Shock Art

What is Shock Art?

Shock Art is an art movement that uses disturbing images, scents, or sounds to provoke a strong, often shocked, reaction from viewers. It is often regarded as a form of social commentary, with critics and supporters debating whether its impact is positive or negative. Shock Art frequently employs taboo, obscene, or outrageous elements to challenge societal norms and provoke critical thought.
Fruitful, small

Damien Hirst

Fruitful, small, 2020

Limited Edition Print

Mixed Media

GBP 1,800

Quinizarian

Damien Hirst

Quinizarian, 2011

Limited Edition Print

Woodcut

GBP 15,750

Rainbow Heart (small)

Damien Hirst

Rainbow Heart (small), 2020

Limited Edition Print

Mixed Media

GBP 5,150

I Loved My Innocence

Tracey Emin

I Loved My Innocence, 2019

Limited Edition Print

Lithograph

EUR 5,800

Tivoli (portfolio of 7)

Jan Fabre

Tivoli (portfolio of 7), 1990

Limited Edition Print

Lithograph

EUR 2,890

Performances

Vanessa Beecroft

Performances, 2000

Limited Edition Print

Offset Print

Currently Not Available

96 Aktion – Giardini San Martino, Napoli, T

Hermann Nitsch

96 Aktion – Giardini San Martino, Napoli, T, 1996

Photography

Photograph

EUR 1,830

96 Aktion – Giardini San Martino, Napoli, R

Hermann Nitsch

96 Aktion – Giardini San Martino, Napoli, R, 1996

Photography

Photograph

EUR 1,830

96 Aktion – Giardini San Martino, Napoli, P

Hermann Nitsch

96 Aktion – Giardini San Martino, Napoli, P, 1996

Photography

Photograph

EUR 1,830

96 Aktion – Giardini San Martino, Napoli, M

Hermann Nitsch

96 Aktion – Giardini San Martino, Napoli, M, 1996

Photography

Photograph

EUR 1,830

96 Aktion – Giardini San Martino, Napoli, I

Hermann Nitsch

96 Aktion – Giardini San Martino, Napoli, I, 1996

Photography

Photograph

EUR 1,830

96 Aktion – Giardini San Martino, Napoli, C

Hermann Nitsch

96 Aktion – Giardini San Martino, Napoli, C, 1996

Photography

Photograph

EUR 1,830

96 Aktion – Giardini San Martino, Napoli, A

Hermann Nitsch

96 Aktion – Giardini San Martino, Napoli, A, 1996

Photography

Photograph

EUR 1,830

Smoking Stella

Jan Fabre

Smoking Stella, 2020

Photography

Mixed Media

EUR 5,000

The Papercut Portfolio

Weiwei Ai

The Papercut Portfolio, 2019

Limited Edition Print

Mixed Media

Currently Not Available

L.O.V.E. (1:28) (White)

Maurizio Cattelan

L.O.V.E. (1:28) (White), 2010

Sculpture / Object

Mixed Media

Currently Not Available

Found objects

Found objects (or objet trouvé in French) are everyday items that an artist finds and incorporates into a work of art. While collectors have displayed aesthetically pleasing objects for centuries, modern art often uses objects that originally had non-artistic functions, such as recycled or repurposed materials.

Art Informel

Art Informel is a French term referring to the gestural and improvisational techniques common in abstract painting during the 1940s and 50s. It encompasses various styles that dominated these decades, characterized by informal, spontaneous methods. Artists used this term to describe approaches that moved away from traditional structures and embraced more expressive, unstructured techniques.

Chinese Contemporary art

Chinese Contemporary Art is marked by a wide range of styles and experimental approaches. In the 1980s, avant-garde exhibitions were often shut down by government officials. The 1990s saw the rise of political pop and cynical realism, while China's One-Child Policy influenced artists to explore the individual as a subject matter.

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