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#XaMENing Masculinities in the portraiture of Aust

#XaMENing Masculinities in the portraiture of Austin Young

Model: Sawyer DeVuyst @sawyermine

Taking a closer look into multifaceted representations of masculinity and gender, more broadly — through the portraiture of Austin Young, featured in Freewaves’ upcoming program, #XaMENing Masculinities
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ARE WE ENDING GENDER OR MULTIPLYING IT EXPONENTIALLY?

#Masculinities #LGBTQIA #nonbinary #gender #femme #masc #genderfluid #photography #austinyoung #austinyoungphotography #Queer #queerphotographers #LosAngeles #gay #trans #ftm

#XaMENing Masculinities in the portraiture of Aust

#XaMENing Masculinities in the portraiture of Austin Young

Model: Vander Von Odd (she/they) @vandervonodd

From "A portrait of anyone who shows up in drag,” Los Angeles edition, 2016

Vander Von Odd is the stage name of Antonio Yee, a Chinese-Mexican drag queen, performer, filmmaker, and visual artist from Imperial Valley, CA.

Vander was born and raised in a small, conservative border town where their only escape were their books and the horror section of the video rental store. Empowered by anti-heroes, villains, witches, and monsters, Vander is most inspired by the dichotomy in these; good and evil, logic and superstition, masculine and feminine.

taking a closer look into multifaceted representations of masculinity and gender, more broadly — through the portraiture of Austin Young, featured in Freewaves’ upcoming program, #XaMENing Masculinities
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ARE WE ENDING GENDER OR MULTIPLYING IT EXPONENTIALLY?

#Masculinities #LGBTQIA #nonbinary #gender #femme #masc #genderfluid #photography #Queer #queerphotographers #LosAngeles #gay #AustinYoung #austinyoungphotography

#XaMENing Masculinities in the portraiture of Aust

#XaMENing Masculinities in the portraiture of Austin Young

Model: Alex Budin (he/him) @yonik_unique

Alex Budin, also known as Yonik Unique, is a professional trans model and photographer from Ukraine who is currently based in Los Angeles.

Freewaves is taking a closer look into multifaceted representations of masculinity and gender, more broadly — through the portraiture of Austin Young, @austinyoungforever featured in Freewaves’ upcoming program, #XaMENing Masculinities
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ARE WE ENDING GENDER OR MULTIPLYING IT EXPONENTIALLY?

#Masculinities #LGBTQIA #nonbinary #gender #femme #masc #genderfluid #photography #AustinYoung #austinyoungphotography #Queer #queerphotographers #LosAngeles #gay #trans #ftm #Ukraine

#XaMENing Masculinities in the portraiture of Aust

#XaMENing Masculinities in the portraiture of Austin Young

Model: The Infamous Boom Boom @infamousboomboom

Makeup: @tranzilla_

The Infamous Boom Boom is an international Club Kid and performance artist currently based in Los Angeles who has been doing drag since 1994.

We are taking a closer look into multifaceted representations of masculinity and gender, more broadly — through the portraiture of Austin Young, featured in Freewaves’ upcoming program, #XaMENing Masculinities
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ARE WE ENDING GENDER OR MULTIPLYING IT EXPONENTIALLY?

#Masculinities #LGBTQIA #nonbinary #gender #femme #masc #genderfluid #photography #AustinYoung #austinyoungphotography #Queer #queerphotographers #LosAngeles #gay

#XaMENing Masculinities in the portraiture of Aust

#XaMENing Masculinities in the portraiture of Austin Young

Model: Tyler Daly (he/him)

Freewaves is taking a closer look into multifaceted representations of masculinity and gender, more broadly, through the lens of Austin Young. Featured in our upcoming program, #XaMENing Masculinities
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ARE WE ENDING GENDER OR MULTIPLYING IT EXPONENTIALLY?

