Grayson Perry Making Meaning
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Grayson Perry
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Author : Jennifer S. Uglow
language : en
Publisher: Royal Academy of Arts
Release Date : 2018
Grayson Perry written by Jennifer S. Uglow and has been published by Royal Academy of Arts this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018 with Artists categories.
The internationally renowned British artist Grayson Perry, winner of the Turner Prize in 2003, is a vivid chronicler of contemporary life. His work abounds with autobiographical references, which can be read in tandem with issues relating to class, taste and the status of artists and artisans. Packed with vivid images, and a number of gatefold pages, this book provides an overview of Perry's fascinating career focusing on his work in a variety of media ranging from ceramic and tapestry to embroidery and print. The acclaimed art historian and biographer Jenny Uglow provides a personal insight into Perry's work, and interviews between Perry, Christopher Le Brun, painter and President of the Royal Academy, and Tim Marlow, the RA's Artistic Director, reveal the many sides of Perry's personality. This book accompanies the exhibition 'Making Meaning', curated by Erin Manns and is the first exhibition in a three year collaboration between the Gallery at Windsor and the Royal Academy. Winner of the 2003 Turner Prize, Grayson Perry CBE RA is one of Britain's best-known artists. Renowned for his ceramic vases and appearances as his female alter ego Claire, he curated the show 'The Tomb of the Unknown Craftsman' (2011) at the British Museum, and delivered the BBC's influential Reith Lectures, which he entitled 'Playing to the Gallery', in 2013. The prizewinning biographer Jenny Uglow has written on Elizabeth Gaskell, William Hogarth, Thomas Bewick and Edward Lear, among many others. SELLING POINTS: * A handsome new publication on Grayson Perry CBE RA, one of Britain's best-known artists * With an incisive new text by the prize-winning biographer Jenny Uglow 35 colour images
Playing To The Gallery
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Author : Grayson Perry
language : en
Publisher: Penguin
Release Date : 2015-05-05
Playing To The Gallery written by Grayson Perry and has been published by Penguin this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-05-05 with Art categories.
Grayson Perry’s book will overturn everything you thought you knew about “art” Now Grayson Perry is a fully paid-up member of the art establishment, he wants to show that any of us can appreciate art (after all, there is a reason he’s called this book Playing to the Gallery and not Sucking Up to the Academic Elite). This funny, personal journey through the art world answers the basic questions that might occur to us in an art gallery but that we’re too embarrassed to ask. Questions such as: What is “good” or “bad” art—and does it even matter? Is art still capable of shocking us or have we seen it all before? And what happens if you place a piece of art in a rubbish dump?
Grayson Perry The Vanity Of Small Differences
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Author : Perry Grayson
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2014-12-31
Grayson Perry The Vanity Of Small Differences written by Perry Grayson and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-12-31 with categories.
The Most Popular Art Exhibition Ever
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Author : Grayson Perry
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2017
The Most Popular Art Exhibition Ever written by Grayson Perry and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017 with Art, British categories.
There are some artists for whom 'popular' is a bit of a dirty word. Grayson Perry is not one of them. He thinks art shouldn't be an exclusive club for people who 'get' it, but for everyone - that's why his new show is called The Most Popular Art Exhibition Ever! This accompanying book contains all his latest works, in full colour - including his much-discussed 'Leave' and 'Remain' pots, and creations inspired by his recent TV series All Man - along with an introduction by Grayson, his sketches and his commentary on each piece, explaining the thinking behind them. The images and words here explore populism, celebrity, masculinity, identity, Britain today and Grayson himself. They invite us to look again at the things we think we know, and show us that nothing, not even Brexit, is black and white.
Grayson Perry
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Author : Jacky Klein
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2009
Grayson Perry written by Jacky Klein and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009 with Art pottery categories.
A major new monograph on the work of celebrated and controversial British artist Grayson Perry.
The Tomb Of The Unknown Craftsman
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Author : Grayson Perry
language : en
Publisher: British Museum Press
Release Date : 2011
The Tomb Of The Unknown Craftsman written by Grayson Perry and has been published by British Museum Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011 with Antiquities in art categories.
Catalogue of exhibition combining Grayson Perry's own work with objects from across the British Museum's collection.
Grayson Perry
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Author : Chris Stephens
language : en
Publisher: National Geographic Books
Release Date : 2020-03-24
Grayson Perry written by Chris Stephens and has been published by National Geographic Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-03-24 with Art categories.
A new examination of the early ceramic work of the world’s most famous potter, Grayson Perry, this book includes previously lost and unpublished pieces. Grayson Perry was the first ceramicist to win the Turner Prize, the internationally renowned award for the best young British Artist. He rapidly established a unique brand as “the transvestite potter.” This book examines the plates, pots, and statues from the 1980s to the mid-1990s with which he established his career. Perry sold many of his early pieces for modest sums and subsequently lost track of their whereabouts. With the help of an international art treasure hunt this book brings together both his known and previously lost and undocumented pieces. Accompanying Perry’s traveling exhibition, which opens at the Holburne Museum, Bath, in January 2020, this book features full color illustrations of his seminal ceramic works from this period. As well as an essay from the artist and critical essays from experts on Perry’s work.
Science And The Truthfulness Of Beauty
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Author : Robert Gilbert
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2017-08-15
Science And The Truthfulness Of Beauty written by Robert Gilbert and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-08-15 with Religion categories.
When scientists describe their results or insights as 'beautiful', are they using the term differently from when they use it of a landscape, music or another person? Science and the Truthfulness of Beauty re-examines the way in which seeing beauty in the world plays the key role in scientific advances, and argues that the reliance on such a personal point of view is ultimately justified by belief that we are made in the 'image of God', as Christian and Jewish believers assert. It brings a fresh voice to the ongoing debate about faith and science, and suggests that scientists have as much explaining to do as believers when it comes to the ways they reach their conclusions.
Sketchbooks
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Author : Grayson Perry
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2016
Sketchbooks written by Grayson Perry and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016 with categories.
Since winning the Turner Prize in 2003, Grayson Perry has become as famous for his monumental tapestries and outrageous dress designs as his richly decorated ceramic vases. Behind the allure of the colourful and brazen decoration in his works, however, lies a wry commentary on the darker aspects of society - such as child abuse, social hierarchies and environmental disaster. Bringing us closer to both the artist and the themes that mark his work, Sketchbooks is a first-time collection of drawings which demonstrates the evolution of Grayson's creative processes as well as his career, following his journey from art school to the present day. With over 100 double-page illustrations selected by the artist himself, this is a funny, revealing and personal book that bursts at the seams with gorgeous art.
Lucian Freud
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Author : David Dawson
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2019
Lucian Freud written by David Dawson and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019 with Painting, British categories.
In 1964 Lucian Freud set his students at the Norwich College of Art an assignment: to paint naked self-portraits and to make them "revealing, telling, believable ... really shameless." It was advice that the artist was often to follow himself. Visceral, unflinching and often nude, Freud's self-portraits chart his biography and give us an insight into the development of his style. These paintings provide the viewer with a constant reminder of the artist's overwhelming presence, whether he is confronting the viewer directly or only present as a shadow or in a reflection. Freud's exploration of the self-portrait is unexpected and wide-ranging. In this volume, essays by leading authorities, including those who knew him, explore Freud's life and work, and analyze the importance of self-portraiture in his practice.