Tyler Shields
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Tyler Shields is an American
professional photographer in Los Angeles, California
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. His work often involves splattered blood. 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. He also has photographed Lindsay Lohan
as a vampire for that exhibit. Shields has been called Hollywood's "favorite photographer" by the Daily Mail and 'famed' by Celebrity Buzz.
in studio portraits brandishing a gun. 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).
Shields was also criticized for a photoshoot with Glee
star Heather Morris with a bruised eye as making light of abusive treatment of women. 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." Due to the controversy, Shields offered three photos from the shoot up for auction and donated the proceeds to "a top domestic violence charity".
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professional photographer in Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles, California
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Career
Shields began his photography by posting pictures to MySpaceMySpace
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. His work often involves splattered blood. 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. He also has photographed Lindsay Lohan
Lindsay Lohan
Lindsay Lohan is an American actress, pop singer and model. She began her career as a child fashion model before making her motion picture debut in Disney's 1998 remake of The Parent Trap at the age of 11...
as a vampire for that exhibit. Shields has been called Hollywood's "favorite photographer" by the Daily Mail and 'famed' by Celebrity Buzz.
Controversy
In 2010, Shields photographed actress Lindsay LohanLindsay Lohan
Lindsay Lohan is an American actress, pop singer and model. She began her career as a child fashion model before making her motion picture debut in Disney's 1998 remake of The Parent Trap at the age of 11...
in studio portraits brandishing a gun. 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).
Shields was also criticized for a photoshoot with Glee
Glee
Glee may refer to:* Glee , an English type of song music* Glee , an American musical comedy-drama TV series, and related media* Glee * Glee...
star Heather Morris with a bruised eye as making light of abusive treatment of women. 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." Due to the controversy, Shields offered three photos from the shoot up for auction and donated the proceeds to "a top domestic violence charity".