Making use of existing materials and situations, the artist creates works that question the definition of art with playful approach to conceptual minimalism. One of Great Britain’s most acclaimed contemporary artists and a 2001 Turner Prize winner, Creed works in a wide array of media including sculpture, painting, installation, choreography, and music. Is his bright red neon a strident demand for more understanding in a world of indifference? Or does it celebrate the abundance of that very human attribute in a popular community park? Is it an ironic response to an increasingly polarized political landscape, or a sincere statement of our need for sympathy and mutual comprehension? Creed has designed the base of his sculpture as a social space, a stepped platform on which visitors may gather to enjoy the view – and perhaps debate the limits and possibilities of human understanding. Simple and direct, Understanding invites us to make our own interpretations.
The beam spins at varying speeds, the rhythm determined by a computerized program designed by the artist.Ī prolific interdisciplinary artist and musician, Martin Creed has become one of Britain’s best known artists for his playful, poetic, and sometimes provocative work. Spelled out in ten-foot-tall letters mounted on a 50-foot-long steel I-beam, Understanding rotates 360 degrees, constantly shifting our perspective on the work. His chosen word, “understanding,” is fundamental to communication between people. Martin Creed has adapted the medium for his own colossal sign, proclaiming a word rather than selling a product. Times Square marquees, roadside signs, and advertising logos are the stock-in-trade for giant neon signs.
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