Tyler Shields

Tyler Shields

Tyler Shields at the LG Nitro HD event, New Museum, New York, December 2011
Born Jacksonville, Florida
Nationality American
Field Photography

Tyler Shields is an American professional photographer in Los Angeles, California.

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Career

Shields began his photography by posting pictures to MySpace.[1] His work often involves splattered blood.[1] He is known for collecting blood from 20 celebrities to make a piece of art for his Life Is Not a Fairytale exhibit in Los Angeles.[2] He also has photographed Lindsay Lohan as a vampire for that exhibit. [3] Shields has been called Hollywood's "favorite photographer" by the Daily Mail and 'famed' by Celebrity Buzz.[4][5]

Controversy

In 2010, Shields photographed actress Lindsay Lohan in studio portraits brandishing a gun.[6] Shields also appeared to stage the "shooting" a partygoer with a gun that year at the release party for his book Collisions, as an appropriated piece of performance art en homage to the cans of Fluxus artist Piero Manzoni and in imitation of 70s Los Angeles performance artist John Duncan along with a student in the department of New Genres at UCLA in the 1990s (among others).[7]

Shields was also criticized for a photoshoot with Glee star Heather Morris with a bruised eye as making light of abusive treatment of women.[8][9] Shields later apologized after receiving death threats saying "if you are anti-domestic abuse spread the word about it. Threatening to kill me is not going to help anything."[9] Due to the controversy, Shields offered three photos from the shoot up for auction and donated the proceeds to "a top domestic violence charity".[9][8]

References

  1. ^ a b Lina Lecaro (10 November 2011). "Tyler Shields: Warhol or Wannabe?". LAWeekly. http://www.laweekly.com/2011-11-10/art-books/tyler-shields-warhol-or-wannabe/. Retrieved 28 November 2011. 
  2. ^ Shields collects stars' blood for artwork Star (magazine) April 7 2011
  3. ^ Lindsay poses as vampire in new Tyler Shields’ exhibit Tuesday, Daily Times May 10, 2011
  4. ^ Andrea Magrath (13 September 2011). "'Some people get it, some think it's a cry for help': Tyler Shields lifts the lid on being young Hollywood's favourite photographer and THOSE Lohan photos". http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2036763/Hollywoods-favourite-photographer-Tyler-Shields-Lindsay-Lohan-photos.html?ITO=1490. Retrieved 28 November 2011. 
  5. ^ Gabrielle Chung (27 November 2011). "Chord Overstreet Goes Shirtless for Tyler Shields' Photo Shoot". http://www.celebuzz.com/2011-11-27/chord-overstreet-goes-shirtless-for-tyler-shields-photo-shoot/. Retrieved 28 November 2011. 
  6. ^ Oh, Eunice (2010-04-29). "PHOTO: Lindsay Lohan with Gun to Her Mouth". People.com. http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20365187,00.html. Retrieved 2010-05-26. 
  7. ^ Trivett, Ben (May 3, 2010). "Celeb Photographer Tyler Shields Shot Someone... With A Gun", Popeater.com, May 3, 2010. Retrieved on May 25, 2010.
  8. ^ a b Ellie Krupnick (2 September 2011). "Heather Morris Poses For Domestic Abuse-Themed Shoot (PHOTOS)". Huffington Post. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/09/02/heather-morris-photo-shoot_n_946721.html. Retrieved 28 November 2011. 
  9. ^ a b c Andrea Magrath and Marcus Barnes (5 September 2011). "Photographer behind emotive pictures of Glee star Heather Morris issues an apology after he receives 'death threats'". DailyMail. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2033969/Photographer-emotive-pictures-Glee-star-Heather-Morris-issues-apology-receives-death-threats.html. Retrieved 28 November 2011. 

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