Indecisiveness can be a good thing
I was first drawn to the collections of things in Martin Creed's works. all different types of Cacti, tables and chairs, even cars. There is not just one type of them, you can get all different types while thinking about a table or a cactus. The anxiety of choosing has transformed into playful works. You can have all kinds of different colours and strokes in a painting, that is the difficult part. In galleries you can have the lights on or lights off. Situations are ever-changing. why not where different clothes at the same time, why not just paint all the colours.
Small Things
A room full of Balloons, Plastic bag on the tree, running in the gallery, small things that you might have the urge to do at childhood but left them behind in Adulthood. Small things that make you step out of your head a little bit. The neon art of Martin Creed such as "Small Things" in big neon installations and small things in everyday life as words and sayings are re-presented to viewers, like "everything is going to be alright", which on contrary of the saying gives unevenness.

Work No. 960
2008
Cacti
13 Parts, dimensions variable
All works © Martin Creed.

Work No. 928
Tables
2008
248 x 167 x 96cm
All works © Martin Creed.

Work No. 925
Chairs
2008
188 x 55 x 60cm
All works © Martin Creed.

Work No. 796
2007
Bean bags
7 parts, dimensions variable
All works © Martin Creed.

Work No. 755
SMALL THINGS
2007
Yellow neon
15 x 100 ft / 4.5 x 31 m
All works © Martin Creed.

Work No. 205
EVERYTHING IS GOING TO BE ALRIGHT
1999
Red neon
0.75 x 16.4 ft / 0.25 x 5 m
All works © Martin Creed.

Work No. 628
2007
Dark- blue balloons
Multiple parts, each balloon 16 in / 40.6 cm diameter; overall dimensions variable
All works © Martin Creed.

Work No. 175
Two drawings
1997
Ink, masking tapes, paper, window-mount, frame
2 parts, each window 5.5 x 5.5 in / 14 x 14 cm
All works © Martin Creed.


Work No. 127
The lights going on and off
1995
Dimensions variable; 30 seconds on / 30 seconds off
All works © Martin Creed.