Loui Jover

Loui Jover is a Serbian-born Australian artist (b. April 1967) celebrated for his evocative ink-wash paintings on reclaimed vintage book pages. After emigrating to Australia as a child, he nurtured a lifelong passion for art, eventually joining the Australian Army in 1989 as an illustrator and photographer. Though he began in acrylics and oils—and has explored collage and sculpture—his signature works layer delicate ink washes over the text of discarded books and newspapers, giving new life and melancholic resonance to forgotten pages.

Key points:
* Early life & career: Started painting in childhood; formal art work began during army service as an illustrator/photographer.
* Mediums & techniques: Works in acrylics, oils, collage, sculpture—but best known for ink washes on vintage book pages rescued from destruction.
* Artistic approach: Embraces “negative nostalgia,” channeling personal and imagined backstories into fragmented, small-sectioned compositions revisited over time.
* Notable projects: Designed the single-cover artwork for Camila Cabello’s “Crying in the Club” and “I Have Questions.”
* Inspiration: Deeply influenced by a book-loving father and by the work of Pablo Picasso.