Provocative Artists

Print, Tunnel Vision Version 2 (Alternate Blue), Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Tunnel Vision Version 2 (Alternate Blue)

Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Print - 46 x 61 cm Print - 18.1 x 24 inch

£214

Print, Flordali - Les Fruits : Pomme dragon, Salvador Dali

Flordali - Les Fruits : Pomme dragon

Salvador Dali

Print - 56.5 x 37 cm Print - 22.2 x 14.6 inch

£6,074

Print, Gate of heaven, Takashi Murakami

Gate of heaven

Takashi Murakami

Print - 70 x 70 cm Print - 27.6 x 27.6 inch

£5,315

Print, Megaphone Album Cover Print, Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Megaphone Album Cover Print

Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Print - 30 x 30 cm Print - 11.8 x 11.8 inch

£197

Painting, Arachnophobic, Daru

Arachnophobic

Daru

Painting - 80 x 60 x 3 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch

£1,965

Painting, Summer body, Daru

Summer body

Daru

Painting - 127 x 95 x 3 cm Painting - 50 x 37.4 x 1.2 inch

£2,858

Painting, HODL, Daru

HODL

Daru

Painting - 111 x 81 x 4 cm Painting - 43.7 x 31.9 x 1.6 inch

£2,233

Painting, Dream Job of (Mac) Donald, Daru

Dream Job of (Mac) Donald

Daru

Painting - 117 x 82 x 4 cm Painting - 46.1 x 32.3 x 1.6 inch

£2,233

Print, Flower ball (3D) Hey! You! Do you feel what I feel?, Takashi Murakami

Flower ball (3D) Hey! You! Do you feel what I feel?

Takashi Murakami

Print - 70 x 70 x 1 cm Print - 27.6 x 27.6 x 0.4 inch

£3,573

Print, Flower ball (3D) Hey! You! Do you feel what I feel?, Takashi Murakami

Flower ball (3D) Hey! You! Do you feel what I feel?

Takashi Murakami

Print - 70 x 70 x 1 cm Print - 27.6 x 27.6 x 0.4 inch

£3,573

Design, Skull (after), Jean-Michel Basquiat

Skull (after)

Jean-Michel Basquiat

Design - 80.5 x 20.5 x 1.2 cm Design - 31.7 x 8.1 x 0.5 inch

£491

Print, A little flower painting : Pink, Purple and Many Other Colors, Takashi Murakami

A little flower painting : Pink, Purple and Many Other Colors

Takashi Murakami

Print - 55 x 44 cm Print - 21.7 x 17.3 inch

£2,322

Sculpture, Ballon Animals, Jeff Koons

Ballon Animals

Jeff Koons

Sculpture - 39.2 x 34.9 x 20.9 cm Sculpture - 15.4 x 13.7 x 8.2 inch

£31,263

Print, Cultivate Justice Red, Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Cultivate Justice Red

Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Print - 61 x 46 cm Print - 24 x 18.1 inch

£313

Design, Free South Africa (after Keith Haring), Keith Haring

Free South Africa (after Keith Haring)

Keith Haring

Design - 80.5 x 20.5 x 1.2 cm Design - 31.7 x 8.1 x 0.5 inch

£491

Design, Untitled (Rotterdam), 1982 (after Jean-Michel Basquiat), Jean-Michel Basquiat

Untitled (Rotterdam), 1982 (after Jean-Michel Basquiat)

Jean-Michel Basquiat

Design - 80.5 x 20.5 x 1.2 cm Design - 31.7 x 8.1 x 0.5 inch

£491

Design, Untitled (Angel), 1982 (after Jean-Michel Basquiat), Jean-Michel Basquiat

Untitled (Angel), 1982 (after Jean-Michel Basquiat)

Jean-Michel Basquiat

Design - 80.5 x 20.5 x 1.2 cm Design - 31.7 x 8.1 x 0.5 inch

£491

Design, Pumpkin Red, Yayoi Kusama

Pumpkin Red

Yayoi Kusama

Design - 7.5 x 9.5 x 7.5 cm Design - 3 x 3.7 x 3 inch

£375

Print, Barb Wire Dove, Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Barb Wire Dove

Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Print - 60.96 x 45.72 cm Print - 24 x 18 inch

£357

Print, Shangri-la Shangri-la (offset print with silver) Edition - 166/300, Takashi Murakami

Shangri-la Shangri-la (offset print with silver) Edition - 166/300

Takashi Murakami

Print - 76.2 x 50.8 x 3 cm Print - 30 x 20 x 1.2 inch

£4,449

Painting, I'm the Boss, Daru

I'm the Boss

Daru

Painting - 120 x 84 x 4 cm Painting - 47.2 x 33.1 x 1.6 inch

£2,233

Painting, Life is a Joke, Daru

Life is a Joke

Daru

Painting - 128 x 82 x 1.6 cm Painting - 50.4 x 32.3 x 0.6 inch

£2,233

Print, Coffee Blues Afternoon (White), Takashi Murakami

Coffee Blues Afternoon (White)

Takashi Murakami

Print - 29.3 x 30.3 x 0.1 cm Print - 11.5 x 11.9 x 0 inch

£3,528

Painting, Karl Donaldfeld, Daru

Karl Donaldfeld

Daru

Painting - 101 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 39.8 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch

£3,126

Painting, Vandal life, Daru

Vandal life

Daru

Painting - 101 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 39.8 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch

£3,126

Painting, Good Network, Daru

Good Network

Daru

Painting - 61 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 24 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

£1,340

Painting, I'm a rich lonsome cowboy, Daru

I'm a rich lonsome cowboy

Daru

Painting - 105 x 61 x 2 cm Painting - 41.3 x 24 x 0.8 inch

£2,590

Print, Poproke forest, Takashi Murakami

Poproke forest

Takashi Murakami

Print - 87 x 68 x 1 cm Print - 34.3 x 26.8 x 0.4 inch

£5,270

Design, Man and Medusa (after Keith Haring), Keith Haring

Man and Medusa (after Keith Haring)

Keith Haring

Design - 80.5 x 20.5 x 1.2 cm Design - 31.7 x 8.1 x 0.5 inch

£625

Design, Untitled (Face), 1982 (after Jean-Michel Basquiat), Jean-Michel Basquiat

Untitled (Face), 1982 (after Jean-Michel Basquiat)

Jean-Michel Basquiat

Design - 80.5 x 20.5 x 1.2 cm Design - 31.7 x 8.1 x 0.5 inch

£491

Painting, My time is precious, Daru

My time is precious

Daru

Painting - 110 x 75 x 2 cm Painting - 43.3 x 29.5 x 0.8 inch

£2,516

Print, Rainbow Smiley (Edition 5/100), Takashi Murakami

Rainbow Smiley (Edition 5/100)

Takashi Murakami

Print - 50.8 x 50.8 x 3 cm Print - 20 x 20 x 1.2 inch

£5,663

Design, Untitled (Electric) (after Keith Haring), Keith Haring

Untitled (Electric) (after Keith Haring)

Keith Haring

Design - 80.5 x 20.5 x 1.2 cm Design - 31.7 x 8.1 x 0.5 inch

£491

Print, Fight AIDS Worldwide, Keith Haring

Fight AIDS Worldwide

Keith Haring

Print - 27.9 x 21.6 x 2.54 cm Print - 11 x 8.5 x 1 inch

£7,464

Design, Untitled 1984 (after Keith Haring), Keith Haring

Untitled 1984 (after Keith Haring)

Keith Haring

Design - 80.5 x 20.5 x 1.2 cm Design - 31.7 x 8.1 x 0.5 inch

£491

Design, Split-Rocker, Jeff Koons

Split-Rocker

Jeff Koons

Design - 36 x 40 x 33 cm Design - 14.2 x 15.7 x 13 inch

£5,806

Design, Untitled (Centipede) (after Keith Haring), Keith Haring

Untitled (Centipede) (after Keith Haring)

Keith Haring

Design - 80.5 x 20.5 x 1.2 cm Design - 31.7 x 8.1 x 0.5 inch

£491

Design, Crack is Wack (after Keith Haring), Keith Haring

Crack is Wack (after Keith Haring)

