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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We Are The Square Jocular Clan (8)
Takashi Murakami
Print - 47.5 x 47.3 cm Print - 18.7 x 18.6 inch
€1,020
Flowerball (3D) – Blue, Red (framed)
Takashi Murakami
Print - 71 x 71 cm Print - 28 x 28 inch
€4,500
Flowerball (3D) From the Realm of the Dead
Takashi Murakami
Print - 71 x 71 cm Print - 28 x 28 inch
€4,500
Flower Ball Red (3D) The Magic Flute.
Takashi Murakami
Print - 71 x 71 cm Print - 28 x 28 inch
€4,500
And Then x 727 (Vermillion SHU)
Takashi Murakami
Print - 50 x 50 x 1 cm Print - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch
€2,995 €2,696
And Then x 6 (Blue: The Polke Method)
Takashi Murakami
Print - 50 x 50 x 1 cm Print - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch
€3,150 €2,835
Homage to Francis Bacon: Study For Head of George Dyer
Takashi Murakami
Print - 50 x 50 cm Print - 19.7 x 19.7 inch
€2,495 €2,246
Homage to Francis Bacon: Study For Head of Isabel Rawsthorne
Takashi Murakami
Print - 50 x 50 cm Print - 19.7 x 19.7 inch
€2,495 €2,246
A Field of Flowers Seen from the Stairs to Heaven
Takashi Murakami
Print - 53 x 44 cm Print - 20.9 x 17.3 inch
€3,082
Cherry Blossoms in Bloom Kaikai Kiki
Takashi Murakami
Print - 47 x 47 cm Print - 18.5 x 18.5 inch
€5,548
Multicolor Double Face: Black
Takashi Murakami
Print - 50 x 60 x 0.1 cm Print - 19.7 x 23.6 x 0 inch
€2,600
With eyes on the reality of one hundred years from now
Takashi Murakami
Print - 50 x 50 cm Print - 19.7 x 19.7 inch
€2,250
Saved by Dokodemo Door (Anywhere Door)
Takashi Murakami
Print - 60 x 60 cm Print - 23.6 x 23.6 inch
€1,800
We Are the Square Jocular Clan 10set
Takashi Murakami
Print - 47.5 x 47.5 cm Print - 18.7 x 18.7 inch
€12,000
Flower Parent and Child, Rum Pum Pum!
Takashi Murakami
Print - 55 x 55 cm Print - 21.7 x 21.7 inch
€1,800
Champagne Supernova : Multicolor + Pink and White Stripes
Takashi Murakami
Print - 73.8 x 53 cm Print - 29.1 x 20.9 inch
€3,699
Panda Cubs are Cuddling Yay!
Takashi Murakami
Print - 51.25 x 51.25 cm Print - 20.2 x 20.2 inch
€4,870
A Panda Cub Hugging a Ball of Flowers
Takashi Murakami
Print - 50 x 50 cm Print - 19.7 x 19.7 inch
€4,007
And then and then and then and then and then (Yellow)
Takashi Murakami
Print - 68 x 68 cm Print - 26.8 x 26.8 inch
€3,000
We Are The Square Jocular Clan (10)
Takashi Murakami
Print - 47.5 x 47.3 cm Print - 18.7 x 18.6 inch
€1,020
We Are The Square Jocular Clan (9)
Takashi Murakami
Print - 47.5 x 47.3 cm Print - 18.7 x 18.6 inch
€1,020
We Are The Square Jocular Clan (5)
Takashi Murakami
Print - 47.5 x 47.3 cm Print - 18.7 x 18.6 inch
€1,020
We Are The Square Jocular Clan (2)
Takashi Murakami
Print - 47.5 x 47.3 cm Print - 18.7 x 18.6 inch
€1,020
Takashi Murakami x Doraemon
Takashi Murakami
Design - 32.5 x 89.5 x 0.1 cm Design - 12.8 x 35.2 x 0 inch
€860
Smile On, Rainbow Flower!! Special Proof Ed 25
Takashi Murakami
Print - 50 x 50 cm Print - 19.7 x 19.7 inch
€6,781
Round and Round, the World Spins
Takashi Murakami
Print - 48 x 48 x 0.2 cm Print - 18.9 x 18.9 x 0.1 inch
€7,987
Miyabi: Korin ( Korin: courtly elegance 2020)
Takashi Murakami
Print - 76.25 x 72 cm Print - 30 x 28.3 inch
€3,750
With The Coming of Spring, The Grass Returns Naturally
Takashi Murakami
Print - 50 x 50 cm Print - 19.7 x 19.7 inch
€2,550
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
€4,000
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
€4,000
Doraemon in the Field of Flowers
Takashi Murakami
Print - 66 x 59 x 1 cm Print - 26 x 23.2 x 0.4 inch
€3,800
I have a dream… Air Donuts !
Daru
Painting - 6.63 x 15.6 x 0.1 cm Painting - 2.6 x 6.1 x 0 inch
€500
Untitled (Head) YP x JM Basquiat
Jean-Michel Basquiat
Design - 58 x 50 x 4 cm Design - 22.8 x 19.7 x 1.6 inch
€1,250
