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Ed Fraga
American, b. 1956
Flight of the Bird
color pencil, oil pastel on paper, 2006
13 1/2 x 22 inches
Courtesy of the Artist
1.24.09 – 3.22.09
Magic Moments: Works on Paper by Ed Fraga
Ford Graphics Gallery
Detroit artist Ed Fraga combines images that are realistically detailed, but with elements of fantasy and themes of spirituality. These works on paper display real and dream-like scenes, and are composed with an eye for detail and subordination of color that refer back to the Renaissance. Since many of the works present aspects of spirituality, there are details taken from symbols and icons from various religions. His scenes of the spirit allow the viewer an entirely new way of seeing and thinking about the world, not because of the subject of the works, but rather the manner in which he presents them. A Michigan artist, Fraga’s paternal lineage is Mexican, and much of his oeuvre can be traced to his Hispanic roots in subject matter and mood.
Magic Moments: Works on Paper by Ed Fraga
Ford Graphics Gallery
Detroit artist Ed Fraga combines images that are realistically detailed, but with elements of fantasy and themes of spirituality. These works on paper display real and dream-like scenes, and are composed with an eye for detail and subordination of color that refer back to the Renaissance. Since many of the works present aspects of spirituality, there are details taken from symbols and icons from various religions. His scenes of the spirit allow the viewer an entirely new way of seeing and thinking about the world, not because of the subject of the works, but rather the manner in which he presents them. A Michigan artist, Fraga’s paternal lineage is Mexican, and much of his oeuvre can be traced to his Hispanic roots in subject matter and mood.
