BRENT RAY FRASER is a painter, artist, performer born on this date. He is most widely known as “the penis painter,” painting art of and with his penis. It is an art form that he brought to international prominence when he posted a video on YouTube several years ago and rode the resulting viral wave. That has included appearances on reality TV shows in several countries and holding up traffic with his performances in major cities.
Fraser says he is shy and introverted, but his art is all about exposing himself. Brent Ray Fraser is a former stripper who found fame after a YouTube clip went viral. He has retired from his unique penis art performances four times for health reasons.
He debuted his show, The Naked Artist, at the Adelaide Cabaret Festival in 2021. But using his unique ‘brush’ comes with its drawbacks. “I’ve been injured many times, many many times, so many times I’ve had to question whether or not I could continue doing this,” he said. “It hurts, but when you are in the heat of the moment, the adrenaline rush, the roar of the crowd, you tend to just lose sight of all pain and you’re brought into a kind of euphoric state.”