Provocative Artists

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

War By Numbers VSE

Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Painting - 67.5 x 52 x 1 cm Painting - 26.6 x 20.5 x 0.4 inch

$8,769

Design, Pumpkin, Yayoi Kusama

Pumpkin

Yayoi Kusama

Design - 10 x 8 x 8 cm Design - 3.9 x 3.1 x 3.1 inch

$610

Print, Flowers V, Keith Haring

Flowers V

Keith Haring

Print - 91.44 x 127 x 2 cm Print - 36 x 50 x 0.8 inch

$70,000

Print, Flowers III, Keith Haring

Flowers III

Keith Haring

Print - 91.44 x 127 x 2 cm Print - 36 x 50 x 0.8 inch

$70,000

Print, Flowers I, Keith Haring

Flowers I

Keith Haring

Print - 91.44 x 127 x 2 cm Print - 36 x 50 x 0.8 inch

$70,000

Print, Flowers IV, Keith Haring

Flowers IV

Keith Haring

Print - 91.44 x 127 x 2 cm Print - 36 x 50 x 0.8 inch

$70,000

Design, Pumpkin, Yayoi Kusama

Pumpkin

Yayoi Kusama

Design - 10 x 8 x 8 cm Design - 3.9 x 3.1 x 3.1 inch

$610

Design, Mr. DoB Dobtopus B, Takashi Murakami

Mr. DoB Dobtopus B

Takashi Murakami

Design - 25 x 28 x 22 cm Design - 9.8 x 11 x 8.7 inch

$4,995

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

Don Quichotte et Les Moulins a Vent

Salvador Dali

Print - 39.5 x 29.5 x 0.1 cm Print - 15.6 x 11.6 x 0 inch

$7,859

Design, Citrouille naoshima, Yayoi Kusama

Citrouille naoshima

Yayoi Kusama

Design - 14 x 14 x 14 cm Design - 5.5 x 5.5 x 5.5 inch

$832

Print, Studland bay, Damien Hirst

Studland bay

Damien Hirst

Print - 120 x 90 x 1 cm Print - 47.2 x 35.4 x 0.4 inch

$10,656

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

Ocean Today Desert Tomorrow

Shepard Fairey (Obey)

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

$466

Print, La danse royale, Salvador Dali

La danse royale

Salvador Dali

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

$2,442

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

Desert Today Ocean Tomorrow

Shepard Fairey (Obey)

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

$466

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

Race to the bottom

Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Print - 33.02 x 25.4 x 0.2 cm Print - 13 x 10 x 0.1 inch

$499

Print, Tear Flame, Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Tear Flame

Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Print - 61 x 46 x 0.1 cm Print - 24 x 18.1 x 0 inch

$333

Print, Gears of Justice, Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Gears of Justice

Shepard Fairey (Obey)

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

$444

Print, Warning Sign, Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Warning Sign

Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Print - 61 x 46 x 0.1 cm Print - 24 x 18.1 x 0 inch

$333

Painting, I have a dream, Daru

I have a dream

Daru

Painting - 55 x 74 x 3 cm Painting - 21.7 x 29.1 x 1.2 inch

$1,776

Print, Peace Guard 2, Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Peace Guard 2

Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Print - 61 x 46 x 0.05 cm Print - 24 x 18.1 x 0 inch

$433 $390

Print, Natural Springs, Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Natural Springs

Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Print - 61 x 46 x 0.05 cm Print - 24 x 18.1 x 0 inch

$433 $390

Print, Tear Flame, Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Tear Flame

Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Print - 61 x 46 x 0.2 cm Print - 24 x 18.1 x 0.1 inch

$444

Print, No More Bias, Shepard Fairey (Obey)

No More Bias

Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Print - 61 x 91.5 x 1 cm Print - 24 x 36 x 0.4 inch

$444

Print, Fragile cargo, Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Fragile cargo

Shepard Fairey (Obey)

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

$388

Print, Sub-Standard, Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Sub-Standard

Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Print - 61 x 30.5 cm Print - 24 x 12 inch

$388 $350

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

A Place in Seville from the Carmen

Salvador Dali

Print - 65 x 50 x 0.1 cm Print - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

