About OU Li-ting (歐立婷)
Li-ting Ou, born in 1986, lives and works in Tainan, Taiwan. She graduated from Fu Jen Catholic University, Taiwan, with a BFA in applied art (jewelry and product design). 2016, she graduated from Tainan National University of Arts, Taiwan, with a MFA in jewelry and metal art. During the period of the institute, she learned TIG welding and started to use steel as the main material of her works. Later she changed the type of her works from jewelry to objects and sculpture. The spaces and structures of architecture are the inspirations for her creative works. The works are based on her life experience, every spatial forms becomes the inner projections and the reflections of her daily life. Using industrial media and technology, Li-ting Ou's works reveal unique artistic language through her fine metal craft skill. She has participated in numerous domestic and international exhibitions and won awards in international submissions. 2020, she was the one of finalist in" Made in Taiwan Young Artist Themed Exhibition". 2019, she got the Special Recognition Award by NAKAGAWA Mamoru of KOGEI World Competition in Kanazawa, Japan. 2017, her works entered the final list of BKV-Prize. 2015, she won a silver prize of Taiwan International Metal Craft Competition.