#Masculinities #LGBTQIA #nonbinary #gender #femme #masc #genderfluid #photography #Queer #AustinYoung #AustinYoungPhotography #queerphotographers #LosAngeles #gay #trans #transman

#XaMENing Masculinities in the portraiture of Aust

#XaMENing Masculinities in the portraiture of Austin Young

Model: Jim Howley (he/him)

Freewaves is taking a closer look into multifaceted representations of masculinity and gender, more broadly, through the lens of Austin Young. Featured in our upcoming program, #XaMENing Masculinities
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ARE WE ENDING GENDER OR MULTIPLYING IT EXPONENTIALLY?

#Masculinities #LGBTQIA #nonbinary #gender #femme #masc #genderfluid #photography #Queer #AustinYoung #AustinYoungPhotography #queerphotographers #LosAngeles #gay #trans #transman #ftm

#XaMENing Masculinities in the portraiture of Aust

#XaMENing Masculinities in the portraiture of Austin Young

Model: Glen Alen @glenalen (he/him)

“As a gay boy of 16, my jaw dropped as I watched my first drag celebrity impersonators. The truth was that it was a man and a dress. But my eyes, my mind and my heart couldn’t help but feel the excitement and joy, as if it were the real celebrity. It was like a moth to a flame. I now know I was born to it.”

Glen is a an Emmy award-winning Makeup Artist from Hollywood, CA who runs a 'Drag Makeup Academy', where he teaches the exciting transformative and complex art of drag makeup. With years of experience under his belt, Glen's skill, talent and attention to detail make him one of the most gifted makeup artists in the beauty industry.

This month we are taking a closer look into multifaceted representations of masculinity and gender, more broadly — through the portraiture of Austin Young, featured in Freewaves’ upcoming program, #XaMENing Masculinities
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ARE WE ENDING GENDER OR MULTIPLYING IT EXPONENTIALLY?

#Masculinities #LGBTQIA #nonbinary #gender #femme #masc #genderfluid #photography #Queer #AustinYoung #AustinYoungPhotography #queerphotographers #LosAngeles #gay
#drag #makeup

#XaMENing Masculinities in the portraiture of Aust

#XaMENing Masculinities in the portraiture of Austin Young 📸

Model: Amos Mac (he/him) @amosmac

Amos is a world renown trans artist who documents a realistic view of the queer community through his camera. He has been featured in publications like the annual documentary photo book “Cutter”, BUTT magazine, McSweeney’s, Maximum Rock N Roll and in every issue of Original Plumbing.

@originalplumbing is a quartley publication that documents the society of trans males through photography and was inspired by Amos Mac’s vision. A vision that became his full time reality in June 2009 and hit the stands later that year to become the first ever “magazine dedicated to the culture and sexuality of FTM Transsexuals.”

This month we are taking a closer look into multifaceted representations of masculinity and gender, more broadly — through the portraiture of Austin Young. Featured in Freewaves’ upcoming program, #XaMENing Masculinities
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ARE WE ENDING GENDER OR MULTIPLYING IT EXPONENTIALLY?

#Masculinities #LGBTQIA #nonbinary #gender #femme #masc #genderfluid #photography #queer #AustinYoung #AustinYoungPhotography #queerphotographers #LosAngeles #gay #trans #ftm #transman #AustinYoung

#XaMENing Masculinities in the portraiture of Aust

#XaMENing Masculinities in the portraiture of Austin Young 📸

Portrait of Simply Cebuana, 2018, (from aint I a womxn gender portraits)

Model: @simply_cebuana
Pronouns: he/him (out of drag) she/her (in drag)

Simply Cebuana is the drag persona of Philipino makeup artist extraordinaire, Joule Castro Elento. Currently based in Los Angeles, Simply Cebuana performs regularly with @exposuredrag at @theoffbeatbar in Highland Park.

This month we are taking a closer look into multifaceted representations of masculinity and gender, more broadly — through the portraiture of Austin Young, featured in Freewaves’ upcoming program, #XaMENing Masculinities
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ARE WE ENDING GENDER OR MULTIPLYING IT EXPONENTIALLY?