$4,862

Print, L'Art d'aimer d'Ovide, Fille de Minos, Salvador Dali

L'Art d'aimer d'Ovide, Fille de Minos

Salvador Dali

Print - 76 x 54 cm Print - 29.9 x 21.3 inch

$3,885

Print, L'Art d'aimer d'Ovide, La Déesse de Cythère, Salvador Dali

L'Art d'aimer d'Ovide, La Déesse de Cythère

Salvador Dali

Print - 76 x 54 cm Print - 29.9 x 21.3 inch

$3,885

Print, L'Art d'aimer d'Ovide, Mais ô belle Dionée, Salvador Dali

L'Art d'aimer d'Ovide, Mais ô belle Dionée

Salvador Dali

Print - 76 x 54 cm Print - 29.9 x 21.3 inch

$3,885

Print, Best Buddies, Keith Haring

Best Buddies

Keith Haring

Print - 66.2 x 81.4 x 2 cm Print - 26.1 x 32 x 0.8 inch

$160,000

Print, Zapata (HPM Teal), Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Zapata (HPM Teal)

Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Print - 66 x 50.8 x 0.6 cm Print - 26 x 20 x 0.25 inch

$6,000

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 - 56.8 x 76.2 x 1 cm Print - 22.4 x 30 x 0.4 inch

$2,775

Print, Silence = Death, Keith Haring

Silence = Death

Keith Haring

Print - 99.1 x 99.1 x 1 cm Print - 39 x 39 x 0.4 inch

$150,000

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 - 74 x 54 x 0.1 cm Print - 29.1 x 21.3 x 0 inch

$2,442

Print, Dokuro Yellow, Takashi Murakami

Dokuro Yellow

Takashi Murakami

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

$3,500

Design, Pumpkin (red), Yayoi Kusama

Pumpkin (red)

Yayoi Kusama

Design - 33 x 90 x 0.1 cm Design - 13 x 35.4 x 0 inch

$466

Painting, Untitled (Original), Keith Haring

Untitled (Original)

Keith Haring

Painting - 76.2 x 57.2 x 2 cm Painting - 30 x 22.5 x 0.8 inch

$70,000

Print, Apocalypse 8, Keith Haring

Apocalypse 8

Keith Haring

Print - 96.5 x 96.5 x 2 cm Print - 38 x 38 x 0.8 inch

$28,000

Print, Apocalypse 5, Keith Haring

Apocalypse 5

Keith Haring

Print - 96.5 x 96.5 x 2 cm Print - 38 x 38 x 0.8 inch

$28,000

Painting, Love Forever, Daru

Love Forever

Daru

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

$2,442

Painting, Arachnophobic, Daru

Arachnophobic

Daru

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

$2,442

Design, Trumpet, Jean-Michel Basquiat

Trumpet

Jean-Michel Basquiat

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

$610

Painting, Picsous 3 D, Daru

Picsous 3 D

Daru

Painting - 60 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

$2,442

Painting, Money Miss, Daru

Money Miss

Daru

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

$2,775

Design, Plush Pumpkin Yellow (Dots Obsession), Yayoi Kusama

Plush Pumpkin Yellow (Dots Obsession)

Yayoi Kusama

Design - 15 x 25 x 25 cm Design - 5.9 x 9.8 x 9.8 inch

$388

Painting, Good Network, Daru

Good Network

Daru

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

$1,665

Design, Boy And Dog In A Johnnypump, 1982, Jean-Michel Basquiat

Boy And Dog In A Johnnypump, 1982

Jean-Michel Basquiat

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

$610

Design, The Guilt Of Gold Teeth, 1982, Jean-Michel Basquiat

The Guilt Of Gold Teeth, 1982

Jean-Michel Basquiat

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

$610

Design, In Italian, Jean-Michel Basquiat

In Italian

Jean-Michel Basquiat

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

$610

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

Peace and Justice Woman

Shepard Fairey (Obey)

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

$1,054

Print, Untitled (Plate 4 from the Blueprint Drawings), Keith Haring

Untitled (Plate 4 from the Blueprint Drawings)

