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Tyler Shields
Tyler Shields - Water Mouths Monochrome, Digital c print

Water Mouths Monochrome

Digital c print

20 x 30 Inches 30 x 40 Inches 40 x 60 Inches 72 x 48 Inches 84 x 56 Inches

Edition

Edition of 3 + 2 APs

About this work

Tyler Shields' Water Mouths Monochrome is a digital C-print from The Dirty Side of Glamour series, issued as an edition of 3 plus 2 artist's proofs and available in five sizes from 20 × 30 to 84 × 56 inches. Part of the artist's iconic Mouthful series—one of his most celebrated and widely discussed bodies of work—the monochrome version presents a decisive formal choice, stripping the composition of color to focus the viewer entirely on form, texture, and the charged relationship between water and the open mouth. The Mouthful series established Shields as one of the most viscerally compelling photographers of his generation, creating images in which water and the human mouth interact to produce photographs simultaneously beautiful and unsettling, sensual and elemental. In the monochrome version, the image achieves a classical quality—the removal of color creates a visual syntax closer to the great tradition of black-and-white photography, lending the work a gravitas and timelessness that complements rather than diminishes its sensory power. Available at scales up to 84 × 56 inches, Water Mouths Monochrome has the capacity to become a room-defining work—an image whose combination of physical scale and visual intensity makes it impossible to overlook. For collectors seeking works from Shields' most celebrated and historically significant series, this is an exceptional opportunity, and the monochrome variant offers a formal purity that distinguishes it even within the Mouthful series' already remarkable visual range. The Dirty Side of Glamour brought Shields international recognition and remains foundational to his artistic legacy—a series that reshaped conversations about glamour, transgression, and the possibilities of fine art photography.

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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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