LOUW, JOHAN

JOHAN LOUW

Johann Louw, born Bellville 1965, holds a BA Fine Art degree (cum laude) from Stellenbosch University (1988). In 1989 he began his B Honours degree (cum laude) and in 1992 he graduated with a MA Fine Art degree (cum laude), all from the University of Stellenbosch. Louw was the recipient of many merit awards, including the Volkskas Atelier merit award in 1988 and the Rolfes Student Art award in the same year. Artist statement: I did my second stint of printmaking at The Artists’ Press with the specific aim of doing prints in colour - unlike my first stint in which the prints were almost exclusively black and white (if tinted with an off-white varnish). The new work therefore ranges through a wider - if still restricted - colour palette. A balance is sought between highlighting the quality of print ( layered ink on paper, in subtle colour variations) and the emotive and at times lyrical quality of the content, emphasised by flickering markmaking and hints of slightly dirty colour. The content, as is consistent with my overall work output, is still concerned with states of being. - Johann Louw, Artists’ Press AVAILABLE WORKS

Piketberg , Oil on Canvas, 900mm x 700mm

Head II , Lithograph, 480mm x 380mm Archived WORKS

Naakt , Linocut 420mm x 300mm

Sepia Profile , Lithograph, 760mm x 560mm

Blue profile, Lithograph 760mm x 560mm

Interior , Linocut 300mm x 420mm