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Grayson Perry: Portrait of the Artist as a Young Girl | 
 enlarge | Authors: Grayson Perry, Wendy Jones
Publisher: Vintage
Category: Book
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Rating:  4 reviews
Sales Rank: 93090
Media: Paperback
Edition: New edition
Pages: 224
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 7.7 x 5.1 x 0.6
ISBN: 0099485168
EAN: 9780099485162
ASIN: 0099485168
Publication Date: January 4, 2007
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 Encapsulates the man and his art wonderfully September 8, 2008
Mrs. K. A. Wheatley (Leicester, UK)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
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.
'potty' about Perry the ceramicist June 17, 2008
J. Riley (Preston, Lancs., England)
My boyfriend bought me this book for my birthday whilst i was doing a Fine Art degree and a ceramics module. I really enjoyed it, very entertaining. He read it after me and loved it so much he's going to read it again!
Trantastic! January 1, 2007
M. D. Martin (Lancashire)
6 out of 8 found this review helpful
i'm not really a lover of books but i bought this as a companion to help me understand and analyye his art (art student)
i couldn't put it down! aswell as being both informative, and moving it's filled with wit and humour! a wonderful read for any artist, student, transphobe, teacher... anyone!
i loved it!
 Charming portrait February 23, 2006
Stella Harpley (London, UK)
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
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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