| Created | 2021 |
|---|---|
| Medium | Digital C Print |
| Size | 72 x 56 Inches, 30 x 22.5 Inches, 40 x 30 Inches, 60 x 45 Inches |
| Presentation | Edition of 3 |
| Signed | Yes |
Helicopter I by Tyler Shields
Description
Helicopter I by Tyler Shields
About Tyler Shields :
Tyler Shields is a photographer, film director, and writer, best known for his images of Hollywood celebrities. Born in Jacksonville, FL, Shields began his career as a professional inline skater, competing in the 1999 and 2000 X Games, and touring with Tony Hawk in 2003. He got his start as a photographer by releasing his images and videos on MySpace, and soon afterward, began doing gallery shows. Known for his controversial and violent images, and frequently drawing criticism from animal rights activists and women’s groups, his photographs capture much of the most over-the-top, brutal aspects of contemporary celebrity culture.
His work often involves images of violence and splattered blood. He collected blood from 20 celebrities to make a piece of art for his Life Is Not a Fairytale exhibit in Los Angeles and also photographed Lindsay Lohan as a vampire for that exhibit. Criticism: In 2010, Shields photographed actress Lindsay Lohan in studio portraits brandishing a gun. Shields also appeared to stage the “shooting” a partygoer with a gun that year at the release party for his book Collisions, as an appropriated piece of performance art en homage to the cans of Fluxus artist Piero Manzoni and in imitation of 70s Los Angeles performance artist John Duncan along with a student in the department of New Genres at UCLA in the 1990s (among others).
His recent book, “Provocateur: Photographs by Tyler Shields” (2017) carries a varied collection of his images that engage and surprise his viewers. The themes of these works vary from consumerism, violence, fantasy, and eroticism. This book brings together his most compelling and daring work thus far, including his glamour portraits and landscape scenes.
Shields’ talent goes beyond shock. His unique, sinister, and daring lens through which he composes and creates his work enables him to push boundaries and experiment with tweaking the Hollywood mystique. The mystery behind his relationships and habits captivate the media, not unlike the art world’s best-known friend of the famous, Andy Warhol.
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