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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A problem occurred
With the notion of death
Takashi Murakami
Print - 50 x 50 x 0.1 cm Print - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0 inch
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Me among the Supernatural
Takashi Murakami
Print - 50 x 50 x 0.1 cm Print - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0 inch
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Don Quichotte - Don Quichotte
Salvador Dali
Print - 41 x 33 x 0.2 cm Print - 16.1 x 13 x 0.1 inch
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Enso: A World Filled With silkscreen
Takashi Murakami
Print - 46.8 x 39.8 x 0.1 cm Print - 18.4 x 15.7 x 0 inch
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A Field of Flowers Seen from the Stairs to Heaven
Takashi Murakami
Print - 55 x 44 cm Print - 21.7 x 17.3 inch
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International Volunteer Day
Keith Haring
Print - 28.3 x 21.6 x 0.1 cm Print - 11.1 x 8.5 x 0 inch
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Plate IV - Dalì Illustrates Casanova
Salvador Dali
Print - 47 x 32 x 0.1 cm Print - 18.5 x 12.6 x 0 inch
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All's Well That Ens Well
Salvador Dali
Print - 17.5 x 12.5 x 0.05 cm Print - 6.9 x 4.9 x 0 inch
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Dali Illustrates Casanova - Plate 11
Salvador Dali
Print - 47 x 32.2 x 0.3 cm Print - 18.5 x 12.7 x 0.1 inch
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Dernier Combat de Tristan
Salvador Dali
Print - 44 x 31.6 x 0.1 cm Print - 17.3 x 12.4 x 0 inch
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The Betrothed of the King of Algarve
Salvador Dali
Print - 45 x 31 x 0.1 cm Print - 17.7 x 12.2 x 0 inch
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The Dance from the series The Arts
Salvador Dali
Print - 70 x 50 x 0.1 cm Print - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch
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The Search for Golden Fleece
Salvador Dali
Print - 76 x 56.5 x 0.1 cm Print - 29.9 x 22.2 x 0 inch
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Dali Illustrates Casanova - Plate 13
Salvador Dali
Print - 47 x 32.2 x 0.3 cm Print - 18.5 x 12.7 x 0.1 inch
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Plate from 'Tristan and Isolde': The Three Bad Barons
Salvador Dali
Print - 44 x 32 x 0.1 cm Print - 17.3 x 12.6 x 0 inch
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Plate from 'Tristan and Isolde': Isolde of the White Hands
Salvador Dali
Print - 44 x 32 x 0.1 cm Print - 17.3 x 12.6 x 0 inch
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Plate from 'Tristan and Isolde': Le geant Beliagog (The Giant Beliagog)
Salvador Dali
Print - 44 x 32 x 0.1 cm Print - 17.3 x 12.6 x 0 inch
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L'Immortalitè Tetraedrique du cube
Salvador Dali
Print - 60 x 80 x 0.1 cm Print - 23.6 x 31.5 x 0 inch
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The Beloved Feeds between the Lilies
Salvador Dali
Print - 56.5 x 37.5 x 0.1 cm Print - 22.2 x 14.8 x 0 inch
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Victoire de l'homme primitif
Salvador Dali
Print - 48 x 65 x 0.2 cm Print - 18.9 x 25.6 x 0.1 inch
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The Agony of Love (The Unicorn)
Salvador Dali
Print - 74.6 x 54.6 x 0.3 cm Print - 29.375 x 21.5 x 0.1 inch
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Lincoln in Dalivision
Salvador Dali
Sculpture - 72.4 x 48.3 x 2.5 cm Sculpture - 28.5 x 19 x 1 inch
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L'Ange de la Melancolie from the Aurelia Suite (Angel of Melancholy)
Salvador Dali
Print - 56 x 76 x 2 cm Print - 22 x 29.9 x 0.8 inch
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The Bird Has Flown from the Carmen suite
Salvador Dali
Print - 65 x 50 x 0.1 cm Print - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch
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The Three Graces of Hawaii - Tarot: Three of Cups
Salvador Dali
Print - 74.9 x 54.6 cm Print - 29.5 x 21.5 inch
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Famille de centaures marsupiaux
Salvador Dali
Print - 76 x 56 x 1 cm Print - 29.9 x 22 x 0.4 inch
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Lincoln In Dalivision
Salvador Dali
Sculpture - 21.6 x 16.5 x 0.1 cm Sculpture - 8.5 x 6.5 x 0 inch
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Adam et Eve from the Homage a Albrecht Durer Suite
Salvador Dali
Print - 74.9 x 55.9 x 0.5 cm Print - 29.5 x 22 x 0.2 inch
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