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A direct descendant of 18th-century English artist and caricaturist [[Thomas Patch]], Patch was born in the United Kingdom. He attended [[Oakwood Preparatory School]] in [[Chichester District|Chichester]] and then went on to attend [[Bembridge School]] on the [[Isle of Wight]]. After Bembridge, Patch went on to study at the [[Portsmouth College|Portsmouth College of Art]] and the [[Royal West of England Academy]]. In 1977 he [[Immigration to Australia|migrated from the United Kingdom to Australia]] and from 1978 to 1982 he exhibited woodcarvings and other artworks in art galleries. In 1984 Patch established ''Hellfire Pottery'' with his sister, which produced various pottery and ceramic works. Patch created the designs, and at one stage the factory employed 6 people and was churning out 500 pieces per week. In 2002, Patch began work on building a [[Gaudi]]-style house and art gallery, and during this same period he began working as a portrait and caricature artist in markets in [[Queensland]].<ref name="penileart" /><ref name="whois">{{cite news|url=http://pricasso.com/pricasso/whois.html|title=Who is Pricasso|publisher=Pricasso.com|accessdate=8 June 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pricasso.com/my_hellfire_pottery_1984-2004.html|title=Hellfire Pottery|publisher=Pricasso.com|accessdate=17 June 2013|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20090224191506/http://www.pricasso.com/my_hellfire_pottery_1984-2004.html|archivedate=24 February 2009}}</ref><ref name="shocks">{{cite news|url=http://www.news.com.au/story/0,10117,19028467-13762,00.html|title=Penis artist's work shocks father|last=Kapelle|first=Liza|date=4 May 2006|publisher=[[News.com.au]]|accessdate=18 June 2013|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20081012183337/http://www.news.com.au/story/0,10117,19028467-13762,00.html|archivedate=12 October 2008}}</ref><ref name="bbc2006">{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/5219328.stm|title=Artist gives his all to portraits|date=27 July 2006|publisher=[[BBC News]]|accessdate=10 June 2013|archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6HGKGI95U|archivedate=10 June 2013}}</ref><ref name="iolzuma" /><ref name="radiosantiago">{{cite news|url=http://www.radiosantiago.cl/news.php?idnews=15782|title=Pricasso, artista que pinta con su pene quiere ser reconocido en el mundo de las artes|date=24 January 2012|publisher=[[:es:Radio Santiago|Radio Santiago]]|language=Spanish|accessdate=18 June 2013|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20120126032503/http://www.radiosantiago.cl/news.php?idnews=15782|archivedate=26 January 2012}}</ref>
A direct descendant of 18th-century English artist and caricaturist [[Thomas Patch]], Patch was born in the United Kingdom. He attended [[Oakwood Preparatory School]] in [[Chichester District|Chichester]] and then went on to attend [[Bembridge School]] on the [[Isle of Wight]]. After Bembridge, Patch went on to study at the [[Portsmouth College|Portsmouth College of Art]] and the [[Royal West of England Academy]]. In 1977 he [[Immigration to Australia|migrated from the United Kingdom to Australia]] and from 1978 to 1982 he exhibited woodcarvings and other artworks in art galleries. In 1984 Patch established ''Hellfire Pottery'' with his sister, which produced various pottery and ceramic works. Patch created the designs, and at one stage the factory employed 6 people and was churning out 500 pieces per week. In 2002, Patch began work on building a [[Gaudi]]-style house and art gallery, and during this same period he began working as a portrait and caricature artist in markets in [[Queensland]].<ref name="penileart" /><ref name="whois">{{cite news|url=http://pricasso.com/pricasso/whois.html|title=Who is Pricasso|publisher=Pricasso.com|accessdate=8 June 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pricasso.com/my_hellfire_pottery_1984-2004.html|title=Hellfire Pottery|publisher=Pricasso.com|accessdate=17 June 2013|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20090224191506/http://www.pricasso.com/my_hellfire_pottery_1984-2004.html|archivedate=24 February 2009}}</ref><ref name="shocks">{{cite news|url=http://www.news.com.au/story/0,10117,19028467-13762,00.html|title=Penis artist's work shocks father|last=Kapelle|first=Liza|date=4 May 2006|publisher=[[News.com.au]]|accessdate=18 June 2013|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20081012183337/http://www.news.com.au/story/0,10117,19028467-13762,00.html|archivedate=12 October 2008}}</ref><ref name="bbc2006">{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/5219328.stm|title=Artist gives his all to portraits|date=27 July 2006|publisher=[[BBC News]]|accessdate=10 June 2013|archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6HGKGI95U|archivedate=10 June 2013}}</ref><ref name="iolzuma" /><ref name="radiosantiago">{{cite news|url=http://www.radiosantiago.cl/news.php?idnews=15782|title=Pricasso, artista que pinta con su pene quiere ser reconocido en el mundo de las artes|date=24 January 2012|publisher=[[:es:Radio Santiago|Radio Santiago]]|language=Spanish|accessdate=18 June 2013|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20120126032503/http://www.radiosantiago.cl/news.php?idnews=15782|archivedate=26 January 2012}}</ref>


