Birkin spills by Tyler Shields
By Tyler Shields
Located in New York City, NY
Tyler Shields is an American image-maker.
Category
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Plexiglass, Archival Paper, C Print
Birkin Tyler Shields
Tyler ShieldsTyler Shields - Black Birkin (60x60inches), 2021
Price Upon Request
H 60 in W 60 in D 2 in
Tyler Shields - Black Birkin (60x60inches)
By Tyler Shields
Located in New York City, NY
Los Angeles-based photographer Tyler Shields seeks “beauty in chaos,” capturing both young models and celebrities such as Lindsay Lohan and Mischa Barton. His polished editorial imag...
Category
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Plexiglass, Archival Paper, C Print
Tyler Shields - Ice Birkin (60x60inches)
By Tyler Shields
Located in New York City, NY
Los Angeles-based photographer Tyler Shields seeks “beauty in chaos,” capturing both young models and celebrities such as Lindsay Lohan and Mischa Barton. His polished editorial imag...
Category
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Plexiglass, Archival Paper, C Print
Tyler ShieldsTyler Shields - Black Birkin - Signed Photograph, 2021
Price Upon Request
H 30 in W 30 in D 2 in
Tyler Shields - Black Birkin - Signed Photograph
By Tyler Shields
Located in New York City, NY
Los Angeles-based photographer Tyler Shields seeks “beauty in chaos,” capturing both young models and celebrities such as Lindsay Lohan and Mischa Barton. His polished editorial imag...
Category
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Plexiglass, Archival Paper, C Print
Tyler Shields - Birkin Stack, Photography 2022, Printed After
By Tyler Shields
Located in Stamford, CT
Tyler Shields is an American image-maker. Daring and suggestive, Shields’ photographs push the envelope to create a thought-provoking experience for each viewer.
Category
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, C Print
Tyler Shields - Burning Birkin, Photography 2012, Printed After
By Tyler Shields
Located in Stamford, CT
Tyler Shields is an American image-maker. Daring and suggestive, Shields’ photographs push the envelope to create a thought-provoking experience for each viewer.
Category
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, C Print
Tyler Shields - Black Birkin, Photography 2021, Printed After
By Tyler Shields
Located in Stamford, CT
Tyler Shields is an American image-maker. Daring and suggestive, Shields’ photographs push the envelope to create a thought-provoking experience for each viewer.
Category
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
C Print
Tyler Shields - Ice Birkin, Photography 2023, Printed After
By Tyler Shields
Located in Stamford, CT
Tyler Shields is an American image-maker. Daring and suggestive, Shields’ photographs push the envelope to create a thought-provoking experience for each viewer.
Category
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
C Print
Tyler Shields - Glitter Birkin, Photography 2018, Printed After
By Tyler Shields
Located in Stamford, CT
Tyler Shields is an American image-maker. Daring and suggestive, Shields’ photographs push the envelope to create a thought-provoking experience for each viewer.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Tyler Shields - Bloody Birkin, Photography 2018, Printed After
By Tyler Shields
Located in Stamford, CT
Tyler Shields is an American image-maker. Daring and suggestive, Shields’ photographs push the envelope to create a thought-provoking experience for each viewer.
Category
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
C Print
Tyler Shields - Money Birkin, Photography 2020, Printed After
By Tyler Shields
Located in Stamford, CT
Tyler Shields is an American image-maker. Daring and suggestive, Shields’ photographs push the envelope to create a thought-provoking experience for each viewer.
Category
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
C Print
Tyler ShieldsGreen Birkin (Fine Art Photograph by Tyler Shields), 2022
Price Upon Request
H 45 in W 60 in D 2 in
Green Birkin (Fine Art Photograph by Tyler Shields)
By Tyler Shields
Located in New York City, NY
Los Angeles-based photographer Tyler Shields seeks “beauty in chaos,” capturing both young models and celebrities such as Lindsay Lohan and Mischa Barton. His polished editorial imag...
