August 26, 2004
Embroidered X-rays - Matthew Cox
Matthew Cox is an astonishingly versatile artist whose current repertoire includes oil painting, drawings created through stamping on paper and embroidery on x-ray film. The latter was highlighted in an article in the Sept/Oct 2004 Fiberarts magazine, The Fiber of our Being.
A show at the Aron Packer gallery gives a glimpse into Cox's diversity. His show, Painted, Stamped & Stitched, at the Jonathan Ferrara Gallery included this press release:
"In his search for alternative drawing materials, Cox utilizes subject specific rubber stamps as his drawing tool. Rubber stamps have become part of his lexicon and his renderings capture the essence of the subject in both words and precise portraiture. Embroidered X-Rays are Cox's latest discovery... literally hand stitching the X-Rays, bringing them to life and resurrecting the subject from the material. Cox's multifarious bodies of work strengthen one another by balancing technical and conceptual concerns with humor and formal beauty."
