Lot 40 - LUAP - My Light My Shadow
Watercolour and Ink on Paper
2022
A6 (15x10cm) Original Artwork
Signed on Verso
ARTIST INFO
About
LUAP, was born in Grimsby in 1982. He is a multidisciplinary British artist who dynamically fuses adventure and art through his paintings and photography. Using different mediums and techniques and drawing from his own experiences, he tackles mental health, the climate and isolation head-on. LUAP's most iconic series features his adult-size Pink Bear. The candy-coloured teddy accompanies LUAP on his travels and serves as a metaphor for discovery and exploration.
LUAP’s style, although hinting at abstract expressionism, is not confined to one system. His works explode with positive energy, bringing together the bold colours of Pop Art and the soft grunge of modern Urban Art. Exploring existential subjects, but with a contemporary feel, his craft stands alone in its composition and provoking content and subject matter. His Pink Bear suit, in particular, follows LUAP up mountains and across cities to remote spots in far-away places. The bear acts as a tool to juxtapose and create stark contrasts with a chosen context, existing somewhere between reality and make-believe, and youthful innocence and corruption.
LUAP has exhibited alongside internationally renowned artists and created bespoke artworks for exclusive Member Clubs. He also works with charities to raise money. A Pink Bear print recently sold for three times the listed price at Christie’s. LUAP has featured in publications such as TimeOut, Design Week, Mail Online, GQ, Fad, and more.
Education
Kent Institute of Art and Design
Select Exhibitions/Awards
2021
The Unconscious Therapy
New Bond Street - London
2020
Rise Above Yourself
Lilford Gallery - Canterbury
2018
The Pink Bear
Graffik Gallery - London
2017
The Pink Bear at Home House
Home House - London
2016
The Hero's Journey
Andipa Gallery - London
2014
The Pop Up
Oxford Street - London
2013
The VIP
Piccadilly - London
Descending The Staircase
Exhibition Road - South Kensington – London
Gallery Representation
Self Represented
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