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Tyler Shields
Tyler Shields - Paint High Heel, 2025, Chromogenic print

Paint High Heel, 2025

Chromogenic print

18 x 18 in 30 x 30 in 45 x 45 in 60 x 60 in Ed of 3

About this work

Tyler Shields is known for his provocative photography that often involves the deliberate destruction of luxury goods, turning symbols of wealth and status into powerful statements on excess and impermanence. By destroying expensive items like designer handbags, jewelry, shoes, and high-end accessories, Shields challenges the traditional allure of luxury, highlighting its fragility and the fleeting nature of materialism. This bold, rebellious approach adds a raw, confrontational edge to his work, inviting viewers to reconsider society’s obsession with wealth and glamour.

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Year
2025
Medium
Chromogenic print
Paint High Heel

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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