Category
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Plexiglass, Archival Paper, C Print
Tyler ShieldsTyler Shields - Python Birkin II, Photography 2016, Printed After
$5,000
H 22.5 in W 30 in
Tyler Shields - Python Birkin II, Photography 2016, Printed After
By Tyler Shields
Located in Stamford, CT
Series: Indulgence Chromogenic Print on Kodak Endura Luster Paper All available sizes & editions for each size of this photograph: 22.5" x 30" Edition of 3 30" x 40" Edition of ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
C Print
Tyler ShieldsTyler Shields - Birkin Dinner Plate, Photography 2026, Printed After
$2,500
H 15 in W 20 in
Tyler Shields - Birkin Dinner Plate, Photography 2026, Printed After
By Tyler Shields
Located in Stamford, CT
Tyler Shields is an American image-maker. This photograph will be printed once payment has been received and will ship directly from the printer the artist works with.
Category
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
C Print
Tyler ShieldsTyler Shields - Legs Up Birkin, Photography 2025, Printed After, 2025
$2,150
H 20 in W 16 in
Tyler Shields - Legs Up Birkin, Photography 2025, Printed After
By Tyler Shields
Located in Stamford, CT
Tyler Shields is an American image-maker. This photograph will be printed once payment has been received and will ship directly from the printer the artist works with.
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
Tyler ShieldsTyler Shields - Heels and Birkins, Photography 2024, Printed After
$2,500
H 20 in W 16 in
Tyler Shields - Heels and Birkins, Photography 2024, Printed After
By Tyler Shields
Located in Stamford, CT
Tyler Shields is an American image-maker. This photograph will be printed once payment has been received and will ship directly from the printer the artist works with.
Category
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
C Print
Tyler ShieldsTyler Shields - Gator Birkin Hands, Photography 2012, Printed After
$25,000
H 56 in W 72 in
Tyler Shields - Gator Birkin Hands, Photography 2012, Printed After
By Tyler Shields
Located in Stamford, CT
Tyler Shields is an American image-maker. Daring and suggestive, Shields’ photographs push the envelope to create a thought-provoking experience for each viewer.
Category
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
C Print
Tyler ShieldsTyler Shields - Gator Birkin Monochrome, Photography 2014, Printed After
$2,500
H 18 in W 18 in
Tyler Shields - Gator Birkin Monochrome, Photography 2014, Printed After
By Tyler Shields
Located in Stamford, CT
Tyler Shields is an American image-maker. Daring and suggestive, Shields’ photographs push the envelope to create a thought-provoking experience for each viewer.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Silver Gelatin
Tyler Shields - Birkin High Heel, Photography 2022, Printed After
By Tyler Shields
Located in Stamford, CT
Tyler Shields is an American image-maker. Daring and suggestive, Shields’ photographs push the envelope to create a thought-provoking experience for each viewer.
Category
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
C Print
Tyler ShieldsTyler Shields - Python Birkin I, Photography 2016, Printed After
$5,000
H 22.5 in W 30 in
Tyler Shields - Python Birkin I, Photography 2016, Printed After
By Tyler Shields
Located in Stamford, CT
Tyler Shields is an American image-maker. Daring and suggestive, Shields’ photographs push the envelope to create a thought-provoking experience for each viewer.
Category
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
C Print
Tyler ShieldsRed Birkin high heel by Tyler Shields (photograph framed), 2023
$2,950
H 18 in W 18 in D 2 in
Red Birkin high heel by Tyler Shields (photograph framed)
By Tyler Shields
Located in New York City, NY
Tyler Shields is an American image-maker.
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Plexiglass, Archival Paper, C Print
Tyler ShieldsTyler Shields - Birkin High Heel II, Photography 2024, Printed After
$5,000
H 24 in W 30 in
Tyler Shields - Birkin High Heel II, Photography 2024, Printed After
By Tyler Shields
Located in Stamford, CT
Tyler Shields is an American image-maker. This photograph will be printed once payment has been received and will ship directly from the printer the artist works with.
