Featured Artist of the (?): Tim 'Pricasso' Patch - Penis painted portraits

[QuestionEverything]

[This is an idea that may or may not work (but why not try it?) and any suggestions or comments are welcome. Hopefully there will be some participation here.

The idea is that we will have a featured artist of the week/month(?) for discussion. I will post an article (or more), artist's statement, bio about the artist, some pictures of the work, and we can have a discussion, share thoughts, critique, debate, whatever you think might get some discussion going. It could be anything from an old master to a contemporary artist making waves, to an unknown. The work could be any medium, definitely not limited in any way. Anyone is welcome to make a suggestion for an artist to cover here in the thread or by PM. I will set it up by whatever time frame we decide on.

Should this be weekly, bi-weekly, monthly, etc.? Will you participate? Good idea? Bad idea?]

Now for the first Featured Artist of the (?): Tim 'Pricasso' Patch

In the news:

Aussie "Pricasso" opens sex fair
Friday September 28, 12:16 AM

Visitors to the opening day of Sexpo in South Africa have been treated to live demonstrations by Australian artist Tim Patch, alias "Pricasso," of his penis paintings of famous global figures.

Neither US President George W Bush, former British prime minister Tony Blair nor former Japanese prime minister Junichiro Koizumi were spared the rod as a naked but for a top hat Patch hammered out a series of surprisingly realistic depictions.

Lengthy queues had formed outside the Gallagher Estate in Midrand outside Johannesburg by mid-morning on the first day of the first sex-themed fair in a country with a puritanical past under apartheid.

The organisers of Sexpo Johannesburg have said they hope to attract 30,000 visitors to the four-day show that originated in Australia, which features a mix of workshops, exhibition stands and live performances.

Article

Painter Tim Patch shows plenty of raw talent
Emily Dunn
July 21, 2006

Former Brisbane builder Tim Patch was finding it difficult to crack the art market until he dipped his quill in the ink, so to speak.

Under the artistic pseudonym "Pricasso", Patch uses his penis to paint portraits, landscapes and female nudes.

"I dip it in the paint and then apply it to the canvas," says the 56-year-old who grew up in England. "I began doing it at a party around Christmas time. Now I videotape all my work, because sometimes people don't believe me."

When the canvas became too rough on his "brush", he switched to paper, but has switched to a "smoothed-back canvas ... for a better effect".

He has painted portraits of John Howard and Kim Beazley and plans to unveil a portrait of Lord Mayor Clover Moore at this weekend's Sexpo.

Patch will also paint your portrait at the adult-entertainment event for $50-$100, depending on time taken.

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Article

Penis artist's work shocks father
By Liza Kappelle
May 04, 2006 07:30pm

QUEENSLAND painter Tim Patch says his father was less than impressed when he learned his son was gaining notoriety for a "penile art" portrait of Prime Minister John Howard.

"My dad is not too impressed. He shook his head and said, `Oh dear, oh dear, oh dear'," Mr Patch said.

The Gold Coast father of four today unveiled two portraits that he has painted using his penis as a brush, at the opening of Sexpo in Perth.

The first painting was of Prime Minister John Howard and the other of Opposition Leader Kim Beazley.

The former builder was drawing quick portraits in a market until recently.

"Then I told a friend I could paint with my d*** and she was really enthusiastic."

After revealing his talent at a party last New Year's Eve, Mr Patch decided he did better portraits that way and sent pictures to galleries.

"But nobody really wanted to know until I sent them to Sexpo and they loved it."

Mr Patch said he was still coming to terms with his newfound notoriety.

Sexpo is expecting a record crowd of more than 35,000 in Perth, potentially stealing Brisbane's crown as "Australia's Sexiest City" by attracting more visitors on a per capita basis.

Article

About the Artist:

The World Is My Art Studio

In the beginning of time life forces were created with divine intervention, my art evolved spontaneously from basic mysterious forces surging through me, Stripped naked to the core unbounded by society's conventions I am at one with nature exposing primitive urges, all my senses converge, I feel the very roots of my creativity stirring rising up merging with the subjects inner beauty climaxing in uncontrollable waves of divine euphoria and my loins I create PENILE ART.

