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Musack Terry Hall tribute
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 61 x 46 x 0.1 cm Print - 24 x 18.1 x 0 inch
$335
Flowers Blooming in the Isle of the Dead
Takashi Murakami
Print - 71 x 71 cm Print - 28 x 28 inch
$2,313
The Lady Dulcinea from Historia de Don Quichote de la Mancha
Salvador Dali
Print - 76.2 x 55.9 cm Print - 30 x 22 inch
$3,500
Paint it black 4/6
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Painting - 62 x 46 x 3 cm Painting - 24.4 x 18.1 x 1.2 inch
$8,665
Charge into the center of consciousness
Takashi Murakami
Print - 71 x 71 x 0.01 cm Print - 28 x 28 x 0 inch
$2,973
Water Tower 1/3 (Metal)
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Painting - 61.3 x 45.7 x 1 cm Painting - 24.1 x 18 x 0.4 inch
$8,832
Fossil Factory HPM 2/6
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Painting - 61 x 46 cm Painting - 24 x 18.1 inch
$10,174
Panda Cubs are Cuddling Yay!
Takashi Murakami
Print - 51.25 x 51.25 cm Print - 20.2 x 20.2 inch
$5,220
A Panda Cub Hugging a Ball of Flowers
Takashi Murakami
Print - 50 x 50 cm Print - 19.7 x 19.7 inch
$4,295
Scratch on the Wire
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 60.96 x 60.96 x 0.2 cm Print - 24 x 24 x 0.1 inch
$503
God Save the Queen - (an American Homage to Queen Elizabeth II)
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 61 x 45.7 cm Print - 24 x 18 inch
$2,800
Countdown To Armageddon
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 30 x 30 x 1 cm Print - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
$280
Right Track (Dance Floor Riot)
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 30 x 30 x 1 cm Print - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
$224
Obey Rock Steady (Dance Floor Riot)
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 30 x 30 x 1 cm Print - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
$335
Obey Fist Guitar (Dance Floor Riot)
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 30 x 30 x 1 cm Print - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
$335
OFF! You Will Do What We Say (Aqua Drab)
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 61 x 46 x 0.1 cm Print - 24 x 18.1 x 0 inch
$436
Lively up yourself
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 49.53 x 40.64 x 1 cm Print - 19.5 x 16 x 0.4 inch
$391
Voting rights are human rights
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 46 x 61 x 0.2 cm Print - 18.1 x 24 x 0.1 inch
$447
Revolutionary woman
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 91 x 61 x 0.2 cm Print - 35.8 x 24 x 0.1 inch
$2,784
Printing Press (Party At The Moontower)
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 30 x 30 x 1 cm Print - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
$391
Hole In The Sky (Party At The Moontower)
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 30 x 30 x 1 cm Print - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
$335
Hi Fidelity (Party At The Moontower)
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 30 x 30 x 1 cm Print - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
$335
By Any Means (Dance Floor Riot)
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 30 x 30 x 1 cm Print - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
$280
Bass In Yo Face (Dance Floor Riot)
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 30 x 30 x 1 cm Print - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
$335
Resurrectionem Ex-Mortuis
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 61 x 61 x 0.5 cm Print - 24 x 24 x 0.2 inch
$548
Supreme Lotus (Party At The Moontower)
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 30 x 30 x 1 cm Print - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
$391
Black Heart (Party At The Moontower)
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 30 x 30 x 1 cm Print - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
$391
Obey Jonesy (Dance Floor Riot)
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 30 x 30 x 1 cm Print - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
$224
Electric (Dance Floor Riot)
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 30 x 30 x 1 cm Print - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
$168
Floral Takeover 2017 (RedBlack)
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 61 x 46 cm Print - 24 x 18.1 inch
$391
Zapata (HPM Teal)
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 66 x 50.8 x 0.6 cm Print - 26 x 20 x 0.25 inch
$6,000
Musack Terry Hall tribute
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 61 x 46 x 1 cm Print - 24 x 18.1 x 0.4 inch
$335
Chevalier et la Mort (Knight and Death)
Salvador Dali
Print - 38.5 x 28 x 0.1 cm Print - 15.2 x 11 x 0 inch
$2,683
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?