Grayson Perry
Biography
(British, b. 1960)
Grayson Perry's richly decorated clay vases are covered with a dizzying blend of cryptic slogans, exotic pornography, and class-based satire. Described by the artist as 'stealth objects', they play with our received ideas of craft, confounding expectations of its supposed politeness.
Awarded the Turner Prize in 2003, Perry’s path to public admiration was one of many obstacles; one time quoted for saying that he didn’t make the minimum wage until his thirties, to highlight the absence of interest in his creations. Widely exhibited today, the artist works are included in several public collections, including that of Tate, London; MoMA, New York; The Albertina, Vienna; and Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam. In 2023, the artist accepted a knighthood for his services to the arts.
Working with mediums that not always align well with multiples, the artist’s ‘Love Plane’ gliding effortlessly through the air sets the stage for one of Grayson Perry’s earliest editions. The choice of embroidery allowed Perry to create - and oversee the making of an edition of 50 - that stayed authentic to his practice. The embroidery on Duchess satin was released in an exclusive collaboration between the artist, the Saatchi Gallery and Eyestorm in 2000. Each piece is signed and numbered on a label on verso.