Provocative Artists

Print, Burroughs 100 years, Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Burroughs 100 years

Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Print - 24 x 18.1 x 0.1 inch

£715

Design, Mr. DoB Dobtopus A, Takashi Murakami

Mr. DoB Dobtopus A

Takashi Murakami

Design - 11.8 x 9.4 x 8.7 inch

£4,020

Painting, Endless power, Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Endless power

Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Painting - 16.7 x 13.6 x 2 inch

£5,806

Print, H13-4 Studland Bay, Damien Hirst

H13-4 Studland Bay

Damien Hirst

Print - 47.2 x 35.4 x 0.4 inch

£7,593

Design, Warning Addictive, Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Warning Addictive

Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Design - 31.8 x 8.7 x 0.8 inch

£670

Painting, Pikachu Mondrian, Daru

Pikachu Mondrian

Daru

Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch

£1,519

Painting, Beautiful painting, Damien Hirst

Beautiful painting

Damien Hirst

Painting - 9.1 x 9.1 x 1 inch

£4,466

Print, Planetary and scatological visionlithograph, Salvador Dali

Planetary and scatological visionlithograph

Salvador Dali

Print - 39.3 x 27.6 x 0 inch

£3,555

Sculpture, Assiette, Takashi Murakami

Assiette

Takashi Murakami

Sculpture - 7.9 x 14.6 x 0.2 inch

£804

Print, Growing III, Keith Haring

Growing III

Keith Haring

Print - 30 x 40 x 0.8 inch

£82,397

Print, Dokuro Yellow, Takashi Murakami

Dokuro Yellow

Takashi Murakami

Print - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0 inch

£2,884

Print, Love Dog Print, Daru

Love Dog Print

Daru

Print - 35.4 x 23.6 x 0 inch

£112

Sculpture, School Desk, Shepard Fairey (Obey)

School Desk

Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Sculpture - 11 x 12.2 x 3.5 inch

£5,360

Photography, Untitled (Plate 13 Photostat from the Blueprint Drawings), Keith Haring

Untitled (Plate 13 Photostat from the Blueprint Drawings)

Keith Haring

Photography - 49.2 x 49.8 x 0.8 inch

£37,491

Painting, Untitled (Original), Keith Haring

Untitled (Original)

Keith Haring

Painting - 30 x 22.5 x 0.8 inch

£57,678

Design, Pumpkin, Yayoi Kusama

Pumpkin

Yayoi Kusama

Design - 3.9 x 3.1 x 3.1 inch

£491

Design, Guitare, Salvador Dali

Guitare

Salvador Dali

Design - 23.6 x 11.4 x 5.9 inch

£4,913

Design, Trumpet, Jean-Michel Basquiat

Trumpet

Jean-Michel Basquiat

Design - 31.7 x 8.1 x 0.5 inch

£491

Sculpture, Jessica Rabbit Motor Oil, Daru

Jessica Rabbit Motor Oil

Daru

Sculpture - 8.3 x 6.7 x 2.4 inch

£438

Print, Moiré 1, Anish Kapoor

Moiré 1

Anish Kapoor

Print - 28.5 x 37.8 inch

£8,263

Sculpture, Puppy, Jeff Koons

Puppy

Jeff Koons

Sculpture - 17 x 11 x 0.2 inch

£12,953

Design, Untitled (Heart), Keith Haring

Untitled (Heart)

Keith Haring

Design - 31.6 x 8 x 0.4 inch

£223

Design, Split-Rocker, Jeff Koons

Split-Rocker

Jeff Koons

Design - 14.2 x 15.7 x 13 inch

£5,806

Sculpture, Eléphant de Triomphe, Salvador Dali

Eléphant de Triomphe

Salvador Dali

Sculpture - 20.9 x 9.8 x 5.7 inch

£37,947

Design, The Currency : Assiette en porcelaine fine de Chine, Damien Hirst

The Currency : Assiette en porcelaine fine de Chine

Damien Hirst

Design - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.6 inch

£447

Sculpture, Hat, Yayoi Kusama

Hat

Yayoi Kusama

Sculpture - 4.7 x 9.8 x 10.4 inch

£33,052

Fine Art Drawings, Cascade, Allen Jones

Cascade

Allen Jones

Fine Art Drawings - 8.7 x 4.3 inch

£6,700

Print, Bomb Hugger, Banksy

Bomb Hugger

Banksy

Print - 27.6 x 19.7 inch

£60,000

Design, TRUMP Box set (after Paul McCarthy), Paul McCarthy

TRUMP Box set (after Paul McCarthy)

