
Adrian Esparza
Threshold, 2021
sarape, wood, nails, enamel
42.50h x 92w in
AE060
Adrian Esparza
Dronescape, 2021
sarape, wood, nails, enamel
82h x 82w in
AE061
Adrian Esparza
Storm Cloud, 2021
sarape, wood, nails, enamel
44h x 92w in
AE059
Adrian Esparza
Supply Chain, 2021
sarape, wood, nails, enamel
47h x 92w in
AE053
Adrian Esparza
Event Horizon, 2021
sarape, wood, nails, enamel
42.50h x 72w in
AE057
Adrian Esparza
Starlet, 2021
sarape, wood, nails, enamel
42h x 42w in
AE054
Adrian Esparza
Access, 2021
sarape, wood, nails, enamel
42h x 52w in
AE055
Adrian Esparza
Vanishing, 2020
sarape, wood, nails, enamel
42h x 62w in
AE045
Adrian Esparza
A4 (Haley's Comets), 2020
sarape, wood, nails, enamel
42h x 42w in
AE041
Adrian Esparza
Platform, 2016
sarape, wood, nails, enamel
72.40h x 82.70w in
Adrian Esparza
Checkpoint, 2015
sarape, wood, nails, enamel
84h x 84w in
AE001
Adrian Esparza
Container, 2019
sarape, wood, nails, enamel
52h x 42w in
AE028
Adrian Esparza
Harp, 2019
sarape, wood, nails, enamel
52h x 42w in
AE030
Adrian Esparza
Domain 001, 2021
sand, paint
40h x 30w in
AE052
Adrian Esparza
Untitled (painting), 2018
acryic on panel
42h x 62w x 1d in
AE023
Adrian Esparza
Oasis, 2019
acryic on panel
38.50h x 58w x 1d in
AE033
Adrian Esparza
Midnight Kite #2, 2017
pen on paper
18h x 18w in
Framed: 23h x 23w in
AE010
Adrian Esparza
Midnight Kite #4, 2017
pen on paper
18h x 18w in
Framed: 23h x 23w in
AE012
Adrian Esparza b. 1970 - El Paso based artist, Adrian Esparza, explores material culture by “re-instilling lost value in found objects.” Esparza first drew international appreciation through his deconstruction of the Mexican serape. Drawing inspiration from modern architecture, physical landscapes, and mid-century minimalist artists, Esparza depicts dramatic one and two-point perspectives to form striking dimensionality and volume. The artist diffuses color and expands space by weaving sarape thread around nails to form a grid. Geometric structures present in his drawings and sculptures re-imagine his own Mexican-American cultural heritage.
Adrian Esparza received his B.F.A. from the University of Texas at El Paso and his M.F.A. from California Institute of the Arts in 1998. Artist residencies include ArtPace in San Antonio and the Border Art Residency in La Union. Esparza’s textile pieces travel the globe through exhibitions in the following museums and galleries: Rufino Tamayo Museum of Contemporary Art, Mexico City, Mexico; Phoenix Art Museum, Phoenix, AZ; Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, Houston, TX; Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, CA; The Kentucky Museum of Art and Craft, Louisville, KY; Cincinnati Contemporary Art Center, Cincinnati, OH; Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas, TX; Museo del Barrio, New York, NY; Kimball Art Center, Park Cities, Utah. Most recently, the Dallas Museum of Art featured Esparza’s pieces through the C3 Visiting Artists Project. Esparza’s works reside in the permanent collections of multiple museums including the Dallas Museum of Art, the El Paso Museum of Art, and the Perez Miami Art Museum, as well as corporate art collections such as Fidelity Investments, Houston Airports, Microsoft and Soho House.
Adrian Esparza: Slightly Illogical
December 5, 2020 – February 6, 2021
Adrian Esparza: Slightly Illogical
December 5, 2020 – February 6, 2021
Adrian Esparza: Slightly Illogical
December 5, 2020 – February 6, 2021
Adrian Esparza: Slightly Illogical
December 5, 2020 – February 6, 2021
Adrian Esparza: Slightly Illogical
December 5, 2020 – February 6, 2021
Adrian Esparza: Slightly Illogical
December 5, 2020 – February 6, 2021
Adrian Esparza: Slightly Illogical
December 5, 2020 – February 6, 2021
Adrian Esparza: Dual
March 30 – May 4, 2019
Adrian Esparza: Dual
March 30 – May 4, 2019
Adrian Esparza: Dual
March 30 – May 4, 2019
Adrian Esparza: Dual
March 30 – May 4, 2019