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Grayson Perry on art as escapism:
“I was with my teddy bear and my models in my bedroom, and yet outside was my family life thundering on. In my mind, there was a kind of cocktail formed that is still the same cocktail I drink now. [But] now I drink it as that artist bloke."
![Grayson Perry on art as escapism:“I was with my teddy bear and my models in my bedroom, and yet outside was my family life thundering on. In my mind, there was a kind of cocktail formed that is still the same cocktail I drink now. [But] now I drink it as that artist bloke."](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EuQ9nXkXIAEm6F6.jpg "Grayson Perry on art as escapism:“I was with my teddy bear and my models in my bedroom, and yet outside was my family life thundering on. In my mind, there was a kind of cocktail formed that is still the same cocktail I drink now. [But] now I drink it as that artist bloke.\"")
“I was with my teddy bear and my models in my bedroom, and yet outside was my family life thundering on. In my mind, there was a kind of cocktail formed that is still the same cocktail I drink now. [But] now I drink it as that artist bloke."
How art helped Grayson Perry to find his voice:
“I was sort of mute when I went to art school. There were two girls there who thought I was German because I only grunted.”
“I was sort of mute when I went to art school. There were two girls there who thought I was German because I only grunted.”
Grayson Perry on the cultural tropes, habits and hypocrisies that feature in his work:
“I’m always on the lookout for where the tender spot is in culture.”
“I’m always on the lookout for where the tender spot is in culture.”
"Laughter is as complex and profound as sadness." Read the complete interview here, ahead of the second season of 'Grayson’s Art Club' https://www.esquire.com/uk/culture/a35470085/grayson-perry-interview/
