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Chad States Photography Born in 1975 in Everett, WA, USA. Lives in Philadelphia PA, USA.
www.chadstates.com
Cruising, 2008 - On going Masculinities, 2006 - 2008
Bill - " I am strong emotionally, have always stood up for myself, and fear nothing. I happen to be physically strong but that isn't where I derive my masculinity."Dwight - "Masculinity is an attitude. I feel that I'm masculine because I carry myself as such. It doesn't have anything to do with what you drive or how many women or kids you have."Thomas - "I consider myself to be masculine because I have been working out all of my life an I am a man. I am male so all males should consider themselves to be masculine."Johnpeters - "I am fiercely competitive. Not that women can't be also, but there is something about being a man and having a competitive drive."Dex - "First off, I'd say I'm masculine because of how I feel inside, who I am and how I carry myself. In a lot of ways my masculinity is tied to my male gender role and how I want to project that and be perceived by others."Greg - "I feel most masculine when I am lying in bed naked."Mike - "I want to show that, despite stereotypes, gay men can be masculine too."Patrick - "Why am I masculine? Hmmmm. Because I have never for a moment questioned my gender identity. Though I love women (perhaps too much) I have never wished to be one."

Project Description

Masculinity is a nebulous word that shifts meaning depending on interpretation by different cultures and upbringings. This portrait project is an attempt to begin to discuss the complexity of gender identity as it applies to the men and women and their own personal definitions of masculinity.

Exhibitions (Excerpt)

2010, The Naked Truth at Hous Projects, New York NY
2009, Unseen at Randall Scott Gallery, Brooklyn NY
2009, I.D. at Greg Kucera Gallery, Seattle WA
2009, Taking Measures at Flux Space, Philadelphia PA
2009, Pleasure Seekers at Chashama Times Square Gallery, New York NY
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