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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. 

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Work No. 960 
2008 
Cacti 
13 Parts, dimensions variable

All works © Martin Creed.

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Work No. 928 
Tables 
2008 
248 x 167 x 96cm

All works © Martin Creed.

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Work No. 925 
Chairs 
2008 
188 x 55 x 60cm

All works © Martin Creed.

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Work No. 796 
2007 
Bean bags 
7 parts, dimensions variable

All works © Martin Creed.

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Work No. 755 
SMALL THINGS 
2007 
Yellow neon 
15 x 100 ft / 4.5 x 31 m

All works © Martin Creed.

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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.

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

All works © Martin Creed.

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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.

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Work No. 127 
The lights going on and off 
1995 
Dimensions variable; 30 seconds on / 30 seconds off

All works © Martin Creed.

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