Artist

Martin Creed

Turner Prize winning Creed (he was awarded the honour in 2001 for his installation Work No. 227: The Lights Going On and Off) tasks himself with creating work that ‘gets under people’s skin’. Rejecting painting after gaining a degree from the Slade School of Art, he turned to the use of everyday actions and objects to point out things that the viewer might otherwise overlook. Creed often works in neon, notably using it for his ‘Everything Is Going To Be Alright’ installation, which has previously...