Jérôme Marroc-Latour

Between Industrial Aesthetics and Modernist Inspiration

Jérôme Marroc-Latour was born in Marseille to a stevedore father and a homemaker mother. His first aesthetic impressions were shaped by the towering cranes, massive gantries, shipyards, and vessels of the city’s autonomous port. It was only after several stays in New York and Tokyo that his fascination with large urban landscapes and their diversity truly took hold.

Since adolescence, he has painted, encouraged by his paternal great-uncle. His early artistic influences included Cézanne, Matisse, and Gauguin. Soon, his interests expanded to African tribal sculptures, the works of Brancusi, and, more recently, Oscar Tuazon. The creations of Charlotte Perriand and her expansive, nature-inspired vision opened his eyes to modern design.

The Bauhaus movement, the works of Anni and Josef Albers, and the architecture of Le Corbusier, Oscar Niemeyer, and the more accessible designs of Fernand Pouillon all became guiding lights. As a self-taught and instinctive creator, Marroc-Latour has forged a path balancing radicalism with a pursuit of harmony.