Category
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
C Print
Tyler ShieldsTyler Shields - Red Birkin High Heel, Photography 2024, Printed After
$2,500
H 18 in W 18 in
Tyler Shields - Red Birkin High Heel, Photography 2024, Printed After
By Tyler Shields
Located in Stamford, CT
Tyler Shields is an American image-maker. This photograph will be printed once payment has been received and will ship directly from the printer the artist works with.
Category
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
C Print
Tyler ShieldsTyler Shields - Birkin Tug Of War, Photography 2012, Printed After
$5,000
H 22.5 in W 30 in
Tyler Shields - Birkin Tug Of War, Photography 2012, Printed After
By Tyler Shields
Located in Stamford, CT
Tyler Shields is an American image-maker. Daring and suggestive, Shields’ photographs push the envelope to create a thought-provoking experience for each viewer.
Category
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, C Print
Paint Birkin by Tyler Shielsd
By Tyler Shields
Located in New York City, NY
Tyler Shields is an American image-maker.
Category
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Plexiglass, Archival Paper, C Print
Birkin Spilll by Tyler Shielsd
By Tyler Shields
Located in New York City, NY
Tyler Shields is an American image-maker.
Category
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Plexiglass, Archival Paper, C Print
Tyler ShieldsBIRKIN SPLIT by Tyler Shielsd (70x70in) INDULGENCE series, 2021
Price Upon Request
H 70 in W 70 in D 0.1 in
BIRKIN SPLIT by Tyler Shielsd (70x70in) INDULGENCE series
By Tyler Shields
Located in New York City, NY
Tyler Shields is an American image-maker.
Category
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Plexiglass, Archival Paper, C Print
Tyler ShieldsBIRKIN SPLIT by Tyler Shielsd (45x45in) INDULGENCE series, 2021
Price Upon Request
H 45 in W 45 in D 0.1 in
BIRKIN SPLIT by Tyler Shielsd (45x45in) INDULGENCE series
By Tyler Shields
Located in New York City, NY
Tyler Shields is an American image-maker.
Category
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Plexiglass, Archival Paper, C Print
Tyler ShieldsBIRKIN SPLIT by Tyler Shielsd (30x30in) INDULGENCE series, 2021
Price Upon Request
H 30 in W 30 in D 0.1 in
BIRKIN SPLIT by Tyler Shielsd (30x30in) INDULGENCE series
By Tyler Shields
Located in New York City, NY
Tyler Shields is an American image-maker.
Category
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Plexiglass, Archival Paper, C Print
Tyler ShieldsBIRKIN SPLIT by Tyler Shielsd (18x18in) INDULGENCE series, 2021
Price Upon Request
H 18 in W 18 in D 0.1 in
BIRKIN SPLIT by Tyler Shielsd (18x18in) INDULGENCE series
By Tyler Shields
Located in New York City, NY
Tyler Shields is an American image-maker.
Category
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Plexiglass, Archival Paper, C Print
Tyler ShieldsBIRKIN SPLIT by Tyler Shielsd (60x60in) INDULGENCE series, 2021
Price Upon Request
H 60 in W 60 in D 0.1 in
BIRKIN SPLIT by Tyler Shielsd (60x60in) INDULGENCE series
By Tyler Shields
Located in New York City, NY
Tyler Shields is an American image-maker.
Category
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Plexiglass, Archival Paper, C Print
Birkin Spill
By Tyler Shields
Located in New York City, NY
Tyler Shields is an American image-maker.
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Plexiglass, Archival Paper, C Print
Birkin Spill
By Tyler Shields
Located in New York City, NY
Tyler Shields is an American image-maker.
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Plexiglass, Archival Paper, C Print
Birkin Dinner Plate
By Tyler Shields
Located in New York City, NY
Tyler Shields is an American image-maker.
