
Decadence
12 works

Ferrari Monochrome, 2022
Digital C Print
Artwork size: 30 x 40 Inches | Additional sizes are available upon request.
Edition of 3 + 2 APs
Tyler Shields' Ferrari Monochrome (2022) is a digital C-print from the Edge of Reality Exhibition, issued as an edition of 3 plus 2 artist's proofs and presented in a 30 × 40-inch format with additional sizes available upon request. The work demonstrates Shields' sustained engagement with the automobile as a subject for fine art photography—and his capacity to find, in even the most familiar luxury objects, new angles of formal and visual interest. Gracefully balanced atop the car, the model is poised in a way that her curves appear to blend effortlessly into the sleek lines of the Ferrari, as if the two were designed for each other. The smoothness of her pose and the car's engineering create a harmonious relationship in which the boundaries between figure and vehicle dissolve into a singular, dynamic composition. In choosing the monochrome register, Shields removes color from the equation entirely, directing the viewer's attention to form, line, and the relationship between organic and mechanical shapes with unusual and rewarding intensity. The monochrome treatment transforms the Ferrari—already among the most recognizable automotive designs in the world—into something more abstract and formally fascinating: a study in curves and surfaces, in the dialogue between precision engineering and the human figure, rendered in the unambiguous visual language of black and white. Ferrari Monochrome is among the most formally rigorous of Shields' automotive works, and a significant contribution to the Edge of Reality Exhibition's investigation of luxury, beauty, and the photographic image. 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.
Price on Application

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


Tyler Shields
Birkin High Heel
2024

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Casablanca
2022

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Day Dreaming
2024

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Even Shadows Need Light to Exist
2024

Tyler Shields
Ferrari Legs
2022

Tyler Shields
Form
2024

Tyler Shields
High Heel Dinner
2024

Tyler Shields
Legs and Hat Silhouette
2024

Tyler Shields
Legs in the Gold Room
2024

Tyler Shields
Mystery of the Helicopter
2022

Tyler Shields
On the Road
2024

Tyler Shields
Pepsi-Cola
2015

Tyler Shields
Phone Booth
2021

Tyler Shields
Smoke
2023

Tyler Shields
Strawberry
2024

Tyler Shields
The Girl in the Wind
2023

Tyler Shields
Two Glasses of Champagne
2020

Tyler Shields
Under the Rain
2018

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Tyler Shields Edge of Reality

Tyler Shields: Marilyn

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Tyler Shields: Marilyn Monroe

Tyler Shields Indulgence

Tyler Shields: Quiet Luxury

Tyler Shields: Fall Season Preview

Tyler Shields: Silhouettes

Tyler Shields Fantasy and Decadence

Loud Luxury: The Decadent Lens of Tyler Shields

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Tyler Shields: A Day in the Desert

A Fashion Week Showcase at the Arlo Hotel

Tyler Shields: The Provocateur of Photography

Helmut Newton x 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.
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