Tyler Shields
Smoke Mouths, 2025
Chromogenic print
16 x 20
24 x 30
32 x 40
48 x 60
56 x 72
24 x 30
32 x 40
48 x 60
56 x 72
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Smoke Mouths is a sensuous, cinematic study of desire, tension, and the electricity between two bodies in close proximity. With its hyper-saturated red lips and drifting ribbons of smoke, the...
Smoke Mouths is a sensuous, cinematic study of desire, tension, and the electricity between two bodies in close proximity. With its hyper-saturated red lips and drifting ribbons of smoke, the photograph captures an intimate exchange frozen at the brink of touch—suggestive, dangerous, and irresistibly stylized. Shields magnifies the emotion and texture of the moment, transforming the simple act of exhale into a charged visual dialogue.
The tight crop and glossy, high-contrast finish heighten the photograph’s seductive impact, placing the viewer inside the heat of the scene. As with much of Shields’ work, Smoke Mouths blends glamour with provocation, pushing a familiar image into the realm of pop surrealism. The result is a bold, iconic composition—visually lush, playfully transgressive, and unmistakably Shields.