Some weeks after seeing [[Puppetry of the Penis]], he was in a men's bathroom when he had the idea of sliding his penis across the dry stainless steel urinal and made a smiley face. When he got home he tried doing the same but with paint. Pricasso told ''Fala Fil'' that he could see himself getting paid to create art if he was able to get better and quicker, and liked the idea of being paid for doing the three things he liked most: creating art, being naked and holding his penis.<ref name="falafil">{{cite news|url=http://falafil.com.br/in-english/the-art-of-pricasso/|title=The Art of Pricasso.|publisher=Fala Fil|accessdate=11 June 2013|archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6HHxiIBwm|archivedate=11 June 2013}}</ref> He informed a girlfriend of his ability, and she was enthusiastic about the idea, and at a party on 2005 [[New Year's Eve]] he revealed his penile painting ability to party guests, and so, in 2006, '''''Pricasso''''' -- a [[portmanteau]] of prick (a slang term for penis) and [[Picasso]] -- was born.<ref name="penileart" /><ref name="radiosantiago" /><ref name="voima" />
Some weeks after seeing [[Puppetry of the Penis]], he was in a men's bathroom when he had the idea of sliding his penis across the dry stainless steel urinal and made a smiley face. After this, he bought some easels and paint and dipped his penis into paint and started painting. He noted that after 30 seconds, due to motion of moving his penis over the rough surface of the canvas, he gained an [[erection]]. Pricasso told ''Fala Fil'' that he could see himself getting paid to create art if he was able to get better and quicker, and liked the idea of being paid for doing the three things he liked most: creating art, being naked and holding his penis, and noted he would have to control his erections.<ref name="falafil">{{cite news|url=http://falafil.com.br/in-english/the-art-of-pricasso/|title=The Art of Pricasso.|publisher=Fala Fil|accessdate=11 June 2013|archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6HHxiIBwm|archivedate=11 June 2013}}</ref><ref name="lanacion">{{cite news|url=http://www.lanacion.cl/pricasso-el-artista-que-cobra-por-usar-su-pene-como-pincel/noticias/2012-01-20/222218.html|title=PRICASSO, EL ARTISTA QUE COBRA POR USAR SU PENE COMO PINCEL|last=Castro|first=Felipe|date=23 January 2012|publisher=[[La Nación (Chile)|La Nación]]|language=Spanish|accessdate=19 June 2013|archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6DNplSpGx|archivedate=7 June 2013}}</ref> He informed a girlfriend of his ability, and she was enthusiastic about the idea, and at a party on 2005 [[New Year's Eve]] he revealed his penile painting ability to party guests, and so, in 2006, '''''Pricasso''''' -- a [[portmanteau]] of prick (a slang term for penis) and [[Picasso]] -- was born.<ref name="penileart" /><ref name="radiosantiago" /><ref name="voima" />


