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37 Examples of Controversial Art

From Riot Beauty Photography to Buff Celeb Paintings

— March 2, 2011 — Pop Culture
The world as we know it is filled with controversial art, photography, advertisements, products and much more. Artists, designers and photographers seem to love pushing the boundaries on taboos and society to sometimes just get a reaction out of people.

Controversial art is interpreted differently throughout populations, what may seem like an intriguing work of art will push the boundaries of people's culture and beliefs. Battering religion and disastrous events seem to be the highlight of most controversial attention when these works of art are devised.

View the gallery for these controversial art forms from realistic addiction art to bloody anti-PETA editorials, these are sure to raise a brow and keep you on the edge of your seat wondering how these creators got away with it.
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Shocking Flip Books
Shocking Flip Books
Scott Blake Commemorates the 9/11 Twin Tower Attacks With an Interactive Book
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Glorified Golddigger Texts
Glorified Golddigger Texts
'Smart Girls Marry Money' Explores Marriage's Other Side
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Eye-Ball Bombed Madonnas
Eye-Ball Bombed Madonnas
The Eye-Ball Sacred Heart Portrait is Hella Bizarre
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Buff Celeb Paintings
Buff Celeb Paintings
'A Portrait Of Marriage' is a Controversial Madonna Painting
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Abandoned Baby Bags
Abandoned Baby Bags
James Piatt Mocks Celebrity Parenting with Kiddie Purse Design
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Undressed Iconic Monuments
Undressed Iconic Monuments
The 'Land of the Free' T-Shirt is a Suggestively Patriotic Piece
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Religious Tool Jewelry
Religious Tool Jewelry
Is Michiel Cornelissen's 'A Bit Cross' a "Tool, Symbol or Both?"
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Holographic Sacrilege Spreads
Holographic Sacrilege Spreads
Bhisan Rai Creates a Luminously Controversial Photography Spread
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Middle Finger Statues
Middle Finger Statues
Maurizio Cattelan Makes Take a Jab at the Milan Stock Exchange
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Anonymous Airport Security Scanners
Anonymous Airport Security Scanners
Companies Update Software to Protect Privacy and Decency
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Twin Tower Hotels
Twin Tower Hotels
The 1717 Broadway Marriott Hotel Will Make You Do a Double Take
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Pocket-Sized Riots
Pocket-Sized Riots
James Cauty Stirs Some Controversy Over Immortalizing Riots in Jam Jars
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Raging Riot Photography
Raging Riot Photography
Boston.com Captures Piercing Protest Pictures
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Phallic Light Fixtures
Phallic Light Fixtures
The Rise and Shine Lights Mimics a Man's Morning Dilemma
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Crude Cartoon Graffiti
Crude Cartoon Graffiti
The Banksy Billboard Takeover is Showing He's Not Done With LA
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Taxidermic Treasuries
Taxidermic Treasuries
The 'Piglet Bank' Stores Your Coins in a Genuine Pig Corpse
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Scandalous Snowboards
Scandalous Snowboards
Forum Releases Naughty New Snowboards
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Controversial Cultural Creations
Controversial Cultural Creations
Iqbal Hussain Portraits Muslim Women Sans Head Scarves
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Color-Popping Political Art
Color-Popping Political Art
This Donald Ely Artwork is Bursting With Color
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Terrorist Photo Ops
Terrorist Photo Ops
'Photo Tip' from Helmut Smits Lets You Safely Pose With Masked Madmen
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Portraits of Swingers
Portraits of Swingers
Terry Rodgers' Artwork Celebrates Youth & Decadence
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Controversial Analog Art
Controversial Analog Art
Anthony Michael Sneed Creates Shocking 8-Bit Works of Art
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Dirty Inkblots?
Dirty Inkblots?
Ad by Carmen Norgate Puts Your Mind in the Gutter, Under False Pretenses
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Phallic Patriotism Prints
Phallic Patriotism Prints
This Bodega Vinyl Wall Art is Controversially Cool
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Riot Beauty Photography
Riot Beauty Photography
Muir Vidler Captures Some Cheeky Girls in Harmful Situations
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Terrifying Taxidermy
Terrifying Taxidermy
Juan Cabana's Creations are Morbidly Creepy
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Political Prostitution Photography
Political Prostitution Photography
Ernst Coppejans 'Mr. Loverlover' Series Features Male Gigolos
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Controversially Violent Sketches
Controversially Violent Sketches
The Gil Vicente Enemies Exhibition Ambushes Political Leaders
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Naughty Feline Knits
Naughty Feline Knits
Meowadays Releases a Series of Knitted Shockers on Etsy
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Anti-Religious Posters
Anti-Religious Posters
'Blasphemous' Campaign by Muckmouth
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Kindergarten Couture
Kindergarten Couture
The Controversial Carine Roitfeld Displays Her Last Work at Vogue
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Creepy Controversial Illustrations
Creepy Controversial Illustrations
These Dark Diego Latorre Artworks are Seriously Badass
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Controversial Doll Set-Ups
Controversial Doll Set-Ups
Mutated Barbie & Ken Figurines at the Altered Barbie Exhibition 2010
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Realistic Addiction Art
Realistic Addiction Art
The Unbelievable Paintings of Ryan Shultz Depict Substance Abuse
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Naughty Bit Bikes
Naughty Bit Bikes
The Mimosa Pale Vulva Bicycle Taxi is a Protest in Support of Female Anatomy
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Controversial Close-Ups
Controversial Close-Ups
These Krijn van Noordwijk Portraits are Thought-Provoking
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Naughty Nun Photoshoots
Naughty Nun Photoshoots
Jessica Hart and Lydia Hearst are Sensually Seductive Sisters
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