Titia Ex | |
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Born | Titia Ex November 2, 1959 |
Nationality | Dutch |
Known for | Conceptual art |
Titia Ex (born Terwinselen, November 2, 1959) is a Dutch conceptual artist. She lives and works in Amsterdam. [1]
Ex uses light, space, and materials to create her light installations. She uses light in the widest sense possible — natural light, artificial light, plus materials that respond to light such as glass, neon, and LED — to create interactive environments.
Receiving international acclaim for her "Flower from the Universe", Ex establishes herself firmly as an LED artist [2] Next, her "The Walk" [3] is received well by critics and the general public wherever it is shown. "The Waiting" was selected winner in the Landscape category for the 2013 People's Choice Awards. [4] The "Dolmen Light Tunnel" won the 2015 Lamp Lighting Solutions Award in the category Urban and Landscape Lighting. [5]
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