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Resurrectionem Ex-Mortuis
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 61 x 61 x 0.5 cm Print - 24 x 24 x 0.2 inch
$547
Henry V, from Much Ado about Shakespeare
Salvador Dali
Print - 17.1 x 12.7 cm Print - 6.75 x 5 inch
$3,000
Supreme Lotus (Party At The Moontower)
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 30 x 30 x 1 cm Print - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
$391
Black Heart (Party At The Moontower)
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 30 x 30 x 1 cm Print - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
$391
Obey Jonesy (Dance Floor Riot)
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 30 x 30 x 1 cm Print - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
$223
Electric (Dance Floor Riot)
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 30 x 30 x 1 cm Print - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
$167
Floral Takeover 2017 (RedBlack)
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 61 x 46 cm Print - 24 x 18.1 inch
$447
Musack Terry Hall tribute
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 61 x 46 x 1 cm Print - 24 x 18.1 x 0.4 inch
$335
Charge into the center of consciousness
Takashi Murakami
Print - 71 x 71 x 0.01 cm Print - 28 x 28 x 0 inch
$2,944
Les suprenes de maillaise liliputiens from Diners a Gala
Salvador Dali
Print - 55.9 x 74.9 cm Print - 22 x 29.5 inch
$2,500
Panda Cubs are Cuddling Yay!
Takashi Murakami
Print - 51.25 x 51.25 cm Print - 20.2 x 20.2 inch
$5,168
A Panda Cub Hugging a Ball of Flowers
Takashi Murakami
Print - 50 x 50 cm Print - 19.7 x 19.7 inch
$4,252
Obey Punk Girl (Dance Floor Riot)
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 30 x 30 x 1 cm Print - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
$167
The angles of sedation and destruction
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 61 x 46 x 0.2 cm Print - 24 x 18.1 x 0.1 inch
$474
High Time Kick Out the Jams for Peace and Equality
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 31 x 31 cm Print - 12.2 x 12.2 inch
$246
Conformity Trance Red
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 61 x 46 x 1 cm Print - 24 x 18.1 x 0.4 inch
$474
Power and Equality
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Painting - 61 x 46 x 1 cm Painting - 24 x 18.1 x 0.4 inch
$8,819
Flower Woman 1/6 HPM
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Painting - 61 x 46 x 3 cm Painting - 24 x 18.1 x 1.2 inch
$8,819
Just Angel Rising 3/6
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Painting - 62 x 46 cm Painting - 24.4 x 18.1 inch
$8,819
WRONG PATH 6/6
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Painting - 61 x 46 x 2 cm Painting - 24 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch
$11,051
Blondie - Live at the Roundhouse (Red)
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 61 x 45.7 cm Print - 24 x 18 inch
$536
Woody Guthrie Centennial
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 61 x 46 x 1 cm Print - 24 x 18.1 x 0.4 inch
$474
The Greed Depression
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 61 x 46 x 0.2 cm Print - 24 x 18.1 x 0.1 inch
$414
Joe Strummer – Know Your Rights
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 61 x 46 x 0.2 cm Print - 24 x 18.1 x 0.1 inch
$447
Modest Mouse The Lonesome Crowded - West Tower
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 61 x 46 x 0.2 cm Print - 24 x 18.1 x 0.1 inch
$391
Green Power Factory - Blue
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 61 x 46 x 0.2 cm Print - 24 x 18.1 x 0.1 inch
$447
Barb Wire Dove - Blue
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 33.02 x 25.4 x 0.2 cm Print - 13 x 10 x 0.1 inch
$502
Cultivate Harmony
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 60.96 x 30.48 x 0.1 cm Print - 24 x 12 x 0 inch
$447
Factory stacks (endless power)
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 61 x 46 x 0.2 cm Print - 24 x 18.1 x 0.1 inch
$447
Factory stacks (earth first)
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 61 x 46 x 0.2 cm Print - 24 x 18.1 x 0.1 inch
$419
Eyes on the king verdict
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 61 x 46 x 0.1 cm Print - 24 x 18.1 x 0 inch
$324
Magnifying Glass (red)
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 33 x 25 x 0.2 cm Print - 13 x 9.8 x 0.1 inch
$447
Andy Gill anti-hero
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 61 x 46 x 0.2 cm Print - 24 x 18.1 x 0.1 inch
$391
Prophets of rage: New day rising
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 61 x 46 x 0.1 cm Print - 24 x 18.1 x 0 inch
$419
The High Cost Of Free Speech
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 60.96 x 60.96 x 1 cm Print - 24 x 24 x 0.4 inch
$557
Chuck Dee: Fight The Power
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 61 x 46 x 1 cm Print - 24 x 18.1 x 0.4 inch
$447
Flower Power (Version Red)
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 61 x 46 x 1 cm Print - 24 x 18.1 x 0.4 inch
$447
Provocative Artists
The history of art has been punctuated by many scandals and outbursts of provocative artists. With the main goal of art being to elicit a reaction, it is obvious that some artists try to take us out of our comfort zone. Some provocative painters have scandalized the critics, such as Gustave Courbet with his famous painting "The Origin of the World" in 1866, very much ahead of his time in his representation of nudity. But painters are not the only provocative artists. The photographers Nobuyoshi Araki and Bettina Rheims also turned their lenses to controversial subjects.
However, scandal is not necessarily linked to nudity. Provocation in art comes from a will to shock and to free itself from the limits or taboos, which is why many committed artists use their art to spread subversive messages and go against the established governments. This is the case of street artists such as Banksy, Jean-Michel Basquiat or Keith Haring.
You don't like simplistic works? You want to support artists who are not afraid to take risks? Artsper has put together a catalog of provocative artists of all nationalities. Their works will be perfect to give your living room a pop and show off your taste. Which one will catch your eye?