Cleon Peterson’s bold, stylized paintings and prints depict a world of brute, authoritarian violence and caustic debauchery. The artist draws on fine-art influences such as Leon Golub and Paul McCarthy, as well as the aesthetics of Greek pottery, graphic design, and political propaganda posters. His striking compositions feature characters packed into dense, kinetic scenes of high-contrast conflict. Peterson works with a spare color palette, often limiting himself to black, white, red, and yellow. He received his MFA from the Cranbrook Academy of Art before going on to exhibit in New York, Los Angeles, Miami, London, Paris, San Francisco, and beyond. His work has fetched five-figure prices on the secondary market. By explicitly depicting acts of violence, Peterson hopes to highlight the overreach of authoritarian power in contemporary society. The artist power whose chaotic and violent paintings show clashing figures in a struggle between power and submission in the fluctuating architecture of contemporary society. GITANA 17 the new boat of Edmond de Rothschild is fully decorate by Cleon Peterson's work. In TO CREATE & DESTROY, Peterson’s classic self-human figure is standing alone in a battlefield looking his enemies bodies lying on the ground. He probably got his revenge after all.. This print bring together some of the most iconic Peterson's image and value. It's part of a story matching other prints that you'll be able to find in this auction. This big size print was made following up the original paint that was displayed in Japan at Kaikai Kiki Gallery during the show "UNDER THE SUN, THE MOON & THE STARS". Cleon Peterson belongs to the same artistic movement as Banksy, Invader, JR, Shepard Fairey, C215, Jef Aérosol, Swoon, Speedy Graphito, Vhils, Piguet, Dran, Martin Whatson, Atari, Kaws, D Face, Sandra Chevrier, FinDac, Os Gemeos, Kaws, Cranio, Escif, Seth, ROA, Yoshitomo Nara....