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Tyler Shields - Birkin High Heel, 2024, Chromogenic Print

Birkin High Heel, 2024

Chromogenic Print

Artwork size: 18 x 18 Inches Framed size: 28 x 28 Inches Additional sizes available upon request.

Edition

Edition of 3 + 2 APs

About this work

Tyler Shields' Birkin High Heel (2024) is a chromogenic print from the Edge of Reality Exhibition, issued as an edition of 3 plus 2 artist's proofs and presented in an 18 × 18-inch artwork size within a 28 × 28-inch frame, with additional sizes available upon request. The work was created using a 62-year-old large-format 8 × 10 camera—a choice that speaks to Shields' deep commitment to the technical possibilities of the photographic medium and his conviction that mastery sometimes demands reaching backward as well as forward. Shields has spoken directly about the making of this image: the negative of the large-format film is larger than the screens on which most viewers will first encounter the photograph, but when experienced as a physical print, the detail is extraordinary—technicolor in its richness, so present that the Birkin bag appears almost tangible. This quality of hyperreal presence, achievable only through the combination of large-format film and chromogenic printing at its most precise, distinguishes the work from anything digital production alone can deliver. In combining the Hermès Birkin—the most coveted handbag in the world—with the high heel in a single, luminously realized image, Shields creates a work that speaks the language of extreme luxury with complete fluency while simultaneously interrogating its terms. Birkin High Heel is among the most technically distinguished works in his recent output, and its position within the Edge of Reality Exhibition marks it as an image of particular ambition and lasting significance. Works from the Edge of Reality Exhibition represent some of the most technically refined and conceptually considered images Shields has produced, each one a demonstration of the full depth of his craft as both photographer and artist.

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Auction History

Tyler Shields

· Tyler Shields · Sotheby's · 2016-05 · $18,338

Tyler Shields - Hermes Birkin, Gator, Hands

Hermes Birkin, Gator, Hands · Tyler Shields · Auctionata · 2015-02 · $4,320

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About Tyler Shields

Tyler Shields was born in Jacksonville, Florida, and began his creative career as a professional inline skater, competing in the X Games and touring with Tony Hawk before shifting his focus to photography. His early photographs gained attention online, and a chance viral image helped launch his career as a photographer working within the Hollywood entertainment world.

Shields is known for bold, provocative photography that blends glamour with elements of tension, danger, and destruction, often incorporating rich color, dramatic lighting, and meticulously staged scenes. His work frequently explores contrasts between beauty and chaos, using striking visual concepts, from vivid color explosions to scenes built around luxury objects, to create images that are both polished and unsettling. He has photographed a wide range of actors and public figures throughout his career, always aiming for a cinematic, tightly composed final image captured in camera rather than through digital manipulation.

Beyond photography, Shields has worked as a filmmaker, screenwriter, and author, publishing both photography books and fiction. His work has been exhibited internationally and is held in private and public collections, and he continues to be based in Los Angeles.

Guy Hepner works with collectors seeking Tyler Shields's bold, cinematic photography. Contact us to discuss available inventory or to inquire about upcoming releases.

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