Paul McCarthy

Design - 31.7 x 8.1 x 0.5 inch

£4,466

Photography, Heaven and Hell, Andres Serrano

Heaven and Hell

Andres Serrano

Photography - 33 x 45 x 1 inch

£98,876

Fine Art Drawings, Que Font Ces Gens, Salvador Dali

Que Font Ces Gens

Salvador Dali

Fine Art Drawings - 6.1 x 3.7 x 0.1 inch

Price upon request

Print, Clementine, Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Clementine

Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Print - 24 x 18.1 x 0.1 inch

£804

Print, Wayfarin Stranger, Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Wayfarin Stranger

Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Print - 24 x 18.1 x 0.1 inch

£581

Print, Political Voice, Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Political Voice

Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Print - 24 x 18.1 x 0 inch

£268

Print, Defend Truth, Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Defend Truth

Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Print - 24 x 18.1 x 0 inch

£268

Print, Defend Democracy, Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Defend Democracy

Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Print - 24 x 18.1 x 0 inch

£268

Design, Peace Fingers, Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Peace Fingers

Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Design - 12 x 6.9 x 2.2 inch

£1,608

Painting, War By Numbers VSE, Shepard Fairey (Obey)

War By Numbers VSE

Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Painting - 26.6 x 20.5 x 0.4 inch

£7,057

Painting, Love dog, Daru

Love dog

Daru

Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 1.2 inch

£1,251

Print, Angela Nubian, Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Angela Nubian

Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Print - 40.9 x 29.9 inch

£1,161

Print, Don Quichotte et Les Moulins a Vent, Salvador Dali

Don Quichotte et Les Moulins a Vent

Salvador Dali

Print - 15.6 x 11.6 x 0 inch

£6,324

Print, L'Apothéose d'Homère, Salvador Dali

L'Apothéose d'Homère

Salvador Dali

Print - 24.4 x 35 x 0 inch

£1,072

Print, Studland bay, Damien Hirst

Studland bay

Damien Hirst

Print - 47.2 x 35.4 x 0.4 inch

£8,576

Print, Freedom to Lead (Aung San Suu Kyi), Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Freedom to Lead (Aung San Suu Kyi)

Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Print - 24 x 18.1 x 0 inch

£804

Print, Ocean Today Desert Tomorrow, Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Ocean Today Desert Tomorrow

Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Print - 24 x 18.1 inch

£375

Print, Peace & Justice Woman, Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Peace & Justice Woman

Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Print - 24 x 18.1 x 0 inch

£893

Print, Desert Today Ocean Tomorrow, Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Desert Today Ocean Tomorrow

Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Print - 24 x 18.1 inch

£375

Print, A Place in Seville from the Carmen, Salvador Dali

A Place in Seville from the Carmen

Salvador Dali

Print - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

£3,913

Print, La danse royale, Salvador Dali

La danse royale

Salvador Dali

Print - 23.8 x 17.9 x 0 inch

£1,965

Print, Warning Sign, Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Warning Sign

Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Print - 24 x 18.1 x 0 inch

£268

Print, Growing II, Keith Haring

Growing II

Keith Haring

Print - 30 x 40 x 0.8 inch

£82,397

Print, Force of nature, Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Force of nature

Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Print - 24 x 18.1 x 0.1 inch

£536

Print, In honor of Vincent Jen Chin, Shepard Fairey (Obey)

In honor of Vincent Jen Chin

Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Print - 24 x 18.1 inch

£447

Print, Welcome visitors letterpress, Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Welcome visitors letterpress

Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Print - 20 x 16 x 0.1 inch

£714

Print, Apocalypse 6, Keith Haring

Apocalypse 6

Keith Haring

Print - 38 x 38 x 0.8 inch

£39,139

Print, American Rage, Shepard Fairey (Obey)

American Rage

Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Print - 24 x 18.1 x 0.1 inch

£624

Print, Mais o belle Dionee, from L'Art d'aimer suite, Salvador Dali

Mais o belle Dionee, from L'Art d'aimer suite

Salvador Dali

Print - 29.1 x 21.3 x 0 inch

£1,965

Print, This Changes Everything, Shepard Fairey (Obey)

