Cleon Peterson is an LA based artist whose chaotic and violent paintings show clashing figures symbolizing a struggle between power and submission in the world around us. (Seeing a connection with artists I relate too yet) I hadn't heard of Cleon before but as soon as I saw his work I really resonated with me. The violence, the characters, everything. A print based artist who works on huge murals as well, it's really up my street. He seems to be blowing up in popularity atm, taking commissions left and right and having lately released some clothing designs for the company THE QUIET LIFE as well as being featured on the front of juxtapoz magazine a few months ago.
In my last project I used Cleon Peterson as a heavy influence. I used his use of space to expand my practice into places it's not been before. Challenging my idea of space more. I felt it really made my practice move in a new direction - not necessarily a forward direction but none the less
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