The best artwork encourages us to see the world in new and exciting ways.
As the world’s leading online art gallery, we value showcasing emerging artists from around the globe who contribute a diversity of perspectives. For our annual spring feature, our curators bring together a group of over 70 artists from more than 30 countries. While working across many different styles, mediums, and approaches, these artists prove that art can transcend the individual and speak to our common humanity and shared passion for creative expression.
Visit saatchiart.com/globalperspectives to collect these talented international artists making some of the best art today. We hope you find artwork you love.
, CHIEF CURATOR & VP, ART ADVISORY REBECCA WILSONTHE UNITED STATES & CANADA
Geographically spectacular and home to several of the largest art centers in the world, these two countries are home to a vast array of contemporary art practices. Our curators are currently most drawn to those artists making dynamic portraits and visionary abstractions that will become the focal point of any room.
CHAD GOEI
Chad Goei feels deeply connected to the birch wood panels he works with and often uses the natural patterns he finds within the grain as a starting point for his abstract paintings. The resulting compositions are geometric and bold in both color and design and allude to the silhouettes of mountainous landscapes and dense forests.
"Before all else, I follow the process. Trials, errors, and experiments gone awry are all foundational aspects of my pursuits and their outcomes.”Life is a Wave Acrylic on canvas 30 x 40 in $1,570 LoveFields_Mini-CobaltGris Acrylic on linen, framed 13 x 16 in $445 LoveFields_Mini-OrgGrn Acrylic on linen, framed 13 x 16 in $445 Shift VIIII Acrylic on canvas, framed 25 x 31 in $780
KELSEY OVERSTREET
Kelsey Overstreet is an abstract painter whose work is recognizable in its spontaneity, graceful brushstrokes, and meditative hues. Kelsey describes her paintings as a “timeline of [her] personal history and evidence of being present,”—compiling a perfect record of her thoughts and feelings throughout the creative process.
"In a way, my art is an act of sensory sharing between the artist and observer and serves as a blueprint of what it means to be human in the world today."Dark Joy Oil Acrylic on canvas 36 x 60 in $5,150 Slow and Steady Acrylic on canvas 48 x 36 in $3,710 Ode To Nervous System Acrylic on canvas 36 x 36 in $2,810
AFRICA & THE MIDDLE EAST
Always influential on the world scene, these regions are also home to burgeoning visual art markets. Explore a curated selection of up-and-coming artists whose varied work explores everything from assertive portraits to patterned compositions.
SURABHI GAIKWAD
Doha-based artist Surabhi Gaikwad finds inspiration in her childhood home of Goa and India’s diverse flora and fauna, local textiles, and rich cultural heritage. Surabhi blends these influences to create colorful portraits of figures donning heavily patterned clothes framed by lush vegetation and inviting interiors.
“I concentrate on depicting the joy that nature brings me—nature is my muse and ultimate inspiration.”
CURATOR SPOTLIGHT — DOHA, QATAR
ALUU PROSPER
Nigerian painter Aluu Prosper’s figurative paintings are highly expressive and emotive in their characteristic depth, rich color palette, and larger-than-life presence. Aluu's figures dominate the canvas, exposing elongated and exaggerated forms and settings that deftly hint at familial narratives through symbolism.
“When I use recently released newspapers to create collages in my work, they also serve as a means to preserve the stories of the present for future generations.”
LATIN AMERICA, SOUTH AMERICA, & THE CARIBBEAN
These regions’ vibrant cultural histories create a dynamic backdrop for contemporary artists today. Catching our curators’ attention right now are those artists making stunning geometrics and experimental portraits.
MARIANA JUÁREZ
FRANCESCA GIACCHETTI
Francesca Giacchetti is a Peruvian painter who explores the concepts of balance and harmony through abstract shapes, bold lines, and vivid colors. She has exhibited her work at art fairs in Miami, the Peruvian embassy in South Africa, and several group and solo shows across Peru.
