Provocative Artists

Print, Le Cercle viscéral du cosmos, Salvador Dali

Le Cercle viscéral du cosmos

Salvador Dali

Print - 100 x 70 x 0.1 cm Print - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0 inch

$5,632

Print, L'automobile (Automobile), Salvador Dali

L'automobile (Automobile)

Salvador Dali

Print - 56 x 76 x 0.1 cm Print - 22 x 29.9 x 0 inch

$4,365

Print, Peace Guard 2, Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Peace Guard 2

Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Print - 61 x 46 x 0.05 cm Print - 24 x 18.1 x 0 inch

$441

Print, Long live the people, Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Long live the people

Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Print - 61 x 46 x 0.2 cm Print - 24 x 18.1 x 0.1 inch

$339

Painting, Samo is dead, Daru

Samo is dead

Daru

Painting - 110 x 82 x 2 cm Painting - 43.3 x 32.3 x 0.8 inch

$3,110

Print, Osaka Roof, Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Osaka Roof

Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Print - 61 x 46 x 0.1 cm Print - 24 x 18.1 x 0 inch

$565

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

Obey Conformity Factory (Orange)

Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Print - 61 x 46 x 0.2 cm Print - 24 x 18.1 x 0.1 inch

$622

Print, Celestial Elephant, Salvador Dali

Celestial Elephant

Salvador Dali

Print - 75 x 55 x 0.1 cm Print - 29.5 x 21.7 x 0 inch

$8,685

Print, Silence = Death, Keith Haring

Silence = Death

Keith Haring

Print - 99.1 x 99.1 x 1 cm Print - 39 x 39 x 0.4 inch

$150,000

Painting, Endless power, Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Endless power

Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Painting - 42.5 x 34.5 x 5 cm Painting - 16.7 x 13.6 x 2 inch

$7,351

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

Ocean Today Desert Tomorrow

Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Print - 61 x 46 cm Print - 24 x 18.1 inch

$475

Print, Sans titre I, Keith Haring

Sans titre I

Keith Haring

Print - 70 x 50 x 1 cm Print - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch

$13,571

Painting, Fire Sale 6/6, Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Fire Sale 6/6

Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Painting - 61 x 46 cm Painting - 24 x 18.1 inch

$8,934

Print, Icon collage (top), Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Icon collage (top)

Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Print - 35.56 x 27.94 x 0.2 cm Print - 14 x 11 x 0.1 inch

$396

Print, Peace goddess, Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Peace goddess

Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Print - 35.56 x 27.94 x 0.2 cm Print - 14 x 11 x 0.1 inch

$396

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

Desert Today Ocean Tomorrow

Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Print - 61 x 46 cm Print - 24 x 18.1 inch

$475

Print, La danse royale, Salvador Dali

La danse royale

Salvador Dali

Print - 60.5 x 45.5 x 0.1 cm Print - 23.8 x 17.9 x 0 inch

$2,488

Painting, Car Chase, Daru

Car Chase

Daru

Painting - 60 x 73 x 3 cm Painting - 23.6 x 28.7 x 1.2 inch

$2,092

Print, Desinformation Damage (cream), Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Desinformation Damage (cream)

Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Print - 30.5 x 61 cm Print - 12 x 24 inch

$396

Print, Defend Truth, Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Defend Truth

Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Print - 61 x 46 x 0.1 cm Print - 24 x 18.1 x 0 inch

$339

Print, Tear Flame, Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Tear Flame

Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Print - 61 x 46 x 0.1 cm Print - 24 x 18.1 x 0 inch

$339

Print, Gears of Justice, Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Gears of Justice

Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Print - 61 x 46 cm Print - 24 x 18.1 inch

$452

Print, Political Voice, Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Political Voice

Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Print - 61 x 46 x 0.1 cm Print - 24 x 18.1 x 0 inch

$339

Print, Defend Democracy, Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Defend Democracy

Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Print - 61 x 46 x 0.1 cm Print - 24 x 18.1 x 0 inch

$339

Print, Warning Sign, Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Warning Sign

Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Print - 61 x 46 x 0.1 cm Print - 24 x 18.1 x 0 inch

$339

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

War By Numbers VSE

Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Painting - 67.5 x 52 x 1 cm Painting - 26.6 x 20.5 x 0.4 inch

