Adrian Barbu is a contemporary artist whose work explores

memories, personal identity and the emotional transformation through a

fearless use of colour and layered textures.

He made his artistic debut with Astrofeels; a collection emphisizing

the resonance of celestial bodies and the interplay between cosmic forms

and inner states.

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Adrian Barbu built a distinguished career in luxury fashion as a

Global Director of Visual Merchandising for Tom Ford. The exposure to

this opulence ignited an intricate understanding of the worlds he had

conquered. This led to assertively embracing the uncomplicated

upbringing of his childhood, vulneralby sharing the summers spent

helping his mother—then a florist—preparing bouquets to sell at the local

market; games of trust and bonding with his brothers, and those silent

moments of internal questioning in a home shaped both by religious

discipline and emotional restraint.

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Floral motifs reappear throughout the series of his latest work. Not

only as a tribute to his mother; additionally weaving enduring metaphors

for growth, impermanence, and fragility whilst celebrating resilience and

survival.