Cruelty is the Message (Bone/White variant) Limited Edition Ranging from the yellow wings

Ranging from the yellow wings that nearly fade into the background to the bold blue wings rendered with

recorded and released some of the most quintessential rock albums of the 1970s

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bursting with color and the artist’s surreal

This is one of two editions that has not been available online

Cruelty is the Message (Bone/White variant) Limited Edition Ranging from the yellow wingsAs is a common theme in Cleon Peterson's works; Cruelty is the Message" displays clashing figures symbolizing a struggle between power and submission in the fluctuating architecture of contemporary society. Initially, the print seems to show the interior of a jailhouse or prison during a riot; prisoners being brutalized by law enforcement, of some sort many lying helpless on the ground while being struck. It is only upon further viewing processing, it