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Tomas Vincent Young
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 61 x 45.5 x 0.5 cm Print - 24 x 17.9 x 0.2 inch
$773
We are the square Jocular Clan (4)
Takashi Murakami
Print - 47.5 x 47.3 cm Print - 18.7 x 18.6 inch
$1,160
Doraemon, Let’s Go Beyond These Dimensions on a Time Machine with Master Fujiko F Fujio!
Takashi Murakami
Print - 65.5 x 57.4 cm Print - 25.8 x 22.6 inch
$2,002
Sid in tune with discord
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 48 x 37 x 0.1 cm Print - 18.9 x 14.6 x 0 inch
$682
Doraemon: So Much Fun, Under the Blue Sky
Takashi Murakami
Print - 60 x 60 cm Print - 23.6 x 23.6 inch
$2,002
Warhol collages (silver)
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 61 x 46 x 0.2 cm Print - 24 x 18.1 x 0.1 inch
$682
We Are The Square Jocular Clan 3
Takashi Murakami
Print - 47 x 47 x 0.1 cm Print - 18.5 x 18.5 x 0 inch
$1,135
We Are The Square Jocular Clan 4
Takashi Murakami
Print - 47 x 47 x 0.1 cm Print - 18.5 x 18.5 x 0 inch
$1,135
We Are The Square Jocular Clan 8
Takashi Murakami
Print - 47 x 47 x 0.1 cm Print - 18.5 x 18.5 x 0 inch
$1,135
We Are The Square Jocular Clan 9
Takashi Murakami
Print - 47 x 47 x 0.1 cm Print - 18.5 x 18.5 x 0 inch
$1,135
We Are The Square Jocular Clan 10
Takashi Murakami
Print - 47 x 47 x 0.1 cm Print - 18.5 x 18.5 x 0 inch
$1,135
We Are The Square Jocular Clan 2
Takashi Murakami
Print - 47 x 47 x 0.1 cm Print - 18.5 x 18.5 x 0 inch
$1,135
Lennon peace and liberty (red)
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 61 x 46 x 0.2 cm Print - 24 x 18.1 x 0.1 inch
$682
Wall street public enemy
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 61 x 46 x 0.2 cm Print - 24 x 18.1 x 0.1 inch
$625
Demagogue / Trump / Franz Ferdinand
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 61 x 46 cm Print - 24 x 18.1 inch
$1,023
Raise the level (Peace)
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 61 x 46 x 0.1 cm Print - 24 x 18.1 x 0 inch
$682
Music Note Hi-Fi Stereo Records
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 30 x 30 x 0.3 cm Print - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch
$1,023
Constructivist Banner
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 61 x 46 x 0.1 cm Print - 24 x 18.1 x 0 inch
$682
Peace & Freedom Dove (Aluminium Panel)
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 61 x 61 x 3 cm Print - 24 x 24 x 1.2 inch
$1,137
Constructivist Banner (Black)
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 61 x 46 x 0.1 cm Print - 24 x 18.1 x 0 inch
$682
Compassion (His Holiness the Dalai Lama)
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 61 x 46 x 0.1 cm Print - 24 x 18.1 x 0 inch
$853
Lotus Diamond - Red
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 61 x 46 x 0.2 cm Print - 24 x 18.1 x 0.1 inch
$909
Rise above Barbwire set
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 33.02 x 25.4 x 0.1 cm Print - 13 x 10 x 0 inch
$739
Power glory Letterpress
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 33 x 25.4 x 0.2 cm Print - 13 x 10 x 0.1 inch
$568
Obey Conformity Factory (Orange)
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 61 x 46 x 0.2 cm Print - 24 x 18.1 x 0.1 inch
$625
Styles Change - Style Endures _ yellow
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 48.26 x 35.56 cm Print - 19 x 14 inch
$682
Arrow mustard and navy
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 33.02 x 25.4 x 0.2 cm Print - 13 x 10 x 0.1 inch
$625
Change Begins Within (Red)
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 61 x 46 x 0.2 cm Print - 24 x 18.1 x 0.1 inch
$682
Beastie Boys - Blue
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 61 x 46 x 0.2 cm Print - 24 x 18.1 x 0.1 inch
$1,250
Obey Billboard - Consume
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 61 x 46 x 0.2 cm Print - 24 x 18.1 x 0.1 inch
$796
Lotus Ornament - Gold
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 61 x 46 x 0.2 cm Print - 24 x 18.1 x 0.1 inch
$853
Lotus Ornament - Black
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 61 x 46 x 0.2 cm Print - 24 x 18.1 x 0.1 inch
$853
Your Rules My War - Red
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 46 x 61 x 0.2 cm Print - 18.1 x 24 x 0.1 inch
$625
Your rules my war - Blue
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 46 x 61 x 0.2 cm Print - 18.1 x 24 x 0.1 inch
$625
This Machine Kills Fascists
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 61 x 46 x 0.2 cm Print - 24 x 18.1 x 0.1 inch
$853
Black earth society
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 60.96 x 91.44 x 0.2 cm Print - 24 x 36 x 0.1 inch
$568
Shoplifters Welcome
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 61 x 46 x 0.2 cm Print - 24 x 18.1 x 0.1 inch
$625
Operation Oil Freedom (Silver)
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 61 x 46 x 0.2 cm Print - 24 x 18.1 x 0.1 inch
$654
Muhammad Ali (Large format)
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 105 x 76 x 0.3 cm Print - 41.3 x 29.9 x 0.1 inch
$3,353
Tauromachie aux papillons (1)
Salvador Dali
Print - 76 x 54.5 x 0.02 cm Print - 29.9 x 21.5 x 0 inch
$1,364
Les femmes attendent l'amour, mais les hommes s'éloignent toujours
Yayoi Kusama
Design - 2 x 26 x 20.6 cm Design - 0.8 x 10.2 x 8.1 inch
$1,364
Le cercle visceral du Cosmos from La Conquete du Cosmos
Salvador Dali
Print - 97.8 x 69.9 cm Print - 38.5 x 27.5 inch
$4,500
Tunnel Vision Version 2 (Alternate Blue & Gold)
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 45.5 x 61 cm Print - 17.9 x 24 inch
$682
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?