Personal Details
Name: Timothy James Francis Patch
Address: Beechmont, Australia

Education
1969 - 1972 West of England Academy of Art.
1966 - 1967 Portsmouth College of Art
1963 - 1965 Bembridge Public School, Isle of White UK.
Oakwood Prep School, near Chichester.

Professional Activities
2006 Pricasso the Artist was Born.
2005 - 2006 "PENILE ART" Exhibitions and Performing Art.
2004 - 2006 Portrait and Caricature Artist.
Performance Artist and Exhibitions.
Sculpture Exhibitions.
2002 - 2006 Started work on "Gaudi" style home and Art Gallery.
1985 - 2002 Began "Hellfire Pottery" Ceramic and Pottery.
1983 - 1984 Various Sculpting Commissions.
1978 - 1982 Exhibiting Woodcarving & Art in Galleries.
1977 Migrated to Australia from the United Kingdom.

Artist's website

Images

Artist Tim Patch who calls himself 'Pricasso',
displays his painting tools at the Sexpo in Johannesburg,
September 28, 2007. Patch has painted portraits of
some of the worlds most famous people including
George Bush and Queen of England.

Olga Braude (R) looks on as artist Tim Patch (L),
who calls himself 'Pricasso', paints her picture
using his penis at the Sexpo in Johannesburg,
September 28, 2007.

The artist also does charcoal drawings, male and female nudes, commissions (and he'll send you a DVD of the creation process with it), live performances, and much more. His home and studio are also works of art in progress. All of these are viewable from his website linked above.

Is this genius marketing? Is this asinine behavior? Do you love it, hate it, or something in between? Do you think his paintings and other works could stand on their own? Take it wherever you want, add your thoughts no matter how lighthearted or serious, the idea here is to generate discussion and participation - everyone is welcome.

Discuss!

 

[SA]

Featured Artist of the (?)

bi-weekly for starters, QE? Your call. Excellent idea!

Regarding Pricasso Patch, if he can do this with his penis, imagine what he could do with a brush! LOL

I wonder if he will ever gain any lasting recognition past the sexpo circles and occasional mentions in mainstream media. Part of me thinks that he's not doing this for the love of art, but for the attention. Part of me thinks that that's something which could be said about a lot of art. Interesting talent, to say the least. Certainly not any more strange than elephant, pig, or any other animal art which we've seen over the years.

 

[frizzantik]

wot? no dick cheney portrait?

 

[QuestionEverything]

^lol

SA (and anyone else), you should have a look at his website. He does charcoal drawings with his hands and they're pretty good. They're nothing spectacular IMO, and not necessarily how I like charcoal to be used, but they're not bad either.

I think his years of caricature work definitely show up in all of his work I looked at. Then again, he may just be one of those people that naturally does things that way, making caricature work the logical thing for him to do in the past.

As far as his penis paintings go, I think that he's doing something the majority of artists fail at: marketing. Whether I think it's a positive marketing technique or negative is a different matter that I'll elaborate on later, but his artwork is out there and it will definitely be remembered by those that see it in action.

 

[frizzantik]

more than marketing, it's a novelty.

once one or two guys start copying it it'll be old hat.. psssh everyone who's anyone has a penis painting already 8)

 

[Klue]

My mum just recently had a portrait done by this bloke. She has a dvd of him doing it. I refuse to watch it.

I will have to take a photo of it when she gets back from overseas. It is very creepy knowing he used his wanger to do it. Not a bad piece of art though.

:D

 

[QuestionEverything]

I don't think I'd be able to resist watching it.

Definitely do take a photo and share it when she gets back if you don't mind.

You're right frizz, it is a novelty. There have been/are a few buttock painters too. I read an article recently on one in Virginia that held a teaching position as his 'day job' and was let go because of the work he was doing outside of that.

Imagine their outrage at this guy!

