I learned how to be a man from my father, a man who was uncomfortable with showing emotion within a male dominated environment.
I now look for that bond between other men, a bond I never had with my own father. The depiction of the biker, more specifically “chopper riders,” has pendulated over the past sixty years from the hero to the anti-establishment figure we see in the images the Hell’s Angels and the like.
This two-year visual exploration shows the male-dominated world of these chopper riders and the vulnerability and the unguarded silence that exists under the surface of their masculine performance.
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The book is limited to 100 copies, all numbered and signed. Half the cover price will go to Andys Man Club – a national charity supporting mens mental health.
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Produced by Alan J. Wilkinson, 2020
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Alan J. Wilkinson
Within my own professional practice, I work both independently and collaboratively. Over the past 30 years my work has been solely about the exploration of my own history whether that be the place’s I lived or the people I have surrounded myself with. I have exhibited at Open Eye Gallery, Liverpool; Manchester City Art Gallery, Manchester; Watershed, Bristol; Lighthouse, Wolverhampton; Dagmar de Pooter Gallery, Antwerp and the 34th salon Chateau de Saint-Ouen, Paris. Past published works include Driving Blind (Dewi Lewis 2005) and English Candies. (Viewpoint Gallery 1995). In 2018 I embarked on a MFA at Ulster University Wilkinson continues to create work and lives in West Yorkshire. https://www.alanjwilkinson.com/
Details
Edition limited to 100
Signed and numbered
15x20cm
Softback, 20 pages
£25 + £4 post and packing
Half the cover price will go to Andys Man Club – a national charity supporting mens mental health.