Liezel Lüneburg

I am a South African artist living in White River, a small town 30 kilometers from the Kruger National Park in the Lowveld region of Mpumalanga province.

My body of work portrays a life-long fascination with circles and curves as well as a personal struggle with and acknowledgement of imperfection. I cannot remember a time when I was not acutely aware of and attracted to circles and curves. Humans are not only surrounded by circular designs in man-made structures and nature, but our souls exist within bodies compiled of curves. And who could imagine the soul as being square? Human life starts with a round egg cell and ends when the circle of live is completed, featuring many circles in between.

Think of Leonardo Da Vinci’s famous Vitruvian Man in which he scientifically applies Roman architect Vitruvius’s theories to artfully illustrate the navel as the centre of the human body – when a circle is drawn with the navel as the axis point, it encompasses both outstretched arms and legs. Yes, there is also a square involved and the science and symbolism behind the sketch is must more intricate than presented by a circle – geometry plays a huge role in the illustration and accompanying text. And, strictly speaking, circles will n...

I am a self-taught artist who grew up in an artistic family where a love for art and creating artworks were part of our upbringing.

I am currently reading for a PhD in Art Law-degree at the University of South Africa. My field of study is art law and the title of the thesis is “The South African artist’s right to freedom of artistic expression – a multidisciplinary perspective on protest art”.