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.
Untitled (spin butterfly)

Damien Hirst

Untitled (spin butterfly), 2009

Painting

Acrylic on paper

GBP 15,000 - 20,000

Choose Love

Tracey Emin

Choose Love, 2024

Limited Edition Print

Lithograph

GBP 9,600

Untitled B (Spot Drawing)

Damien Hirst

Untitled B (Spot Drawing), 2025

Limited Edition Print

Pigment print

GBP 10,000 - 12,000

Self-Portrait - 12.11.2001

Tracey Emin

Self-Portrait - 12.11.2001, 2001

Photography

Photograph

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Self-Portrait - 12.11.2001

Tracey Emin

Self-Portrait - 12.11.2001, 2001

Photography

Photograph

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The Stain

Tracey Emin

The Stain, 2007

Limited Edition Print

Mixed Media

GBP 2,950

 Spin Painting, Requiem at the Pinchuk Art Centre, Ukraine

Damien Hirst

Spin Painting, Requiem at the Pinchuk Art Centre, Ukraine, 2009

Limited Edition Print

Acrylic on paper

USD 4,690

Savoy H5-8

Damien Hirst

Savoy H5-8, 2018

Limited Edition Print

Giclée printing

Currently Not Available

The Odyssey

Weiwei Ai

The Odyssey, 2017

Limited Edition Print

Offset Print

EUR 1,550

Freud Banner

Weiwei Ai

Freud Banner, 2018

Limited Edition Print

Mixed Media

EUR 1,350

Circle Spin

Damien Hirst

Circle Spin, 2009

Painting

Acrylic on paper

EUR 5,000

It's a Crime to Live with The Person You don’t Love

Tracey Emin

It's a Crime to Live with The Person You don’t Love, 2021

Limited Edition Print

Giclée printing

GBP 2,200

L.O.V.E.

Maurizio Cattelan

L.O.V.E., 2015

Sculpture / Object

Mixed Media

GBP 3,500

Cinchonidine, Ciclopirox Olamine and Cineole

Damien Hirst

Cinchonidine, Ciclopirox Olamine and Cineole, 2004

Limited Edition Print

Etching

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These Feelings Were True (Set of 8)

Tracey Emin

These Feelings Were True (Set of 8), 2020

Limited Edition Print

Lithograph

EUR 80,000 - 90,000

Vase (Blue)

Weiwei Ai

Vase (Blue), 2024

Sculpture / Object

Glass

EUR 4,500

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Gelatin Silver Print

A silver gelatin print is a type of photographic print made using the silver process. In this process, photographic materials such as black and white films and printing papers are coated with a light-sensitive emulsion of silver salts suspended in gelatin. This emulsion is applied to a support, which could be flexible plastic, glass, resin-coated paper, or baryta paper. The materials are light-sensitive and remain stable under normal storage conditions, making them ideal for long-term preservation.

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.

Print

A print is an image or text reproduced using a template or master form. Prints are typically created by transferring ink from a prepared matrix to another material, often paper. Common matrices include copper or zinc plates for etching and engraving, aluminum or stone for lithography, wood blocks for woodcuts, and linoleum for linocuts. The term print can also refer to a single impression made from the matrix.

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