Art, Sex and Creativity
Vibrant discussion at Charleston Farmhouse as part of the Charleston Festival between Grayson Perry and his wife Philippa ably chaired by Helen Bagnall. Funny but insightful discussion about relationships and how they influence creativity. Philippa admitted that she had partly been driven to write books on psychology because of being jealously of the attention Grayson got when he won the Turner Prize which I thought was interesting and honest. Grayson commented on how people think artists are very Bohemian but he said “Artists are middle class professionals”. To create successful art you need to work hard and meet deadlines. There were some brilliant quotes on relationships “We form in a relationship” her and she said a relationship was about “mutual impact” which I loved. Also from her “Your authentic self is good enough” and “You can change your link in the chain”. They also talked about children and her book on bringing them up. He told us how drawing with...