$8,934

Painting, Love Forever, Daru

Love Forever

Daru

Painting - 80 x 60 x 3 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch

$2,149

Print, No More Bias, Shepard Fairey (Obey)

No More Bias

Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Print - 61 x 91.5 x 1 cm Print - 24 x 36 x 0.4 inch

$452

Painting, Love is a weapon, Daru

Love is a weapon

Daru

Painting - 34 x 28 x 2 cm Painting - 13.4 x 11 x 0.8 inch

$1,131

Painting, Love dog, Daru

Love dog

Daru

Painting - 50 x 40 x 3 cm Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 1.2 inch

$1,470

Print, Vote, Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Vote

Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Print - 110 x 90 x 1 cm Print - 43.3 x 35.4 x 0.4 inch

$6,785

Print, Planetary and scatological visionlithograph, Salvador Dali

Planetary and scatological visionlithograph

Salvador Dali

Print - 99.7 x 70 x 0.1 cm Print - 39.3 x 27.6 x 0 inch

$4,501

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 Print - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

$4,953

Print, Obey conformity factory (red), Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Obey conformity factory (red)

Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Print - 61 x 46 x 0.2 cm Print - 24 x 18.1 x 0.1 inch

$481

Painting, Pikachu Mondrian, Daru

Pikachu Mondrian

Daru

Painting - 60 x 60 x 3 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch

$1,696

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 Print - 22.4 x 30 x 0.4 inch

$2,827

Print, Studland bay, Damien Hirst

Studland bay

Damien Hirst

Print - 120 x 90 x 1 cm Print - 47.2 x 35.4 x 0.4 inch

$10,857

Design, Pumpkin, Yayoi Kusama

Pumpkin

Yayoi Kusama

Design - 10 x 8 x 8 cm Design - 3.9 x 3.1 x 3.1 inch

$622

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 Print - 29.1 x 21.3 x 0 inch

$2,488

Print, Round and Round, the World Spins, Takashi Murakami

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

$5,850

Design, Pumpkin (yellow), Yayoi Kusama

Pumpkin (yellow)

Yayoi Kusama

Design - 31 x 88 x 0.1 cm Design - 12.2 x 34.6 x 0 inch

$475

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 Print - 15.6 x 11.6 x 0 inch

$8,007

Design, Citrouille naoshima, Yayoi Kusama

Citrouille naoshima

Yayoi Kusama

Design - 14 x 14 x 14 cm Design - 5.5 x 5.5 x 5.5 inch

$848

Painting, Untitled (Original), Keith Haring

Untitled (Original)

Keith Haring

Painting - 76.2 x 57.2 x 2 cm Painting - 30 x 22.5 x 0.8 inch

$70,000

Print, Flowers V, Keith Haring

Flowers V

Keith Haring

Print - 91.44 x 127 x 2 cm Print - 36 x 50 x 0.8 inch

$70,000

Print, Flowers III, Keith Haring

Flowers III

Keith Haring

Print - 91.44 x 127 x 2 cm Print - 36 x 50 x 0.8 inch

$70,000

Print, Flowers I, Keith Haring

Flowers I

Keith Haring

Print - 91.44 x 127 x 2 cm Print - 36 x 50 x 0.8 inch

$70,000

Print, Flowers IV, Keith Haring

Flowers IV

Keith Haring

Print - 91.44 x 127 x 2 cm Print - 36 x 50 x 0.8 inch

$70,000

Design, Trumpet, Jean-Michel Basquiat

Trumpet

Jean-Michel Basquiat

Design - 80.5 x 20.5 x 1.2 cm Design - 31.7 x 8.1 x 0.5 inch

$622

Design, Boy And Dog In A Johnnypump, 1982, Jean-Michel Basquiat

Boy And Dog In A Johnnypump, 1982

Jean-Michel Basquiat

Design - 80.5 x 20.5 x 1.2 cm Design - 31.7 x 8.1 x 0.5 inch

$622

Painting, Money Miss, Daru

Money Miss

Daru

Painting - 80 x 80 x 3 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch

$2,262

Design, Plush Pumpkin White (Dots Obsession), Yayoi Kusama

Plush Pumpkin White (Dots Obsession)