 

[Khadijah]

Well, that picture of GWB is horrible. i didnt even know it was him i had to mouse over the picture to check for sure. it reminds me of when a 9th grade student in his first year of art class tries to do a portrait of his favorite musician and cant get the resemblance at all so he just gives it the same hairstyle, you feel me?

The guys usin a gimmick. if nobody knew he painted with his wang then his artwork would be in the $5 pile at salvation army. the quality of it aint very good. this is right up there with those chicks that sit on paper when they got their period and then smear the blood around to make pictures with. if the focus of your 'art' aint the art itself but how you do it then whats the point. that turns it into marketing like QE said. his work looks like paint by numbers done by a drunk guy. What is the difference between this and using a brush? For real, its just a different fuckin tool to put the paint on the page with. it aint like he deserves more credit for the tool (LOL no pun intended) he uses. What if i want to make artwork with pretzel sticks as my brush, does it deserve some kind of special attention becuz the paint got put on the page with a unconventional method? Nah, this work definately cant stand on its own.

Also, what makes me more inclined to thinkin this guy is in it for the money and not for the love, is becuz look how he signs his name in the tony blair pic (Which also looks nothing like him.). he copies Picassos signature almost exactly just addin the "r". why would he do that if he wanted to get took seriously and believed in the work he was doin, instead of as a gimmick? His name is a play off someone elses, his artwork is based on the 'catch' of he paints with his dick, and he dont even sign the name in his own hand but as a knockoff of a dead artists whose name his is copying. Not all that original or talented imo.

Now if the pictures he made, actually looked kinda like who they were suppose to be of, and there was a much higher level of skill, then i would say damn, that guy can paint good as hell, when he aint even using a easy way of doing it! Id give alot more credit for someone who is actually able to create somethin that looks like theres some talent involved. thats why i say without the sell of dick-art, it wouldnt be shit. Bein able to create some mediocre, halfass art with some weird method aint impressive in any way. its when you can overcome the weird unconventional method, and still create somethin that looks amazing and shows a spark of passion that equals or passes work done by people the "easy" way, that you start to deserve some props.

 

[vibr8tor]

I've seen his website before; I think his stuff is funny but definitely a novelty. Still, it would be entertaining to sit there while he did a portrait of you :D

I just wonder if he ever gets urinary tract infections from it.

 

[QuestionEverything]

^I actually wondered that myself. He (obviously) uses acrylics, which are fast drying unless he's using some medium. I shudder at the thought of having to dig out dried paint. Hopefully he uses protection.

Lacey, I noticed the copied signature too. It is exactly the same as Picasso's which I thought was pretty tacky, but that's part of his 'gimmick'.

I personally think he's made a huge mistake using something like this to make a 'name' for himself/market his work. I would think he's going to have a really hard time getting his other artwork taken seriously. I suppose there is the possibility he made the choice with that in mind, but it's definitely not one I'd make.

He can't be making that much money off of this either. From what I read the portraits are roughly $100 each - that seems really low but unless I've misunderstood something that's where it stands (maybe Klue could verify for us). While that's probably a step up from the caricature work he was doing, it's not much at all. I sell paintings for more than that.

 

[QuestionEverything]

Any last thoughts to add to this one?

Also, if anyone has a suggestion for the next one beginning tomorrow please post it here or send me a pm.

 

[Klue]

Well as promised here is the photo of my mum.
I still cant bring myself to watch the dvd of him doing it.

:D

 

[QuestionEverything]

haha, thanks for sharing, Klue.:D

Does it really look like her?

The price is even lower than I thought it was, but that looks like it's on paper instead of canvas.

 

[wesmdow]

im not very impressed, although i gotta say from a technical standpoint it IS kind of impressive.

my lower back hurts just thinking about it... and god, im sure the end of his cock is all calloused and rough. i wonder if his work affects his sex life...

 

[Klue]

Yeah It looks alot like my mum, except 15kgs lighter! Hehe

And yes its on paper not canvas.

:D