5 Original Transgender Artists the Contemporary Art World Should Know About

Recently, the art of LGBT artists has been gaining a lot of popularity. The culture of the members of the LGBTQIA+ community is quite rich, and abstract canvas paintings provide a great way for them to express themselves. Find out five famous transgender artists and their unique paintings in this article.

Cassils

Cassils is an artist, bodybuilder, and personal fitness trainer from Montreal, Canada. In his bedroom paintings, the artist shows the naked human body in a sculptural manner, combining body art, feminism, and male gay aesthetics. Furthermore, the artist appeared in Lady Gaga's video clip "Telephone".

“Becoming an Image”

One of the well-known Cassils` projects is "In Plain Sight". It was organized by a group of 80 famous artists and headed by Cassils along with Rafa Esparza. The project's purpose was to condemn the American culture of imprisonment, especially regarding immigrants.

Yishay Garbasz

Yishay Garbasz is a renowned Large Original Art photographer. The artist's chief area of interest is the inheritance of a post-traumatic event. Her areas of interest also comprise the identity and visibility of trans women.

One of the famous works of Yishay Garbasz is the original project “Ritual and Reality.” It was developed in 2014 and dedicated to the trauma of the terrible nuclear disaster at Fukushima. The work consists of color photos with an audio accompaniment describing Garbasz's journey through the exclusion zone at Fukushima in 2013. It also reveals the various consequences of a nuclear catastrophe.

“Ritual and Reality”

Amos Mac

Amos Mac is a famous American photographer. Showcasing his artistic talent, Amos Mac creates portrait paintings of gender-nonconforming people. He creates colorful shots that capture not only their gender but also their original personality.

Amos Mac is inspired by the show business aesthetics of the 2000s, teen magazines, and vintage images. This allows the photographer to create a bright, often humorous atmosphere in his works.

Jacob Tobia

Amos Mac's best work has been featured in world-renowned magazines, including the New York Times. The most interesting series of 

photographs were represented at the Luis de Jesus Gallery in Los Angeles.

Wu Tsang

Wu Tsang is an artist, filmmaker, and performer based in New York and Berlin. After a year-long stay in Berlin as part of In House: Artist in Residence, Wu Tsang opened her solo exhibition at Martin-Gropius-Bau. The exhibition presents both old film works and new ones.

Wu Tsang explores in her films how living bodies move in a hostile space. She also explores how they ensure social order. With her hybrid film language that combines fiction and documentation, Wu Tsang designs her form of choreography that explores both the movements of actors and cameras.

The most famous Painting Art works created by Wu Tsang are “The Show is Over,” “Damelo Todo,” etc.

“The Show is Over”

Zachary Drucker mainly focuses on photography and video. She tries to represent the body through the prism of sexuality. As for Rhys Ernst, he is primarily involved in making unique videos about transgender identity.

Therefore, LGBTQIA+ artists strive for diversity in art. This is how they defend their rights, as well as raise issues related to gender and identity.