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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 has not stop doing similar projects since then. In 2004, he did a 50 meter fresco at the Palais de Tokyo.


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Print, The possessed, Cleon Peterson

The possessed

Cleon Peterson

Print - 18.1 x 54.3 x 0.1 inch

$1,355

Print, Burnout ( White ), Cleon Peterson

Burnout ( White )

Cleon Peterson

Print - 16 x 16 x 0.1 inch

$621

Print, The choice is ours, Cleon Peterson

The choice is ours

Cleon Peterson

Print - 24 x 18.1 x 0.1 inch

$791

Print, Flowers Of Evil The Kiss (Bone), Cleon Peterson

Flowers Of Evil The Kiss (Bone)

Cleon Peterson

Print - 31.9 x 31.9 inch

$1,016

Print, Power, Cleon Peterson

Power

Cleon Peterson

Print - 24 x 18.1 x 0 inch

$678

Print, End Of Empire, Kylix, Cleon Peterson

End Of Empire, Kylix

Cleon Peterson

Print - 11 x 34.4 x 0 inch

$678

Print, To Create And Destroy, Cleon Peterson

To Create And Destroy

Cleon Peterson

Print - 36.2 x 44.9 x 0 inch

$789

Print, End Of Empire, Kantharos, Cleon Peterson

End Of Empire, Kantharos

Cleon Peterson

Print - 12 x 15.9 x 0 inch

$565

Print, Burning the dead red, Cleon Peterson

Burning the dead red

Cleon Peterson

Print - 16.9 x 43.3 inch

$1,694

Print, The nightmare (black), Cleon Peterson

The nightmare (black)

Cleon Peterson

Print - 16 x 16 x 0 inch

$676

Print, The Seeker (Black on Black), Cleon Peterson

The Seeker (Black on Black)

Cleon Peterson

Print - 13.6 x 37.4 inch

$565

Print, End Of Empire, Amphora, Cleon Peterson

End Of Empire, Amphora

Cleon Peterson

Print - 24 x 18.1 x 0 inch

$678

Print, Freedom prosperity at any price (Red), Cleon Peterson

Freedom prosperity at any price (Red)

Cleon Peterson

Print - 24 x 18.1 x 0.1 inch

$988

Print, Scales of injustice by Shepard Fairey x Cleon Peterson, Cleon Peterson

Scales of injustice by Shepard Fairey x Cleon Peterson

Cleon Peterson

Print - 10.2 x 14.2 x 0 inch

$903

Print, World on fire, Cleon Peterson

World on fire

Cleon Peterson

Print - 24 x 18.1 x 0.1 inch

$988

Print, Vote (Red), Cleon Peterson

Vote (Red)

Cleon Peterson

Print - 24 x 18.1 x 0.1 inch

$847

Print, The Seeker - Gold, Cleon Peterson

The Seeker - Gold

Cleon Peterson

Print - 13.6 x 37.4 x 0 inch

$734

Print, Freedom Prosperity at Any Price ( Black ), Cleon Peterson

Freedom Prosperity at Any Price ( Black )

Cleon Peterson

Print - 24 x 18.1 x 0.1 inch

$988

Print, Vote II, Cleon Peterson

Vote II

Cleon Peterson

Print - 24 x 18.1 x 0.1 inch

$789

Print, Freedom Prosperity at any price ( White ), Cleon Peterson

Freedom Prosperity at any price ( White )

Cleon Peterson

Print - 24 x 18.1 inch

$988

Print, The four horseman (Gold), Cleon Peterson

The four horseman (Gold)

Cleon Peterson

Print - 16.1 x 33.9 x 0 inch

$508

Print, The four horseman, Cleon Peterson

The four horseman

Cleon Peterson

Print - 16.1 x 33.9 x 0 inch

$508

Print, Flowers of evil the kiss (white), Cleon Peterson

Flowers of evil the kiss (white)

Cleon Peterson

Print - 31.5 x 31.5 inch

$1,073

Print, Into The MMXXI (black on white), Cleon Peterson

Into The MMXXI (black on white)

Cleon Peterson

Print - 32.3 x 32.3 x 0 inch

$1,016

Print, Sirens of the night (noir), Cleon Peterson

Sirens of the night (noir)

Cleon Peterson

Print - 18.1 x 24 x 0 inch

$666

Print, Sirens of the night (blanc), Cleon Peterson

Sirens of the night (blanc)