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Plexiglass, Archival Paper, C Print
Tyler ShieldsPython Birkin, Photography, Story teller, snake, Birkin bag, 2016
$5,000
H 18 in W 29.93 in D 0.4 in
Python Birkin, Photography, Story teller, snake, Birkin bag
By Tyler Shields
Located in München, BY
A python is squeezing a Birkin bag. Tyler Shields is an American Photographer, screenwriter, director and former professional inline skater who has been labeled by some as “Hollywoo...
Category
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
C Print
Tyler ShieldsPython Birkin, Snake Leather Birkin choked by Python, Fine Art Photography, 2016, 2016
$10,250
H 22.5 in W 30 in
Python Birkin, Snake Leather Birkin choked by Python, Fine Art Photography, 2016
By Tyler Shields
Located in Vienna, AT
Iconic Snake leather birkin bag, being choked by a python snake, photographed by Tyler Shields in 2016.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Tyler ShieldsGator Birkin II, Hand holding Birkin fighting Gator, Fine Art Photography, 2021, 2018
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H 30 in W 30 in
Gator Birkin II, Hand holding Birkin fighting Gator, Fine Art Photography, 2021
By Tyler Shields
Located in Vienna, AT
Iconic Gator skin Birkin bag being held by a hand with red nail polish, fighting with a gator over the bag, photographed by Tyler Shields in 2021.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Tyler ShieldsGator Birkin Monochrome, Photography, Story teller, Bag, Silver gelatine, 2014
$10,000
H 44.89 in W 44.89 in D 0.4 in
Gator Birkin Monochrome, Photography, Story teller, Bag, Silver gelatine
By Tyler Shields
Located in München, BY
Edition of 3 More sizes on request. A crocodile has a Birkin bag in its mouth. Tyler Shields is an American Photographer, screenwriter, director and former professional inline skat...
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Tyler ShieldsPython Birkin, Limited Edition of 3, Fine Art Photography, 2016, Framed, 2016
Price Upon Request
H 29.93 in W 40.16 in
Python Birkin, Limited Edition of 3, Fine Art Photography, 2016, Framed
By Tyler Shields
Located in Vienna, AT
"Python Birkin" by Tyler Shields is a bold and provocative work that exemplifies the artist’s signature approach to luxury, tension, and visual storytelling.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Tyler ShieldsGator Birkin II, Fine Art Photography, Limited Edition of 3, 2021, 2018
Price Upon Request
H 30 in W 40 in D 2 in
Gator Birkin II, Fine Art Photography, Limited Edition of 3, 2021
By Tyler Shields
Located in Vienna, AT
"Gator Birkin" by Tyler Shields is a bold and visually arresting work that confronts themes of luxury, status, and contradiction.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Recent Sales
Tyler Shields, 'Gator Birkin III' 2012
By Tyler Shields
Located in Park City, UT
Tyler Shields, 'Gator Birkin', 2012 Medium: C-type Photographic Print 30 x 40 " Signature: Signed Certificate of Authenticity Edition of 3 plus 2 AP's Framed Contemporary Art Photogr...
Category
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
C Print
Python Birkin
By Tyler Shields
Located in London, GB
Tyler Shields is an LA-based contemporary artist and film-maker, once dubbed as 'Hollywood's favourite photographer'.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
C Print
Python Birkin II
By Tyler Shields
Located in London, GB
Tyler Shields is an LA-based contemporary artist and film-maker, once dubbed as 'Hollywood's favourite photographer'.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, C Print
Birkin Tug of War
By Tyler Shields
Located in London, GB
Tyler Shields is an LA-based contemporary artist and film-maker, once dubbed as 'Hollywood's favourite photographer'. Shields is best known for capturing a new type of American life ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
C Print
Gator Birkin Hands (30" x 40")
By Tyler Shields
Located in Stamford, CT
Tyler Shields is an American image-maker. Daring and suggestive, Shields’ photographs push the envelope to create a thought-provoking experience for each viewer.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Paper, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Digital, Archiv...
