《中英對照讀新聞》Aussie Artist Uses Penis To Create Portraits 澳洲藝術家用 「那話兒」畫畫

◎陳成良

Ask any artist what their favorite medium is, and they would likely respond watercolors, oil, charcoal, or pastels. But not Queensland painter Tim Patch, who has been gaining worldwide notoriety for using his penis as a brush to paint a portrait of the Prime Minister John Howard.

向任何藝術家打聽他們最喜歡的創作材料是什麼，他們可能會回答：水彩、油墨、木炭或蠟筆，但昆士蘭的畫家提姆．佩齊可不這麼認為，他最近把陰莖當成畫筆，創作出總理霍華德的人像，因而惡名滿天下。

Patch also used his penis to paint opposition leader Kim Beazley, reports the Sidney Morning Herald. He unveiled both portraits at the opening of the Sexpo exhibition in Perth,Australia.

雪梨晨驅報報導，佩齊還用陰莖畫了反對黨領導人畢茲里人像。他在澳洲伯斯舉行的「性博覽會」開幕典禮上公開這兩幅畫作。

Mr. Patch admitted his families were a little surprised by his new painting technique. He said："My dad is not too impressed.He shook his head and said： "Oh dear, oh dear, oh dear"."

佩齊先生承認，家人對他的新繪畫技巧感到有點訝異。他說：「我老爸不是很喜歡，他搖著頭說『天啊，天啊，天啊』。」

The former builder was drawing quick portraits in a market until his "penile art" took off. After revealing his talent at a New Year's Eve party, he started sending his penile art pictures to galleries.

這名前建築工在他的「陰莖藝術」起步之前，原本在一處市場幫人畫速寫畫。在一個除夕夜派對展現這項才藝後，他開始將「陰莖藝術畫作」寄到各大畫廊。

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

「直到我把它們寄到性博覽會，才有人真正想窺其堂奧，他們看了還滿喜歡的」，他說。

新聞辭典

medium：（藝術創作所用的）材料；（藝術的）表現方法。例句︰Water color is an extremely difficult medium to work with.（水彩是一種極難掌握的繪畫手法。）

notoriety：名詞，惡名昭彰；聲名狼藉。

impress：不及物動詞，給…極深的印象；使感動。例句︰I was very impressed by his story.（他的故事深深打動了我。）