Keith Haring

Print - 108 x 146.1 x 1 cm Print - 42.5 x 57.5 x 0.4 inch

$74,950

Print, Untitled (Free South Africa): one plate, Keith Haring

Untitled (Free South Africa): one plate

Keith Haring

Print - 81 x 100.3 x 2 cm Print - 31.9 x 39.5 x 0.8 inch

$54,998

Print, Apocalypse 10, Keith Haring

Apocalypse 10

Keith Haring

Print - 96.5 x 96.5 x 2 cm Print - 38 x 38 x 0.8 inch

$28,000

Print, Apocalypse 2, Keith Haring

Apocalypse 2

Keith Haring

Print - 96.5 x 96.5 x 2 cm Print - 38 x 38 x 0.8 inch

$28,000

Print, Apocalypse 3, Keith Haring

Apocalypse 3

Keith Haring

Print - 96.5 x 96.5 x 2 cm Print - 38 x 38 x 0.8 inch

$28,000

Print, L'action vaut plus que les mots (Marianne pleure), Shepard Fairey (Obey)

L'action vaut plus que les mots (Marianne pleure)

Shepard Fairey (Obey)

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

$3,274

Print, Time Bokan - Missing in the Eyes - Red, Takashi Murakami

Time Bokan - Missing in the Eyes - Red

Takashi Murakami

Print - 50 x 50 cm Print - 19.7 x 19.7 inch

$1,998

Design, Plush Pumpkin White (Dots Obsession), Yayoi Kusama

Plush Pumpkin White (Dots Obsession)

Yayoi Kusama

Design - 15 x 25 x 25 cm Design - 5.9 x 9.8 x 9.8 inch

$388

Print, Untitled (Plate 6 from the Blueprint Drawings), Keith Haring

Untitled (Plate 6 from the Blueprint Drawings)

Keith Haring

Print - 108 x 146.1 x 1 cm Print - 42.5 x 57.5 x 0.4 inch

$45,500

Print, Untitled (Plate 5 from the Blueprint Drawings), Keith Haring

Untitled (Plate 5 from the Blueprint Drawings)

Keith Haring

Print - 108 x 146.1 x 1 cm Print - 42.5 x 57.5 x 0.4 inch

$45,500

Print, Moiré 2, Anish Kapoor

Moiré 2

Anish Kapoor

Print - 72.4 x 96 cm Print - 28.5 x 37.8 inch

$10,267

Print, Moiré 3, Anish Kapoor

Moiré 3

Anish Kapoor

Print - 72.4 x 96 cm Print - 28.5 x 37.8 inch

$10,267

Print, Moiré 4, Anish Kapoor

Moiré 4

Anish Kapoor

Print - 72.4 x 96 cm Print - 28.5 x 37.8 inch

$10,267

Print, Moiré 1, Anish Kapoor

Moiré 1

Anish Kapoor

Print - 72.4 x 96 cm Print - 28.5 x 37.8 inch

$10,267

Painting, The currency: 6274. nobody should hear it, Damien Hirst

The currency: 6274. nobody should hear it

Damien Hirst

Painting - 21.5 x 30 cm Painting - 8.5 x 11.8 inch

$20,534

Print, Commanda Large Format, Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Commanda Large Format

Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Print - 105 x 77 x 0.1 cm Print - 41.3 x 30.3 x 0 inch

$2,775

Print, H13-4 Studland Bay, Damien Hirst

H13-4 Studland Bay

Damien Hirst

Print - 120 x 90 x 1 cm Print - 47.2 x 35.4 x 0.4 inch

$9,435

Print, Multicolor Double Face White, Takashi Murakami

Multicolor Double Face White

Takashi Murakami

Print - 50 x 60 cm Print - 19.7 x 23.6 inch

$3,152

Print, Lotus Ornament Large Format, Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Lotus Ornament Large Format

Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Print - 105 x 77 x 0.1 cm Print - 41.3 x 30.3 x 0 inch

