"In his expressive, large-format works, Proux stages humans in the field of tension between industry and nature in the context of 21st century's late capitalism. Depictions of workers in offices, factories and warehouses are juxtaposed with light-flooded scenes of people and nature."
"What is the (un)natural? Is it people in an industrial context, protected by their clothes and a monotonous daily routine, or is it the naked body at the mercy of nature, caught between deformation and the instinctive freedom of animal instincts? Proux gives no clear answer - there are hints of hope and decline in both worlds."
"The works appear as multi-layered mirrors of human identity and way of life, inviting viewers to find themselves in Proux's ambivalent worlds."
Laurent Proux presents large-format expressive paintings that examine humans caught between industry and nature in contemporary capitalism. His works juxtapose realistic depictions of workers in offices, factories, and warehouses with luminous scenes of people immersed in nature. The industrial scenes possess a sober quality, while natural depictions employ powerful, expressive stylistic techniques. This interplay creates multi-layered visual riddles about human nature today, questioning whether unnaturalness exists in clothed, routine-bound industrial workers or in naked bodies subject to natural forces and animal instincts. Proux presents ambivalent perspectives, offering hints of both hope and decline in each world, functioning as mirrors of human identity and contemporary lifestyle.
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