Twenty-five years ago, Richard Heipp's solo art show was exhibited at the Thomas Center. Now his work will adorn its walls again.
Heipp, who teaches painting and drawing at UF, is known for his large-scale pieces, such as the 10-foot-tall installation in the lobby of Library West. For his new exhibition, he has put together a collection of 30 smaller works.
"Richard Heipp: Selected Works - 25 Years" is on display in the Thomas Center Main Gallery, 302 NE Sixth Ave., until May 11.
The collection is broken down into six series, each expanding on what it means to look and to see, Heipp said.
All of the pieces in the show are paintings except for his last series, which are digitally produced prints. Exhibiting the prints alongside the tediously airbrushed images is intended to prompt the viewer to question what he or she is seeing and how it was produced, he said.
"Instead of photographs made by machine, they are photographs made by me and an airbrush," he said. "I essentially become the machine."
