Jessica Yatrofsky

Jessica Yatrofsky

Yatrofsky in Brooklyn Magazine, December 2012
Born Jessica Lee Yatrofsky
June 18, 1981
East Brunswick, NJ, U.S.
Occupation Director, Artist, Photographer, Performance Artist
Years active 2002–present

Jessica Yatrofsky (born June 18, 1981) is an American artist, photographer and filmmaker.

Yatrofsky was born in East Brunswick, New Jersey and raised in Las Vegas, Nevada. She studied Art at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas from 2002–2006 and later received her masters in photography in 2009 from Parsons the New School for Design. Her first photography monograph, "I Heart Boy," was published in 2010 by Powerhouse Books. Her first solo show was in 2011.

Yatrofsky wrote and directed her first film, SUN IN MY MOUTH, in 2010 which premiered at the Northside Festival in Brooklyn, New York.

Her work has been exhibited in New York City, Las Vegas, Ghent and Copenhagen, including a live performance at Daniel Cooney Fine Art that was featured in New York Press. She is the founder of the photography blog, I Heart Boy, and has contributed to publications such as East Village Boys, Brooklyn Magazine and The New York Times Style Magazine.

Yatrofsky has guest lectured at the International Center of Photography, Parsons the New School, The Camera Club of New York,[1] Pratt, and the Academie Beeldende Kunsten Maastricht in the Netherlands.

A featured article on Yatrofsky appeared in the "It Girl" issue of Nylon Magazine in October 2010. She was also featured in ELLE Magazine, The New York Press, Ados Puntos, Brooklyn Magazine, The L Magazine, OUT Magazine, Trysatate Magazine, I.T. Post Magazine, Attitude Magazine and Next Magazine.

Yatrofsky currently lives and works in Brooklyn, New York.

Work

Jessica Yatrofsky is known for her film and photographic work with male subjects. She first gained notoriety for her work on I Heart Boy, a photo blog dedicated to picturing young men in sweetly provocative ways, which was later adapted into a photography monograph published by PowerHouse Books in 2010 titled, "I Heart Boy." Yatrofsky developed a following while contributing to the online publication, East Village Boys. Her artwork includes live performances as well as films that explore beauty, sexual politics, and perception. Yatrofsky received an MFA from Parsons the New School in New York City in 2009. She has since worked with many known New York male models such as Shaun Ross and Bradley Soileau. In 2013, Yatrofsky directed a fashion film for French designer Jean Paul Gaultier that premiered during mens Fashion Week in Paris.

Reception

New York Press calls her work "sensual and soft—a weirdly incongruous beauty that isn't masculine in the traditional sense, but unquestionably male." Her monograph, "I Heart Boy," was also ranked #5 on The Advocate's "Top 10". ELLE Magazine also remarked that "Her photos are a provocative—and, in a world full of Terry Richardson types, much-needed—portrayal of male sexuality." The New York Times took notice of Yatrofsky's unique collaboration with Gaultier for the 2014 men's wear Paris showcase, "Shooting on the roof of the designer’s building in Paris, the models opened their overcoats like wings under the gray clouds or ran toward the camera with a blue tunic swaying under a jacket."

References

  1. ↑ http://www.cameraclubny.org/conversations_yatrofsky.html

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