Provocative Artists

Painting, Musclor, Daru

Musclor

Daru

Painting - 60 x 55 x 4 cm

$1,355

Painting, Missed, Daru

Missed

Daru

Painting - 30 x 40 x 1 cm

$1,129

Painting, Rabbit Panic, Daru

Rabbit Panic

Daru

Painting - 30 x 40 x 1 cm

$1,412

Painting, Catch me, Daru

Catch me

Daru

Painting - 6.62 x 15.5 x 0.1 cm

$565

Painting, Hello Poor, Daru

Hello Poor

Daru

Painting - 20.3 x 30.5 cm

$1,412

Painting, Raficoin, Daru

Raficoin

Daru

Painting - 20.3 x 30.5 x 0.3 cm

$1,412

Painting, Business Plan ?, Daru

Business Plan ?

Daru

Painting - 20.3 x 30.5 cm

$1,412

Painting, Money is a Game, Daru

Money is a Game

Daru

Painting - 6.63 x 15.6 x 0.1 cm

$565

Painting, One Sheriff in Town, Daru

One Sheriff in Town

Daru

Painting - 20.3 x 30.5 cm

$1,412

Painting, Playboy WTF, Daru

Playboy WTF

Daru

Painting - 20.3 x 30.5 x 0.3 cm

$1,412

Painting, Banana The New Gold, Daru

Banana The New Gold

Daru

Painting - 20.3 x 30.5 x 0.3 cm

$1,412

Painting, Money For Ever, Daru

Money For Ever

Daru

Painting - 20.3 x 30.5 x 0.3 cm

$1,412

Painting, Money My Love, Daru

Money My Love

Daru

Painting - 19.3 x 29.2 cm

$1,412

Print, Paint it black, Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Paint it black

Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Print - 37 x 48 x 0.02 cm

$440

Print, Colorful, miracle, sparkle, Takashi Murakami

Colorful, miracle, sparkle

Takashi Murakami

Print - 71 x 71 cm

$4,800

Print, Kyoto: Korin, Takashi Murakami

Kyoto: Korin

Takashi Murakami

Print - 76.25 x 72 cm

$3,586

Print, Mystery of Sleep (The Hermit) from Visions Surrealiste, Salvador Dali

Mystery of Sleep (The Hermit) from Visions Surrealiste

Salvador Dali

Print - 73.7 x 53.3 cm

$7,500

Print, We Are the Jocular Clan 10set, Takashi Murakami

We Are the Jocular Clan 10set

Takashi Murakami

Print - 50 x 50 cm

$13,552

Print, While Supplies Last, Shepard Fairey (Obey)

While Supplies Last

Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Print - 30.5 x 61 x 0.1 cm

$338

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

Tunnel Vision Version 2 (Alternate Blue)

Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Print - 46 x 61 cm

$327

Print, We Are the Square Jocular Clan 10set, Takashi Murakami

We Are the Square Jocular Clan 10set

Takashi Murakami

Print - 47.5 x 47.5 cm

$13,552

Print, Palace Of Power, Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Palace Of Power

Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Print - 76 x 101 x 3 cm

$13,552

Print, Caring for a Surrealistic Watch, Salvador Dali

Caring for a Surrealistic Watch

Salvador Dali

Print - 61 x 50 x 0.05 cm

$2,710

Print, Le roi surréaliste, Salvador Dali

Le roi surréaliste

Salvador Dali

Print - 75 x 53 x 0.05 cm

$2,710

Print, Multicolor Double Face (black), Takashi Murakami

Multicolor Double Face (black)

Takashi Murakami

Print - 50 x 60 cm

$2,936

Print, King Solomon, Salvador Dali

King Solomon

Salvador Dali

Print - 66 x 50.5 x 0.5 cm

$4,500

Print, Ten of Staves, Salvador Dali

Ten of Staves

Salvador Dali

Print - 76.2 x 48.3 x 0.5 cm

$3,000

Print, Eternal Circumcision from Aliyah Series, Salvador Dali

Eternal Circumcision from Aliyah Series

Salvador Dali

Print - 62.2 x 48.3 x 0.5 cm

$2,500

Print, Return of Ulysses from Homage a Homere, Salvador Dali

Return of Ulysses from Homage a Homere

Salvador Dali

Print - 76.2 x 55.9 x 0.5 cm

$4,500

Print, Le Roi Marc from Tristan et Iseult, Salvador Dalí, Salvador Dali

Le Roi Marc from Tristan et Iseult, Salvador Dalí

Salvador Dali

Print - 45.1 x 33 x 5.1 cm

$4,000

Print, Le Combat avec Morhoult from Tristan et Iseult, Salvador Dalí, Salvador Dali

