Philadelphia-based artist Matthew Cox swirls together contradictions in his latest series, Embroidered X-Rays. Weaving embroidery thread into plastic, skeletal slides, Cox’s collection provides an odd juxtaposition, both visually and conceptually, the vibrant colors and familiar characters setting a playful mood while the X-rays remain cold and clinical.
The most creative street art isn’t the kind that’s randomly spray painted on some freeway wall, but rather, it's the kind that stops you in your tracks and gives you an experience. In this set, I've put together examples of street art that you can tell was thoughtfully placed in a certain environment a side of a large building, on a colored door, next to a window so that the background plays just as an important part of a role as the art itself. 
