Opening on December 3rd, 2021 at Roq La Rue in Seattle, Washington is artist Peter Ferguson’s must see solo exhibition, “Debris Field.”
Peter Ferguson’s vividly imaginative works read like a lucid dream of an alternate history, recalling the aesthetics of Dutch Renaissance painting, old National Geographic photography, and 18th century British Naval history and 19th Century Natural History illustrations.
Meticulously painted, Ferguson’s darkly humorous narratives evoke an a chronological magical realism, featuring composite cities and landscapes comprised of everything from from 16th Century European towns to early 20th century Americana (or Canadiana as the case may be).
Combining grandiose narratives of the great ages of exploration with a distinctly paranormal bent, Ferguson’s work subtly hovers the line between fantasy, surrealism, and realism without ever falling into either of them fully.
Luminously painted and complex in their composition, his paintings are made with a built in patina to evoke the feel of long lost magical works found in the dusty corner of some old gentleman’s explorer club library.
There was a time when what I wanted from you was anything. Literally anything you’d give me- two minutes of your time, a high five, anything. And what I ended up getting was so, so much more. And I’m never going to get over that for the rest of my life because you made me feel so lucky. But now I’ve been trying to figure out what I want from you next and I don’t think it’s anything. And I’ll never forget that you were at one point everything I ever wanted, I’ll seriously never forget that, but I think what I want now is different. So I guess it’s sad but true that we all move on and grow and change and what we want and like is never permanent, whether it be hobbies, careers, clothes, or even people.
Ereshkigal, Queen of the Night - the Sumerian goddess of the Underworld
Ink on paper
The Sumerian goddess of the Underworld - In stories, she is considered Inanna’s sister which can be interpreted more as her shadow aspect. You can say that they represent both sides of the same archetype. When researching i found out that there was no visual representation or place of worship found of Ereshkigal. It is uncertain if the Burney Relief depicts Inanna, Ereshkigal or Lilith.
A3 sized prints are now available. Find them in my shop.
