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Tunnel Vision Version 2 (Alternate Blue & Gold)
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 45.5 x 61 cm Print - 17.9 x 24 inch
$679
Carga Frágil Mural
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 70 x 100 x 0.2 cm Print - 27.6 x 39.4 x 0.1 inch
$1,459
Shangri-la Shangri-la Shangri-la Pink Silkscreen
Takashi Murakami
Print - 75 x 75 cm Print - 29.5 x 29.5 inch
$19,854
Flower Parent and Child, Rum Pum Pum!
Takashi Murakami
Print - 55 x 55 cm Print - 21.7 x 21.7 inch
$2,036
Keep it underground
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 61 x 46 x 0.2 cm Print - 24 x 18.1 x 0.1 inch
$679
Blood & Oil Mandala (Blood Drop)
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 61 x 46 cm Print - 24 x 18.1 inch
$452
Homage a Leonardo da Vinci - Airplane
Salvador Dali
Print - 56 x 76 x 0.1 cm Print - 22 x 29.9 x 0 inch
$1,809
Guns and Roses (Large format)
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 105 x 76 cm Print - 41.3 x 29.9 inch
$5,089
Time Bokan - Camouflage pink
Takashi Murakami
Print - 49.8 x 49.8 cm Print - 19.6 x 19.6 inch
$2,262
Chevalier et la Mort (Knight and Death)
Salvador Dali
Print - 38.5 x 28 x 0.1 cm Print - 15.2 x 11 x 0 inch
$2,714
Raise The Level HPM 4/6
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Painting - 61 x 91 cm Painting - 24 x 35.8 inch
$14,136
Peace Dove HPM
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Painting - 93 x 71 x 0.5 cm Painting - 36.6 x 28 x 0.2 inch
$21,148
Deco Flower 2/3 (Metal)
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Painting - 61 x 46 x 0.5 cm Painting - 24 x 18.1 x 0.2 inch
$7,294
By any means necesary (Yellow)
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 61 x 46 x 0.2 cm Print - 24 x 18.1 x 0.1 inch
$650
In honor of Vincent Jen Chin
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 61 x 46 x 0.2 cm Print - 24 x 18.1 x 0.1 inch
$565
Grace and power under pressure (Green)
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 46 x 61 cm Print - 18.1 x 24 inch
$622
We Are The Square Jocular Clan (8)
Takashi Murakami
Print - 47.5 x 47.3 cm Print - 18.7 x 18.6 inch
$1,154
Shangri-la Shangri-la Shangri-la Silkscreen
Takashi Murakami
Print - 75 x 75 cm Print - 29.5 x 29.5 inch
$38,716
Les Songes Drolatiques de Pantagruel
Salvador Dali
Print - 85.09 x 81.28 x 2 cm Print - 33.5 x 32 x 0.8 inch
$5,000
Radical Peace (Cream) HPM
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 61 x 46 x 5 cm Print - 24 x 18.1 x 2 inch
$7,916
Lennon peace and liberty (blue)
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 61 x 46 x 0.2 cm Print - 24 x 18.1 x 0.1 inch
$679
Mujer Fatale (Large format)
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 105 x 76 x 0.2 cm Print - 41.3 x 29.9 x 0.1 inch
$5,089
Guerilla One X The Seventh Letter
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 61 x 46 cm Print - 24 x 18.1 inch
$565
Saved by Dokodemo Door (Anywhere Door)
Takashi Murakami
Print - 60 x 60 cm Print - 23.6 x 23.6 inch
$2,036
Gravity Adjuster (Mr. Doraemon)
Takashi Murakami
Print - 40 x 60 x 0.1 cm Print - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0 inch
$1,425
We are the Square Jocular Clan (10)
Takashi Murakami
Print - 50 x 50 x 0.1 cm Print - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$1,651
We are the Square Jocular Clan (3)
Takashi Murakami
Print - 50 x 50 x 0.1 cm Print - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$1,651
Defend Dignity HPM
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Painting - 104 x 76 x 1 cm Painting - 40.9 x 29.9 x 0.4 inch
$27,028
Rum Pum Pum in a Field of Flowers!
Takashi Murakami
Print - 55 x 55 cm Print - 21.7 x 21.7 inch
$2,647
The future is equal
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 61 x 45.7 x 0.5 cm Print - 24 x 18 x 0.2 inch
$509
Le cercle visceral du Cosmos from La Conquete du Cosmos
Salvador Dali
Print - 97.8 x 69.9 cm Print - 38.5 x 27.5 inch
$4,500
Just Future Rising (set x2)
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 61 x 92 x 0.1 cm Print - 24 x 36.2 x 0 inch
$622
Jeremiah from Our Historical Heritage
Salvador Dali
Print - 66 x 50.5 cm Print - 26 x 19.88 inch
$4,500
A champion of justice Ruth Bader
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 60.96 x 45.72 x 0.01 cm Print - 24 x 18 x 0 inch
$3,166
Balloon Dog (Blue)
Jeff Koons
Sculpture - 40 x 48 x 16 cm Sculpture - 15.7 x 18.9 x 6.3 inch
$58,806
Doraemon: Many Things Await Beyond Anywhere Door - Dokodemo Door
Takashi Murakami
Print - 60 x 60 cm Print - 23.6 x 23.6 inch
$5,625
Korin The Land Beyond Death Bathed in Light
Takashi Murakami
Print - 71 x 71 x 0.1 cm Print - 28 x 28 x 0 inch
$2,449
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
$509
Chevalier à Genou (Kneeling Knight)
Salvador Dali
Print - 38.5 x 28 x 0.1 cm Print - 15.2 x 11 x 0 inch
$2,488
Inside the Rainbow's Heart
Takashi Murakami
Print - 71 x 71 x 0.1 cm Print - 28 x 28 x 0 inch
$2,978
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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?