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Spin Paintings - SOLD OUT -
Damien Hirst
Painting - 2.7 x 2.7 x 0.1 cm Painting - 1.1 x 1.1 x 0 inch
$1,917
And Then... All Things Good and Bad, All Days Fine and Rough
Takashi Murakami
Print - 50 x 50 cm Print - 19.7 x 19.7 inch
$2,020
Geometric dove (blue tile)
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 15 x 15 x 1 cm Print - 5.9 x 5.9 x 0.4 inch
$675
Only the Finest Poison HPM 3/6
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Painting - 61 x 46 cm Painting - 24 x 18.1 inch
$8,734
Untitled III (from The Figure portfolio)
Jean-Michel Basquiat
Print - 122 x 81 x 2.54 cm Print - 48 x 31.9 x 1 inch
$65,000
Persistance de la Mémoire
Salvador Dali
Sculpture - 36.5 x 41 x 7 cm Sculpture - 14.4 x 16.1 x 2.8 inch
$17,582
Dancing Gate | Unique Pochoir
Allen Jones
Fine Art Drawings - 70 x 50 cm Fine Art Drawings - 27.6 x 19.7 inch
$10,776
Peace Fingers
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Design - 30.5 x 17.5 x 5.6 cm Design - 12 x 6.9 x 2.2 inch
$2,042
Balloon Dog (Blue)
Jeff Koons
Sculpture - 40 x 48 x 16 cm Sculpture - 15.7 x 18.9 x 6.3 inch
$58,985
The Currency : Assiette en porcelaine fine de Chine
Damien Hirst
Design - 25 x 25 x 1.5 cm Design - 9.8 x 9.8 x 0.6 inch
$567
5 assiettes en porcelaine « Les diners de Gala »
Salvador Dali
Design - 28 x 31 x 1 cm Design - 11 x 12.2 x 0.4 inch
$2,836
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
$624
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
$624
School Desk
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Sculpture - 28 x 31 x 9 cm Sculpture - 11 x 12.2 x 3.5 inch
$6,806
Heaven and Hell
Andres Serrano
Photography - 83.8 x 114.3 x 2.5 cm Photography - 33 x 45 x 1 inch
$120,000
Que Font Ces Gens
Salvador Dali
Fine Art Drawings - 15.5 x 9.5 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 6.1 x 3.7 x 0.1 inch
Price upon request
Scattered Spots 109/109
Damien Hirst
Painting - 2.5 x 2.5 x 0.5 cm Painting - 1 x 1 x 0.2 inch
$2,144
Geometric dove (black tile)
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 15 x 15 x 1 cm Print - 5.9 x 5.9 x 0.4 inch
$675
Johnny Ramone smokin’ strings
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 61 x 46 x 0.2 cm Print - 24 x 18.1 x 0.1 inch
$624
Outside The Bull Ring: The Fruit Seller from Carmen
Salvador Dali
Print - 65 x 50 x 0.1 cm Print - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$4,379
Sequoyah School Mandala
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 61 x 46 x 0.1 cm Print - 24 x 18.1 x 0 inch
$567
King Richard from Ivanhoe Suite
Salvador Dali
Print - 75 x 54 x 0.1 cm Print - 29.5 x 21.3 x 0 inch
$4,492
Climate Clash - (Cream)
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 60.96 x 60.96 x 0.2 cm Print - 24 x 24 x 0.1 inch
$567
Révérence du groseillier from Flor Dali/Les fruits
Salvador Dali
Print - 75 x 53 x 0.1 cm Print - 29.5 x 20.9 x 0 inch
$8,916
Hemerocallis thumbergii elephanter from Surrealistic Flowers
Salvador Dali
Print - 75 x 56 x 0.1 cm Print - 29.5 x 22 x 0 inch
$8,916
Bee Geometric (Light)
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 61 x 46 x 0.2 cm Print - 24 x 18.1 x 0.1 inch
$482
Bee Geometric (Dark)
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 61 x 46 x 0.2 cm Print - 24 x 18.1 x 0.1 inch
$482
Summer from Four Seasons
Salvador Dali
Print - 75 x 53.5 x 0.1 cm Print - 29.5 x 21.1 x 0 inch
$6,443
Autumn from Four Seasons
Salvador Dali
Print - 53.5 x 67.5 x 0.1 cm Print - 21.1 x 26.6 x 0 inch
$6,443
The Dface Treatment (Large Format)
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 95 x 70 x 0.1 cm Print - 37.4 x 27.6 x 0 inch
$1,021
Green Power Factory (Letterpress)
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 33 x 25 x 0.01 cm Print - 13 x 9.8 x 0 inch
$397
Climate Clash - (blanc)
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 60.96 x 60.96 x 0.2 cm Print - 24 x 24 x 0.1 inch
$567
Spectacles with Holograms and Computers
Salvador Dali
Print - 77 x 55.5 x 0.1 cm Print - 30.3 x 21.9 x 0 inch
$7,770
Flower Ball (3D) Sequoia sempervirens
Takashi Murakami
Print - 71 x 71 cm Print - 28 x 28 inch
$5,105
Le Yin et le Yang (Yin and Yan)
Salvador Dali
Print - 77 x 56 x 0.1 cm Print - 30.3 x 22 x 0 inch
$9,370
L'Ange de l'Alchimie (The Angel of Alchemy)
Salvador Dali
Print - 77 x 56 x 0.1 cm Print - 30.3 x 22 x 0 inch
$8,235
Op-Art Icon (Green Gradient)
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 61 x 46 x 0.1 cm Print - 24 x 18.1 x 0 inch
$340
Op-Art Icon (Aqua Gradient)
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 61 x 46 x 0.1 cm Print - 24 x 18.1 x 0 inch
$340
Flowerball (3D) – Blue, Red (framed)
Takashi Murakami
Print - 71 x 71 cm Print - 28 x 28 inch
$5,105
Flowerball (3D) Inside the Soul
Takashi Murakami
Print - 71 x 71 x 3 cm Print - 28 x 28 x 1.2 inch
$5,105
Flowerball (3D) Colorful, Miracle, Sparkle
Takashi Murakami
Print - 71 x 71 cm Print - 28 x 28 inch
$5,105
Flowerball (3D) From the Realm of the Dead
Takashi Murakami
Print - 71 x 71 cm Print - 28 x 28 inch
$5,105
Flower Ball Red (3D) The Magic Flute.
Takashi Murakami
Print - 71 x 71 cm Print - 28 x 28 inch
$5,105
Bird stamp blue
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Painting - 91.44 x 91.44 x 2 cm Painting - 36 x 36 x 0.8 inch
$30,287
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?