Keith Haring

Design - 80.5 x 20.5 x 1.2 cm Design - 31.7 x 8.1 x 0.5 inch

£625

Painting, Mr Mariopoly & Bitcoin, Daru

Mr Mariopoly & Bitcoin

Daru

Painting - 113 x 61 x 4 cm Painting - 44.5 x 24 x 1.6 inch

£2,233

Painting, Mickey Forbes, Daru

Mickey Forbes

Daru

Painting - 125 x 75 x 4 cm Painting - 49.2 x 29.5 x 1.6 inch

£2,233

Print, Free hugs, Daru

Free hugs

Daru

Print - 60 x 60 x 0.1 cm Print - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0 inch

£89

Painting, What did you expect, Daru

What did you expect

Daru

Painting - 101 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 39.8 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch

£3,126

Painting, King of cash, Daru

King of cash

Daru

Painting - 101 x 70 x 5 cm Painting - 39.8 x 27.6 x 2 inch

£3,126

Sculpture, Boîte aux lettres Picsou, Daru

Boîte aux lettres Picsou

Daru

Sculpture - 133 x 30 x 30 cm Sculpture - 52.4 x 11.8 x 11.8 inch

£5,032

Painting, Picsou Bitcoin, Daru

Picsou Bitcoin

Daru

Painting - 110 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 43.3 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

£2,745

Sculpture, What’s else?, Daru

What’s else?

Daru

Sculpture - 43 x 25 x 25 cm Sculpture - 16.9 x 9.8 x 9.8 inch

£1,876

Sculpture, Ballon Monkey Orange, Jeff Koons

Ballon Monkey Orange

Jeff Koons

Sculpture - 25 x 21 x 39 cm Sculpture - 9.8 x 8.3 x 15.4 inch

£20,098

Design, Keith Haring - Untitled, Keith Haring

Keith Haring - Untitled

Keith Haring

Design - 80 x 60 x 2 cm Design - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

£270

Print, Racing is life, Daru

Racing is life

Daru

Print - 60 x 90 x 0.1 cm Print - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0 inch

£112

Sculpture, Ballon Monkey Blue, Jeff Koons

Ballon Monkey Blue

Jeff Koons

Sculpture - 25 x 21 x 39 cm Sculpture - 9.8 x 8.3 x 15.4 inch

£21,259

Sculpture, Ballon Swan Magenta, Jeff Koons

Ballon Swan Magenta

Jeff Koons

Sculpture - 24 x 16 x 21 cm Sculpture - 9.4 x 6.3 x 8.3 inch

£20,098

Design, Untitled (Snake) (after Keith Haring), Keith Haring

Untitled (Snake) (after Keith Haring)

Keith Haring

Design - 80 x 20 x 2 cm Design - 31.5 x 7.9 x 0.8 inch

£270

Design, COUPES Commemoration Set 6, Jeff Koons

COUPES Commemoration Set 6

Jeff Koons

Design - 3 x 31 x 31 cm Design - 1.2 x 12.2 x 12.2 inch

£5,307

Print, Growing I, Keith Haring

Growing I

Keith Haring

Print - 101.9 x 75.9 x 0.5 cm Print - 40.1 x 29.9 x 0.2 inch

£165,869

Design, Pez Dispenser 1984 (after Jean-Michel Basquiat), Jean-Michel Basquiat

Pez Dispenser 1984 (after Jean-Michel Basquiat)

Jean-Michel Basquiat

Design - 80.5 x 20.5 x 1.2 cm Design - 31.7 x 8.1 x 0.5 inch

£223

Design, Popeye (after Jeff Koons), Jeff Koons

Popeye (after Jeff Koons)

Jeff Koons

Design - 80 x 60 x 2 cm Design - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

£2,635

Design, Untitled (Smile On Stripes) (after Keith Haring), Keith Haring

Untitled (Smile On Stripes) (after Keith Haring)

Keith Haring

Design - 80.5 x 20.5 x 1.2 cm Design - 31.7 x 8.1 x 0.5 inch

£223

Design, Untitled (Inferno) (after Keith Haring), Keith Haring

Untitled (Inferno) (after Keith Haring)

