Provocative Artists

Print, Burroughs 100 years, Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Burroughs 100 years

Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Print - 61 x 46 x 0.2 cm

€800

Design, Mr. DoB Dobtopus A, Takashi Murakami

Mr. DoB Dobtopus A

Takashi Murakami

Design - 30 x 24 x 22 cm

€4,500

Painting, Endless power, Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Endless power

Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Painting - 42.5 x 34.5 x 5 cm

€6,500

Print, H13-4 Studland Bay, Damien Hirst

H13-4 Studland Bay

Damien Hirst

Print - 120 x 90 x 1 cm

€8,500

Design, Warning Addictive, Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Warning Addictive

Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Design - 80.8 x 22 x 2 cm

€750

Painting, Pikachu Mondrian, Daru

Pikachu Mondrian

Daru

Painting - 60 x 60 x 3 cm

€1,700

Painting, Beautiful painting, Damien Hirst

Beautiful painting

Damien Hirst

Painting - 23 x 23 x 2.5 cm

€5,000

Print, Planetary and scatological visionlithograph, Salvador Dali

Planetary and scatological visionlithograph

Salvador Dali

Print - 99.7 x 70 x 0.1 cm

€3,980

Sculpture, Assiette, Takashi Murakami

Assiette

Takashi Murakami

Sculpture - 20 x 37 x 0.5 cm

€900

Print, Growing III, Keith Haring

Growing III

Keith Haring

Print - 76.2 x 101.6 x 2 cm

€96,083

Print, Dokuro Yellow, Takashi Murakami

Dokuro Yellow

Takashi Murakami

Print - 50 x 50 x 0.1 cm

€3,363

Print, Love Dog Print, Daru

Love Dog Print

Daru

Print - 90 x 60 x 0.1 cm

€125

Sculpture, School Desk, Shepard Fairey (Obey)

School Desk

Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Sculpture - 28 x 31 x 9 cm

€6,000

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

Untitled (Plate 13 Photostat from the Blueprint Drawings)

Keith Haring

Photography - 125.09 x 126.37 x 2 cm

€43,718

Painting, Untitled (Original), Keith Haring

Untitled (Original)

Keith Haring

Painting - 76.2 x 57.2 x 2 cm

€67,258

Design, Pumpkin, Yayoi Kusama

Pumpkin

Yayoi Kusama

Design - 10 x 8 x 8 cm

€550

Design, Guitare, Salvador Dali

Guitare

Salvador Dali

Design - 60 x 29 x 15 cm

€5,500

Design, Trumpet, Jean-Michel Basquiat

Trumpet

Jean-Michel Basquiat

Design - 80.5 x 20.5 x 1.2 cm

€550

Sculpture, Jessica Rabbit Motor Oil, Daru

Jessica Rabbit Motor Oil

Daru

Sculpture - 21 x 17 x 6 cm

€490

Print, Moiré 1, Anish Kapoor

Moiré 1

Anish Kapoor

Print - 72.4 x 96 cm

€9,250

Sculpture, Puppy, Jeff Koons

Puppy

Jeff Koons

Sculpture - 43.2 x 27.9 x 0.5 cm

€14,500

Design, Untitled (Heart), Keith Haring

Untitled (Heart)

Keith Haring

Design - 80.3 x 20.3 x 1 cm

€250

Design, Split-Rocker, Jeff Koons

Split-Rocker

Jeff Koons

Design - 36 x 40 x 33 cm

€6,500

Sculpture, Eléphant de Triomphe, Salvador Dali

Eléphant de Triomphe

Salvador Dali

Sculpture - 53 x 25 x 14.5 cm

€42,480

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

The Currency : Assiette en porcelaine fine de Chine

Damien Hirst

Design - 20 x 20 x 1.5 cm

€500

Sculpture, Hat, Yayoi Kusama

Hat

Yayoi Kusama

Sculpture - 12 x 25 x 26.3 cm

€37,000

Fine Art Drawings, Cascade, Allen Jones

Cascade

Allen Jones

Fine Art Drawings - 22 x 11 cm

€7,500

Print, Bomb Hugger, Banksy

Bomb Hugger

Banksy

Print - 70 x 50 cm

€72,882

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

TRUMP Box set (after Paul McCarthy)

Paul McCarthy

Design - 80.5 x 20.5 x 1.2 cm

€5,000

Photography, Heaven and Hell, Andres Serrano

Heaven and Hell

Andres Serrano

Photography - 83.8 x 114.3 x 2.5 cm

€115,300

Fine Art Drawings, Que Font Ces Gens, Salvador Dali

Que Font Ces Gens

Salvador Dali

Fine Art Drawings - 15.5 x 9.5 x 0.2 cm

Price upon request

Print, Wayfarin Stranger, Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Wayfarin Stranger

Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Print - 61 x 46 x 0.2 cm

€650

Print, Political Voice, Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Political Voice

Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Print - 61 x 46 x 0.1 cm

€300

Print, Defend Democracy, Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Defend Democracy

Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Print - 61 x 46 x 0.1 cm

€300

Design, Peace Fingers, Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Peace Fingers

Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Design - 30.5 x 17.5 x 5.6 cm

