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.
Personal sentimentalism in photography

Nobuyoshi Araki

Personal sentimentalism in photography, 2000

Photography

Photograph

Currently Not Available

Mythology

Nobuyoshi Araki

Mythology, 2001/2019

Photography

Gelatin Silver Print

EUR 5,000

Cloaca x rayed B/W

Wim Delvoye

Cloaca x rayed B/W, 2003

Photography

C-Print

EUR 14,500

Pharmacy

Damien Hirst

Pharmacy, 1992

Limited Edition Print

Lithograph

Currently Not Available

Ubermalte Bild - Lithographien, Domus Jani

Hermann Nitsch

Ubermalte Bild - Lithographien, Domus Jani, 1991

Limited Edition Print

Lithograph

Currently Not Available

Polaroid #10

Nobuyoshi Araki

Polaroid #10, 2009

Photography

Polaroid

EUR 950

Bondage Series #3

Nobuyoshi Araki

Bondage Series #3, 1997

Photography

C-Print

EUR 5,500

Untitled (Picasso)

Maurizio Cattelan

Untitled (Picasso), 1999

Limited Edition Print

Photograph

EUR 1,880

Art

Jan Fabre

Art, 2013

Limited Edition Print

Collage

EUR 1,000

Sex

Jan Fabre

Sex, 2013

Limited Edition Print

Collage

EUR 1,000

Love

Jan Fabre

Love, 2013

Limited Edition Print

Collage

EUR 1,000

Under My Skin (12)

Hermann Nitsch

Under My Skin (12), 2010

Photography

Photograph

EUR 3,600

Kaori

Nobuyoshi Araki

Kaori, 2017

Photography

Gelatin Silver Print

Currently Not Available

Can not do nails

Chris Burden

Can not do nails, 1974

Photography

Lithograph

USD 11,300

Submarine

Chris Burden

Submarine, 1987

Sculpture / Object

Mixed Media

USD 4,850

96 Aktion – Giardini San Martino, Napoli, N

Hermann Nitsch

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

Photography

Photograph

EUR 1,830

Comic Strip art

Comic strip art refers to artwork that utilizes the subject matter and commercial printing techniques found in comic strips. In the 1960s, a group of artists began creating paintings that incorporated Ben-Day dots—commonly used in comics and advertising—to produce highly graphic designs in bright colors, using traditional art media.

Mono-Ha

Meaning School of Things, Mono-ha originated in Tokyo in the mid-1960s. Instead of creating traditional artwork, the artists of Mono-ha used different materials and their natural properties to express dismay at the industrialization taking place in Japan at the time. The movement gained international attention and is now a widely respected form of art, known for its emphasis on the relationship between materials and their environment.

Triptych

A triptych is an artwork divided into three sections or panels, often hinged together, allowing it to be displayed open or folded shut. It is a type of polyptych, a term for multi-panel artworks. Typically, the central panel is the largest, flanked by two smaller panels, although some triptychs have panels of equal size. Triptychs have been historically significant in religious art but are also used in contemporary works.

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