United States
• 1973
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Contemporary artist inspired by urban violence and personal struggles, creating powerful and thought-provoking artworks.
Biography
Cleon Peterson was born in 1973 in Seattle. He grew up in a bohemian familiar environment, encouraging creation. Since he was asthmatic during his childhood, he liked drawing during his numerous hospitalizations. Later on, when he lived in New York, he became a drug addict, was in jail and in psychiatric hospitals a few times. It is from this experience that Cleon Peterson draws his inspiration today.
Urban violence, the ghettos and the tension that prevails in a certain environment are all part of his work. "I paint a reality that not everybody has gone through, but it exist and is out there". There is a sort of primary life that goes with misery, that is what I try to approach in my paintings", says Cleon Peterson, without any kind of moral jugement.
In parallel to his activity as a painter, Cleon Peterson is graphic designer known in the world of skateboarding. In 1998, he joined the Californian group of assistants of Shepard Fairey.
In 2009, he did his first solo exhibition in Los Angeles and continued doing similar projects since then. In 2004, he did a 50-meter fresco at the Palais de Tokyo.
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Cleon Peterson
Sculpture - 32 x 13 x 13 cm Sculpture - 12.6 x 5.1 x 5.1 inch
€16,000
Cleon Peterson
Print - 92 x 66 cm Print - 36.2 x 26 inch
€650
Cleon Peterson
Print - 30.5 x 40.5 x 0.1 cm Print - 12 x 15.9 x 0 inch
€500
Cleon Peterson
Print - 61 x 46 x 0.2 cm Print - 24 x 18.1 x 0.1 inch
€875
Cleon Peterson
Print - 45.7 x 61 cm Print - 18 x 24 inch
€370
Cleon Peterson
Print - 61 x 45.7 cm Print - 24 x 18 inch
€370
Cleon Peterson
Print - 26 x 36 x 0.1 cm Print - 10.2 x 14.2 x 0 inch
€600
Cleon Peterson
Print - 92 x 114 x 0.1 cm Print - 36.2 x 44.9 x 0 inch
€599 €480
Cleon Peterson
Print - 46 x 97 x 0.1 cm Print - 18.1 x 38.2 x 0 inch
€790
Cleon Peterson
Print - 46 x 97 x 0.1 cm Print - 18.1 x 38.2 x 0 inch
€790
Cleon Peterson
Print - 82 x 82 x 0.1 cm Print - 32.3 x 32.3 x 0 inch
€800
Cleon Peterson
Print - 61 x 45.7 cm Print - 24 x 18 inch
€330
Cleon Peterson
Print - 61 x 45.7 cm Print - 24 x 18 inch
€330
Cleon Peterson
Print - 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm Print - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch
€390
Cleon Peterson
Print - 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm Print - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch
€390
Cleon Peterson
Print - 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm Print - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch
€390
Cleon Peterson
Print - 51 x 51 x 0.1 cm Print - 20.1 x 20.1 x 0 inch
€390
Cleon Peterson
Print - 81 x 81 cm Print - 31.9 x 31.9 inch
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The artistic movements of the artists are: Activist Artists, Activist Artists, Ancient Inspiration
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The year of birth of the artist is: 1973