Bio
Ian Barrymotorcycle artist and builder of Falcon Motorcycles
Falcon works at the nexus of art and engineering. The motorcycle is its chosen medium.
The bio
Falcon Motorcycles occupy a unique position, working at the nexus of art and engineering, exploring ideas about aesthetics and functionality that blur the boundaries of both worlds, and softening the hard distinctions between them. The motorcycle is Falcon’s chosen medium, but attention has evolved rapidly from the pioneering and oft-copied Bullet of 2007, which is an exceptional motorcycle, to the irreproducible and highly conceptual mechanical-sculpture the White of 2015. Falcon motorcycles ask questions about the relationship of machines, art, and humans addressed nowhere else in the world of motorcycles; peers in this exploration are usually found in literature, cinema, and the traditional ‘fine’ arts. Falcon motorcycles are demanding of their viewer, and easily misunderstood as simply ‘art custom’ machinery, but in his evolution as an artist, Barry’s work veers into a category not yet defined.
Paul d’Orléans, 2017
Photo credits: Brian Dolan, Paul d’Orléans, Jason Farell, Noah Goldsmith, Mark Hoyer, Amaryllis Knight, Matt Luem, Mark McKnight, Karl Puchlik, Noah Schutz, Travis Shinn, Case Simmons.
Questions
Questions about Ian Barry and Falcon
Who is Ian Barry?
Ian Barry is the artist and builder behind Falcon Motorcycles. He fabricates each machine in his Los Angeles studio, from the first Bullet to the latest White, and he designs and builds many of the tools used along the way.
Why are Falcon motorcycles called art?
Because they ask questions about the relationship of machines, art and humans that nothing else in motorcycling addresses. Their peers in this exploration are usually found in literature, cinema and the traditional fine arts.
Last updated: 13 October 2026
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For any inquiries or questions regarding commissions, purchasing, or press, please contact:
info@ianbarry.com