Keith Haring

Design - 80.5 x 20.5 x 1.2 cm Design - 31.7 x 8.1 x 0.5 inch

£223

Design, Fight AIDS (after Keith Haring), Keith Haring

Fight AIDS (after Keith Haring)

Keith Haring

Design - 80.5 x 20.5 x 1.2 cm Design - 31.7 x 8.1 x 0.5 inch

£223

Design, Crack Down (after Keith Haring), Keith Haring

Crack Down (after Keith Haring)

Keith Haring

Design - 80.5 x 20.5 x 1.2 cm Design - 31.7 x 8.1 x 0.5 inch

£223

Design, Balloon Dog (Magenta), Jeff Koons

Balloon Dog (Magenta)

Jeff Koons

Design - 26.7 x 26.7 x 12.7 cm Design - 10.5 x 10.5 x 5 inch

£8,932

Design, Balloon Dog (Orange), Jeff Koons

Balloon Dog (Orange)

Jeff Koons

Design - 26.7 x 26.7 x 12.7 cm Design - 10.5 x 10.5 x 5 inch

£8,932

Print, Les Dames De La Renaissance (Suite Mythologique Nouvelle), Salvador Dali

Les Dames De La Renaissance (Suite Mythologique Nouvelle)

Salvador Dali

Print - 57 x 77 x 0.1 cm Print - 22.4 x 30.3 x 0 inch

£893

Print, Le Colosse (Aurélia Portfolio), Salvador Dali

Le Colosse (Aurélia Portfolio)

Salvador Dali

Print - 80 x 58 cm Print - 31.5 x 22.8 inch

£893

Print, Amadryades Mimétiques Arborescentes, Salvador Dali

Amadryades Mimétiques Arborescentes

Salvador Dali

Print - 50 x 66 x 0.1 cm Print - 19.7 x 26 x 0 inch

£1,072

Print, Le Triomphe from "Triumph of Love", Salvador Dali

Le Triomphe from "Triumph of Love"

Salvador Dali

Print - 75 x 55 x 0.1 cm Print - 29.5 x 21.7 x 0 inch

£4,180

Print, Adam et Eve (Suite Mythologique Nouvelle) en noir, Salvador Dali

Adam et Eve (Suite Mythologique Nouvelle) en noir

Salvador Dali

Print - 80 x 58 x 0.1 cm Print - 31.5 x 22.8 x 0 inch

£804

Print, Venus Mars et Cupidon (Suite Mythologique Nouvelle), Salvador Dali

Venus Mars et Cupidon (Suite Mythologique Nouvelle)

Salvador Dali

Print - 77 x 57 x 0.1 cm Print - 30.3 x 22.4 x 0 inch

£804

Print, Lillas Pastias Tavern, Salvador Dali

Lillas Pastias Tavern

Salvador Dali

Print - 64.7 x 56 x 0.1 cm Print - 25.5 x 22 x 0 inch

£3,028

Print, La métamorphose, Salvador Dali

La métamorphose

Salvador Dali

Print - 60.5 x 45.5 x 0.1 cm Print - 23.8 x 17.9 x 0 inch

£1,965

Print, Two-Headed, Salvador Dali

Two-Headed

Salvador Dali

Print - 39 x 28 x 0.1 cm Print - 15.4 x 11 x 0 inch

£1,608 £1,286

Print, Sorcière au balai, Salvador Dali

Sorcière au balai

Salvador Dali

Print - 31.8 x 24 x 0.1 cm Print - 12.5 x 9.4 x 0 inch

£1,697 £1,358

Print, Femme au Cochon (Woman with pig), Salvador Dali

Femme au Cochon (Woman with pig)

Salvador Dali

Print - 31.8 x 28 x 0.1 cm Print - 12.5 x 11 x 0 inch

£1,697 £1,358

Print, Femmes Poules (Hen Woman), Salvador Dali

Femmes Poules (Hen Woman)

