Creepy creatures, spindly figures and quirky narratives compose the illustrations of Bill Carman. Pigs in suits and yin-and-yang armored headgear stare at one another – snouts pressed together – with eyes wrinkled with age of wisdom. An angry bronze-faced rabbit sits in the foreground holding a screwdriver, gazing at the viewer and threatening to unscrew the boars’ masks. Though Conunganger has an Animal Farm aesthetic, They have My Eyes evokes a Tim Burton sentiment.
Combining animals and human figures, images like Zip reveal the dynamic, often dark, nature of personhood. With sleek black hair split down the middle and a powder-pale complexion, the head of Vampirella emerges from a mysterious pool. Floating around the bleak figure, sea creatures like piranhas and octopus complicate her disposition. Like much of Carman’s work, the piece balances a fairytale sense of lightness with a darker aesthetic.
Painter Peter Ferguson returns to Roq La Rue Gallery with "Skip Forward When Held," bringing his sensibility that blends notes of the Dutch Renaissance, Lovecraftian creatures, and more. The show, running through January 25 at the space, brings new oil paintings to the space. Ferguson was last featured on our site 
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