ADRIAN ESPARZA | Products of a Compass
June 14 – August 2, 2025
Cris Worley Fine Arts is pleased to announce Products of a Compass, a new
solo exhibition by El Paso-based artist Adrian Esparza, on view from June 14
through August 2, 2025. This marks Esparza’s fourth solo presentation with
the gallery. The exhibition is free and open to the public.
Continuing his exploration of the Mexican sarape as cultural artifact, symbol,
and medium, Esparza expands his visual language with Products of a
Compass. The exhibition features a dynamic selection of new works,
including sarape-based constructions, works on paper, and the evolution of
his enigmatic sarape paintings. Each piece reveals the artist’s ongoing
interest in transformation—both material and conceptual—through processes
of deconstruction, repetition, and craftsmanship.
In Products of a Compass, Esparza deepens his dialogue between absence
and presence, color and form. The sarape, once unraveled, becomes a tool
for geometric abstraction and cultural memory. In his newest sarape
paintings, vibrant threads are embedded beneath layers of acrylic paint, only
to be revealed again through an act of abrasion, creating a delicate interplay
between concealment and revelation. Meanwhile, the artist’s works on paper,
marked by precise grids and vibrant pen work, function as intimate
blueprints for the larger sculptural interventions.