Yayoi Kusama

Design - 15 x 25 x 25 cm Design - 5.9 x 9.8 x 9.8 inch

$396

Design, Plush Pumpkin Yellow (Dots Obsession), Yayoi Kusama

Plush Pumpkin Yellow (Dots Obsession)

Yayoi Kusama

Design - 15 x 25 x 25 cm Design - 5.9 x 9.8 x 9.8 inch

$396

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

Peace and Justice Woman

Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Print - 61 x 46 cm Print - 24 x 18.1 inch

$1,074

Print, L'action vaut plus que les mots (Marianne pleure), Shepard Fairey (Obey)

L'action vaut plus que les mots (Marianne pleure)

Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Print - 61 x 46 cm Print - 24 x 18.1 inch

$3,336

Design, Pumpkin (red), Yayoi Kusama

Pumpkin (red)

Yayoi Kusama

Design - 33 x 90 x 0.1 cm Design - 13 x 35.4 x 0 inch

$475

Design, The Guilt Of Gold Teeth, 1982, Jean-Michel Basquiat

The Guilt Of Gold Teeth, 1982

Jean-Michel Basquiat

Design - 80.5 x 20.5 x 1.2 cm Design - 31.7 x 8.1 x 0.5 inch

$622

Design, In Italian, Jean-Michel Basquiat

In Italian

Jean-Michel Basquiat

Design - 80.5 x 20.5 x 1.2 cm Design - 31.7 x 8.1 x 0.5 inch

$622

Print, Untitled (Plate 4 from the Blueprint Drawings), Keith Haring

Untitled (Plate 4 from the Blueprint Drawings)

Keith Haring

Print - 108 x 146.1 x 1 cm Print - 42.5 x 57.5 x 0.4 inch

$50,000

Print, Untitled (Free South Africa): one plate, Keith Haring

Untitled (Free South Africa): one plate

Keith Haring

Print - 81 x 100.3 x 2 cm Print - 31.9 x 39.5 x 0.8 inch

$54,998

Print, Time Bokan - Missing in the Eyes - Red, Takashi Murakami

Time Bokan - Missing in the Eyes - Red

Takashi Murakami

Print - 50 x 50 cm Print - 19.7 x 19.7 inch

$2,036

Print, Power Bidder, Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Power Bidder

Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Print - 61 x 46 cm Print - 24 x 18.1 inch

$848

Print, Commanda Large Format, Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Commanda Large Format

Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Print - 105 x 77 x 0.1 cm Print - 41.3 x 30.3 x 0 inch

$2,827

Print, Moiré 2, Anish Kapoor

Moiré 2

Anish Kapoor

Print - 72.4 x 96 cm Print - 28.5 x 37.8 inch

$10,461

Print, Moiré 3, Anish Kapoor

Moiré 3

Anish Kapoor

Print - 72.4 x 96 cm Print - 28.5 x 37.8 inch

$10,461

Print, Moiré 4, Anish Kapoor

Moiré 4

Anish Kapoor

Print - 72.4 x 96 cm Print - 28.5 x 37.8 inch

$10,461

Print, Moiré 1, Anish Kapoor

Moiré 1

Anish Kapoor

Print - 72.4 x 96 cm Print - 28.5 x 37.8 inch

$10,461

Print, Multicolor Double Face White, Takashi Murakami

Multicolor Double Face White

Takashi Murakami

Print - 50 x 60 cm Print - 19.7 x 23.6 inch

$3,243

Print, Untitled (Plate 6 from the Blueprint Drawings), Keith Haring

Untitled (Plate 6 from the Blueprint Drawings)

Keith Haring

Print - 108 x 146.1 x 1 cm Print - 42.5 x 57.5 x 0.4 inch

$45,500

Print, Untitled (Plate 5 from the Blueprint Drawings), Keith Haring

Untitled (Plate 5 from the Blueprint Drawings)

Keith Haring

Print - 108 x 146.1 x 1 cm Print - 42.5 x 57.5 x 0.4 inch

$45,500

Print, Lotus Ornament Large Format, Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Lotus Ornament Large Format

Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Print - 105 x 77 x 0.1 cm Print - 41.3 x 30.3 x 0 inch

$2,601

Print, Best Buddies, Keith Haring

Best Buddies

Keith Haring

Print - 66.2 x 81.4 x 2 cm Print - 26.1 x 32 x 0.8 inch

$160,000

Print, Time Bokan-Pink, Takashi Murakami

Time Bokan-Pink

Takashi Murakami

Print - 50 x 50 cm Print - 19.7 x 19.7 inch

$2,036

Print, 727 Silkscreen, Takashi Murakami

727 Silkscreen

Takashi Murakami

Print - 77 x 110 cm Print - 30.3 x 43.3 inch

$39,708

Print, Le Buste, Salvador Dali

Le Buste

Salvador Dali

Print - 38.8 x 28.3 x 0.2 cm Print - 15.3 x 11.1 x 0.1 inch

$1,628

Design, Tsumari in Bloom, Yayoi Kusama

Tsumari in Bloom

Yayoi Kusama

Design - 104 x 104 x 0.1 cm Design - 40.9 x 40.9 x 0 inch

$1,086

Print, Shangri-la Shangri-la Shangri-la Blue Silkscreen, Takashi Murakami

Shangri-la Shangri-la Shangri-la Blue Silkscreen

Takashi Murakami

Print - 75 x 75 cm Print - 29.5 x 29.5 inch

$19,854

Sculpture, Eléphant de Triomphe, Salvador Dali

Eléphant de Triomphe

Salvador Dali

Sculpture - 53 x 25 x 14.5 cm Sculpture - 20.9 x 9.8 x 5.7 inch

$48,040

Print, Fan the flames, Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Fan the flames

Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Print - 61 x 91 cm Print - 24 x 35.8 inch

$848

Print, We are the Square Jocular Clan (8), 2018, Takashi Murakami

We are the Square Jocular Clan (8), 2018

Takashi Murakami

Print - 50 x 50 x 0.1 cm Print - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0 inch

$1,651

Painting, The Currency 1781- You don’t go all summer long, Damien Hirst

The Currency 1781- You don’t go all summer long

Damien Hirst

Painting - 20 x 30 cm Painting - 7.9 x 11.8 inch

$59,937

Print, Art Is For Everybody, Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Art Is For Everybody

Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Print - 48.3 x 35.6 x 0.1 cm Print - 19 x 14 x 0 inch

$1,108

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 Print - 24 x 18.1 x 0 inch

$1,018

Print, Protect Biodiversity - Cultivate Harmony, Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Protect Biodiversity - Cultivate Harmony

Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Print - 61 x 46 x 0.2 cm Print - 24 x 18.1 x 0.1 inch

$763

Painting, Beautiful painting, Damien Hirst

Beautiful painting

Damien Hirst

Painting - 23 x 23 x 2.5 cm Painting - 9.1 x 9.1 x 1 inch

$5,654

Print, Jordan Hall Of Fame Portrait, Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Jordan Hall Of Fame Portrait

Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Print - 61 x 46 x 0.1 cm Print - 24 x 18.1 x 0 inch

$1,018

Print, Peace Justice, Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Peace Justice

Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Print - 61 x 46 cm Print - 24 x 18.1 inch

$565

Painting, Bingo!, Daru

Bingo!

Daru

Painting - 34 x 44 x 1 cm Painting - 13.4 x 17.3 x 0.4 inch

$1,357

Print, Lotus Woman, Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Lotus Woman

Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Print - 61 x 46 cm Print - 24 x 18.1 inch

$650

Print, End Corruption, Shepard Fairey (Obey)

End Corruption

Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Print - 61 x 46 cm Print - 24 x 18.1 inch

$565

Print, Angel Of Hope And Strength, Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Angel Of Hope And Strength

Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Print - 61 x 46 cm Print - 24 x 18.1 inch

$679

Print, Demagogue, Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Demagogue

Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Print - 61 x 46 x 0.1 cm Print - 24 x 18.1 x 0 inch

$1,018

Print, Fire sale, Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Fire sale

Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Print - 61 x 46 cm Print - 24 x 18.1 inch

$1,035

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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