Paul Bellaart: MORE ABOUT THE ARTIST

OUR NOTES ABOUT THE ARTIST

Paul Bellaart’s eye brings a distinctive style and approach to female sensuality, intimacy, and elegance. He seems to refer to an Edenic, “back to the garden” state and creates images that are beyond time with a unique sense of innocence, leisure, and liberation.

In his personal and commissioned work, he uniquely captures a bare sensuality and sense of genuine and natural beauty. He is one of the favorite photographers of model Doutzen Kroes, who he shot as a sexy model and in more intimate family portraits with the same sense of ease.

Paul Bellaart participated in two books, MOAM and #SENDNUDES.

PRESS:

Paul Bellaart primarily operates within the Netherlands, where he has amassed a remarkable track record of achievements. His prowess and creativity have garnered immense recognition, making him a highly celebrated figure in his home country. Collaborating closely with Vogue Netherlands, Bellaart's captivating work has been featured in numerous issues since 2012. Bellaart now displays his extraordinary portfolio as a common cover artist for Vogue NL.

Best of February 2019 – Haute Photographie Rotterdam 2019

Ukraine’s first lady shines on Vogue cover

On top of photography, Paul Bellaart has an exceptional talent for videography and has created numerous artistic videos. In 2019 the photographer worked closely with Duncan Laurence, the representative for the Netherlands and winner of the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest. Paul Bellaart was the creator of the music video for Duncan Laurence’s song, Arcade, which was showcased during the contest.

 VIDEO : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LEibQkljoiA&t=6s

book:

Paul Bellaart has published in 2020 his first autonomous book as a visual story shot over five years during the each year’s month of May. The protagonists could easily be characters in a Sofia Coppola movie: individuals who are not afraid to show their vulnerability and who, in Bellaart’s black-and-white shots, roam verdant summer landscapes. The book starts and end with details of nature printed on rough recycled paper to set the atmosphere of the narrative. The story of five models situated in ‘De Ronde Hoep’, near Amsterdam, consists of different scenes, built up with the same rhythm. It is an ode to a poetic way of life, in harmony with nature, almost edenic, Paul Bellaart’s signature style.