Bio / Artist statement
Paul Barbera was born in Melbourne, Australia. He completed a Bachelor of
Fine Arts at the Victorian College of the Arts in 1994. Paul works between Melbourne and Amsterdam, also living in various locales that include Berlin, Prague, Singapore and Rome.
During this time, Paul established himself as an interiors and fashion photographer, working with publications like View on Color, Bloom, Elle Decor, Freudin, Grazia, Vogue Living and Jalouse. Paul has also worked extensively on advertising productions either working closely with his agents or putting together his own creative team for clients like Moorilla (a boutique winery), David Jones, Coke (Asia) Ikea (Netherlands) and Wolfblass. His work has taken him to places like India, New York, Argentina, Turkey, Brazil, Germany, Italy and Bali to name a few.
Working on advertising and editorial work while also expanding into new projects that include books and exhibitions. Paul’s recent solo show, Happy Together, was a personal exploration on loss.
In 2008, Paul was commissioned by a book publisher to document the work of a Dutch interior designer, which took him to Indonesia, Spain, The Netherlands and France. He is now working on his next show and a number of other self-initiated projects.
Many of these projects are ongoing as his personal work is often shot over long periods of time--he perceives this work as ‘studies’.
EDITORIAL
JALOUSIE/ FRANCE
BLOOM/ FRANCE
GRAZIA FASHION / ITALY
GRAZIA CASA / ITALY
VIEW ON COLOR/ FRANCE
ESQUIRE / NETHERLANDS
CASA DI ABITARE / ITALY
ELLE FASHION / NETHERLANDS
ELLE DECOR / U.K
ELLE DECOR / GERMANY
ELLE WONEN / NETHERLANDS
ELLE DECOR / ITALY
ELLE DECOR / CHINA
ELLE DECOR / JAPAN
VOGUE LIVING / AUSTRALIA
MARIE CLAIRE LIFESTYLE / AUSTRALIA
INSIDE / AUSTRALIA
BELLE / AUSTRALIA
COLORS / ITALY
INSIDE OUT / AUSTRALIA
LIVING / NETHERLANDS
HOME / SINGAPORE
HER WORLD / SINGAPORE
CLEO / SINGAPORE
CREAM / SINGAPORE
EAST / SINGAPORE
AD / NETHERLANDS
COSMO GIRL/ NETHERLANDS
BLEND MAGAZINE / NETHERLANDS
SUNSET / USA
SQUEEZE / NETHERLANDS
JOLIE / GERMANY
BRETT/ GERMANY?BEAST / CZECH REPULIC
FREUNDIN / GERMANY
ANYWAY MAGAZINE / AUSTRA
GLAMOUR / NETHERLANDS
HOTSPOTS / AUSTRALIA
GLAMOUR / NETHERLANDS
BOOKS
ERIC KUSTER METROPOLITAN LUXURY
STILL LIFE TERRA LANNOO
ADVERTISING/DESIGNER AGENCYS
BRIGHT BOX ASIA / MALAYSIA
COMBERA / GERMANY
CLEMENGER / AUSTRALIA
GRAY / AUSTRALIA
M&C SAATCHI / SINGAPORE
BATEYS / SINGAPORE
TBWA / HONG KONG
TBWA / SINGAPORE
SAATCHI & SAATCHI / SINGAPORE
BLUEBERRY FROG / NETHERLANDS
STRAWBERRY FROG / NETHERLANDS
BLUEBERRY FROG / NETHERLANDS
DDB / AUSTRALIA
MOJO / AUSTRALIA
SAATCHI & SAATCHI / SINGAPORE
STORAGE / NETHERLANDS
CUMMINGS AND PARTNERS / AUSTRALIA
HEINEKEN / NETHERLANDS
MOOKS FASHION .ASIA
COCA-COLA .ASIA
HEWLETT PACKARD / ASIA
SHANGRI-LA HOTEL / HONG KONG
IKEA / NETHERLANDS
MINI CARS FASHION / AUSTRALIA
TELSTRA / AUSTRALIA
HYATT / AUSTRALIA
RMIT UNIVERSITY / AUSTRALIA
MELBOURNE FASHION WEEK / AUSTRALIA
AMSTERDAM FASHION WEEK / NETHERLANDS
DAVID JONES / AUSTRALIA
VICTORIA TOURISM / AUSTRALIA
CALVIN KLEIN / AUSTRALIA
STAROPRAMEN BEER / CZECH REPUBLIC
NIKE / EUROPE
BIJENKORF / NETHERLANDS
JUNOR / AUSTRALIA
BADJAROGILVY / AUSTRALIA
MONA / AUSTRALIA
JOHN WARRICK (TOMATO) / AUSTRALIA
THOMAS CESTER / AUSTRALIA
BANTAM DESIGN GROUP / AUSTRALIA
STUDIO ANYBODY / AUSTRALIA
FABIO ONGARATO / AUSTRALIA
MARK BRADFORD / NEW ZEELAND
PIXELSHIFTER / AUSTRALIA
ACTUAL SIZE / AUSTRALIA
PLATFROM5 / AUSTRALIA
ANNELY DE VET / NETHERLANDS
STORAGE / NETHERLANDS
SOLAR / NETHERLANDS
IJM / NETHERLANDS
MANDATE / SINGAPORE
GLOW / USA
PUBLIC IMAGE / U.K
CO-OP / AUSTRALIA
CORMWELL / AUSTRALIA
FREEDOM CREATION / NETHERLANDS
THE WHITE STUDIO / AUSTRALIA
WELL CREATIVE / NETHERLANDS