Lyric Abstraction: Hami and Home

Qualia Contemporary Art is pleased to present Lyric Abstraction: Hami and Home, a solo exhibition of paintings by David Frazer. The artist’s second show at the gallery will feature abstract oil paintings, including a distinct body of work inspired by the desert town of Hami in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of northwestern China.  A critical gateway between the East and the West along the Silk Road, Hami is one of two separate conditions for which the exhibition is named. Home, alternatively, refers to Frazer’s life in Providence, RI, not only as an accomplished artist and Professor Emeritus at Rhode Island School of Design, but also as a husband, father of three, and grandfather of five. The artist encourages accidents, making sense of the unknown as he goes. The improvisational approach that Frazer has carefully honed over his decades-long studio practice evolves into an exciting new chapter with his “Hami” series. Lyric Abstraction: Hami and Home highlights Frazer’s established bodies of work alongside the “Hami” paintings, allowing for new dialogues to emerge from the exchange between the two series, and from the engagement of the local arts community in Palo Alto.