Every canvas is a bold story.
For the discerning Collector
From the vibrant streets of South Africa, Neil Louw brings forth a body of work that fuses heritage with contemporary ethos. Each painting is an act of honour, each brush stroke a pulse of the present.
Own a piece of modern South Africa that is authentic, rare and unforgettable. Where township life meets modern mastery.
“I pursued visual art because at various moments, maybe once every year, during my childhood I would see an image and something inside me, would say – without any doubt or ambiguity, draw that!”
My last two years of high school sticks out as examples where the same image compelled me to draw it once each year. That’s when I got the hunch. So, a subject, scene or circumstance must speak to me, compel me; the meaning will emerge, if it hasn’t hit me in the first instance.
My chosen medium has always instinctively been, colour, oils. And beauty is a goal to achieve but the inherent aesthetic of the subject may not be.
The Atelier Collection
A curation of paintings selected for their silent power and timeless allure. Each work reflects the artist’s pursuit of beauty, sought out from the tensions of modern day South Africa; a study of ancestral form and present day soul.
Oil on Canvas
Quiet Erasure
Oil on Canvas
A Brave New Winter
Oil on Canvas
Crown
Ideation
My process isn’t free. For now, that is. I don’t splatter paint or fill the canvas haphazardly. I compose the scene as though through a lens; my subject matter dictates that.
I want the viewer to see what grabbed me. This is why I lay out the scene with graphite before i start painting. And I never finish a painting in a day. I simply cannot. No matter how small it is.
And I haven’t painted anything smaller than A4 since art school. Usually the last day of painting is the day after I’ve completed the work. I need to rest with it first.
Pen on Paper
For the astute lover of art, who’s pulled by the character of line work that achieves form, this is an invitation to commission a unique pen drawing.
Every stroke is both a deliberate mark and an exploration into the irrevocable unknown that transforms blank paper into a timeless art piece.
Your personal narrative is rendered with beautiful depth and texture that allows nuance to emerge and gives for an engaging experience.
A Brave New Winter - Box Set
Archival Ink on cotton
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This is a limited edition museum quality print collection. An edition of only 25 box sets will be made available to the global market for acquisition.
Print Box Set
A Brave New Winter
Client Endorsements
Neil’s painterly work is premium art, it’s timeless and it captures emotions well.
It reveals his thoughtfulness and creative energy behind the expressive brush strokes. I commissioned him a portrait of my mother and later, did one of my wonderful wife, which they’ll both be treasured forever.
MONGEZI MTATI
MD & Senior Brand Strategist
What a gift it is to be seen. Thank you @neilatlantis for your artistry.
A couple of years ago I posted pic 3 after a gig where @kezia.myatt did the stunning make up that I am wearing. I posted the image as a WhatsApp status and Neil came back with this incredible
painting a while later.
LEBO MASHILE
Actress, Poet and TV Producer
My daughter and I were conceptualising angles and colours (photoshoot) and we shot this one with my eyes closed. I was looking up in African cornrows plaits. I really thought it was a cool shot so I posted it on social media.
I was really stoked when a fellow creative Neil resonated with the image as much as I did and captured it as a painting. That’s one of the most beautiful things I own. Thank you, Neil.
ZAMAJOBE
Professional Singer and Musician
Acquisitions
Fine Artist and Art Director
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