GAYFACE : capturing complexity and vulnerability through the use of closed and open eyes.

Ash Kolodner is a multi-disciplinary artist whos work spans various media, including photography, painting, sculpture and installation.With a focus on portraiture, Ash’s work often explores themes of identity and the queer community. Their recent book, Gayface features diptych portraits of individuals from across the United States, capturing the complexity and vulnerability of their subjects through the use of closed and open eyes.

Ash’s work is not just an expression of their art, but also a reflection of their own journey of self-discovery. Identifying as non-binary, they explore their transgender sexuality in a forthcoming series of explicit linocuts.

Here are just a few of our favorite portraits from Gayface

This is Alex F. from San Diego who said  It’s pretty widely known that I am gay—my Instagram handle is @fagalho, after all, queering my last name, Fialho—so this project wasn’t too much of a coming out, other than to people who don’t know me.

Kevin L. QUEENS, NEW YORK  I hope younger generations will find this work inspiring, and perhaps avoid the years of coming to terms with their own sexuality. I think these portraits can help foster a generation of queer people who are at peace with themselves, and arrive at this place sooner than I did.

 It’s available from  gayface.bigcartel.com