MICHAEL CRAIG-MARTIN

I recently had to spend a few days on the children's ward at the Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford and was surprisingly greeted by a unfamiliar view: artwork from artist Michael Craig-Martin. The enormous colourful frieze spelling the word 'KIDS' somehow made a bleak space much warmer and welcoming.




The project was funded entirely from gifts raised specifically for it, from the Waley-Cohen family and others interested in art, with the support of the artist.

For me, this vast piece of art transform the views from all the windows, and rather than stare at a bleak wall, the colours lead nicely into a view of the atrium. The immense scale helps cover the wall with an interplay of objects and giant letters spelling KIDS. Here are some details of the objects:






Just made my stay that little bit more interesting.