Le Combat avec Morhoult from Tristan et Iseult, Salvador Dalí

Salvador Dali

Print - 45.1 x 33 x 5.1 cm

$4,000

Print, Pastorale, Salvador Dali

Pastorale

Salvador Dali

Print - 76.2 x 55.9 x 0.5 cm

$4,200

Print, The Golden Helmet of Mandrino from Historia de Don Quichote de la Mancha, Salvador Dali

The Golden Helmet of Mandrino from Historia de Don Quichote de la Mancha

Salvador Dali

Print - 76.2 x 55.9 x 0.5 cm

$3,500

Print, Le Chimere d'Horace from Dalinean Horses, Salvador Dali

Le Chimere d'Horace from Dalinean Horses

Salvador Dali

Print - 67.9 x 50.2 x 0.5 cm

$3,000

Print, Les montres molles demi sommeil, Salvador Dali

Les montres molles demi sommeil

Salvador Dali

Print - 55.9 x 73.7 x 0.5 cm

$2,500

Print, Les spoutniks astiques elasticots statistiques, Salvador Dali

Les spoutniks astiques elasticots statistiques

Salvador Dali

Print - 55.9 x 73.7 x 0.5 cm

$2,500

Print, Les caprices pinces princiers, Salvador Dali

Les caprices pinces princiers

Salvador Dali

Print - 55.9 x 73.7 x 0.5 cm

$2,500

Print, Les Panaches Panaches from Les Diners de Gala, Salvador Dalí, Salvador Dali

Les Panaches Panaches from Les Diners de Gala, Salvador Dalí

Salvador Dali

Print - 55.9 x 74.9 x 0.5 cm

$2,500

Print, Enso: A World Filled With silkscreen, Takashi Murakami

Enso: A World Filled With silkscreen

Takashi Murakami

Print - 46.8 x 39.8 x 0.1 cm

$2,993

Print, Les chairs monarchiques, Salvador Dali

Les chairs monarchiques

Salvador Dali

Print - 55.9 x 76.2 cm

$2,500

Print, Le Legacy from Historia de Don Quichotte de la Mancha, Salvador Dali

Le Legacy from Historia de Don Quichotte de la Mancha

Salvador Dali

Print - 75.9 x 56.2 cm

$3,000

Print, Flordali - Les Fruits : Poire Don Quichotte, Salvador Dali

Flordali - Les Fruits : Poire Don Quichotte

Salvador Dali

Print - 56.5 x 37 cm

$5,082

Print, Flordali - Les Fruits : Fruits troués, Salvador Dali

Flordali - Les Fruits : Fruits troués

Salvador Dali

Print - 56.5 x 37 cm

$5,082

Print, Resurrectionem Ex-Mortuis Vinyle, Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Resurrectionem Ex-Mortuis Vinyle

Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Print - 30.5 x 30.5 cm

$169

Painting, Dream Job of (Mac) Donald, Daru

Dream Job of (Mac) Donald

Daru

Painting - 117 x 82 x 4 cm

$3,953

Print, Pax Romana Vinyle, Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Pax Romana Vinyle

Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Print - 30.5 x 30.5 cm

$169

Print, E Pluribus Unum Vinyle, Shepard Fairey (Obey)

E Pluribus Unum Vinyle

Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Print - 30.5 x 30.5 cm

$169

Painting, Spider-Miss, Daru

Spider-Miss

Daru

Painting - 114 x 90 x 2 cm

$3,953

Painting, I'm the Boss, Daru

I'm the Boss

Daru

Painting - 120 x 84 x 4 cm

$3,953

Painting, Have a nice day, Daru

Have a nice day

Daru

Painting - 103 x 67 x 2.5 cm

$2,484

Print, Day of the dead skull, Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Day of the dead skull

Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Print - 66 x 51 cm

$8,921

Print, Tunnel vision (Alternate gold), Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Tunnel vision (Alternate gold)

Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Print - 46 x 61 cm

$271

Print, Live at the Roundhouse (Black), Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Live at the Roundhouse (Black)

Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Print - 61 x 46 cm

$361

Painting, Free Hugs, Daru

Free Hugs

Daru

Painting - 49 x 50 x 3 cm

$1,694

Design, When Life Boundlessly Flares Up to the Universe, Yayoi Kusama

When Life Boundlessly Flares Up to the Universe

Yayoi Kusama

Design - 30 x 90 x 0.1 cm

$881

Print, Cultivate Justice Red, Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Cultivate Justice Red

Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Print - 61 x 46 cm

$395

Print, Place de la Concorde, Salvador Dali

Place de la Concorde

Salvador Dali

Print - 43.2 x 57.2 x 0.5 cm

$7,500

Print, Caballero, Salvador Dalí, Salvador Dali

Caballero, Salvador Dalí

Salvador Dali

Print - 101.6 x 81.3 x 0.5 cm

$12,000

Print, Gate of heaven, Takashi Murakami

Gate of heaven

Takashi Murakami

Print - 70 x 70 cm

$6,719

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

Flordali - Les Fruits : Pomme dragon

Salvador Dali

Print - 56.5 x 37 cm

$7,679

Painting, Relax it's just paint, Daru

Relax it's just paint

Daru

Painting - 108 x 105 x 1.3 cm

$5,421

Design, Skull (after), Jean-Michel Basquiat

Skull (after)

Jean-Michel Basquiat

Design - 80.5 x 20.5 x 1.2 cm

$621

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

$2,936

Sculpture, Ballon Animals, Set II in matching edition numbers, Jeff Koons

Ballon Animals, Set II in matching edition numbers

Jeff Koons

Sculpture - 39.2 x 34.9 x 20.9 cm

$39,526

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

$4,517

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

$4,517

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

$621

Painting, Summer body, Daru

Summer body

Daru

Painting - 127 x 95 x 3 cm

$3,614

Painting, Lucky Luke What else?, Daru

Lucky Luke What else?

Daru

Painting - 90 x 60 x 4 cm

$2,823

Painting, HODL, Daru

HODL

Daru

Painting - 111 x 81 x 4 cm

$3,953

Painting, Mr Mariopoly & Bitcoin, Daru

Mr Mariopoly & Bitcoin

Daru

Painting - 113 x 61 x 4 cm

$2,823

Painting, Mickey Forbes, Daru

Mickey Forbes

Daru

Painting - 125 x 75 x 4 cm

$3,953

Print, Poproke forest, Takashi Murakami

Poproke forest

Takashi Murakami

Print - 87 x 68 x 1 cm

$6,663

Sculpture, No paint no gain, Daru

No paint no gain

Daru

Sculpture - 60 x 25 x 20 cm

$2,710

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

$621

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

$621

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

$5,625

Print, Coffee Blues Afternoon (White), Takashi Murakami

Coffee Blues Afternoon (White)

Takashi Murakami

Print - 29.3 x 30.3 x 0.1 cm

$4,461

Design, Pumpkin (red), Yayoi Kusama

Pumpkin (red)

Yayoi Kusama

Design - 9.5 x 7.5 x 7.5 cm

$486

Painting, Life is a Joke, Daru

Life is a Joke

Daru

Painting - 128 x 82 x 1.6 cm

$3,953

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

$621

Painting, Vandal life, Daru

Vandal life

Daru

Painting - 101 x 70 x 2 cm

$3,953

Painting, King of cash, Daru

King of cash

Daru

Painting - 101 x 70 x 5 cm

$3,953

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

$621

Print, Fight AIDS Worldwide, Keith Haring

Fight AIDS Worldwide

Keith Haring

Print - 27.9 x 21.6 x 2.54 cm

$9,000

Painting, I'm a rich lonsome cowboy, Daru

I'm a rich lonsome cowboy

Daru

Painting - 105 x 61 x 2 cm

$3,275

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

$791

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

Rainbow Smiley (Edition 5/100)

Takashi Murakami

Print - 50.8 x 50.8 x 3 cm

$7,160

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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