I Heart Girl
 Cover image, "Gabriel" | |
| Author | Jessica Yatrofsky |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Art |
| Publisher | powerHouse Books |
Publication date | 2015 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (hardcover) |
| Pages | 80 |
| ISBN | 978-1576877395 |
I Heart Girl or i <3 girl is an 80-page photography monograph[1] by American artist Jessica Yatrofsky published in 2015[2] by powerHouse Books in New York City and designed by Crystal Gywn with an introduction by George Pitt[disambiguation needed].
Background
I Heart Girl was the follow-up to Yatrofsky’s first photography monograph I Heart Boy. The young female subjects of I Heart Girl represent a spectrum of masculine, feminine and androgynous traits.[3] Yatrofsky presents a new vision of contemporary female culture that strays far outside of what would be considered conventional gender identities.[4]
Reception
I Heart Girl was featured on Dazed as one of the most exciting new photography books of 2015.[5] Cosmopolitan Magazine mentioned as soulful and simple.[6] HuffPost remarked that Yatrofsky's book of portraits shows the huge breadth of people that identify as feminine, urging the viewer to rethink female beauty.[7] i-D mentioned that I Heart Girl is challenging traditional representations of women in mass media and undermining institutionalized notions of masculinity and femininity.[8] Yatrofsky said in an interview that she focuses on capturing each woman in a natural state, and in line with the way they present themselves to the world.[9]
References
- ^ "These images represent the diverse beauty of the female body". Dazed. 27 October 2015.
- ^ "A book exploring the dynamic concept of feminine beauty via intimate portraits".
- ^ "Photographer Jessica Yatrofsky Deconstructs the Gender Binary in "I Heart Girl" (Photos: NSFW) - Brooklyn Magazine". Brooklyn Magazine. 13 November 2015.
- ^ "Jessica Yatrofksy's 'I Heart Girl' Photo Series Gives Us A Raw Look At Femininity".
- ^ "The most exciting new photography books".
- ^ "10 Beautiful, Unretouched Photos of Gender-Fluid Women [NSFW]". Cosmopolitan. 19 March 2015.
- ^ Bahadur, Nina (24 March 2015). "'I Heart Girl' Photos Show The Feminine Bodies Mainstream Media Doesn't". Huffington Post.
- ^ "unpicking gender with the raw photography of jessica yatrofsky". I-d. 10 March 2015.
- ^ "8 photos which will make you question what you know about being a woman". The Independent.