Guest artist Cleon Peterson is an LA-based graphic artist and painter who happens to work at Studio Number One. I’ve know Cleon since 96 or 97 when we were both living in San Diego and he was one of the most sought after illustrators in the skateboard business. Cleon has designed logos and graphics for Foundation Skateboards, Pig Wheels, and Zero Skateboards to name a few. I hired Cleon for various freelance projects in San Diego and he even went postering with me some. A few years later Cleon got a design degree from Art Center, and then a Masters from Cranbrook. He offered to help design my monograph “Supply and Demand” and was so good we brought him into Studio Number One full time. -Shepard

The featured screen print is from Cleon’s most recent body of work which focuses on multi-panel installations of obscure but anxiety-ridden scenes of anonymous death and violence. The poster is 4 color and an edition of 100. There are only 38 available for sale on obeygiant.com. The print is $50. Cleon has shown at New Image Art in Los Angeles and Deitch Projects in New York. Cleon is also featured in the current issue of Juxtapoz. For information on Cleon’s fine art go to newimageart.com

This print will be released, Wednesday, Feb. 6

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Check out this interview that Shepard did for Creativity Online about why he did the Obama poster. Also after the jump check out the user submitted obama has a posse image and the obama icon image.

Also, take a look at this clip that was take at an event where OBAMA spoke at over the weekend in Los Angeles.  He makes a good point…. click here.

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If you were in Los Angeles yesterday you might have spotted a few Obama pasters around Hollywood where the Debate was taking place. If not, I am sure you will start noticing some around your neighborhood as we get closer to Super Tuesday. Keep an eye out and send us some pics if you catch an Obama poster in your city… This is pic we saw online just outside the Debate, take a look at the background you might see something familiar.

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