▁Andrew ▁F ras er . ▁ ▁Based ▁in ▁Melbourne , ▁he ▁has ▁had ▁ 1 4 ▁solo ▁exhib itions . ▁His ▁work ▁has ▁been ▁included ▁in ▁more ▁than ▁ 7 0 ▁group ▁shows . ▁ ▁He ▁is ▁represented ▁by ▁N anda / H ob bs ▁Contempor ary ▁in ▁Sydney , ▁Hill ▁Smith ▁Gallery ▁in ▁Ad ela ide ▁Metro ▁Gallery ▁in ▁Melbourne ▁ ▁and ▁others ▁in ▁London ▁and ▁Singapore . ▁His ▁work ▁is ▁in ▁the ▁collections ▁of ▁Per c ▁T ucker ▁Regional ▁Gallery , ▁A it ken ▁Hill ▁Est ate , ▁and ▁private ▁collections ▁throughout ▁the ▁world . ▁ ▁Work ▁ ▁P ure ▁series , ▁ 2 0 0 8 – 2 0 1 0 ▁and ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁P ict uring ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁in animate ▁objects ▁against ▁cloud - filled ▁sk ys cap es , ▁the ▁ 4 6 ▁paint ings ▁employ ▁an ▁int ensive ▁process ▁of ▁applying ▁layers ▁of ▁gla zes ▁to ▁achieve ▁their ▁colours . ▁The ▁title ▁of ▁each ▁painting ▁refers ▁to ▁human ▁tra its ▁and ▁ide als : ▁Ten acity , ▁Hum ility , ▁Fre edom , ▁and ▁Hope ▁being ▁examples . ▁And ▁while ▁bearing ▁a ▁res embl ance ▁to ▁the ▁work ▁of ▁René ▁Mag rit te , ▁it ▁diff ers ▁from ▁Sur real ism ▁in ▁that ▁unexpected ▁objects ▁are ▁not ▁randomly ▁but ▁deliber ately ▁linked ▁to ▁tell ▁specific ▁stories ▁and ▁allow ▁the ▁vie wer ▁multiple ▁interpret ations . ▁ ▁Monument al ▁Nob od ies ▁series , ▁ 2 0 1 2 – 1 6 ▁In sp