A couple weeks back the ZestCulture team had the privilege to attend an art exhibition that completely blew us away. The amazing art pieces were created by Leon Botha

A little bit about the artist. He told us that he has been drawing since he was 3. It started out with pens & pencils; it was his way of playing. First trying to depict what he saw on TV or movies, then by the age of 5 he started doing themed drawings such as pirates, castles etc
As long as it had detail, that’s what he liked most, the detail. Let me tell you if you could see his current work up close, you will definitely see detail
Leon says he only started painting when he was at school but the passion for painting onlycaught him at the age of 11 and the rest is history.

Leon (24) has done a couple of exhibitions but his latest one, Liquid Swords: Slices of Le[m]on was recently exhibited at the 3^rd I Gallery on Waterkant Street. The work exhibited was a project 2 years in the making.

I was astonished by his artwork, the amount of detail that he puts in his paintings are unbelievable. Ever get that feeling that you saw something in the room but not quite sure where it is? Then you keep looking for it? That’s how it felt when walking around the gallery. You have a look at one of his pieces, look at the one next to it, look back to the first one & then something new pops up that you didn’t realize was there the first time.

Each of his pieces has a symbolic meaning to it that not only makes them something to look at but also something to think about. Especially after having a chat with an enthusiastic artist.

Leon told me his exhibition went well but that there are a couple of his pieces still available. So if you like his work, get in contact with him & place your order.

Leon also does commissioned work & has done several murals.

The ZestCulture team is awaiting their delivery of a Leon Botha