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: Slightly Illogical
December 5, 2020 - February 6, 2021
Adrian Esparza: Slightly Illogical
December 5, 2020 - February 6, 2021
Adrian Esparza, Crosscut, 2020
Adrian Esparza, Vanishing, 2020
Adrian Esparza, Vanishing, 2020
Adrian Esparza, Terminus, 2020
Adrian Esparza, Terminus, 2020
Adrian Esparza, Cluster, 2020
Adrian Esparza, Haley's Comets, 2020
Adrian Esparza, Haley's Comets, 2020
Adrian Esparza, Haley's Comets, 2020
Adrian Esparza
Crosscut, 2020
sarape, wood, nails, enamel
33h x 42w in
AE047
Adrian Esparza
Crosscut, (detail), 2020
Adrian Esparza
Terminus, 2020
sarape, wood, nails, enamel
73h x 42w in
AE044
Adrian Esparza
Terminus, (detail), 2020
Adrian Esparza
Vanishing, 2020
sarape, wood, nails, enamel
42h x 62w in
AE045
Adrian Esparza
Vanishing, (detail), 2020
Adrian Esparza
Viewfinder, 2020
sarape, wood, nails, enamel
42h x 52w in
AE048
Adrian Esparza
Viewfinder (2020), 2020
Adrian Esparza
Runway, 2020
sarape, wood, nails, enamel
42h x 92w in
AE046
Adrian Esparza
Plaza, 2020
sarape, wood, nails, enamel
2 units @ 42h x 82w in
84h x 82w in or
42h x 164w in.
AE050
Adrian Esparza
Plaza 1, 2020
sarape, wood, nails, enamel
42h x 82w in
AE042
Adrian Esparza
Plaza 2, 2020
sarape, wood, nails, enamel
42h x 82w in
AE043
Adrian Esparza
Haley's Comets 1, 2020
sarape, wood, nails, enamel
42h x 42w in
AE038
Adrian Esparza
Haley's Comets 2, 2020
sarape, wood, nails, enamel
42h x 42w in
AE039
Adrian Esparza
Haley's Comets 3, 2020
sarape, wood, nails, enamel
42h x 42w in
AE040
Adrian Esparza
Haley's Comets (detail), 2020
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. 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.