Gator Birkin Hands (22.5" x 30")
By Tyler Shields
Located in Stamford, CT
Tyler Shields is an American image-maker. Daring and suggestive, Shields’ photographs push the envelope to create a thought-provoking experience for each viewer.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Paper, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Digital, Archiv...
Tyler Shields - Birkin Stack, Photography 2022
By Tyler Shields
Located in Stamford, CT
Tyler Shields is an American image-maker. Daring and suggestive, Shields’ photographs push the envelope to create a thought-provoking experience for each viewer.
Category
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Luster, Paper, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print...
Tyler Shields - Ice Birkin, Photography 2023
By Tyler Shields
Located in Stamford, CT
Tyler Shields is an American image-maker. Daring and suggestive, Shields’ photographs push the envelope to create a thought-provoking experience for each viewer.
Category
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Luster, Paper, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print...
Tyler Shields - Black Birkin, Photography 2021
By Tyler Shields
Located in Stamford, CT
Tyler Shields is an American image-maker. Daring and suggestive, Shields’ photographs push the envelope to create a thought-provoking experience for each viewer.
Category
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Luster, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color...
Tyler Shields - Gator Birkin Monochrome, Photography 2014
By Tyler Shields
Located in Stamford, CT
Tyler Shields is an American image-maker. Daring and suggestive, Shields’ photographs push the envelope to create a thought-provoking experience for each viewer.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Digital, Pigment, Archival Pigment, Digital Pigment, Sil...
Tyler Shields - Python Birkin I, Photography 2016
By Tyler Shields
Located in Stamford, CT
Tyler Shields is an American image-maker. Daring and suggestive, Shields’ photographs push the envelope to create a thought-provoking experience for each viewer.
Category
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Paper, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Digital, Archiv...
Tyler ShieldsTyler Shields - Python Birkin II, Photography 2016, Printed After, 2016
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H 22.5 in W 30 in
Tyler Shields - Python Birkin II, Photography 2016, Printed After
By Tyler Shields
Located in Stamford, CT
Series: Indulgence Chromogenic Print on Kodak Endura Luster Paper All available sizes & editions for each size of this photograph: 22.5" x 30" Edition of 3 30" x 40" Edition of 3 45...
Category
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Paper, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Digital, Archiv...
Tyler ShieldsTyler Shields - Gator Birkin Monochrome, Photography 2014, Printed After, 2014
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H 30 in W 30 in
Tyler Shields - Gator Birkin Monochrome, Photography 2014, Printed After
By Tyler Shields
Located in Stamford, CT
Tyler Shields is an American image-maker. Daring and suggestive, Shields’ photographs push the envelope to create a thought-provoking experience for each viewer.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Digital, Pigment, Archival Pigment, Digital Pigment, Sil...
Glitter Birkin (22.5" x 30")
By Tyler Shields
Located in Stamford, CT
Tyler Shields is an American image-maker. Daring and suggestive, Shields’ photographs push the envelope to create a thought-provoking experience for each viewer.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Paper, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Digital, Archiv...
Burning Birkin (30" x 40")
By Tyler Shields
Located in Stamford, CT
Tyler Shields is an American image-maker. Daring and suggestive, Shields’ photographs push the envelope to create a thought-provoking experience for each viewer.
Category
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Paper, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Digital, Archiv...
Gator Birkin Monochrome (30" x 30")
By Tyler Shields
Located in Stamford, CT
Tyler Shields is an American image-maker. Daring and suggestive, Shields’ photographs push the envelope to create a thought-provoking experience for each viewer.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver
Tyler ShieldsGator Birkin Monochrome, Photography, Story teller, Bag, Silver gelatine, 2014
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H 44.89 in W 44.89 in D 0.4 in
Gator Birkin Monochrome, Photography, Story teller, Bag, Silver gelatine
By Tyler Shields
Located in München, BY
Edition of 3 More sizes on request. A crocodile has a Birkin bag in its mouth. Tyler Shields is an American Photographer, screenwriter, director and former professional inline skat...
