Grayson Perry

Grayson Perry is a British artist who was born on March 24, 1960. He mainly works within the field of pottery of ceramics and these are the fields which he is also famously known in along with the fact that he is a cross-dresser.

Grayson's works are said and clearly depict images of disturbing social issues around the world.

Grayson Perry was awarded the Turner Prize in 2003 allowing him to be the first potter to ever win the prize and rightly so because his work is outstanding.

Examples of Grayson's works:









Grayson is a very complex potter, unlike many other potters, his work goes through many stages and this gives his work an edge above other works. His works are evidently influenced by Greek pottery and this is seen through the use of story telling within his paintings on the pots. His pots are made through a traditional method called coiling, then he uses techniques such as glazing, incision, embossing, and other photographic transfers. 

I like the way Grayson Perry goes about with creating his pieces and this is because he implements old styles of pottery and infuses them with his on outtake on how pottery should be like. The fact that he displays the troubles and the problems of life today within his pottery is probably the reason why it is so appealing towards the public. The paintings which are displayed within his pottery are very intricate and this shows that not only is he portraying what he feels strongly about on his pieces, but he is also doing it with patience through all the detail in the paintings.


In addition, I quite like the way Grayson works, this is because although other potters might have paintings implemented on their pieces, Grayson's pots have clear meanings and are appealing to he public of today and are able to tell a story to those of the future.