Even in case of trauma I can't imagine a tech not removing a patient's watch...it obscures a great deal of the wrist.
abby smink 8 years ago
With the necklaces, sometimes you just don't see them. In over a decade of doing the job, it's happened to me before.
Load More Replies... Sašo Muc 8 years ago
I'm guessing all of pictures are from scrap pile since all have artifacts or bad pictures?
abby smink 8 years ago
I was thinking exactly that, lol. As an x ray tech, all those artifacts are driving me nuts! 😂
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