Pointe
US$ 5,000
Overview
2014
C-Print, Chromogenic Print on Kodak Endura Luster Paper
Edition of 3
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About the art
Artist statement
Hard work and dedication is a talent on its own. You have to do the things other people he won’t do, when they stop you keep going, dedication is not a job it’s a way of life, every failure has a story, a success story just takes longer to write. There are so many things I want to do that I have not done yet, but that it what is exciting about life, the next opportunity awaits. At ever corner we are faced with a choice next time the choice comes to chase your dream or be tempted to do something that takes away from it choose fate, choose you, you won’t regret it.
I first tried to do this photo in 2009 and was not happy with the results, so I shelved it then in 2011 I tried it again and again was un happy (sic) so I let the idea go for a while hoping that it would come back around again every time I would meet a ballerina I would ask to see her feet, in 2014 while shooting another ballet project, I finally met someone who I thought would be able to introduce me to the right person to execute it exactly how I wanted, One of the things I realized when I finally got it after 6 years of trying was shooting it on a Hasselblad took it to another level and waiting 6 years was worth it
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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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