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Yellow Mandala Large Format
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 76.2 x 76.2 x 0.3 cm Print - 30 x 30 x 0.1 inch
$1,080
We are the Square Jocular Clan (1), 2018
Takashi Murakami
Print - 50 x 50 x 0.1 cm Print - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$1,660
We are the Square Jocular Clan (9)
Takashi Murakami
Print - 50 x 50 x 0.1 cm Print - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$1,660
Rise from the Ashes (Red)
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 106.5 x 74 cm Print - 41.9 x 29.1 inch
$1,819
With All My Flowering Heart (A Complete Set)
Yayoi Kusama
Design - 78.7 x 20.3 x 1 cm Design - 31 x 8 x 0.4 inch
$2,800
Raise the Level (Peace)
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 61 x 45.7 x 0.3 cm Print - 24 x 18 x 0.1 inch
$909 $728
The woman who defeated pain (Frida Khalo)
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 61 x 46 x 0.5 cm Print - 24 x 18.1 x 0.2 inch
$1,353
Voting Rights are Human Rights
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 61 x 46 x 0.2 cm Print - 24 x 18.1 x 0.1 inch
$625
Muhammad Ali - Heavyweight Ideals
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 61 x 46 x 0.2 cm Print - 24 x 18.1 x 0.1 inch
$853
Styles Change - Style Endures - Black
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 48.26 x 36.83 x 0.2 cm Print - 19 x 14.5 x 0.1 inch
$682
Universal dignity letterpress
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 49.53 x 38.1 x 0.1 cm Print - 19.5 x 15 x 0 inch
$568
Welcome visitors letterpress
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 50.8 x 40.64 x 0.2 cm Print - 20 x 16 x 0.1 inch
$908
Lennon peace and liberty (red)
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 61 x 46 x 0.2 cm Print - 24 x 18.1 x 0.1 inch
$682
Bob Marley 40th (Set of 3: Confrontation, Soul Rebel, Lively Up Yourself)
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 49.53 x 41.91 x 0.2 cm Print - 19.5 x 16.5 x 0.1 inch
$853
Protect The Blue Planet
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 61 x 46 x 0.5 cm Print - 24 x 18.1 x 0.2 inch
$1,012
Doraemon Sitting Up - Every Day is a Struggle Nobita
Takashi Murakami
Print - 65.5 x 57.4 cm Print - 25.8 x 22.6 inch
$2,002
Henry Rollins Tour 2012
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 61 x 46 x 0.2 cm Print - 24 x 18.1 x 0.1 inch
$568
" The world is in our hands " (HOLIDAY PRINT 2015)
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 61 x 45 cm Print - 24 x 17.7 inch
$1,421
Shepard Fairey (Obey) P.O.P WAVE (Blue) Shepard Fairey X Craig Stecyk III
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 60.96 x 45 cm Print - 24 x 17.7 inch
$2,274
Electric Warrior (Party At The Moontower)
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 30 x 30 x 1 cm Print - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
$682
Plate from 'Tristan and Isolde': Tristan's Testament
Salvador Dali
Print - 44 x 32 x 0.1 cm Print - 17.3 x 12.6 x 0 inch
$1,876
This Changes Everything
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 61 x 46 x 0.1 cm Print - 24 x 18.1 x 0 inch
$568
Barb Wire Dove Collage
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 61 x 46 x 0.2 cm Print - 24 x 18.1 x 0.1 inch
$597
Compassion (His Holiness the Dalai Lama)
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 61 x 46 x 0.1 cm Print - 24 x 18.1 x 0 inch
$853
The Horse that Wanted Revenge on the Stag
Salvador Dali
Print - 59 x 79 x 0.1 cm Print - 23.2 x 31.1 x 0 inch
$1,535
Principio de Incertidumbre de Heisenberg
Salvador Dali
Print - 43 x 32 x 0.1 cm Print - 16.9 x 12.6 x 0 inch
$1,478
The Woman Taken in Adultery
Salvador Dali
Print - 45 x 31 x 0.1 cm Print - 17.7 x 12.2 x 0 inch
$1,137
Aquellos armarios tinosos
Salvador Dali
Print - 23.5 x 17 x 0.2 cm Print - 9.3 x 6.7 x 0.1 inch
$1,307
The Elephant and Jupiter's Monkey
Salvador Dali
Print - 58 x 77.5 x 0.1 cm Print - 22.8 x 30.5 x 0 inch
$1,591
Black Earth Society
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 61 x 91 x 0.3 cm Print - 24 x 35.8 x 0.1 inch
$568
Peace & freedom dove
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 61 x 46 x 0.2 cm Print - 24 x 18.1 x 0.1 inch
$625
Sedation in bloom (red and cream)
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 61 x 46 x 0.2 cm Print - 24 x 18.1 x 0.1 inch
$568
Sedation in Bloom (Black And Blue)
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 61 x 46 x 0.2 cm Print - 24 x 18.1 x 0.1 inch
$568
Sedation in bloom (black and red)
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 61 x 46 x 0.1 cm Print - 24 x 18.1 x 0 inch
$568
A Little Flower Painting : Yellow, White, and Purple Flowers
Takashi Murakami
Print - 55 x 44 cm Print - 21.7 x 17.3 inch
$2,956
The Heart of Madness from Historia de Don Quichote de la Mancha
Salvador Dali
Print - 76.2 x 55.9 cm Print - 30 x 22 inch
$3,500
Revolutionary Woman With Brush
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 61 x 46 cm Print - 24 x 18.1 inch
$1,694
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?