==Works and appearances==
==Works and appearances==

Revision as of 07:11, 19 June 2013

Pricasso
Pricasso
Pricasso at a press conference for Sexpo in Sydney, March 2012
Born
Timothy James Francis Patch[1]
NationalityAustralian
Known forPainting
Websitepricasso.com

Tim Patch, professionally known by the alter-ego Pricasso, is an Australian artist who has gained fame for using his penis, scrotum and buttocks to paint portraits, landscapes and female nudes.

Background

A direct descendant of 18th-century English artist and caricaturist Thomas Patch, Patch was born in the United Kingdom. He attended Oakwood Preparatory School in Chichester and then went on to attend Bembridge School on the Isle of Wight. After Bembridge, Patch went on to study at the Portsmouth College of Art and the Royal West of England Academy. In 1977 he migrated from the United Kingdom to Australia and from 1978 to 1982 he exhibited woodcarvings and other artworks in art galleries. In 1984 Patch established Hellfire Pottery with his sister, which produced various pottery and ceramic works. Patch created the designs, and at one stage the factory employed 6 people and was churning out 500 pieces per week. In 2002, Patch began work on building a Gaudi-style house and art gallery, and during this same period he began working as a portrait and caricature artist in markets in Queensland.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]

Some weeks after seeing Puppetry of the Penis, he was in a men's bathroom when he had the idea of sliding his penis across the dry stainless steel urinal and made a smiley face. After this, he bought some easels and paint and dipped his penis into paint and started painting. He noted that after 30 seconds, due to motion of moving his penis over the rough surface of the canvas, he gained an erection. Pricasso told Fala Fil that he could see himself getting paid to create art if he was able to get better and quicker, and liked the idea of being paid for doing the three things he liked most: creating art, being naked and holding his penis, and noted he would have to control his erections.[8][9] He informed a girlfriend of his ability, and she was enthusiastic about the idea, and at a party on 2005 New Year's Eve he revealed his penile painting ability to party guests, and so, in 2006, Pricasso -- a portmanteau of prick (a slang term for penis) and Picasso -- was born.[1][7][10]

Works and appearances

Pricasso applies paint to his penis as part of the painting process.

Due to normal paint containing lime, which eats away the skin, Pricasso makes his own water-based paints and does not suffer from any erectile dysfunction or infections.[11][12] Before he begins painting he covers his penis and buttocks in Vaseline in order to work for several hours without causing irritation to his skin.[11]

In an interview with Voima Pricasso said that portraits is the most challenging style of painting, and he set himself a goal of paint an accurate looking portrait within 20 minutes.[10]

Pricasso sent his works to galleries, and there wasn't much response until he sent them to Sexpo organisers, who loved them.[4] Although the arts aren't common in sex fairs, since 2006, Pricasso is a drawcard at Sexpo exhibitions in Australia and South Africa, where he paints portraits for attendees, and is a hit at other sex expos around the world.[13][14][4][15]


His appearance at the 2010 Expo Sexo y Entretenimiento México was cancelled after censors from the Mexico City authorities attended the exposition to verify the shows.[16]

In 2008, Pricasso entered a self-portrait into the prestigious Archibald Prize. The self-portrait depicted Pricasso in the nude, wearing only a hat, and holding a canvass which concealed his brush. The 2008 submission came after an unsuccessful entry in the 2007 competition of a portrait of plastic surgeon Joseph Georghy.[17][18][14] On his submissions for the Archibald Prize, the Sydney Morning Herald quoted Pricasso as saying "It's just people's perception of what's good and what's not. I can usually get a pretty good likeness, but I guess I am breaking the boundaries a bit."[14]

