TEXAS QUAIL RIGS BY A. LOKEY
A photographic exploration of bespoke Texas trucks, style, and hunting culture.
Texas Quail Rigs is a photographic glimpse into a wan- ing tradition. Photographer A. Lokey spent three years immersed in quail hunting culture and emerged with a beautiful 296 page documentation of rarely seen, eccentrically purposeful, 4 wheeled creations. Bespoke and personalized but often audacious, the trucks and vehicles built for quail hunting elicit conflicting emotions. Symbols of a rich Texas heritage, these rigs are limited only by imagination and budget. Each one is built to service the conditions and procedures of quail hunting as well as reflect the per- sonalities of their sportsmen owners. Shot on location across the sprawling quail hunting ranches of Southern and Central Texas, Lokey captured the vehicles in their natural environments. Equipped with gun cases, jump seats, dog cages, and an array of comforts and luxuries, the rigs both con- trast and reflect the tradition of hunting. Whether a hunter or not, this is a great book for anyones coffee table.
Texas Quail Rigs is available at the opening exhibit at Meredith Long & Company in two editions and also online.
LOKEY is a 6th generation Texan who was born in Amarillo, TX. and at a young age he moved to Houston, TX. After graduating from The Art Institute of Houston in 1998 and receiving an As- sociates of Applied Science Degree he went on to attend the School of Photographic Studies in Prague, Czech Republic. He moved to Phoenix, AZ working as a freelance photographer. Around 2002 he focused his photography to fine art and spends summers abroad photograph- ing street photography in Europe.
His work is included in the permanent collections of the Museum of Fine Arts Houston, the Amarillo Museum of Art, as well the Arizona State University and many private collections. March 2014 Lokey had his a book signing and exhibit of Texas Quail Rigs at Meredith Long & Company, Houston.