Light as Matter: 10 Artists Transform Space with Lighting

Light has been present in art for centuries. To think of the Baroque or Gothic without this element would be impossible. However, in the 20th century, artists began to explore light qualities and transformed them into a means of materializing art. Sculptures, immersive installations, and ways of shaping the environment through light, its colors and intensities brought new spatial perceptions by establishing a unique relationship with architecture.

Light as Matter: 10 Artists Transform Space with Lighting
Jenny Holzer, installation at Guggenheim New York. Image: fluido & franz, CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/> via Flickr Jenny Holzer, installation at Guggenheim New York. Image: fluido & franz, CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 via Flickr

Light has been present in art for centuries. To think of the Baroque or Gothic without this element would be impossible. However, in the 20th century, artists began to explore light qualities and transformed them into a means of materializing art. Sculptures, immersive installations, and ways of shaping the environment through light, its colors and intensities brought new spatial perceptions by establishing a unique relationship with architecture.

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