#Masculinities #LGBTQIA #nonbinary #gender #femme #masc #genderfluid #photography #Queer #AustinYoung #AustinYoungPhotography #queerphotographers #LosAngeles #gay #austinyoung #drag #LosAngelesDrag

#XaMENing Masculinities in the portraiture of Aust

#XaMENing Masculinities in the portraiture of Austin Young 📸🌈

Model: Love Connie @realloveconnie

John Cantwell, known best as Love Connie, is a drag queen and performer who has a passion for aerobics and pulls inspiration from the southern-belle stereotype they were used to at home. Connie has an illustrious acting career and a popular reputation performing at gay bars, theatres and nightclubs in Los Angeles.

This month we are taking a closer look into multifaceted representations of masculinity and gender—more broadly, through the portraiture of Austin Young.

Featured in LA Freewaves’ upcoming program, #XaMENing Masculinities
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ARE WE ENDING GENDER OR MULTIPLYING IT EXPONENTIALLY?

#Masculinities #LGBTQIA #nonbinary #gender #femme #masc #genderfluid #photography #Queer #AustinYoung #AustinYoungPhotography #queerphotographers #LosAngeles #gay #drag #austinyoung #loveconnie

#XaMENing Masculinities in the portraiture of Aust

#XaMENing Masculinities in the portraiture of Austin Young 📸 🌈

Model: Dorian Wood @dorianwoodmusic (She/They/Ella/Elle)

“Several years ago, I posed for the wonderful Austin Young. I was still shy about my body, but I went totally nude anyway. People cleared the room respectfully, and it was just Austin and me. I bawled my eyes out. I felt amazing.” - Dorian Wood

Dorian (she/her/they/them) is a multi-disciplinary artist based in Los Angeles. Using subject matter informed by their own perspective as a genderfluid brown person, a child of Costa Rican and Nicaraguan immigrants, and an autodidact, Wood’s intent of “infecting” spaces and ideologies with their artistic practice is born from a desire to challenge traditions and systems that have contributed to the marginalization of people.

Over the next few weeks, we’ll be taking a closer look into multifaceted representations of masculinity and gender, more broadly — through the portraiture of Austin Young, featured in Freewaves’ upcoming program, #XaMENing Masculinities
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ARE WE ENDING GENDER OR MULTIPLYING IT EXPONENTIALLY?

#XaMENing #Masculinities #LGBTQIA #nonbinary #gender #femme #masc #genderfluid #photography #AustinYoung #AustinYoungPhotography #Queer #queerphotographers #LosAngeles #gay #trans #gnc #austinyoung #dorianwood

#XaMENing Masculinities in the portraiture of Aust

#XaMENing Masculinities in the portraiture of Austin Young 📸 🌈

Model: Phranc Pholksinger @phranc.la (she/her)

Phranc is an All-American Jewish Lesbian Folksinger, internationally acclaimed performer and visual artist whose work uses both humor and anger to interrogate traditional gender perspectives.

She writes, records, performs and creates paper sculptures that tell stories, document history, honor Amazons and protest injustice. She has forged her butch identity in cardboard, on stage and on album covers. In the late 1970s she was a member of bands Nervous Gender and Catholic Discipline in the Los Angeles punk rock scene.

Over the next few weeks, we’ll be taking a closer look into multifaceted representations of masculinity and gender, more broadly — through the portraiture of Austin Young, featured in Freewaves’ upcoming program, #XaMENing Masculinities
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ARE WE ENDING GENDER OR MULTIPLYING IT EXPONENTIALLY?

#Masculinities #LGBTQIA #nonbinary #gender #femme #masc #genderfluid #photography #AustinYoung #AustinYoungPhotography #Queer #queerphotographers #queerportraiture #LosAngeles #gay #lesbian #phranc #LApunk #folkmusic

“A lot of Mexican queers like myself grew up in

“A lot of Mexican queers like myself grew up in Catholic households with this popular image of a guardian angel guiding two little children. In my version, my recently passed gay uncle is the guardian angel who is guiding me in this world, which at times can be very cruel….[this piece] is for all those queers that still have flashbacks of being at church (or any other place of worship) and feeling guilty about who you were.” — Julio Salgado

In religious and conservative households, Queer relatives and elders are usually cropped out of altars and family pictures.

