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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
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This review is from: Grayson Perry: Portrait Of The Artist As A Young Girl (Paperback)
A really gripping and thoughtful book. It has such a strong sense of his voice in it.
i would sit there and listen to him for hours! his anecdotes are so humanistic, sometimes funny, and alot of british eccentricity yay! plus i was born in the same hospital. woop!
9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Encapsulates the man and his art wonderfully,
By Mrs. K. A. Wheatley "katywheatley" (Leicester, UK) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER) (VINE VOICE) (REAL NAME)
This review is from: Grayson Perry: Portrait Of The Artist As A Young Girl (Paperback)
I had the great good fortune to go and see Perry being interviewed by Lars Tharp last year and was completely hooked. He is erudite, witty, intensely amusing and absolutely fascinating when he talks about artists and the idea of craftsmanship and tradition. His pots are wonderful and he, as their creator, never disappoints.
I stumbled across this book and ordered it, hoping that it would not be as dry as dust. It too, doesn't disappoint. Wendy Jones, the author, has had the great good sense and dignity to allow Grayson's voice free rein. The book is basically written as transcripts from tapes where Jones asked Perry questions and then must have just let him go. His mannerisms, voice, ideas and personality are all over this book writ large and it is all the better for it. The book deals with what in Perry's eyes made him into the artist he is today. It stops the narrative with his first proper pot/show at the age of 22. Despite this, there are clear markers to the person he is today and the book, for a regular priced paper back has a lot of excellent black and white and colour photographs, both of Perry and his work. In fact I've seen art tomes which cost three times more with worse illustrative plates. This is spectacular value for money and a really fascinating read.
15 of 17 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Charming portrait,
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This review is from: Grayson Perry: Portrait Of The Artist As A Young Girl (Paperback)
After being an admirer of Perry's work for the last couple of years I was interested to read more about the man behind the pots (and dresses). Coming soon after reading Tracey Emin's revelatory writing I was prepared for an artist's life laid bare. I found this book to be tender, funny, enlightening and frank. For me there wasn't quite enough on his art but there was an awful lot on his motivation for concentration on the subject matter of his work. I look forward to the sequel that will bring me up to date with how he got from there to here!
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