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Pricasso
Pricasso
Patch as Pricasso at a press conference for Sexpo in Sydney, March 2012
Born
Timothy James Francis Patch[1]

1949 or 1950 (age 74–75)
NationalityAustralian
Known forPainting
Websitepricasso.com

Tim Patch, commonly known by his professional stage name Pricasso, is an Australian artist who is known for using his penis, scrotum and buttocks to paint portraits, landscapes and female nudes.

Background

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. 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]

Patch developed the idea of painting with his penis in 2005 and first revealed it to friends on a New Year's Eve party in 2005.[8][9] In 2006, he chose the name of "Pricasso" – a portmanteau of prick (a slang term for penis) and Picasso.[1][7][10][11]

Works and appearances

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

In an interview with Voima, Pricasso said that portrait work is the most challenging type of painting, and he set himself a goal of painting an accurate-looking portrait within 20 minutes.[10] Due to normal paint containing lime, which eats away the skin, Pricasso makes his own water-based paints.[12][13] 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.[12]

While art galleries showed little interest in his paintings, Pricasso became a regular attraction at Sexpo exhibitions[4] around the world, where he paints portraits for attendees.[14][15][4][16]

Pricasso's 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.[17] He made his North American debut at the 2011 Miami Xposed Expo, and signed an agreement to appear exclusively at future Xposed Expo events.[18]

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.[19][20][15]

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 who 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, and Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. [21][22][6][23][8]

In the latter half of 2010, Pricasso appeared on the 4th season of German TV talent show Das Supertalent.[24] 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.[25][26]

Response to technique

Nicholas Chare, in an article titled "Sexing the Canvas", has linked Pricasso's work with statements by classic modern painters who referred to the activity of painting as a "seminal" or "spermatic" activity with sexual connotations.[27]

In the lead-up to the 2008 Sexpo in Cape Town, Pricasso published a video online showing him 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. He also stated that it is not offensive, but works only become art when they are great.[28]

In November 2011, Pricasso participated in the Gold Coast Sculptors' Society Exotic Erotic show. That Pricasso uses his penis to paint 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."[29]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Artist Profile". Penileart.com. Archived from the original on 20 November 2006. Retrieved 17 June 2013.
  2. ^ "Who is Pricasso". Pricasso.com. Retrieved 8 June 2013.
  3. ^ "Hellfire Pottery". Pricasso.com. Archived from the original on 24 February 2009. Retrieved 17 June 2013.
  4. ^ a b c 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 Rautiainen, Petri (5 April 2012). "Munamaalari Pricasso" (in Finnish). Voima. Archived from the original on 7 June 2013. Retrieved 18 June 2013.
  11. ^ Marszał, Michał (17 November 2008). "Pricasso" (in Polish). NIE. p. 16. Retrieved 19 June 2013.
  12. ^ 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)
  13. ^ 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.
  14. ^ 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.
  15. ^ a b 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.
  16. ^ Masters, Dave (22 February 2008). "'Pricasso' the willy artist". The Sun. Archived from the original on 19 June 2013. Retrieved 19 June 2013.
  17. ^ 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.
  18. ^ Oui, Ann (26 October 2010). "AVN – World Famous Penis Painter to Appear at Miami Xposed Expo" (in Miami Beach). AVN. Retrieved 19 June 2013.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  19. ^ "'Pricasso' uses his 'privates' as a paintbrush". Al Arabiya. Sydney: Reuters. 21 February 2008. Archived from the original on 8 June 2013. Retrieved 8 June 2013.
  20. ^ "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.
  21. ^ 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.
  22. ^ 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.
  23. ^ "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.
  24. ^ "Dieser Maler pinselt mit seinem Penis" (in German). Bild. 2 September 2010. Archived from the original on 10 June 2013. Retrieved 9 June 2013.
  25. ^ "Penis-Künste und Mumu-Musik" (in German). 20 Minuten. 16 October 2011. Archived from the original on 9 June 2013. Retrieved 9 June 2013.
  26. ^ "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.
  27. ^ 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.
  28. ^ Motuba, Itumeleng (8 May 2008). "Artist paints Zille the hard way". The Times. p. 3. {{cite news}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)
  29. ^ 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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