Drawing from the religious iconography of the guardian angel (usually portrayed as a eurocentric feminine entity) from his Catholic household, Julio creates a space to commemorate his uncle in a light that preserves their femininity and honors his Tio Chicho as a celestial guardian and ancestor. 🕊

In the coming weeks, we’ll be taking a closer look into multifaceted representations of masculinity and gender, more broadly, through the work of artists featured in Freewaves’ upcoming program, #XaMENing Masculinities

Featured artwork: Queer guidance in a cruel world / guianla jota en un mundo cruel (2021)

#xaMENing #Masculinities #queer #undocumented #undocuqueer #JulioSalgado #DREAMact #LGBTQ #nonbinary #gender #femme #catholicism #religion #laartists

#XaMENing Masculinities in the art of Julio Salgad

#XaMENing Masculinities in the art of Julio Salgado 🎨

Quinceañeras have traditionally been a celebration in Mexican and Latin American cultures that signals the transition of a girl into womanhood on her 15th birthday. Inspired by this coming-of-age event, Julio artistically portrays the duality he developed in his gender-identity while growing up; acknowledging the social/cultural pressures that pushed him to perform, play-up, and pass as masculine.
 “I made ‘Quiero Mis Queerce’ when I turned 30. It was the celebration of my two quinceañeras. It was an embracing of my masculine side and feminine side. It was a hug to a young Julio who had to walk a little straighter and make sure not to cross my legs when I sat down. It was a direct influence of "Las Dos Fridas." It was the influence of the dykes and the fags who embraced me growing up. The influence of all the trans and queer organizers who've paved the way.” — Julio Salgado

As part of our #XaMENing Masculinities series, we’ll be taking a closer look into multifaceted representations of masculinity and gender, more broadly, through the work of LA-based multidisciplinary artists.

Featured work: Quiero Mis Queerce (2014)

#xaMENing #Masculinities #queer #undocumented #undocuqueer #JulioSalgado #DREAMact #LGBTQ #nonbinary #gender #femme #masc

#XaMENing Masculinities in the art of @juliosalgad

#XaMENing Masculinities in the art of @juliosalgado83 🎨

Julio’s experiences as an undocumented queer activist has fueled the contents of his visual art, which depict key individuals and moments of the DREAM Act and the migrant rights movement. His art practice and platform call attention to pressing issues that impede on the futures and livelihoods of DREAMers and QTBIPOC.

Through his work, Salgado paints the often invisibilized existence of undocumented LGBTQIA+ individuals with vibrant colors and a strong sense of agency. He highlights the beauty of his gender fluidity and the resilience of undocu-queer identity in the face of racism, homophobia, and anti-immigrant discourse and policy.

In the coming weeks, we’ll be taking a closer look into multifaceted representations of masculinity and gender, more broadly, through the work of artists featured in Freewaves’ upcoming program, #XaMENing Masculinities

Featured work: “Gimme All Your Colors” (2017)

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#xaMENing #Masculinities #queer #undocumented #JulioSalgado #DREAMact #LGBTQ #nonbinary #gender #femme #undocuqueer

Are we at the precipice of gender’s end or its e

Are we at the precipice of gender’s end or its exponential expansion? 🧩📈🚹🚺♾
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With every generation, we add more nuance in articulating gender-- especially how it impacts and intersects with various aspects of our lived realities.
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Our upcoming project, #XaMENing Masculinities, serves as a complementary sibling to Dis...Miss (a public series of art and dialogues around evolving attitudes toward gender and intersectional feminism). XM reaches to examine, explore, and expand our collective understandings of masculinity.
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In the coming weeks, we’ll be showcasing the work of artists who deconstruct / unpack / re-invent / play with / subvert / reveal the intersections of masculinity, queerness, and gender, more broadly.
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Through both virtual and in-person collaborative public programs, we hope to spaces that center intersectional perspectives, push dialogue further, and prioritize communal knowledge ✨

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#XaMENing #Masculinities #DisMiss #gENDer #nonbinary #nonprofits #LAFreewaves #PublicArt #feminism #intersectionalfeminism #losangeles
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