Salvador Dali

Print - 38.5 x 28 x 0.1 cm Print - 15.2 x 11 x 0 inch

£1,786 £1,429

Print, Measure for Measure, Salvador Dali

Measure for Measure

Salvador Dali

Print - 44 x 31 x 0.1 cm Print - 17.3 x 12.2 x 0 inch

£893 £804

Print, The Hell of Cruel Beauties, Salvador Dali

The Hell of Cruel Beauties

Salvador Dali

Print - 45 x 31 x 0.1 cm Print - 17.7 x 12.2 x 0 inch

£1,072 £965

Print, Blanchefleur, Salvador Dali

Blanchefleur

Salvador Dali

Print - 45 x 31 x 0.1 cm Print - 17.7 x 12.2 x 0 inch

£1,072 £965

Print, The Shepherd, Salvador Dali

The Shepherd

Salvador Dali

Print - 56.5 x 37.5 x 0.1 cm Print - 22.2 x 14.8 x 0 inch

£1,161 £1,045

Print, The Sculpture, Salvador Dali

The Sculpture

Salvador Dali

Print - 70 x 50 x 0.1 cm Print - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

£983 £835

Print, The Beloved Feeds Between the Lilies, Salvador Dali

The Beloved Feeds Between the Lilies

Salvador Dali

Print - 56 x 37.5 x 0.1 cm Print - 22 x 14.8 x 0 inch

£1,161 £1,045

Print, Saturne (Kronos) The Mythology, Salvador Dali

Saturne (Kronos) The Mythology

Salvador Dali

Print - 74 x 54.5 cm Print - 29.1 x 21.5 inch

£2,054

Print, La sirene, Salvador Dali

La sirene

Salvador Dali

Print - 53 x 71.5 x 0.3 cm Print - 20.9 x 28.1 x 0.1 inch

£2,769

Print, L'Alchimiste (The Alchemist), Salvador Dali

L'Alchimiste (The Alchemist)

Salvador Dali

Print - 76.5 x 56.5 x 0.1 cm Print - 30.1 x 22.2 x 0 inch

£7,994

Print, Triomphe De L'Amour, Set of 2 Surrealist Lithographs, Salvador Dali

Triomphe De L'Amour, Set of 2 Surrealist Lithographs

Salvador Dali

Print - 76 x 56 x 1 cm Print - 29.9 x 22 x 0.4 inch

£9,647

Sculpture, Homage to Newton, Salvador Dali

Homage to Newton

Salvador Dali

Sculpture - 35 x 16 x 11 cm Sculpture - 13.8 x 6.3 x 4.3 inch

£16,614

Print, Hot balls, Daru

Hot balls

Daru

Print - 90 x 60 x 0.1 cm Print - 35.4 x 23.6 x 0 inch

£112

Sculpture, Hommage à Terpsichore, Salvador Dali

Hommage à Terpsichore

Salvador Dali

Sculpture - 70.5 x 44 x 23 cm Sculpture - 27.8 x 17.3 x 9.1 inch

£36,604

Print, Pedestal, Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Pedestal

Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Print - 61 x 46 cm Print - 24 x 18.1 inch

£670

Sculpture, Saint George et le Dragon, Salvador Dali

Saint George et le Dragon

Salvador Dali

Sculpture - 46 x 45 x 28 cm Sculpture - 18.1 x 17.7 x 11 inch

£31,084

Print, Explosive Fidelity, Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Explosive Fidelity

Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Print - 27.5 x 27.5 cm Print - 10.8 x 10.8 inch

£625

Print, Plate from 'Tristan and Isolde': Frere Orgin, L'Hermite (Brother Orgin, Hermit), Salvador Dali

Plate from 'Tristan and Isolde': Frere Orgin, L'Hermite (Brother Orgin, Hermit)

Salvador Dali

Print - 44 x 32 x 0.1 cm Print - 17.3 x 12.6 x 0 inch

£1,072

Print, L'Ange de la Melancolie from the Aurelia Suite (Angel of Melancholy), Salvador Dali

L'Ange de la Melancolie from the Aurelia Suite (Angel of Melancholy)

Salvador Dali

Print - 56 x 76 x 2 cm Print - 22 x 29.9 x 0.8 inch

£4,147

Sculpture, Venus spatiale, Salvador Dali

Venus spatiale

Salvador Dali

Sculpture - 65 x 35.5 x 32.5 cm Sculpture - 25.6 x 14 x 12.8 inch

£50,163

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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