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
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Birkin Tyler Shields For Sale on 1stDibs
There is a broad range of birkin tyler shields for sale on 1stDibs. Today, if you’re looking for editions of these works and are unable to find the perfect match for your home, our selection also includes. You can search the birkin tyler shields that we have for sale on 1stDibs by color — popular works were created in bold and neutral palettes with elements of gray, black and silver. Frequently made by artists working in archival ink, archival paper and archival pigment print, all of these available pieces are unique and have attracted attention over the years. If space is limited, there are small birkin tyler shields measuring 18 across, while our inventory also includes pieces up to 72 inches across to better suit those in the market for large iterations.
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Tyler Shields for sale on 1stDibs
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.
Find original Tyler Shields photography on 1stDibs.
A Close Look at Contemporary Art
Used to refer to a time rather than an aesthetic, Contemporary art generally describes pieces created after 1970 or being made by living artists anywhere in the world. This immediacy means it encompasses art responding to the present moment through diverse subjects, media and themes. Contemporary painting, sculpture, photography, performance, digital art, video and more frequently includes work that is attempting to reshape current ideas about what art can be, from Felix Gonzalez-Torres’s use of candy to memorialize a lover he lost to AIDS-related complications to Jenny Holzer’s ongoing “Truisms,” a Conceptual series that sees provocative messages printed on billboards, T-shirts, benches and other public places that exist outside of formal exhibitions and the conventional “white cube” of galleries.
Contemporary art has been pushing the boundaries of creative expression for years. Its disruption of the traditional concepts of art are often aiming to engage viewers in complex questions about identity, society and culture. In the latter part of the 20th century, contemporary movements included Land art, in which artists like Robert Smithson and Michael Heizer create large-scale, site-specific sculptures, installations and other works in soil and bodies of water; Sound art, with artists such as Christian Marclay and Susan Philipsz centering art on sonic experiences; and New Media art, in which mass media and digital culture inform the work of artists such as Nam June Paik and Rafaël Rozendaal.
The first decades of the 21st century have seen the growth of Contemporary African art, the revival of figurative painting, the emergence of street art and the rise of NFTs, unique digital artworks that are powered by blockchain technology.
Major Contemporary artists practicing now include Ai Weiwei, Cecily Brown, David Hockney, Yayoi Kusama, Jeff Koons, Takashi Murakami and Kara Walker.
Find a collection of Contemporary prints, photography, paintings, sculptures and other art on 1stDibs.
Finding the Right Color-photography for You
Color photography evokes emotion that can bring a viewer into the scene. It can transport one to faraway places or back into the past.
The first color photograph, taken in 1861, was more of an exercise in science than art. Photographer Thomas Sutton and physicist James Clerk Maxwell used three separate exposures of a tartan ribbon — filtered through red, green and blue — and composited them into a single image, resulting in the first multicolor representation of an object.
Before this innovation, photographs were often tinted by hand. By the 1890s, color photography processes were introduced based on that 1860s experiment. In the early 20th century, autochromes brought color photography to a commercial audience.
Now color photography is widely available, with these historic photographs documenting moments and scenes that are still vivid generations later. Photographers in the 20th and 21st centuries have offered new perspectives in the evolving field of modern color photography with gripping portraiture, snow-capped landscapes, stunning architecture and lots more.
In the voluminous collection of photography on 1stDibs, find vibrant full-color images by Slim Aarons, Helen Levitt, Gordon Parks, Stefanie Schneider, Steve McCurry and other artists. Bring visual interest to any corner of your home with color photography — introduce a salon-style gallery hang or another arrangement that best fits your space.