Tim Patch, commonly known by his professional stage name Pricasso, is an Australian artist who is known for using his genitals to paint portraits, landscapes and female nudes.
[12][13] Before he begins painting, he also covers his penis and buttocks in Vaseline in order to work for several hours without causing irritation to his skin.
[6][14][15] 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.
[9] Amongst the celebrities he said he 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.
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.
Although he stated 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.
The curator of Moja Modern gallery suggested that the ridicule of his work could abate in fifty years time and his painting seen as having broken boundaries in art.
Zille further commented that Pricasso "achieved a good likeness and I can't imagine how he painted it without brushes or conventional equipment.