Pricasso told Fala Fil that although it is difficult to have famous people sit for a portrait, he has done private sittings with celebrities on the proviso that he not talk to the press about it or take photographs, but mentioned Charlie Murphy as one celebrity whom was ok with it.[8] Amongst the celebrities he has painted portraits of are Hugh Hefner, John Howard, Kim Beazley, George W. Bush, Robert Mugabe, Barack Obama, Jacob Zuma, Queen Elizabeth II, Kevin Rudd, Tony Blair, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, [19][20][6][21][8]

In the latter half of 2010, Pricasso appeared on the 4th season of German TV talent show Das Supertalent.[22] After painting a female portrait on the stage, Sylvie van der Vaart voted down the performance, but he progressed to the next round due to the support of the two male judges on the panel — Dieter Bohlen and Bruce Darnell.[23][24]

Response to technique

Pricasso did not start penile painting until after his mother died. He told Voima that she was a funny and inspiring personality, and that she would have found his work fun.[10] When his father learned of his gaining of fame for painting portraits of John Howard and Kim Beazley with his penis, Pricasso is quoted as saying his response was a shake of the head and muttering "Oh dear, oh dear, oh dear"[4]

Nicholas Chare writes that "thick accretions of oil would seem obvious signals of masculinity", given that some impressionists and post-impressionists described their paint as semen. Chare notes that Pierre Auguste Renoir infamously told his son that he painted with his penis, and Vincent van Gogh described his paintings as seminal. Chare recalls a letter from van Gogh to Émile Bernard, in which the Dutch artist advises the Frenchman "eat a lot, do your military exercises well, don't fuck too much; when you do this your paintings will be all the more spermatic". He further argues that the act of applying paint to canvas is "charged with sexual connotations", and these connotations have been carried over to contemporary art by Pricasso.[25]

In the lead-up to the 2008 Sexpo in Cape Town, Pricasso published a video online showing his creating a painting of then-Mayor of Cape Town Helen Zille. Pricasso stated that the painting was not meant to insult or embarrass Zille. The Times reported that two art galleries in Johannesburg declined to associate themselves with Pricasso's artwork, but the curator of Moja Modern gallery stated that whilst at the time Pricasso's artworks might be seen as silly or funny, in fifty years time Pricasso may be seen to have broken boundaries in art. Julia Charlton, the senior curator of the Wits Gallery, said that one should not be asking whether it is art, but "is it good art". Charlton also stated that it does not matter what body part was used to paint with, and also continued to say that "art is not only meant to be pleasant, but provocative, and it should get people talking." Pieter van Heerden, the director of the Pretoria Art Institute, reiterated the point that it should not matter what body part was used to create the works, and that if painting with ones penis enhances the work, then so be it. van Heerden also stated that it is not offensive, but works only become art when they are great.[26]

In November 2011, Pricasso participated in the Gold Coast Sculptors' Society Exotic Erotic show. That Pricasso uses his penis with which to caused some furore within the Society; several members objected and one member resigned in protest. Rejecting criticism of his works not being art, Pricasso hit back saying ""I think I'm just as good as anyone with a brush and I'm probably a lot quicker...They can complain if they want to but other people love it."[27]

