Arthur Tress’ Superman Fantasy, New York, 1977. I love Arthur Tress’ work. If we’re going to celebrate the heroic male body, why not all of it?
Phaluski
@phaluski.bsky.social
Fascinated by the phallus. Artist and collector of phallic curiosities. Exploring where the intimate meets myth, meaning, and mischief. https://phaluski.substack.com
Turns out, enough one-eyed monster jokes will send me down an art history rabbit hole.
The Cyclops’ Penis
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Matt Zoller Seitz@mattzollerseitz.bsky.social · 3w agoThe Odyssey lacks cyclops dong. Manage your expectations accordingly.
Sketchbook Morning 4 different guys. 4 quick studies. No finished pieces. Just looking. — Original pastel studies by Phaluski
Couldn’t help humming “Do Your Ears Hang Low” when I saw this figure. 🤣 “Can you throw 'em over your shoulder like a continental soldier?” This limestone figure depicts a crouching nude man holding an oversized phallus draped over his shoulder. Egypt, Ptolemaic Period, 1st century BCE #fcf
This is one of my favorite historic pieces. And only confirms my belief that penises shouldn’t be taken so seriously.
The Dancing Phalluses of Edo Japan
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This is one of my favorite historic pieces. And only confirms my belief that penises shouldn’t be taken so seriously.
The Dancing Phalluses of Edo Japan
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Exploring pastel on black. Instead of building the body from light paper, I pulled it out of the darkness with just a few strokes of pastel.
Turns out, enough one-eyed monster jokes will send me down an art history rabbit hole.
The Cyclops’ Penis
From The Phallus Files
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Matt Zoller Seitz@mattzollerseitz.bsky.social · 3w agoThe Odyssey lacks cyclops dong. Manage your expectations accordingly.
Heavy hang and the wandering paths of veins. #fcf Original pastel by Phaluski —— Available. DM for details. Commissions open.
Word of the day: ithyphallic An adjective describing a figure, image, or representation depicted with an erect penis. The term comes from the Greek: •ithys = straight or upright •phallos = penis Bronze Stand with ithyphallic satyrs. Pompeii, 1st century CE. #fcf
I just love Davis Schneider and the fact that he seems completely unbothered by looking a little ridiculous. The giant mustache, the shirtless interviews, the playful bromance. There’s something refreshing about masculinity that isn’t constantly trying to look invincible.
What’s got two penises and loves to whistle?
Vicus Double Phallus Whistling Vessel
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Rising from the ground like part of the landscape, this Bronze Age phallic standing stone was discovered near Gothenburg Sweden in 2019. Found at the center of a circular stone monument with soot, burned animal bones, and a hammerstone. It may have played a role in ritual or fertility ceremonies.
Untamed. A loose study in wildness. Original pastel by Phaluski. — Available. DM for details. Commissions open.
Talk about a bulk shipment. Anonymous artist. Unknown location. Impossible to ignore.
At what point does anatomy become landscape? Or architecture? So much to explore. 🧭 Artist and origin unknown. If anyone recognizes the work or knows more, please share in the comments.
Every penis tells a different story. Original colored pencil drawing by Phaluski — Sold. Commissions open.
One of the strangest Roman phallic artifacts I’ve come across. This bronze tintinnabulum (protective wind chime) depicts a gladiator battling a snarling beast that is also his own phallus. Its meaning is lost to time. Found at Herculaneum, late 1st century BCE–1st century CE.
Big boy, little toy. Jonah Niesenbaum poking straight forward in his singlet. 🫵🏼 Boop.
Something about a little bulge on a beefy guy, pointing forward like that. 🫵🏼 Boop.
Continuing today’s “little dog” theme. 🤣 This phallic komainu (guardian lion-dog) once greeted visitors to the Hokkaido Hihokan, an erotic museum in Jōzankei Onsen, Hokkaido, Japan.
Celebrating the allure of the little guys. Original color pencil on sheet music by Phaluski —— $60, DM to purchase
The commanding attention of a hard cock. Original pastel by Phaluski —— $60, DM to purchase