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Sketchbooks / Grayson Perry.

By: Perry, Grayson, 1960- [author,, artist.].
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: [London] : Particular Books, 2016Description: 187 pages : illustrations ; 32 cm.Content type: text | still image Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 1846149053; 9781846149054 (paperback).Subject(s): Perry, Grayson, 1960- -- Notebooks, sketchbooks, etcDDC classification: 709.2 PER
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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.

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Grayson Perry's first art prize was a large papier-m che head he awarded to himself as part of a performance art project at college in 1980. Since then he has won many other awards, including the Turner Prize in 2003. He is now one of Britain's most celebrated artists and has had major solo exhibitions all over the world.