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Glamour Cabs

Image Size: 16" x 20"

Exclusive to Bohemia Galleries for this Exhibition

Limited Editon of 50 Only

RRP £275

Special Price of £200 Framed for the duration of the Show

Richard Heeps


Richard Heeps' photography is both art and documentary. He has pursued a wide range of projects with a superb eye for colour and composition, and a keen awareness of the narrative behind the image. His seductive, highly-saturated colours and sophisticated pictorial structures demonstrate a true love and empathy for his subject matter - be it cool, descriptive interiors, still life or landscape. His distinctive style pushes the limits of lens-based photography without the need for digital manipulation.

Hand-printed by the artist to heighten the colour saturation, Richard's c-type photographs are all printed from the negative in 'full frame' which gives the distinctive ragged edge-look.

Exhibitions include The Photographers' Gallery - London and Rencontres de la Photographie - Arles. Profiled in The Independent and British Journal of Photography.

This ia just a small selection for this site there are currently more than 1100 of Richard Heeps' photographs, organised by theme or project. New images are frequently added. Please inquire for more information sheana@a-r-t.co.uk

Limited edition prints

Limited edition prints are numbered and signed by the artist on the back of the print.The price of the edition increases as the edition sells or the market value rises. All images are available as C-type hand-printed photographic prints in limited editions. The limited editions come in conventional sheet paper sizes.

Dry mounting, Matting (mounts) and Framing
Conventionally all our frame work is dry mounted onto aluminium. This ensures a very flat image surface. The prints are matted (mounted) using a 100% cotton museum board especially manufactured to be compatible with C-type photographic paper. The work is framed and glazed in a matt black profile 15 aluminium Nielsen frame.

All work is signed and editioned on the back of the artwork. It is clearly visible on the back of the framed piece.

The matt (mount) can be signed and editioned in pencil on request.

C-type hand prints from negative


24in. by 20in.: Signed edition of 15-25 Framed Call

20in. by 16in.: Signed edition of 15-25 Framed Call

10in. by 8in.: Signed edition of 15-50 Framed £82 £50 Mounted

All Prices include VAT


RICHARD HEEPS: PHOTOGRAPHER

A MODERN DAY PURIST.

Perhaps the best way to understand who the photographer Richard Heeps is can be achieved by looking at who he most certainly is not: a digital photographer. He is a modern artist and his medium is the photograph. Yet Richard Heeps could easily be understood as belonging to the ‘Old School’…

‘Tis the past contending with the present.’

This now famous expression was first used by the travel writer Samuel Rogers to describe the incredible sense of living history he experienced in the city of Florence. As a pivotal city in the History of Art, it naturally became an import location in the early days of photography. Indeed it was during a tour of Italy that Sir William Henry Fox Talbot first conceived the idea of his world famous negative/positive photographic process.

Richard Heeps is a great credit to these early pioneers. His appreciation for the past - and its contention with the present - characterises his style and dictates his practice. He says “I do equally like aspects of the past and the present.” This is reflected in his work; “I would like to think that my present practice has some relationship to the work I did as long as 20 years ago.” Heaps is quick to recognise the influence his childhood had on him and humbly gives credit to his parents. “Looking and exploring was greatly encouraged by my parents, both myself and my brother were encouraged in our own art,” Heeps’ desire to recognise the past in his present work comes from “a passion for recording things before they are lost.” He explains: “I have coined this process as ‘pickling’ the past.”

Digital photography is equally capable of ‘pickling’ the past, though it perhaps lacks some of the obvious connotations evoked by the chemical processes used in film development. So why when I asked Heeps “What annoys you most?” was his answer so emphatically “digital photography and inkjet prints”? The issue perhaps is in part connected to the age with which digital photography is associated. For Heeps, digital photography seems to be a reflection of those things which upset him about our culture. He explains “where I do have issue with the present, is the development of the disposable culture. Craftsmanship is something which has been lost and something I try to embrace within my own work.” You see Heeps is not looking for the “winning snap shot” but rather his desire is to “create a series.” He explains that unlike many of his contemporaries; “I do not go round with a camera around my neck all the time.” Instead, his concern is to create and compose like a painter. His preference is in keeping with early photographers who were physically restrained by the weight and size of their cameras. “My cameras are generally heavy and I will go round with as many as six cameras at a time. Each with a full set of lenses.”

To work like this has always and still does require a great deal of patience. JMW Turner would sometimes

sit for an entire day without drawing or painting, before engaging in a period of frenzied and perfect productivity. Heeps recognises the value of waiting. Like a film negative, he spends time exposed to his subjects allowing the character of the image to emerge. “This can only be achieved by spending a long time in one place getting to know your subject and waiting for the right time.” Heaps is happy to invest this time and energy.

This characteristic is also reflected in Heeps’ attitude to production – an attitude we have seen in the past through Sir WHF Talbot perseverance and limited success. Heeps has learnt from the father of photography and with great success has demonstrated how to do it himself. Of course most photographers produce their own work, and Heeps is no different; “I produce from the negatives, hand-printed C-type (Chromogenic) photographs in my own darkroom.” What singles him out is his work ethos. Indeed he is too modest too mention the degree of enthusiasm and energy he invests into his work - fuelled by a determination to produce and make available good quality photography.

