Provocative Artists

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

$398

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

$477

Print, Tear Flame, Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Tear Flame

Shepard Fairey (Obey)

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

$455

Print, Gears of Justice, Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Gears of Justice

Shepard Fairey (Obey)

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

$341

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

Desinformation Damage (cream)

Shepard Fairey (Obey)

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

$398

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

$341

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

$341

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

$341

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

$341

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

$341

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

$8,980

Painting, Car Chase, Daru

Car Chase

Daru

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

$2,103

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

$6,821

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

$341

Painting, No drugs, Daru

No drugs

Daru

Painting - 40 x 56 x 3 cm Painting - 15.7 x 22 x 1.2 inch

$1,705

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

$1,137

Painting, Love dog, Daru

Love dog

Daru

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

$1,478

Print, Hommage aux Petits Lits Blancs (L'art dans les bijoux), Salvador Dali

Hommage aux Petits Lits Blancs (L'art dans les bijoux)

Salvador Dali

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

$4,752

Print, Le Crane, from Anamorphoses, Salvador Dali

Le Crane, from Anamorphoses

Salvador Dali

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

$4,955

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

$4,524

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

$4,979

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

$2,842

Print, Beautiful Self-Constitutive Vortex, Damien Hirst

Beautiful Self-Constitutive Vortex

Damien Hirst

Print - 23 x 23 x 2 cm Print - 9.1 x 9.1 x 0.8 inch

$3,751

Painting, Pikachu Mondrian, Daru

Pikachu Mondrian

Daru

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

$1,705

Design, Pumpkin, Yayoi Kusama

Pumpkin

Yayoi Kusama

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

$625

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

$3,126

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

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

$5,661

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

$4,388

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

$2,501

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

$8,730

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

$8,048

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

$853

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

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

$625

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

$625

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

$1,080

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

$398 $358

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

$3,353

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

$398

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

$2,842

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

$477

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

$477

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

$625

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

$625

Print, Power Bidder, Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Power Bidder

Shepard Fairey (Obey)

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

$853

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, 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

$2,046

Print, Moiré 2, Anish Kapoor

Moiré 2

Anish Kapoor

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

$10,515

Print, Moiré 3, Anish Kapoor

Moiré 3

Anish Kapoor

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

$10,515

Print, Moiré 4, Anish Kapoor

Moiré 4

Anish Kapoor

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

$10,515

Print, Moiré 1, Anish Kapoor

Moiré 1

Anish Kapoor

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

$10,515

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

$2,615

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, Multicolor Double Face White, Takashi Murakami

Multicolor Double Face White

Takashi Murakami

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

$3,270

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

$2,046

Print, 727 Silkscreen, Takashi Murakami

727 Silkscreen

Takashi Murakami

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

$40,045

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

$1,637

Print, H13-4 Studland Bay, Damien Hirst

H13-4 Studland Bay

Damien Hirst

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

$9,663

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

$1,091

Print, Fan the flames, Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Fan the flames

Shepard Fairey (Obey)

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

$853

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

$20,022

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

$5,684

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

$60,249

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

$1,114

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

$48,290

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

$1,023

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

$1,660

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

$767

Print, Peace Justice, Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Peace Justice

Shepard Fairey (Obey)

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

$568

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

$568

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

$682

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

$1,023

Print, Fire sale, Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Fire sale

Shepard Fairey (Obey)

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

$1,040

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

$1,023

Painting, Damien Hirst Spin Painting, Damien Hirst

Damien Hirst Spin Painting

Damien Hirst

Painting - 52.1 x 52.1 x 0.3 cm Painting - 20.5 x 20.5 x 0.1 inch

$20,000

Design, Peace Fingers, Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Peace Fingers

Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Design - 30.5 x 17.5 x 5.6 cm Design - 12 x 6.9 x 2.2 inch

$2,046

Print, Friendship Forever!, Takashi Murakami

Friendship Forever!

Takashi Murakami

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

$2,002

Painting, Bingo!, Daru

Bingo!

Daru

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

$1,364

Print, And Then x6 Marine Blue, Takashi Murakami

And Then x6 Marine Blue

Takashi Murakami

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

$2,002

Print, Time Warp Scarf, Takashi Murakami

Time Warp Scarf

Takashi Murakami

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

$2,002

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

Peace & Justice Woman

Shepard Fairey (Obey)

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

$1,137

Print, El Arcabuz Produce Monsters, Salvador Dali

El Arcabuz Produce Monsters

Salvador Dali

Print - 23.5 x 17.2 x 0.2 cm Print - 9.3 x 6.8 x 0.1 inch

$1,364

Print, Oxigeno en Marte, Salvador Dali

Oxigeno en Marte

Salvador Dali

Print - 23.4 x 16.4 x 0.2 cm Print - 9.2 x 6.5 x 0.1 inch

$1,364

Print, Ideal power, Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Ideal power

Shepard Fairey (Obey)

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

$1,080

Print, Force of Nature, Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Force of Nature

Shepard Fairey (Obey)

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

$682

Print, The Song Of Songs Of Solomon - King Solomon, Salvador Dali

The Song Of Songs Of Solomon - King Solomon

Salvador Dali

Print - 56 x 38 x 0.1 cm Print - 22 x 15 x 0 inch

$1,023

Print, Flower ball - Burning blood, Takashi Murakami

Flower ball - Burning blood

Takashi Murakami

Print - 71 x 71 cm Print - 28 x 28 inch

$4,831

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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