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The empresses - Wu zetian
Damien Hirst
Print - 100 x 100 x 1 cm Print - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.4 inch
$6,686
Caballero, Salvador Dalí
Salvador Dali
Print - 101.6 x 81.3 x 0.5 cm Print - 40 x 32 x 0.2 inch
$12,000
Tunnel Vision Version 2 (Alternate Blue)
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 46 x 61 cm Print - 18.1 x 24 inch
$270
Flordali - Les Fruits : Pomme dragon
Salvador Dali
Print - 56.5 x 37 cm Print - 22.2 x 14.6 inch
$7,641
Stereo Supreme Album Cover Print
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 30 x 30 cm Print - 11.8 x 11.8 inch
$247
A little flower painting : Pink, Purple and Many Other Colors
Takashi Murakami
Print - 55 x 44 cm Print - 21.7 x 17.3 inch
$2,922
Flower ball (3D) Hey! You! Do you feel what I feel?
Takashi Murakami
Print - 70 x 70 x 1 cm Print - 27.6 x 27.6 x 0.4 inch
$4,495
Flower ball (3D) Hey! You! Do you feel what I feel?
Takashi Murakami
Print - 70 x 70 x 1 cm Print - 27.6 x 27.6 x 0.4 inch
$4,495
Ballon Animals
Jeff Koons
Sculpture - 39.2 x 34.9 x 20.9 cm Sculpture - 15.4 x 13.7 x 8.2 inch
$39,329
Work from the Limited Edition Book The Souls
Damien Hirst
Print - 23.5 x 14 x 0.1 cm Print - 9.3 x 5.5 x 0 inch
$6,291
Skull (after)
Jean-Michel Basquiat
Design - 80.5 x 20.5 x 1.2 cm Design - 31.7 x 8.1 x 0.5 inch
$618
Free South Africa (after Keith Haring)
Keith Haring
Design - 80.5 x 20.5 x 1.2 cm Design - 31.7 x 8.1 x 0.5 inch
$618
Untitled (Rotterdam), 1982 (after Jean-Michel Basquiat)
Jean-Michel Basquiat
Design - 80.5 x 20.5 x 1.2 cm Design - 31.7 x 8.1 x 0.5 inch
$618
Shangri-la Shangri-la (offset print with silver) Edition - 166/300
Takashi Murakami
Print - 76.2 x 50.8 x 3 cm Print - 30 x 20 x 1.2 inch
$5,597
Coffee Blues Afternoon (White)
Takashi Murakami
Print - 29.3 x 30.3 x 0.1 cm Print - 11.5 x 11.9 x 0 inch
$4,439
Untitled (Face), 1982 (after Jean-Michel Basquiat)
Jean-Michel Basquiat
Design - 80.5 x 20.5 x 1.2 cm Design - 31.7 x 8.1 x 0.5 inch
$618
Man and Medusa (after Keith Haring)
Keith Haring
Design - 80.5 x 20.5 x 1.2 cm Design - 31.7 x 8.1 x 0.5 inch
$787
Rainbow Smiley (Edition 5/100)
Takashi Murakami
Print - 50.8 x 50.8 x 3 cm Print - 20 x 20 x 1.2 inch
$7,124
Untitled (Angel), 1982 (after Jean-Michel Basquiat)
Jean-Michel Basquiat
Design - 80.5 x 20.5 x 1.2 cm Design - 31.7 x 8.1 x 0.5 inch
$618
Untitled (Electric) (after Keith Haring)
Keith Haring
Design - 80.5 x 20.5 x 1.2 cm Design - 31.7 x 8.1 x 0.5 inch
$618
Untitled 1984 (after Keith Haring)
Keith Haring
Design - 80.5 x 20.5 x 1.2 cm Design - 31.7 x 8.1 x 0.5 inch
$618
Untitled (Centipede) (after Keith Haring)
Keith Haring
Design - 80.5 x 20.5 x 1.2 cm Design - 31.7 x 8.1 x 0.5 inch
$618
Crack is Wack (after Keith Haring)
Keith Haring
Design - 80.5 x 20.5 x 1.2 cm Design - 31.7 x 8.1 x 0.5 inch
$787
Boîte aux lettres Picsou
Daru
Sculpture - 133 x 30 x 30 cm Sculpture - 52.4 x 11.8 x 11.8 inch
$6,308
Ballon Monkey Orange
Jeff Koons
Sculpture - 25 x 21 x 39 cm Sculpture - 9.8 x 8.3 x 15.4 inch
$25,283
Pez Dispenser 1984 (after Jean-Michel Basquiat)
Jean-Michel Basquiat
Design - 80.5 x 20.5 x 1.2 cm Design - 31.7 x 8.1 x 0.5 inch
$281
Untitled (Snake) (after Keith Haring)
Keith Haring
Design - 80 x 20 x 2 cm Design - 31.5 x 7.9 x 0.8 inch
$325
COUPES Commemoration Set 6
Jeff Koons
Design - 3 x 31 x 31 cm Design - 1.2 x 12.2 x 12.2 inch
$6,652
Untitled (Smile On Stripes) (after Keith Haring)
Keith Haring
Design - 80.5 x 20.5 x 1.2 cm Design - 31.7 x 8.1 x 0.5 inch
$281
Untitled (Inferno) (after Keith Haring)
Keith Haring
Design - 80.5 x 20.5 x 1.2 cm Design - 31.7 x 8.1 x 0.5 inch
$281
Fight AIDS (after Keith Haring)
Keith Haring
Design - 80.5 x 20.5 x 1.2 cm Design - 31.7 x 8.1 x 0.5 inch
$281
Crack Down (after Keith Haring)
Keith Haring
Design - 80.5 x 20.5 x 1.2 cm Design - 31.7 x 8.1 x 0.5 inch
$281
Balloon Dog (Magenta)
Jeff Koons
Design - 26.7 x 26.7 x 12.7 cm Design - 10.5 x 10.5 x 5 inch
$11,237
Hommage à Terpsichore
Salvador Dali
Sculpture - 70.5 x 44 x 23 cm Sculpture - 27.8 x 17.3 x 9.1 inch
$46,048
Saint George et le Dragon
Salvador Dali
Sculpture - 46 x 45 x 28 cm Sculpture - 18.1 x 17.7 x 11 inch
$39,104
Plate from 'Tristan and Isolde': Frere Orgin, L'Hermite (Brother Orgin, Hermit)
Salvador Dali
Print - 44 x 32 x 0.1 cm Print - 17.3 x 12.6 x 0 inch
$1,348
Hommage à Newton
Salvador Dali
Sculpture - 35 x 16 x 11 cm Sculpture - 13.8 x 6.3 x 4.3 inch
$17,057
Les Songes Drolatiques de Pantagruel
Salvador Dali
Print - 76 x 54 cm Print - 29.9 x 21.3 inch
$5,000
Des Rois Pendus aux Arbres
Salvador Dali
Print - 61 x 44 x 0.1 cm Print - 24 x 17.3 x 0 inch
$15,731
Flordali - Les Fruits : Pamplemousse érotique
Salvador Dali
Print - 56.5 x 37 cm Print - 22.2 x 14.6 inch
$5,057
We The Future / Rise To Write The Law
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 61 x 46 cm Print - 24 x 18.1 inch
Sold
Obey / Vhils Universal Personhood Lisbon
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 76 x 61 cm Print - 29.9 x 24 inch
Sold
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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?