Joey Dunlop Putting On Helmet – 1996 Isle Of Man TT Art Print

Joey Dunlop 1996

This one is different. No bike, no action, no speed. Just Joey Dunlop's face, half framed by his yellow Arai helmet, fastening his chin strap before heading out onto the Mountain Course at the 1996 Isle of Man TT.

It is the quiet before. And it is extraordinary.

The artwork pulls you straight into his expression. Calm, weathered, completely unhurried. The kind of face that has seen everything the TT can throw at a rider and kept coming back. The yellow of the helmet bleeds into the white background with paint splatter and loose sketched linework dissolving the edges of the image, while the black leather of his Honda suit, covered in Michelin, Shell and Manx Leathers patches, grounds the lower half of the composition in texture and detail. A flash of red at the collar breaks the monochrome of the leathers and draws the eye back up to his face.

There are faster images. There are more dramatic images. But very few carry this much weight.

A portrait print for anyone who understands what Joey Dunlop meant to this sport, and to the Island. A piece of genuine motorcycle history treated with the reverence it deserves.

Printed on premium, museum-grade paper and available in multiple sizes, this print is ready to own a wall.

Infomation

• Printed on 200gsm matte (uncoated) museum quality paper
• Available in 4 sizes
• Ready to hang frames available in 4 colours
• Shipped in sturdy packaging

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• Packed flat in a cellophane sleeve and hard-backed envelope.
  
• Rolled and shipped in sturdy poster tubes.
  
• Arrive ready to hang, with protective corner guards and secure boxing.
  
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