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Tyler ShieldsLife is not a Fairytale, red sparkling shoes, Fine Art Photography, 20122012
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Life is not a fairytale writing on the white tile floor, looking like a bathroom floor, red glittery sparkling shoes, and a hand holding a magic wand, photographed by Tyler Shields in 2021.
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This artistic photograph by Tyler Shields subverts fairy tale imagery, specifically referencing Cinderella. The image shows legs wearing white socks and red shoes (similar to Dorothy's ruby slippers) against a a white tiled floor. One shoe appears to be melting or dissolving, with red liquid spreading across the tiles. A glittery star ornament hangs in the frame. The words "LIFE IS NOT A FAIRYTALE" are written on the floor in what appears to be chalk or marker.
The photo starkly comments on the disillusionment with fairy tale narratives and romantic ideals. The dissolving red shoe and blunt message contrast fantasy and reality, suggesting that real life is messier and more complex than fairy tale endings would have us believe.
The image typifies Shields' provocative style, using bold colors (particularly red), a clean composition, and subversive interpretations of familiar cultural elements.
Hailed as “the Andy Warhol of his generation” by Sotheby’s, TYLER SHIELDS is a celebrated fine art photographer renowned for his daring and provocative images. Originally a world-champion inline skater, Shields brought his relentless drive to photography, soon becoming one of the youngest artists featured at Sotheby’s. His work has been showcased in prominent galleries worldwide, from Los Angeles to London, and he has collaborated with major brands including Armani and Adidas. Known for pushing boundaries, his shoots often involve high-risk setups, from models holding flaming luxury items to posing with live lions—each shot crafted with his signature intensity and vision.
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- Creator:Tyler Shields (1982, American)
- Creation Year:2012
- Dimensions:Height: 22.5 in (57.15 cm)Width: 30 in (76.2 cm)
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- Gallery Location:Vienna, AT
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU19315445252
Tyler Shields
Born in Jacksonville, Florida, and now recognized as “Hollywood’s favorite photographer,” L.A.–based contemporary artist and filmmaker Tyler Shields has evolved from the “bad boy of photography” with his controversial blood-stained photographic series featuring Lindsay Lohan to the more subtle color-explosive poesy of his “Chromatic” series, and his work featuring Francesca Eastwood (Clint’s daughter) to the fire-starting, bag-sawing antics of a $100,00 Hermès Birkin bag, to the stoic magic Surrealism of “Suspense,” a project shot in the New Mexico desert featuring Franseca Eastwood, Emma Roberts and Lydia Hearst — Shield’s art captures the emergence of an artist and his medium into a more mature overture and output. He is an American image-maker.
Born in 1982, Shields’ work derives from a unique history directing music videos and working with the legendary skateboarding icon Tony Hawk. Mr. Shields has produced images that play with notions of the gaze, power structures, hyper-realism, iconoclastic tendencies and cinematographic practice. He has worked with a roster of ranking members of Hollywood including Mischa Barton, Emma Roberts, Aaron Paul, Demi Lovato, Juno Temple, Shiloh Fernandez and more. Tyler’s output involves various mediums from book publishing The Dirty Side of Glamour in 2011, to a novel entitled Smartest Man, and a cluster of solo shows.
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