If you haven’t yet seen one of Jonathan Guthmann’s “dicks” drawn on a picture from the Herald Sun, then you’re missing out. Brought to fame by the (currently suspended – tribute site still up here) “Drawing Dicks on the Herald Sun” Facebook page, with thousands of followers, these photos were always a great way to cheer up your dull day while scrolling through hundreds of mindless Facebook posts.

It was always pretty clear that Guthmann’s dicks were not the work of someone that had decided to just draw a dick on the Herald Sun one day, but the work of an established artist.

More from the Backwoods press release: “Jonathan Guthmann rose to fame through the (currently suspended) Facebook page ‘Drawing Dicks On The Herald Sun’. His contributions won so many awards that the community gave him the title of “Sir” and eventually needed to withdraw him from “competitive dick drawing” and subsequently renamed the award the “Sir J.E. Dick of the Week award”. However, “Sir” Jonathan Guthmann’s humour, cock work and legions of fans are only a small part of the picture. Guthmann is an accomplished artist and illustrator with academic qualifications in theology, mythology and associated ancient languages.

In “The Existential Vacuum”, his debut exhibition, Guthmann will draw on his academic studies to present a body of work based on sacred and religious iconography, with a focus on near eastern ancient civilization. Through this language of archaic symbolism, stripped of religious signification and presented in a new context, he will explore the philosophical commonality between ancient and modern man; a bond which he believes has greater relevance than the one formed by the religious interpretation which the same symbols have accumulated since their ancient origins.

There will also be cocks.”

PS – Don’t scroll down if you don’t think you can handle a few pics of really well drown schlongs (amongst other amazing imagery)!

Check out the great video of the man at work and also some preview shots of the works below.

Jonathan Guthmann

Jonathan Guthmann

Jonathan Guthmann

Jonathan Guthmann

Jonathan Guthmann

Jonathan Guthmann

Jonathan Guthmann

Who: Jonathan Guthmann
What: The Existential Vacuum
Where: Backwoods Gallery. 25 Easey St Collingwood.
When: Opens Friday 17th January 6-9pm and runs through 26 January.

Facebook event page here: