PAUL ROBINSON at The Exhibitionist Hotel aka
LUAP, a multidisciplinary artist, born in Grimsby (UK), carries his adult-size Pink Bear suit and professional camera equipment to the ends of the earth, having visited every continent except Antarctica. This is his alter ego, muse and model, his escape and a bridge. The photograph he brings home acts as a bouncing-board for the next step of his creative process. By employing different mediums and techniques he tackles issues of mental health, connection and the environment. “Sometimes we can feel mentally lost, like we are climbing through a wild jungle in our mind. This sensation can feel overwhelming and
disorientating, but we must remind ourselves that jungles give us oxygen and nutrients allowing us to live, breathe and develop - nature and nurture. By changing our perspective on how we cope with the inner jungle of our thoughts and memories, rather than fighting it, we dissolve our fear of being lost and instead learn to thrive and grow.” His most iconic series depicts a pink teddy bear come-to-life and placed in the real world acting as a metaphor for discovery and exploration. The costumed figure – a striking motif in his work – exists between reality and make-believe, youthful innocence and corruption, leading a lifestyle that
looks simultaneously enviable and questionable. LUAP sells and exhibits his work globally in London, New York, Dubai, Hong Kong & Berlin. He has exhibited alongside internationally renowned artists including Picasso, Banksy, Warhol & Hirst at Andipa Gallery Knightsbridge and created large bespoke artworks for exclusive London Members’ Club and Daisy Green Collection. A Pink Bear print recently sold for three times the listed price at Christie’s on behalf of the Terrence Higgins Trust. Sales enquiries: info@do-good-factory.co.uk
'What A Wonderful World' LUAP takeover of the Exhibitionist Hotel 15 November - 28 February 2022. Working across various mediums his paintings hint at abstract expressionism infused with the explosive energy and bold colour of Pop and Urban Art. Exploring existential subjects within a contemporary feel his work stands alone in its composition and provoking content and subject matter. “The complexity of Robinson’s imagery and overlaying of pattern has been informed by the work of Robert Rauschenberg. Robinson paints a world, which joins Christopher Wool’s fabric paintings with a 1970’s Peter Phillips pop landscape. These images are reminiscence of dream sequences from 1960’s films; a drug trip depicted in solarisation photography where the image recorded is wholly or partially reversed in tone.” Martin Maloney
THE PINK BEAR
“Pink bear was born as an alter ego for me, one seeking to melt away fear and darkness with the joy and warmth of a childhood memory. When someone looks at my art I want them to feel comfort in the Pink Bear, regardless of what it may be juxtaposed with. The artistic experience comes full-circle by recreating happy memories for others. Through gifting a shared moment of nostalgic happiness, I hope to build a refuge for others.”
PAINTING
As Long As We Are Together Everything Will Be OK 2021 Oil & Acrylic on Panel 150cm x 150cm £15,000 + VAT
Love Life 2021 Oil & Acrylic on Panel 183cm tondo
SOLD
One Way Trip 2021 Oil & Acrylic on Panel 183cm tondo £18,000 + VAT
In My Dreams I Can Be Anyone 2021 Oil & Acrylic on Panel 100cm x 100cm £8,000 + VAT
King Of The Castle 2019 Oil & Acrylic on Canvas 183cm x 122cm £15,000 + VAT
Rainbow Bright 2019 Oil & Acrylic on Canvas 183cm x 122cm £15,000 + VAT
Searching Through My Memories 2021 Oil & Acrylic on Panel 274cm x 183cm
SOLD
Self Portrait 2020 Oil & Acrylic on Canvas 183cm x 122cm £15,000 + VAT
The Absence Of Presence 2021 Oil & Acrylic on Panel 122cm x 183cm
SOLD
A Moment Of Clarity 2019 - 2021 Oil & Acrylic on Canvas 183cm x 122cm £15,000 + VAT
I Don’t Always Recognise Myself 2021 Oil & Acrylic on Panel 150cm x 150cm £15,000 + VAT
There’s Always A Place In My Mind For You 2021 Oil & Acrylic on Panel 150cm x 150cm
SOLD
Your Time 2021 Oil & Acrylic on Panel 183cm x 122cm £15,000 + VAT
Warmth And Light 2021 Oil & Acrylic on Panel 183cm x 122cm £15,000 + VAT
Happy Flowers 2021 Oil & Acrylic on Panel 183cm Tondo £18,000 + VAT
Not From This Planet 2021 Oil, Acrylic, Glitter & Resin on Panel 183cm Tondo £18,000 + VAT
Time Can Escape You 2021 Oil & Acrylic on Canvas 200cm x 200cm £20,000 + VAT
We Are All Looking For A Ray Of Fucking Sunshine 2021 Oil & Acrylic on Canvas 200cm x 200cm
SOLD
PHOTOGRAPHY
Photographic editions are available in the following sizes. Each image is strictly limited to the edition number, plus an Artist Proof.
£7,500 + VAT
XL - Photographic Print (Edition of 3 + AP) 213cm x 137cm C-Type/Giclee Print mounted on Aluminium
£5,000 + VAT
L - Photographic Print (Edition of 3 + AP) 183cm x 122cm C-Type/Giclee Print mounted on Aluminium
£2,500 + VAT
M - Photographic Print (Edition of 5 + AP) 120cm x 80cm C-Type/Giclee Print mounted on Aluminium
£667 + VAT
S - Photographic Print (Edition of 10 + AP) 60cm x 40cm C-Type/Giclee Print mounted on Aluminium
£83 + VAT
XS - Photographic Print (Edition of 100 + AP) 34cm x 24cm (30cm x 20cm + 2cm white border) C-Type/Giclee Print
Time Can Escape You 2021
Purple Starlight 2018
White Waters 2018
What Was Dark Has Become Light, And What Was Light Has Become Dark 2020
I Bathed In Their Light 2020
Tangled 2020
Fairytale Land 2018
Loopy In The Lupins 2018
The High Road 2018
WATERCOLOURS
Two (Study) Watercolour & Ink on Somerset White Velvet - 650 gsm 56cm x 76cm 2020 £1600 + VAT
Who Are You? (Study) Watercolour & Ink on Somerset White Velvet - 650 gsm 56cm x 76cm 2020 £1600 + VAT
Good Vibrations (Study) Watercolour & Ink on Somerset White Velvet - 650 gsm 56cm x 76cm 2020 £1600 + VAT
I Bathed In Their Light (Study) Watercolour & Ink on Somerset White Velvet - 650 gsm 56cm x 76cm 2020 £1600 + VAT
Your Time (Study) Watercolour & Ink on Somerset White Velvet - 650 gsm 56cm x 76cm 2020 £1600 + VAT
Good Vibrations (Study) Watercolour & Ink on Somerset White Velvet - 650 gsm 56cm x 76cm 2020 £1600 + VAT
SCREEN PRINTS
The Absence Of Presence 2021 Acrylic & Screen Print on Bockingford White Paper Hand Painted Background 38cm x 56cm Edition of 40 £250 + VAT
Tranquility 2021 Acrylic & Screen Print on Bockingford White Paper Hand Painted Background 56cm x 76cm Edition of 40 £667 + VAT
Good Vibrations 2020 Acrylic & Screen Print on Somerset White Satin Paper Hand Painted Background 56cm x 76cm Edition of 30 Grey £667 + VAT