Internationally Renowned Artist Jack Laroux Exhibits in New Haven

New Haven , CT – The newest body of work “PINCH”by the internationally renowned artist Jack Laroux , will be featured at White Space Gallery. The show will run from March 2 nd through April 11 th with a “Meet the Artist Reception” Saturday, March 14 th from 5 to 7 p.m. The gallery is located at 1020 Chapel St. 2 nd Floor in downtown New Haven . Laroux‘s art is enhanced by surreal and abstract concepts and based upon stained glass, shattered glass and kaleidoscope imagery. His paintings portray the effects of light illuminating and shining through surfaces.

The exhibit entitled “PINCH” was inspired by Laroux’s visit to the Louvre Museum in Paris where a circa 1594 painting by an unknown artist that portrays an oddly affectionate and provocative pinchdrove him to create the series.

About the series, Laroux states, “Each of the five paintings tells a seductive story about a voluptuous and confident woman tempting man in changing scenarios. The paintings revolve around embellished stories with visual elements obtained from my life experiences”

Jack Laroux ’s artistic journey has been intense, creating both a uniquely entertaining and refreshing style that commands the viewer’s attention. His extraordinary inventiveness, combined with his ambitious goals, propel Jack’s vision to new levels with each work and series. His early attractions were to artists such as Picasso, Kandinsky, Boccioni, Klimt, Dali. He now draws inspiration from assorted artists stemming from different movements and styles in the art world, in particular, the pop surrealist movement commonly referred to as Low Brow. Jack’s strong Polish heritage, extensive travels, charitable work, social events, religion, relationships, music and involvement in extreme sports inspires his incomparable style and influence him to take creative risk to further advance his work.

Jack Laroux studied Illustration at the Parsons School of Design, New York and in Parsons Paris, France with a focus on fine art. He currently lives and works in his New Jersey studio, minutes from Manhattan .

White Space Gallery is a fine art gallery featuring hand-signed lithographs of the Surrealist Masters Dali, Picasso, Chagall and Miro. The gallery also spotlights surrealist, contemporary and abstract fine art by hosting a diverse array of original art by emerging prominent international and local living artists and sculptors.