Austin Young (born April 12, 1966) is an American photographer, film maker and new media artist based in Los Angeles, known for both celebrity portraits and documentation of sub and trans culture. Young is co-founder of Fallen Fruit, an art collective that uses fruit as a common denominator for public engagement and collaboration.[1][2]
Austin Young | |
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 Young in 2014 | |
| Born | April 12, 1966 Reno, Nevada, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | fine art photography Video artist Installation artist New media arts |
Career
Since 1985, Young has been documenting pop, sub, and trans culture while playing with the themes of camp (style), celebrity, gender and identity through portrait photography and film.[3][4][5]
Young is one of the creators of the open-source Tranimal Workshop events, launched in 2009 at Machine Project in Los Angeles. The concept of the Tranimal Workshop was a collaboration among Young, Squeaky Blonde and Fade-Dra, with the participation of Mathu Andersen, Jer Ber Jones, Andrew Marlin, and others.[citation needed]
Young's solo art exhibit “YOUR FACE HERE” took place on January 29, 2011 at Pop tART Gallery. Young established his art studio for a five-week residency at Pop tART Gallery in Los Angeles.[6][7]
Features and shorts
Young's film projects include:
| Year | Title | Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Hadda Brooks: Queen of the Boogie | Feature Film | Co-director with Barry Pett |
| 2013-2015 | TBD, The Musical | Feature Film, Musical | Creator, Director |
| 2006-2021 | The Worm | Short, Series | Directed, Creator by Austin Young, with Nadya Ginsburg |
| 2005 | Queen Please | Directed by Austin Young, with Margaret Cho, Vaginal Davis and Jackie Beat | |
| Fish Power | Short | with Margaret Cho and Selene Luna and Johnny Smith | |
| The Stroke | Short | Co-directed with Barry Pett, | |
| Portrait of the Infamous Boom Boom | Short | Director | |
| Portrait of Selene Luna | Short | Director | |
| 2021 | Jump Cut #3 - THEM | Short | Director, with Alaska, Willam, Laganja, Peaches |