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Grayson Perry

Grayson Perry is a contemporary artist, writer, all round creator and Turner prize winner. Perry is often recognised for his tapestries and pottery work as well as his flamboyant personal sense of style. When we won the Turner prize he famously said: “It's about time a transvestite potter won the Turner Prize."

Perry’s work  often depicts scenes and stories much like a storyboard or comic strip  - or even late tribal art? His ceramics do however have stylistic connections to greek pottery as well as folk art. I find that his work often depicts explicit and sexually driven scenes. His colourful, stylized work depicts a sense of innocence and positivity, contrasting with the sinister narrative.

I love Perry’s work and style. I have been to three of his exhibitions in the last few years such as “the talking heads” and “the most popular art exhibition ever!”.  I also went to see his post-Brexit map at the Bodleian Library in Oxford.  I am always in awe of the beautiful and carefully selected detail in his works and the element of storytelling every piece encapsulates.