Cleon Peterson USA, b. 1973
LA-based artist Cleon Peterson has an aesthetic deeply rooted in Western cultural history, from the classic Greco-Roman vases depicting warriors and battles, to the marvelous decapitation paintings of Caravaggio and violent masterpieces of Goya. His art depicts a world in which deviance is the norm and violence, sex, and drugs bring a hollow pleasure. The imagery has a strong graphic quality. Peterson does not rely on symbolism or allusion, as many other artists do; instead he depicts a chaotic and chilling reality— police brutality, stabbings, and strangulation. Peterson portrays a world in which hostility and violence are rendered senseless and without context. His figures - often seen clashing - symbolise a struggle between power and submission in the fluctuating structures of contemporary society.
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Cleon PetersonPromised Land (Day), 2023Hand-pulled screen print. printed on 290gsm Coventry Rag paper with deckled edges61 x 61 cm
24 x 24 inEdition of 75 -
Cleon PetersonPromised Land (Night), 2023Hand-pulled screen print. printed on 290gsm Coventry Rag paper with deckled edges61 x 61 cm
24 x 24 inEdition of 75 -
Cleon PetersonSirens of the Night (Gold), 2022Hand-pulled screen print on 290gsm Coventry Rag paper with deckled edges45.7 x 61 cmEdition of 100
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Cleon PetersonSirens of the Night (White), 2022Hand-pulled screen print on 290gsm Coventry Rag paper with deckled edges45.7 x 61 cmEdition of 100
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Cleon PetersonCanceled (Black), 2021Hand-pulled black and yellow screen print.
Printed on 290gsm Arches Rag paper with deckled edges.40.64 x 40.64 cmEdition of 100 -
Cleon PetersonWorld on Fire (White - Large), 2021Hand-pulled, large format screenprint, printed on 290gsm Coventry Rag paper with deckled edges.121.92 x 91.44 cm
48 x 36 inEdition of 50 -
Cleon PetersonAmphora, 2018Screenprint on 290gsm Coventry rag paper with deckled edges46 x 61 cmEdition of 150
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Cleon PetersonAryballos , 2018Screenprint on 290gsm Coventry rag paper with deckled edges40.5 x 40.5 cmEdition of 150
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Cleon PetersonKylix, 2018Screenprint on 290gsm Coventry rag paper with deckled edges86 x 28 cmEdition of 150