€1,800

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

War By Numbers VSE

Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Painting - 67.5 x 52 x 1 cm

€7,900

Painting, Love dog, Daru

Love dog

Daru

Painting - 50 x 40 x 3 cm

€1,400

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

€7,080

Print, L'Apothéose d'Homère, Salvador Dali

L'Apothéose d'Homère

Salvador Dali

Print - 62 x 89 x 0.1 cm

€1,200

Print, Studland bay, Damien Hirst

Studland bay

Damien Hirst

Print - 120 x 90 x 1 cm

€9,600

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

Freedom to Lead (Aung San Suu Kyi)

Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Print - 61 x 46 x 0.1 cm

€900

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

Ocean Today Desert Tomorrow

Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Print - 61 x 46 cm

€420

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

Peace & Justice Woman

Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Print - 61 x 46 x 0.1 cm

€1,000

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

Desert Today Ocean Tomorrow

Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Print - 61 x 46 cm

€420

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

€4,380

Print, La danse royale, Salvador Dali

La danse royale

Salvador Dali

Print - 60.5 x 45.5 x 0.1 cm

€2,200

Print, Growing II, Keith Haring

Growing II

Keith Haring

Print - 76.2 x 101.6 x 2 cm

€96,083

Print, Force of nature, Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Force of nature

Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Print - 61 x 46 x 0.2 cm

€600

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

In honor of Vincent Jen Chin

Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Print - 61 x 46 cm

€500

Print, Welcome visitors letterpress, Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Welcome visitors letterpress

Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Print - 50.8 x 40.64 x 0.2 cm

€799

Print, Apocalypse 6, Keith Haring

Apocalypse 6

Keith Haring

Print - 96.5 x 96.5 x 2 cm

€45,640

Print, American Rage, Shepard Fairey (Obey)

American Rage

Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Print - 61 x 46 x 0.2 cm

€699

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

€2,200

Print, This Changes Everything, Shepard Fairey (Obey)

This Changes Everything

Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Print - 61 x 46 x 0.1 cm

€500

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

Obey Conformity Factory (Orange)

Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Print - 61 x 46 x 0.2 cm

€550

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

€2,500

Painting, Shark - Spin Painting, Damien Hirst

Shark - Spin Painting

Damien Hirst

Painting - 50 x 71 cm

€18,000

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

Moon over biloxi Cream

Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Print - 46 x 61 cm

€600

Print, Love's Labour Lost, Salvador Dali

Love's Labour Lost

Salvador Dali

Print - 17.5 x 12.5 x 0.05 cm

€650

Design, Mr. DoB Dobtopus B, Takashi Murakami

Mr. DoB Dobtopus B

Takashi Murakami

Design - 25 x 28 x 22 cm

€4,500

Print, The Taming of The Shrew, Salvador Dali

The Taming of The Shrew

Salvador Dali

Print - 17.5 x 12.5 x 0.05 cm

€650

Print, The Two Gentlemen of Verona, Salvador Dali

The Two Gentlemen of Verona

Salvador Dali

Print - 17.5 x 12.5 x 0.05 cm

€650

Print, Henry IV, Salvador Dali

Henry IV

Salvador Dali

Print - 17.5 x 12.5 x 0.05 cm

€650

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

Wall Street Public Enemy

Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Print - 61 x 46 x 5 cm

€6,000

Print, Acupuncture Flowers, Takashi Murakami

Acupuncture Flowers

Takashi Murakami

Print - 68 x 68 x 0.3 cm

€3,400

Print, Les Songes Drolatiques de Pantagruel, Salvador Dali

Les Songes Drolatiques de Pantagruel

Salvador Dali

Print - 85.09 x 81.28 x 2 cm

€4,804

Print, Beautiful Painting Heni, Damien Hirst

Beautiful Painting Heni

Damien Hirst

Print - 23 x 23 x 2.5 cm

€5,000

Print, Timon of Athens, Salvador Dali

Timon of Athens

Salvador Dali

Print - 17.5 x 12.5 x 0.05 cm

€650

Print, Kynance Cove, Damien Hirst

Kynance Cove

Damien Hirst

Print - 120 x 90 x 1 cm

€9,600

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

Icons (Subliminal Projects)

Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Print - 61 x 46 x 0.2 cm

€425

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

€450

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

Ian Curtis - Heart and Soul

Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Print - 61 x 46 x 0.2 cm

€425

Sculpture, Mr. Dob, Takashi Murakami

Mr. Dob

Takashi Murakami

Sculpture - 24 x 26 x 18 cm

€2,900

Design, Citrouille naoshima, Yayoi Kusama

Citrouille naoshima

Yayoi Kusama

Design - 14 x 14 x 14 cm

€750

Print, Natural Springs, Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Natural Springs

Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Print - 61 x 46 x 0.05 cm

€390 €351

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

Ocean Today Desert Tomorrow

Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Print - 61 x 46 x 0.2 cm

€420

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

Desert Today Ocean Tomorrow

Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Print - 61 x 46 x 0.2 cm

€420

Print, Monkey pod VSE, Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Monkey pod VSE

Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Print - 52 x 67.3 x 5 cm

€5,700

Painting, Love is a weapon, Daru

Love is a weapon

Daru

Painting - 83 x 70 x 2 cm

€1,900

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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