References

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  3. ^ "Hellfire Pottery". Pricasso.com. Archived from the original on 24 February 2009. Retrieved 17 June 2013.
  4. ^ a b c d Kapelle, Liza (4 May 2006). "Penis artist's work shocks father". News.com.au. Archived from the original on 12 October 2008. Retrieved 18 June 2013.
  5. ^ "Artist gives his all to portraits". BBC News. 27 July 2006. Archived from the original on 10 June 2013. Retrieved 10 June 2013.
  6. ^ a b "Penile artist goes for Zuma". Independent Online. 15 May 2009. Archived from the original on 9 June 2013. Retrieved 9 June 2013.
  7. ^ a b "Pricasso, artista que pinta con su pene quiere ser reconocido en el mundo de las artes" (in Spanish). Radio Santiago. 24 January 2012. Archived from the original on 26 January 2012. Retrieved 18 June 2013.
  8. ^ a b c "The Art of Pricasso". Fala Fil. Archived from the original on 11 June 2013. Retrieved 11 June 2013.
  9. ^ Castro, Felipe (23 January 2012). "PRICASSO, EL ARTISTA QUE COBRA POR USAR SU PENE COMO PINCEL" (in Spanish). La Nación. Archived from the original on 7 June 2013. Retrieved 19 June 2013.
  10. ^ a b c Rautiainen, Petri (5 April 2012). "Munamaalari Pricasso" (in Finnish). Voima. Archived from the original on 7 June 2013. Retrieved 18 June 2013.
  11. ^ a b "Brushing away with Pricasso from Australia" (in English/Dutch). Metropolis TV. 28 January 2013. Retrieved 10 June 2013.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  12. ^ Ndhlovu, Ntombi (28 September 2012). "Pricasso tries to raise a smile". The Star. Archived from the original on 7 June 2013. Retrieved 10 June 2013.
  13. ^ Cosme Pinto, Paula (2 October 2007). "Arte peniana faz sucesso em Joanesburgo" (in Portuguese). Expresso. Archived from the original on 19 June 2013. Retrieved 19 June 2013.
  14. ^ a b c Schwartzkoff, Louise (20 February 2008). "Tired and sore but a handy likeness". Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on 8 June 2013. Retrieved 8 June 2013.
  15. ^ Masters, Dave (22 February 2008). "'Pricasso' the willy artist". The Sun. Archived from the original on 19 June 2013. Retrieved 19 June 2013.
  16. ^ Morales, Helmer G. (26 February 2010). "Censuran a pintor en la Expo Sexo y Entretenimiento" (in Spanish). Mexico City: El Universal. Archived from the original on 9 June 2013. Retrieved 9 June 2013.
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  18. ^ "Pricasso, el artista que pinta con el pene, candidato a un importante premio". El Mundo (in Spanish). Sydney: Reuters. 20 February 2008. Archived from the original on 8 June 2013. Retrieved 8 June 2013.
  19. ^ Carroll, Jessica (4 April 2012). "Best Thing on the Internet Today: Pricasso". Toronto Standard. Archived from the original on 11 June 2013. Retrieved 11 June 2013.
  20. ^ Dunn, Emily (21 July 2006). "Where do I hang this?". Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on 10 July 2013. Retrieved 10 June 2013.
  21. ^ "V Supertalente bude maľovať penisom!" (in Slovak). Plus JEDEN DEŇ. 7 September 2010. Archived from the original on 9 June 2013. Retrieved 9 June 2013.
  22. ^ "Dieser Maler pinselt mit seinem Penis" (in German). Bild. 2 September 2010. Archived from the original on 10 June 2013. Retrieved 9 June 2013.
  23. ^ "Penis-Künste und Mumu-Musik" (in German). 20 Minuten. 16 October 2011. Archived from the original on 9 June 2013. Retrieved 9 June 2013.
  24. ^ "Das Supertalent – Kandidat malt Acrylbilder mit seinem Penis" (in German). CastingShow-News. 3 September 2010. Archived from the original on 9 June 2013. Retrieved 9 June 2013.
  25. ^ Chare, Nicholas (2010). "Sexing the Canvas". In Dana Arnold (ed.). Art History: Contemporary Perspectives on Method (1st ed.). Singapore: John Wiley & Sons. p. 23. ISBN 1444324721. Retrieved 11 June 2013.
  26. ^ Motuba, Itumeleng (8 May 2008). "Artist paints Zille the hard way". The Times. p. 3. {{cite news}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)
  27. ^ Bedo, Stephanie (16 November 2011). "Arts community uproar over 'Pricasso'". Gold Coast Bulletin. Archived from the original on 8 June 2013. Retrieved 8 June 2013.
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