
Art. Fashion. Men.
TotesFerosh (Josh Epstein) is a Detroit-born printmaking artist living in Chicago.




F/W 2018 — "MAN UP"
In the current social climate, it is more crucial than ever for gender-normative culture to be challenged. TotesFerosh’s latest series “Man Up” explores the controversial phrase, which stigmatizes men that are not traditionally masculine. In this linocut study, colorful figures of various dispositions spell out the phrase by contorting their bodies into typographic forms. These characters of common LGBTQ themes demonstrate that there is more to being a man than physical strength and masculinity.


Open Up, Linocut on paper, 2018


Lift Up, Linocut on paper, 2018


Grow Up, Linocut on paper, 2018


Face Up, Linocut on paper, 2018


Stand Up, Linocut on paper, 2018


Exhibitions
2018
'TypeForce 9' — Co-Prosperity Sphere, Chicago
2017
'CDM Pop-Up' — Chicago Dance Marathon, Chicago
2016
'Holiday Pop-Up' — Vertical Gallery, Chicago
'The Homecoming Show' — Spudnik Press, Chicago
2015
'TypeForce 6' — Co-Prosperity Sphere, Chicago
Gallery Exhibitor — The Leigh Gallery, Chicago


Polkadot Strut, Linocut on paper, 2016


Alone in Luxury, Linocut Ink on paper, 2014


Herringbone Beau, Linocut on paper, 2016


Sunstruck, Linocut Ink on paper, 2015


Sunset Style, Linocut on paper, 2016


Jaded, Linocut Ink on paper, 2015


Turtleneck Stride, Linocut on paper, 2016


Beanie Babe, Acrylic on wood panel, 2017


The Golden Age, Linocut, oil on paper, 2010


Lonely Boy, Acrylic on wood panel, 2017


I Miss Daddy, Screenprint on paper, 2017


Sunny Day, Linocut on paper, 2017


Herringbone Beau White, Linocut and acrylic on canvas, 2016


Sophisticated Man, Linocut, Oil on paper, 2014


Polkadot Strut Gold, Linocut and acrylic on canvas, 2016


Happiness or High Art, Linocut Ink on paper, 2014


Herringbone Beau Grey, Linocut and acrylic on canvas, 2016


Life Imitates Art—Black, Linocut Ink on paper, 2016


Walking Work of Art, Linocut Ink on paper, 2014


Miss Scarlet in the Conservatory, Linocut on paper, 2014


Alone in Luxury—Black, Linocut Ink on paper, 2015


She's Every Woman!, Aquatint, Oil on paper, 2010


Blah Blah Blah, Woodcut, Oil on paper, 2010


Rude Boy, Aquatint, Oil on paper, 2010


Blasé & World-Worn, Linocut Ink on paper, 2015