Cleon Peterson

Print - 18.1 x 24 x 0 inch

$666

Print, Virgins gold, Cleon Peterson

Virgins gold

Cleon Peterson

Print - 28 x 28 x 0.1 inch

$903

Print, Doom Alone I, Cleon Peterson

Doom Alone I

Cleon Peterson

Print - 24.4 x 18.1 inch

$734

Print, Doom Alone II, Cleon Peterson

Doom Alone II

Cleon Peterson

Print - 24 x 18.1 inch

$734

Print, The Crawler (White), Cleon Peterson

The Crawler (White)

Cleon Peterson

Print - 26.8 x 20.1 inch

$734

Print, Heathens (Black), Cleon Peterson

Heathens (Black)

Cleon Peterson

Print - 24 x 18.1 inch

$734

Print, Heathens (White), Cleon Peterson

Heathens (White)

Cleon Peterson

Print - 24 x 18.1 inch

$734

Print, The Crawler (Black), Cleon Peterson

The Crawler (Black)

Cleon Peterson

Print - 26.8 x 20.1 inch

$734

Print, My love is vengeance, Cleon Peterson

My love is vengeance

Cleon Peterson

Print - 24 x 18.1 x 0 inch

$451

Print, Between the sun and moon II (White), Cleon Peterson

Between the sun and moon II (White)

Cleon Peterson

Print - 12 x 16 x 0.1 inch

$508

Print, Dawn, Cleon Peterson

Dawn

Cleon Peterson

Print - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

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Print, Twilight, Cleon Peterson

Twilight

Cleon Peterson

Print - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

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Print, World On Fire (Large Format - White), Cleon Peterson

World On Fire (Large Format - White)

Cleon Peterson

Print - 48 x 35.8 inch

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Print, Flowers Of Evil The Kiss (White), Cleon Peterson

Flowers Of Evil The Kiss (White)

Cleon Peterson

Print - 31.9 x 31.9 inch

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Print, Flowers Of Evil: There Is An End To Everything (White), Cleon Peterson

Flowers Of Evil: There Is An End To Everything (White)

Cleon Peterson

Print - 31.9 x 31.9 inch

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Print, The Seeker (White), Cleon Peterson

The Seeker (White)

Cleon Peterson

Print - 13.6 x 37.4 inch

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Print, Vote II, Cleon Peterson

Vote II

Cleon Peterson

Print - 24 x 18 inch

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Print, Never win never lose, Cleon Peterson

Never win never lose

Cleon Peterson

Print - 24 x 18.1 x 0 inch

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Print, Between The Sun And Moon I (White), Cleon Peterson

Between The Sun And Moon I (White)

Cleon Peterson

Print - 16 x 12 x 0.1 inch

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Print, The Marchers, Cleon Peterson

The Marchers

Cleon Peterson

Print - 13 x 33.9 inch

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Print, Forest 2, Cleon Peterson

Forest 2

Cleon Peterson

Print - 17.3 x 13.4 x 0.4 inch

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Print, Punishment (red), Cleon Peterson

Punishment (red)

Cleon Peterson

Print - 36 x 36 x 0.1 inch

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Print, The Reflection (white), Cleon Peterson

The Reflection (white)

Cleon Peterson

Print - 16 x 39 x 0.1 inch

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Print, Sirens of the night (gold), Cleon Peterson

Sirens of the night (gold)

Cleon Peterson

Print - 18.1 x 24 x 0 inch

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Print, The Disappeared (Red), Cleon Peterson

The Disappeared (Red)

Cleon Peterson

Print - 18.1 x 24 inch

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Print, Burnout (Black), Cleon Peterson

Burnout (Black)

Cleon Peterson

Print - 16 x 16 x 0 inch

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Print, Speak To Me Dark, Cleon Peterson

Speak To Me Dark

Cleon Peterson

Print - 22 x 17 x 0.1 inch

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Print, Eclipse Gold, Cleon Peterson

Eclipse Gold

Cleon Peterson

Print - 27.6 x 27.6 inch

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Print, Heathens White, Cleon Peterson

Heathens White

Cleon Peterson

Print - 24 x 17.7 inch

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Print, Speak To Me Light, Cleon Peterson

Speak To Me Light

Cleon Peterson

Print - 22 x 17 x 0.1 inch

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Who is the artist?

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 has not stop doing similar projects since then. In 2004, he did a 50 meter fresco at the Palais de Tokyo.

What is Cleon Peterson’s artistic movement?

The artistic movements of the artists are: Activist Artists, Activist Artists, Ancient Inspiration

When was Cleon Peterson born?

The year of birth of the artist is: 1973