Cleon Peterson (1973) - Punishment (Bone)

Punishment (2021) is a limited-edition screen-print by Los Angeles–based artist.
It uses his characteristic simplified, violent human figures to evoke power, domination, and social conflict. The print presents Peterson’s stark, flat graphic style: black silhouetted figures locked in an aggressive, ritualistic confrontation.
The “Bone” version is a black screen-print on a pale bone-colored ground.
Its imagery is intentionally unsettling rather than narrative: the figures function as archetypes of violence, punishment, and coercive power. Peterson has described anger as a central inspiration in his work, which aligns with the print’s confrontational mood.