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Summer of Destruction 1987 Worldwide Tour "There was a boy with a heart of gold and a mind of silver. His tongue had a touch of silver as well, but it was mainly copper. Basically, he was destined to be the most metal person in all existence, possibly more metal than Ozzy in his prime." -Excerpt from "X-treme Metal Mayhem Vol. 666 It's the story that matters. Not the content or the moral but the act of telling and captivating an audience's imagination for that period of time when they are absolutely yours. These stories/paintings are based around a three month period in my life when the difference between reality and fantasy was not a thin black line but a huge grey blur. Believable Lies, Unbelievably Truths. Artist Biography Robert Fraser (Ngati Porou) was born in 1979 to the roar of tumultuous crowds at the Mt Smart Stadium. He has been a solid 'B' student all of his academic career and graduates from the AUT Bachelor of Visual Arts programme in November of 2001. He has the charisma to take over the world but will settle for three kids and a house in Bondi. |