Grayson Perry

Every inch of Grayson s childhood bedroom was covered with pictures of aeroplanes, and every surface with models Fantasy took over his life, in a world of battles ruled by his teddy bear, Alan Measles He grew up And in 2003, an acclaimed ceramic artist, he accepted the Turner Prize as his alter ego Clare, wearing his best dress, with a bow in his hair.Now he tells his own story, his voice beautifully caught by his friend, the writer Wendy Jones Early childhood in Chelmsford, Essex is a rural Eden that ends abruptly with the arrival of his stepfather, leading to constant swerving between his parents houses, and between boys and women s clothes But as Grayson enters art college and discovers the world of London squats and New Romanticism, he starts to find himself At last he steps out as a potter and transvestite. New Read [ Grayson Perry ] By [ Grayson Perry ] For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr Really loved this and am sad it s over Particularly interesting having finished Just Kids recently, and the similarities between the struggle of the artist are quite obvious, but the tone of voice between smith and per...I read this a couple of years ago, but I remember really enjoying it It s easy to read, Perry s writing voice is clear and simple, and the book is full of insightful looks into his world as an artist and a transvestite I do plan to read this again when I have timefantastic read a book that I will read over and over again.I am not gonna go into details here, five stars means I liked it alot, and that I will readof his.An interesting and frank biography of one of the UKs leading contemporary artists.I really enjoyed this book The tale of Grayson Perry artist and cross dressing potter growing up in suburban Essex His childhood and teenage story is pretty interesting and I often wished that the book had gone intodetail about parts of that, especially the feel of the places, but it gave great detail to the family characters The book ended soon after his graduation from art school and I wish it had carried on a bit longer, taking us through the early years of his career as a workin I really enjoyed this book The tale of Grayson Perry artist and cross dressing potter growing up in suburban Essex His childhood and teenage ...What a super human being This is his autobiography from birth until mid 20s Utterly fascinating, charming, self deprecating His childhood had some terrible and distant parents and step parents Forays into transvestism in 70s rural Essex, were at turns funny and touching to read His escape to art college and London squats brought him out, on many levels Again I think reading this, here is someone from a poor working class background, shit parents offering no support and his talent gets him What a super human being This is his autobiography from birth until mid 20s Utterly fascinating, charming, self deprecating His childhood had some terrible and distant parents and ste...There is oodles of humanity in this book and a mention of a Crispy Ambulance.The book is a good read for anyone who s likes artists biographies, but it was as interesting as it was unsatisfactory Grayson Perry is an incredible man with a fascinating story and Portrait of the artist as a young girl is a good overview of his life, but such a good story could have been presente...Inspiring, encouraging for aspiring artists, honest, shocking in its depiction of childhood neglect and physical abuse, but ultimately uplifting and hopeful I will read this book again, especially the second half which has lots of great advice for aspiring artists.

• English
• 17 August 2017
Grayson Perry
• Paperback
• 208 pages
• 0099485168
• Grayson Perry
• Grayson Perry