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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King David, Salvador Dalí
Salvador Dali
Print - 66 x 50.3 x 0.5 cm Print - 26 x 19.8 x 0.2 inch
$4,500
Le Roi Marc from Tristan et Iseult, Salvador Dalí
Salvador Dali
Print - 45.1 x 33 x 5.1 cm Print - 17.75 x 13 x 2 inch
$4,000
Le Combat avec Morhoult from Tristan et Iseult, Salvador Dalí
Salvador Dali
Print - 45.1 x 33 x 5.1 cm Print - 17.75 x 13 x 2 inch
$4,000
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 Print - 30 x 22 x 0.2 inch
$3,500
Le Chimere d'Horace from Dalinean Horses
Salvador Dali
Print - 67.9 x 50.2 x 0.5 cm Print - 26.75 x 19.75 x 0.2 inch
$3,000
Le Legacy from Historia de Don Quichotte de la Mancha
Salvador Dali
Print - 75.9 x 56.2 cm Print - 29.88 x 22.13 inch
$3,000
We Are The Square Jocular Clan (7)
Takashi Murakami
Print - 47.5 x 47.3 cm Print - 18.7 x 18.6 inch
$1,216
We Are The Square Jocular Clan (8)
Takashi Murakami
Print - 47.5 x 47.3 cm Print - 18.7 x 18.6 inch
$1,216
Doraemon: Many Things Await Beyond Anywhere Door - Dokodemo Door
Takashi Murakami
Print - 60 x 60 cm Print - 23.6 x 23.6 inch
$5,997
Flowerball (3D) – Blue, Red (framed)
Takashi Murakami
Print - 71 x 71 cm Print - 28 x 28 inch
$5,365
Flowerball (3D) From the Realm of the Dead
Takashi Murakami
Print - 71 x 71 cm Print - 28 x 28 inch
$5,365
Flower Ball Red (3D) The Magic Flute.
Takashi Murakami
Print - 71 x 71 cm Print - 28 x 28 inch
$5,365
Flordali - Les Fruits : Pomme dragon
Salvador Dali
Print - 56.5 x 37 cm Print - 22.2 x 14.6 inch
$8,106
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
$3,570
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
$3,755
Shangri-la Shangri-la Shangri-la Silkscreen
Takashi Murakami
Print - 75 x 75 cm Print - 29.5 x 29.5 inch
$49,386
Takashi Murakami x Virgil Abloh (Off White) Hollow Man
Takashi Murakami
Print - 39.8 x 46.8 cm Print - 15.7 x 18.4 inch
$9,172
Homage to Francis Bacon: Study For Head of George Dyer
Takashi Murakami
Print - 50 x 50 cm Print - 19.7 x 19.7 inch
$2,974
Homage to Francis Bacon: Study For Head of Isabel Rawsthorne
Takashi Murakami
Print - 50 x 50 cm Print - 19.7 x 19.7 inch
$2,974
A Field of Flowers Seen from the Stairs to Heaven
Takashi Murakami
Print - 53 x 44 cm Print - 20.9 x 17.3 inch
$3,528
Flordali - Les Fruits : Fruits troués
Salvador Dali
Print - 56.5 x 37 cm Print - 22.2 x 14.6 inch
$5,365
Cherry Blossoms in Bloom Kaikai Kiki
Takashi Murakami
Print - 47 x 47 cm Print - 18.5 x 18.5 inch
$6,350
Multicolor Double Face: Black
Takashi Murakami
Print - 50 x 60 x 0.1 cm Print - 19.7 x 23.6 x 0 inch
$3,100
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
$2,682
Saved by Dokodemo Door (Anywhere Door)
Takashi Murakami
Print - 60 x 60 cm Print - 23.6 x 23.6 inch
$2,146
We Are the Square Jocular Clan 10set
Takashi Murakami
Print - 47.5 x 47.5 cm Print - 18.7 x 18.7 inch
$14,306
On an Endless Journey on a Time Machine with the Author Fujiko F. Fujio!
Takashi Murakami
Print - 60 x 60 cm Print - 23.6 x 23.6 inch
$5,997
Flower Parent and Child, Rum Pum Pum!
Takashi Murakami
Print - 55 x 55 cm Print - 21.7 x 21.7 inch
$2,146
Champagne Supernova : Multicolor + Pink and White Stripes
Takashi Murakami
Print - 73.8 x 53 cm Print - 29.1 x 20.9 inch
$4,233
Panda Cubs are Cuddling Yay!
Takashi Murakami
Print - 51.25 x 51.25 cm Print - 20.2 x 20.2 inch
$5,574
A Panda Cub Hugging a Ball of Flowers
Takashi Murakami
Print - 50 x 50 cm Print - 19.7 x 19.7 inch
$4,586
Tristan und Isolde (Set of 21 Prints, framed)
Salvador Dali
Print - 45 x 32.3 x 2 cm Print - 17.7 x 12.7 x 0.8 inch
$23,604
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
$3,576
We Are The Square Jocular Clan (10)
Takashi Murakami
Print - 47.5 x 47.3 cm Print - 18.7 x 18.6 inch
$1,216
We Are The Square Jocular Clan (9)
Takashi Murakami
Print - 47.5 x 47.3 cm Print - 18.7 x 18.6 inch
$1,216
We Are The Square Jocular Clan (5)
Takashi Murakami
Print - 47.5 x 47.3 cm Print - 18.7 x 18.6 inch
$1,216
We Are The Square Jocular Clan (2)
Takashi Murakami
Print - 47.5 x 47.3 cm Print - 18.7 x 18.6 inch
$1,216
When Life Boundlessly Flares Up to the Universe
Yayoi Kusama
Design - 30 x 90 x 0.1 cm Design - 11.8 x 35.4 x 0 inch
$930
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
$1,025
Smile On, Rainbow Flower!! Special Proof Ed 25
Takashi Murakami
Print - 50 x 50 cm Print - 19.7 x 19.7 inch
$7,761
