Provocative Artists
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Muhammad Ali (Large format)
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 105 x 76 x 0.3 cm Print - 41.3 x 29.9 x 0.1 inch
$3,264 $2,611
Shangri-la Shangri-la Shangri-la Pink Silkscreen
Takashi Murakami
Print - 75 x 75 cm Print - 29.5 x 29.5 inch
$19,439
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
We Are The Square Jocular Clan (8)
Takashi Murakami
Print - 47.5 x 47.3 cm Print - 18.7 x 18.6 inch
$1,129
Time Bokan - Camouflage pink
Takashi Murakami
Print - 49.8 x 49.8 cm Print - 19.6 x 19.6 inch
$2,213
Guns and Roses (Large format)
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 105 x 76 cm Print - 41.3 x 29.9 inch
$5,477
Warhol Collage - Color
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 61 x 46 x 0.2 cm Print - 24 x 18.1 x 0.1 inch
$996
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
$7,137
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
$636
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
$553
Beautiful Painting Heni
Damien Hirst
Print - 23 x 23 x 2.5 cm Print - 9.1 x 9.1 x 1 inch
$5,532 $4,979
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
Shangri-la Shangri-la Shangri-la Silkscreen
Takashi Murakami
Print - 75 x 75 cm Print - 29.5 x 29.5 inch
$37,906
Grace and power under pressure (Green)
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 46 x 61 cm Print - 18.1 x 24 inch
$609
Radical Peace (Cream) HPM
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 61 x 46 x 5 cm Print - 24 x 18.1 x 2 inch
$7,745
Jeremiah from Our Historical Heritage
Salvador Dali
Print - 66 x 50.5 cm Print - 26 x 19.88 inch
$4,500
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
$664
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
$553
Guerilla One X The Seventh Letter
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 61 x 46 cm Print - 24 x 18.1 inch
$553
Balloon Dog (Blue)
Jeff Koons
Sculpture - 40 x 48 x 16 cm Sculpture - 15.7 x 18.9 x 6.3 inch
$57,537
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
$4,979
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
$498
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
$1,615
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
$1,615
The future is equal
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 61 x 45.7 x 0.5 cm Print - 24 x 18 x 0.2 inch
$498
Rise above flowers 2/3
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 60.96 x 45.72 x 1 cm Print - 24 x 18 x 0.4 inch
$6,528
Just Future Rising (set x2)
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 61 x 92 x 0.1 cm Print - 24 x 36.2 x 0 inch
$609
Balloon Rabbit (Violet)
Jeff Koons
Sculpture - 29 x 14 x 21 cm Sculpture - 11.4 x 5.5 x 8.3 inch
$19,363
Obey Funk (Dance Floor Riot)
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 30 x 30 x 1 cm Print - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
$332
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
$3,098
Doraemon: Many Things Await Beyond Anywhere Door - Dokodemo Door
Takashi Murakami
Print - 60 x 60 cm Print - 23.6 x 23.6 inch
$5,508
Rip It Up (Party At The Moontower)
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 30 x 30 x 1 cm Print - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
$387
Danseuse dalinienne
Salvador Dali
Sculpture - 44.5 x 22.5 x 20.5 cm Sculpture - 17.5 x 8.9 x 8.1 inch
$38,505
Flowers Blooming in the Isle of the Dead
Takashi Murakami
Print - 71 x 71 cm Print - 28 x 28 inch
$2,268
Inside the Rainbow's Heart
Takashi Murakami
Print - 71 x 71 x 0.1 cm Print - 28 x 28 x 0 inch
$2,916
Rum Pum Pum in a Field of Flowers!
Takashi Murakami
Print - 55 x 55 cm Print - 21.7 x 21.7 inch
$2,592
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?