When asked to name his single most favourite image Richard will say that it changes on a daily basis but “probably Bonanza Café found on the front cover of my book Mans Ruin. Compositionally, I am very pleased with it but the thing about this photograph was the element of surprise of the log truck passing through the back ground and compliments the stillness of the rest of the image.

As Richard Heeps continues to give a nod of approval to the past he can confidently look forward to receiving the same for his future!


Man's Ruin


This new, 224 page book features Richard Heeps' work selected from the following sections of this site: Man's Ruin, Dream in Colour, Bonneville, Burlesque, Dragracing, Hot Heads East, A-Bombers, Trading Paint and After the Gold Rush.

Price: £25

Signed 1st Editions Available

Call on 01904 466488 to Reserve Your Copy Now

 


 

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Richard Heeps
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Code: RHN-Tincture of Myrrh

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Richard Heeps
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Code: RHN-Bedsit, Stockton-on-Tees

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Richard Heeps
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Code: RHN-Cupped

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Richard Heeps
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Code: RHN-Dress, Stockton-on-Tees

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Code: RHN-Teapot, Stockton-on-Tees

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Richard Heeps
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Code: RHN-Fire, Cambridgeshire 1999

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Code: RHN-Miss Slinky Sparkles, Goodwood

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Richard Heeps
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Code: RHN-Iron, Stockton-on-Tees

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Richard Heeps
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Code: RHN-Red Cross, Bisley

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Richard Heeps
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Code: RHN-Music Sheet, Stockton-on-Tees

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Richard Heeps
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Code: RHN-Pocket Watches, Stockton-on-Tees

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Richard Heeps
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Code: RHN-Sticks

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Richard Heeps
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Code: RHN-24hr Cafe

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Richard Heeps
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Code: RHN-Burning Potatoes

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Richard Heeps
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Code: RHN-Code-StationX

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Richard Heeps
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Code: RHN-Fish & Chips

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Richard Heeps
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Code: RHN-Daisy's Radio

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Code: RHN-Doll's House

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Code: RHN-Flag-Scout'sHut

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Richard Heeps
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Code: RHN-Gearstick

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Richard Heeps
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Code: RHN-John Wayne

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Richard Heeps
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Code: RHN-Luncheon

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Richard Heeps
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Code: RHN-Oil Cans

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Code: RHN-Open Meat Safe

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Richard Heeps
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Code: RHN-Pantry-Window

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Richard Heeps
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Code: RHN-Anita

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Richard Heeps
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Code: RHN-Charlie's Hunting Party

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Richard Heeps
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Code: RHN-Colossus Tape

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Richard Heeps
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Code: RHN-Dashboard

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Richard Heeps
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Code: RHN-Figurines

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Code: RHN-Funeral

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Code: RHN-Grinding Disc

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Richard Heeps
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Code: RHN-Kinema Office

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Code: RHN-Mick the Barber

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Code: RHN-Oliver Meek House

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Code: RHN-Pantry

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Code: RHN-Ploughman's Cottage

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Code: RHN-Singer Scissors

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Richard Heeps
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Code: RHN-Suits

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Code: RHN-Signage

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Richard Heeps
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Code: RHN-Saunders Organ

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Code: RHN-The Entertainers

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Richard Heeps
Edition of 15 Available:

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Code: RH-001

 

 

Richard Heeps
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Code: RH-002

 

 

Richard Heeps
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Code: RH-003

 

 

Richard Heeps
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Code: RH-004

 

 

Richard Heeps
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Code: RH-005

 

 

Richard Heeps
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Code: RH-006

 

 

Richard Heeps
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Code: RH-007

 

 

Richard Heeps
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Code: RH-008

 

 

Richard Heeps
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Code: RH-009

 

 

Richard Heeps
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Code: RH-010

 

 

Richard Heeps
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Code: RH-011

 

 

Richard Heeps
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Code: RH-012

 

 

Richard Heeps
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C-Type Photograph In Mount,

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Code: RH-013

 

 

Richard Heeps
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C-Type Photograph In Mount,

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Code: RH-014

 

 

Richard Heeps
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C-Type Photograph In Mount,

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Code: RH-015

 

 

Richard Heeps
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Code: RH-016

 

 

Richard Heeps
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Code: RH-017

 

 

Richard Heeps
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Code: RH-018

 

 

Richard Heeps
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Code: RH-019

 

 

Richard Heeps
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Code: RH-020

 

 

Richard Heeps
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C-Type Photograph In Mount,

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Code: RH-021

 

 

Richard Heeps
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Code: RH-022

 

 

Richard Heeps
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C-Type Photograph In Mount,

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Code: RH-023

 

 

Richard Heeps
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Code: RH-024

 

 

Richard Heeps
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Code: RH-025

 

 

Richard Heeps
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Code: RH-026

 

 

Richard Heeps
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Code: RH-027

 

 

Richard Heeps
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Code: RH-028

 

 

Richard Heeps
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Code: RH-029

 

 

Richard Heeps
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Code: RH-030

 

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