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Mystery of Sleep (The Hermit) from Visions Surrealiste
Salvador Dali
Print - 73.7 x 53.3 cm Print - 29 x 21 inch
$7,500
Dazzling Circus : Embrace Peace and Darkness Within thy Heart
Takashi Murakami
Print - 68.9 x 53 cm Print - 27.1 x 20.9 inch
$3,812
Miyabi: Korin ( Korin: courtly elegance 2020)
Takashi Murakami
Print - 76.25 x 72 cm Print - 30 x 28.3 inch
$4,204
Voting rights are human rights
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 46 x 61 x 0.2 cm Print - 18.1 x 24 x 0.1 inch
$448
Nouveau (Dance Floor Riot)
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 30 x 30 x 1 cm Print - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
$280
Korin : Returning from a Wandering Journey
Takashi Murakami
Print - 71 x 71 cm Print - 28 x 28 inch
$2,691
Jeremiah from Our Historical Heritage
Salvador Dali
Print - 66 x 50.5 x 5.1 cm Print - 26 x 19.88 x 2 inch
$4,500
Grace and Power Under Pressure (Blue)
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 46 x 61 x 0.5 cm Print - 18.1 x 24 x 0.2 inch
$504
Skull of a black planet
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 33 x 25.4 x 0.2 cm Print - 13 x 10 x 0.1 inch
$448
You Will Do What We Say
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 61 x 46 x 0.2 cm Print - 24 x 18.1 x 0.1 inch
$471
L'escargot et l'ange
Salvador Dali
Sculpture - 44 x 60 x 35 cm Sculpture - 17.3 x 23.6 x 13.8 inch
$27,243
Vision de L’ange
Salvador Dali
Sculpture - 44 x 34.5 x 34.5 cm Sculpture - 17.3 x 13.6 x 13.6 inch
$25,561
Floral Takeover 2017 (RedCream)
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 61 x 46 cm Print - 24 x 18.1 inch
$392
The angles of sedation and destruction
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 61 x 46 x 0.2 cm Print - 24 x 18.1 x 0.1 inch
$476
Eyes Of The King Verdict
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 61 x 46 x 0.2 cm Print - 24 x 18.1 x 0.1 inch
$392
Cultivate justice (Blue)
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 61 x 46 x 0.2 cm Print - 24 x 18.1 x 0.1 inch
$476
Bias by numbers HPM
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Painting - 104 x 76 x 1 cm Painting - 40.9 x 29.9 x 0.4 inch
$20,012
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
$2,803
Desert Today Ocean Tomorrow
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 61 x 46 x 0.2 cm Print - 24 x 18.1 x 0.1 inch
$471
Deceit and disruption 6/6
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Painting - 61 x 46 x 1 cm Painting - 24 x 18.1 x 0.4 inch
$9,193
Sunset as the fall approaches
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 46 x 61 x 0.2 cm Print - 18.1 x 24 x 0.1 inch
$476
JUSTICE WOMAN 3/6
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Painting - 61 x 46 x 2 cm Painting - 24 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch
$9,810
God Saves Satan Invests
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 61 x 46 x 1 cm Print - 24 x 18.1 x 0.4 inch
$559
Resurrectionem Ex-Mortuis
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 17.8 x 17.8 x 0.5 cm Print - 7 x 7 x 0.2 inch
$202
Perfect Kiss (Dance Floor Riot)
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 30 x 30 x 1 cm Print - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
$336
Ocean Today Desert Tomorrow
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 61 x 46 x 0.2 cm Print - 24 x 18.1 x 0.1 inch
$471
Green power factory (letterpress)
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 33.02 x 25.4 x 0.1 cm Print - 13 x 10 x 0 inch
$476
Just Future Rising II
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 61 x 46 x 0.1 cm Print - 24 x 18.1 x 0 inch
$336
Green power factory - Red
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 61 x 46 x 0.2 cm Print - 24 x 18.1 x 0.1 inch
$448
Post Punk Flower - Black
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 61 x 46 x 0.2 cm Print - 24 x 18.1 x 0.1 inch
$533
Flower Woman (Blue)
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 61 x 45 x 0.5 cm Print - 24 x 17.7 x 0.2 inch
$392
Prophets of rage: New day rising
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 61 x 46 x 0.1 cm Print - 24 x 18.1 x 0 inch
$420
Conformity Trance Red
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 61 x 46 x 1 cm Print - 24 x 18.1 x 0.4 inch
$476
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?