This Changes Everything

Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Print - 24 x 18.1 x 0 inch

£447

Print, Obey Conformity Factory (Orange), Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Obey Conformity Factory (Orange)

Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Print - 24 x 18.1 x 0.1 inch

£491

Print, La grande Place des Vosges, du temps de Louis XIII, Salvador Dali

La grande Place des Vosges, du temps de Louis XIII

Salvador Dali

Print - 22.4 x 30 x 0.4 inch

£2,233

Print, No More Bias, Shepard Fairey (Obey)

No More Bias

Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Print - 24 x 36 x 0.4 inch

£357

Painting, Shark - Spin Painting, Damien Hirst

Shark - Spin Painting

Damien Hirst

Painting - 19.7 x 28 inch

£16,079

Print, Moon over biloxi Cream, Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Moon over biloxi Cream

Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Print - 18.1 x 24 inch

£536

Print, Love's Labour Lost, Salvador Dali

Love's Labour Lost

Salvador Dali

Print - 6.9 x 4.9 x 0 inch

£581

Design, Mr. DoB Dobtopus B, Takashi Murakami

Mr. DoB Dobtopus B

Takashi Murakami

Design - 9.8 x 11 x 8.7 inch

£4,020

Print, The Taming of The Shrew, Salvador Dali

The Taming of The Shrew

Salvador Dali

Print - 6.9 x 4.9 x 0 inch

£581

Print, The Two Gentlemen of Verona, Salvador Dali

The Two Gentlemen of Verona

Salvador Dali

Print - 6.9 x 4.9 x 0 inch

£581

Print, Henry IV, Salvador Dali

Henry IV

Salvador Dali

Print - 6.9 x 4.9 x 0 inch

£581

Print, Wall Street Public Enemy, Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Wall Street Public Enemy

Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Print - 24 x 18.1 x 2 inch

£5,360

Print, Acupuncture Flowers, Takashi Murakami

Acupuncture Flowers

Takashi Murakami

Print - 26.8 x 26.8 x 0.1 inch

£3,037

Print, Les Songes Drolatiques de Pantagruel, Salvador Dali

Les Songes Drolatiques de Pantagruel

Salvador Dali

Print - 33.5 x 32 x 0.8 inch

£4,120

Print, Beautiful Painting Heni, Damien Hirst

Beautiful Painting Heni

Damien Hirst

Print - 9.1 x 9.1 x 1 inch

£4,466

Print, Timon of Athens, Salvador Dali

Timon of Athens

Salvador Dali

Print - 6.9 x 4.9 x 0 inch

£581

Print, Kynance Cove, Damien Hirst

Kynance Cove

Damien Hirst

Print - 47.2 x 35.4 x 0.4 inch

£8,576

Print, Icons (Subliminal Projects), Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Icons (Subliminal Projects)

Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Print - 24 x 18.1 x 0.1 inch

£380

Print, Race to the bottom, Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Race to the bottom

Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Print - 13 x 10 x 0.1 inch

£402

Print, Cultivate justice, Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Cultivate justice

Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Print - 24 x 18.1 inch

£380

Print, Ian Curtis - Heart and Soul, Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Ian Curtis - Heart and Soul

Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Print - 24 x 18.1 x 0.1 inch

£380

Sculpture, Mr. Dob, Takashi Murakami

Mr. Dob

Takashi Murakami

Sculpture - 9.4 x 10.2 x 7.1 inch

£2,591

Design, Citrouille naoshima, Yayoi Kusama

Citrouille naoshima

Yayoi Kusama

Design - 5.5 x 5.5 x 5.5 inch

£670

Print, Gears of Justice, Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Gears of Justice

Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Print - 24 x 18.1 inch

£357

Print, Natural Springs, Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Natural Springs

Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Print - 24 x 18.1 x 0 inch

£348 £314

Print, Ocean Today Desert Tomorrow, Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Ocean Today Desert Tomorrow

Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Print - 24 x 18.1 x 0.1 inch

£375

Print, Desert Today Ocean Tomorrow, Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Desert Today Ocean Tomorrow

Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Print - 24 x 18.1 x 0.1 inch

£375

Print, Monkey pod VSE, Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Monkey pod VSE

Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Print - 20.5 x 26.5 x 2 inch

£5,092

Painting, Love is a weapon, Daru

Love is a weapon

Daru

Painting - 32.7 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch

£1,697

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?

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