As I've already mentioned, Grayson Perry's BBC Reith lectures have been in a massive inspiration to me in undertaking this project. Throughout the talks he raises a lot of really, really interesting questions about the nature of art, both classical and contemporary, and how we as audience, both those educated in the arts and more casual observers can relate to it. What I find most interesting about these talk is how Perry, even though he himself is a practicing fine artist and has had a formal arts education and is capable of discussing art in theoretical contexts, is never patronising or condescending. His speech is accessible, and I think accessibility is something that is really missing is the discussion surrounding art, especially contemporary art.
If I pursue the thread I'm currently thinking about - about the accessibility of craft vs the inaccessibility of fine art - these talks will probably come in handy. But I'm also thinking of pushing my essay more toward the specific discussion of the inaccessibility of the art world as whole? That's not to say that I want to write an essay specifically about Grayson Perry (although I could probably find plenty of interesting material with which to form an essay), but he could prove a figure that I could use to highlight the inaccessibility of the art world? I'll keep pushing this idea around, but this is proving an interesting topic to think about.
1: Democracy Has Bad Taste
2: Beating The Bounds
3: Nice Rebellion, Welcome In!
4: I Found Myself In The Art World
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