$2,553

Print, Time Bokan-Pink, Takashi Murakami

Time Bokan-Pink

Takashi Murakami

Print - 50 x 50 cm Print - 19.7 x 19.7 inch

$1,998

Painting, The Currency 1781- You don’t go all summer long, Damien Hirst

The Currency 1781- You don’t go all summer long

Damien Hirst

Painting - 20 x 30 cm Painting - 7.9 x 11.8 inch

$58,828

Print, Power Bidder, Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Power Bidder

Shepard Fairey (Obey)

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

$832

Painting, Beautiful painting, Damien Hirst

Beautiful painting

Damien Hirst

Painting - 23 x 23 x 2.5 cm Painting - 9.1 x 9.1 x 1 inch

$5,550

Print, 727 Silkscreen, Takashi Murakami

727 Silkscreen

Takashi Murakami

Print - 77 x 110 cm Print - 30.3 x 43.3 inch

$38,601

Painting, Bingo!, Daru

Bingo!

Daru

Painting - 34 x 44 x 1 cm Painting - 13.4 x 17.3 x 0.4 inch

$1,776

Painting, Damien Hirst Spin Painting, Damien Hirst

Damien Hirst Spin Painting

Damien Hirst

Painting - 52.1 x 52.1 x 0.3 cm Painting - 20.5 x 20.5 x 0.1 inch

$20,000

Painting, Gold digger, Daru

Gold digger

Daru

Painting - 31 x 41 x 1 cm Painting - 12.2 x 16.1 x 0.4 inch

$1,665

Design, Tsumari in Bloom, Yayoi Kusama

Tsumari in Bloom

Yayoi Kusama

Design - 104 x 104 x 0.1 cm Design - 40.9 x 40.9 x 0 inch

$1,066

Print, Le Buste, Salvador Dali

Le Buste

Salvador Dali

Print - 38.8 x 28.3 x 0.2 cm Print - 15.3 x 11.1 x 0.1 inch

$1,598

Print, Shangri-la Shangri-la Shangri-la Blue Silkscreen, Takashi Murakami

Shangri-la Shangri-la Shangri-la Blue Silkscreen

Takashi Murakami

Print - 75 x 75 cm Print - 29.5 x 29.5 inch

$19,300

Print, We are the Square Jocular Clan (8), 2018, Takashi Murakami

We are the Square Jocular Clan (8), 2018

Takashi Murakami

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

$1,621

Print, Art Is For Everybody, Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Art Is For Everybody

Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Print - 48.3 x 35.6 x 0.1 cm Print - 19 x 14 x 0 inch

$1,088

Print, Protect Biodiversity - Cultivate Harmony, Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Protect Biodiversity - Cultivate Harmony

Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Print - 61 x 46 x 0.2 cm Print - 24 x 18.1 x 0.1 inch

$749

Print, Jordan Hall Of Fame Portrait, Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Jordan Hall Of Fame Portrait

Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Print - 61 x 46 x 0.1 cm Print - 24 x 18.1 x 0 inch

$999

Print, A Little Flower Painting : Yellow, White, and Purple Flowers, Takashi Murakami

A Little Flower Painting : Yellow, White, and Purple Flowers

Takashi Murakami

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

$2,886

Print, Peace Justice, Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Peace Justice

Shepard Fairey (Obey)

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

$555

Print, And Then x6 Marine Blue, Takashi Murakami

And Then x6 Marine Blue

Takashi Murakami

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

$1,930

Print, Cash for Chaos, Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Cash for Chaos

Shepard Fairey (Obey)

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

$1,332

Print, Lotus Woman, Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Lotus Woman

Shepard Fairey (Obey)

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

$650

Print, End Corruption, Shepard Fairey (Obey)

End Corruption

Shepard Fairey (Obey)

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

$555

Print, Prophets Of Rage, Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Prophets Of Rage

Shepard Fairey (Obey)

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

$555

Print, Angel Of Hope And Strength, Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Angel Of Hope And Strength

Shepard Fairey (Obey)

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

$666

Print, Demagogue, Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Demagogue

Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Print - 61 x 46 x 0.1 cm Print - 24 x 18.1 x 0 inch

$999

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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