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From a limited edition of 25, Oldsmobile & Sinful Barbies is an artwork by photographer Richard Heeps. A C-Type print, it is signed and numbered by the artist.
Colour is very important in the work and it is probably my signature, I use it to seduce the audience, to draw them in. I cross over between classical, conceptual and pop art but the use of colour ties them all to me.
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Shot at the Viva Las Vegas Rockabilly Festival, Oldsmobile & Sinful Barbies is a fun and nostalgic artwork that captures Richard’s long-term fascination with American culture. We love how Richard has used muted greens, pinks, and greys to evoke an idyllic view of the west coast, taking advantage of the Oldsmobile’s windscreen to frame the image and capture a brief moment in time.
Richard's fascination with the past and his unique perspective push the boundaries of lens-based photography, creating timeless artworks that will never go out of style. His detailed knowledge of the medium allows him to create beautiful, highly saturated pieces that are printed in his own studio and dark room in Cambridge.
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Giclée print printed with archival UltraChrome HDX ten-colour pigment ink on Hahnemühle 'Baryta' 315 gsm 100% cotton paper
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Richard Heeps is a British-born contemporary photographer based in Cambridge. His distinct saturated style shuns the need for digital manipulation and pushes the boundaries of photography. Richard Heeps' art is a true love letter to the art of photography and the carefree American lifestyle.
Richard Heeps is a British-born contemporary photographer based in Cambridge. His distinct saturated style shuns the need for digital manipulation and pushes the boundaries of photography. Richard Heeps' art is a true love letter to the art of photography and the carefree American lifestyle.
Heeps' photographs feature a seductive colour palette and relaxed subject matter. Heeps speaks of his fascination with the United States: “the speed, the lifestyle and technicolour is reflected in my imagery. ‘American’ colour is a major aspect in my work, it drives my equipment and material choices.” We love how Heeps is determined to create a portfolio of art that connects with his contemporary audience whilst also embracing the traditional methods of lens-based photography. Heeps attended Cambridge University and gained an apprenticeship in Mechanical Engineering, before going on to complete two further qualifications in Photography and Film. Before his formal education, Heeps had a longstanding interest in art, painting and photography, having first shown work in exhibitions from the age of ten. The artist’s fascination with New York during his youth was the starting point of his fixation on everything Americana, a fascination only emphasised by his visits to the country later in life. Heeps has been exhibiting his work since the 1980s, and he has gone from strength to strength ever since, showing internationally at museums and public galleries such as Milan’s Affordable Art Fair, The Photographer's Gallery in London, and the Royal Academy of Art’s Summer Exhibition. We’ve been working with Richard Heeps since 2017.
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We sat down with Richard Heeps to get an insight into his day to day life as a world-famous photographer, and his favourite artworks. No one knows art like the artist himself. Richard gives us an insider's peek into the 5 favourite photographs that he has taken over the years. Lone Pine, California, 2000 "Taken in the year 2000, for some reason it lay hidden in my negative files until I finally printed it in 2021. A lot of my work is about a journey, taken on my first visit to America and this involved a road trip around parts ...
