LUAP speaks with Creative Boom about The Pink Bear, mental health and the role of travel within his practice, tracing the figure from a memory recovered during therapy to Photography made in remote landscapes and large-scale Painting.
The interview explores how The Pink Bear became a symbol of positive reinforcement and recovery, helping LUAP navigate periods of isolation and anxiety. It also follows the physical process behind the work, from carrying the bear into mountains, deserts and other remote environments to using those photographic experiences as the starting point for layered Paintings made back in the studio.
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Paul Robinson tackles mental health and existential anxieties in his striking Pink Bear artworks
Creative Boom, 6 October 2022
By Dom Carter
