Moonlight Sonata
US$ 2,500
Overview
2018
Paper Print, silver gelatin
Edition of 3
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About the art
Artist statement
Moonlight Sonata is part of the Fairytale collection by Tyler Shields
Storyboard notes: "I was standing face to face with a lion, no cage, nothing between him and I but air, he heard the sound of my neighbors baby crying, and I got to see how fast the king of the jungle could move, I was instructed by the train or to put on music, I asked what should I put on, they said anything but The Rolling Stones, I can't even begin to unwrap that enigma, so I turned on a song I have loved my whole life, Moonlight Sonata from Beethoven. The lion walked back towards me forgetting the sound of the baby, now entranced by the song he stopped in front of me turned his head to look at the music and that’s when I took this. I brought the king of the jungle into my studio and I took this portrait on film on a Hasselblad 503cw." - Tyler Shields
Artist profile
Tyler Shields
Born: 1982
Hometown: Los Angeles
Based in: Los Angeles
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 images and surrealistic portraits contain a penchant for explosive color and violent overtones. For the series “Chromatic” (2012), Shields gave models bags of colored powder …
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