Cleon Peterson's guest appearances

Cleon Peterson

Bench Talk

Radio Juxtapoz

The Pencil Pusher's Podcast

Background Noise Podcast

The Artist's Work Ethic

Shepard Fairey

Selina Miles

Fintan Magee

Lisa Congdon

Felipe Pantone

Anthony Lister

Kate Smith

Todd Henry

Martina Flor

Dave Persue

Maria Qamar

Jason Carne

Rebecca Morgan

Thom Yorke

Alex Pardee

OwlTail

Cleon Peterson is an LA based artist whose chaotic and violent paintings show clashing figures in a struggle between power and submission in the fluctuating architecture of contemporary society. He started as a graphic designer, before working as an assistant to Shepard Fairey. Since breaking out on his own, his work has been exhibited around the world. 

Cleon Peterson is an LA based artist whose chaotic and violent paintings show clashing figures in a struggle between power and submission in the fluctuating architecture of contemporary society. He started as a graphic designer, before working as an assistant to Shepard Fairey. Since breaking out on his own, his work has been exhibited around the world.

Artist Cleon Peterson

There is a controversy that will surround works based on violence and war. For Cleon Peterson, the story of his works are as old as time. The powerful abuse power create false narratives and press us  a sense of authority that is often violent and sometimes subconscious. Cleon's work balances that explicitness with a sense of timelessness and historical overview. We don't know what eras these atrocities, but they still feel familiar.  But with his 2018 solo show, Blood &amp; Soil,  there was marked change in Cleon's approach: he began to find a literalness that was not in his previous paintings. Channeling the likes of Goya, Washington monuments and Donald Trump emerged. Where Cleon felt like his paintings worked best in metaphor, there was no longer a vagueness to be had. There was something real in front of him, a theater of war happening in America and the world that changed Cleon's work.  And yet throughout our Radio Juxtapoz conversation with the Seattle-born, Los Angeles-based painter, there was a personal uncertainty to create work that was without allegory. We talked at length about this shift, about how the epidemic has brought him back to the studio alone to begin to focus on new directions. We talked about his childhood connection to the amazing painter, Jacob Lawrence, and how Lawrence's narrative works inspired a young Cleon. And we address Cleon's relationship to street art, and how a controversy with a  fellow artist in late 2019 has not been discussed until now. It's a lively and insightful conversation, one with one of contemporary art's most-talked about artists.  The Radio Juxtapoz podcast is hosted by FIFTH WALL TV's Doug Gillen and Juxtapoz editor, Evan Pricco.  Episode 044 was recorded via Skype from San Francisco/London/Los Angeles, April 28, 2020. Follow Cleon Peterson at @cleonpeterson  

There is a controversy that will surround works based on violence and war. For Cleon Peterson, the story of his works are as old as time. The powerful abuse power create false narratives and press us  a sense of authority that is often violent and sometimes subconscious. Cleon's work balances that explicitness with a sense of timelessness and historical overview. We don't know what eras these atrocities, but they still feel familiar. But with his 2018 solo show, Blood &amp; Soil,  there was marked change in Cleon's approach: he began to find a literalness that was not in his previous paintings. Channeling the likes of Goya, Washington monuments and Donald Trump emerged. Where Cleon felt like his paintings worked best in metaphor, there was no longer a vagueness to be had. There was something real in front of him, a theater of war happening in America and the world that changed Cleon's work. And yet throughout our Radio Juxtapoz conversation with the Seattle-born, Los Angeles-based painter, there was a personal uncertainty to create work that was without allegory. We talked at length about this shift, about how the epidemic has brought him back to the studio alone to begin to focus on new directions. We talked about his childhood connection to the amazing painter, Jacob Lawrence, and how Lawrence's narrative works inspired a young Cleon. And we address Cleon's relationship to street art, and how a controversy with a  fellow artist in late 2019 has not been discussed until now. It's a lively and insightful conversation, one with one of contemporary art's most-talked about artists. The Radio Juxtapoz podcast is hosted by FIFTH WALL TV's <a href="http://fifthwalltv.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Doug Gillen</a> and Juxtapoz editor, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/epricco/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Evan Pricco</a>.  Episode 044 was recorded via Skype from San Francisco/London/Los Angeles, April 28, 2020. Follow Cleon Peterson at <a href="https://www.instagram.com/cleonpeterson/?hl=en" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@cleonpeterson</a>

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https://cleonpeterson.com Leadheads! Today we release into the wild, episode seventeen and I’m so pumped to share our great convo with the incomparable Cleon Peterson. Someone who knows the true role of what it means to be an artist - to push you to think, feel and perhaps even act. Cleon’s work is nothing short of astonishing in it’s scale and it’s fearlessness. I found him to be a joy to talk with - an open book and completely ready and willing to share his journey. So sit back, relax and enjoy our chat with Cleon.  **  The Pencil Pushers Podcast is a celebration of the hand-drawn arts. I’ll be interviewing friends and idols in illustration, animation, comic-art, and more. - Mike Rosado https://www.instagram.com/ekimodasor/ Produced and edited by Trujillo Media

<a href="https://cleonpeterson.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://</a><a href="https://cleonpeterson.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">cleonpeterson</a><a href="https://cleonpeterson.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">.com</a> Leadheads! Today we release into the wild, episode seventeen and I’m so pumped to share our great convo with the incomparable Cleon Peterson. Someone who knows the true role of what it means to be an artist - to push you to think, feel and perhaps even act. Cleon’s work is nothing short of astonishing in it’s scale and it’s fearlessness. I found him to be a joy to talk with - an open book and completely ready and willing to share his journey. So sit back, relax and enjoy our chat with Cleon. **  The Pencil Pushers Podcast is a celebration of the hand-drawn arts. I’ll be interviewing friends and idols in illustration, animation, comic-art, and more. - Mike Rosado <a href="https://www.instagram.com/ekimodasor/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/ekimodasor/</a> Produced and edited by <a href="https://www.instagram.com/trujillo.media/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Trujillo Media</a>

This week I catch up with Cleon Peterson. We discuss his transition from part time artist to full time artist, his subject matter and some of the great projects he's been working on. To see more of Cleon's work, go to cleonpeterson.com

This week I catch up with Cleon Peterson. We discuss his transition from part time artist to full time artist, his subject matter and some of the great projects he's been working on. To see more of Cleon's work, go to <a href="http://cleonpeterson.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">cleonpeterson.com</a>