Panya Clark Espinal

Panya Clark Espinal: The Visitor.
Marnie Fleming & Ruth Kerkham

Panya Clark Espinal has been inspired by Martha Stewart. Through vehicles like Martha Stewart Living magazine, the "diva of domesticity" instructs readers on how to transform household furniture. Stewart's aim is not so much to tuck things away but to display the things in an even more conspicuous way. Clark Espinal picks up on the architectural connotations of these structures and turns them on their head. When closed, Clark Espinal's cupboards, chests and suitcases look as they should. When opened however we see that have been transformed into intricate spaces, drawers, containers and curiously shaped compartments. Kerkham's essay explores the notions of consumerism, domesticity and the search for perfection implicit in the work.

Oakville Galleries (2001) 31 pages 8 col. ill. 9.5x6.5 in. softcover 1894707028 $15.00 (Can./U.S.)

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Panya Clark Espinal: Like Ancient Pots Spilled from a Drowned Ship.
Barbara Fischer.

Detailed critique of the installation artist's increased preoccupation with the sensual.

Southern Alberta Art Gallery. (1994) 20 p., ill., 12x7.5 in / 30x19 cm, 0921613652 $8.00

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