"My creative practice hinges on the need to find unity in the visual elements that surround me, and congruous forms are central to any of my compositions."Línea Blanca II Acrylic on canvas 35.4 x 39.4 in $1,460 Dejando la Carga Acrylic on canvas 43.3 x 51.2 in $2,210 Piedras Preciosas Acrylic on canvas 57.1 x 31.5 in $1,860
JAIME DOMÍNGUEZ
Jaime Domínguez is a Mexican artist whose colorful, large-scale paintings expertly interweave the aesthetic traditions of minimalism and Mexican folk art with contemporary design trends. He undergirds each series with years of intense academic research, adding a hidden richness to his work's effortless appeal and decorative quality.
"My work is inspired by three basic concepts: modern architecture, geometry, and indigenous arts. Instead of expecting my art to be an intellectual experience for the viewer, my main goal is to move them emotionally."Mirror No. 15 Acrylic on canvas 51.2 W x 68.9 in $5,450 Amapola Madre No.1 "La Petite Series Edition" Airbrush on canvas 47.2 x 47.2 x 1.6 in $5,550 Kalós No.1-A Acrylic on wood 74.8 x 74.8 in $7,150
OCEANIA
The thriving art scene in Oceania is one of the most vibrant in the southern hemisphere. While artists there are experimenting with a variety of techniques and styles, much of the new work takes inspiration from the continent’s vast and varied landscapes, plants, and animal life.
CURATOR SPOTLIGHT — BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA
LISA TAYLOR KING
Lisa Taylor King intensively studies nature and lighting effects to recreate the surreal beauty of the natural world. The Australian painter’s dynamic works feature abstracted landscapes, flowing florals, and organic forms that mimic nature's thrum through extensive layering, glazes, and gold paint.
"My approach is to draw upon the essence of somewhere or something I have experienced—making my paintings a true impression of a memory or place."
ANDRIA BEIGHTON
Melbourne-based artist Andria Beighton merges graphic design and still life painting to create clean-lined and retro-inspired designs of floral arrangements and mid-century modern architecture. Her work is held in private collections throughout the US, UK, and Australia.
“I enjoy working with unexpected and often contemporary palettes; my paintings evoke a sense of nostalgia through the use of shapes and motifs from the past."
ASIA
Thousands of Saatchi Art artists call Asia, the largest continent by land mass and population, home. Discover some of our top Asian artists, many of whom are using nature and the urban environment equally to inspire new artwork.
HANJI PARK
Hanji Park is a South Korea–based painter who describes her works as modern landscape paintings depicting the coexistence of humans and nature. Her vibrant paintings combine and contrast abstracted representations of the natural world, such as rolling mountains and cloud-filled skies, with cars, planes, and other indications of human activity.
“I believe that if we care for nature and learn to appreciate it, we will grow as people and become stronger through a deepened understanding of the world around us.”
PHUNG WANG
Landscape
ANDY H JUNG
SHIRISH AMBEKAR
YUNA CHUN
JAEHA PARK
TRAN XUAN BINH
JIRASAK PLABOOTONG
Summer Day Acrylic on canvas 19.7 x 19.7 in
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CURATOR SPOTLIGHT — YONGIN-SI, SOUTH KOREA
ZINNA YOO
Based in South Korea, Zinna Yoo combines expanses of flat and densely patterned backgrounds with simplified natural forms and impasto brushstrokes to push the boundaries of landscape painting. Merging realistic elements with abstracted landscapes, Zinna creates compositions that immerse the viewer in an idealized, chromatic-colored world.
“My work is inspired by nature, which holds infinite possibilities, endless hope, and immense comfort.”
EUROPE
Home to Renaissance masterworks and Classical architecture, Europe provides fertile ground for many contemporary artists to respond to enduring artistic legacies. Our curators have their eyes on these artists who are experimenting with figuration and abstraction in equal measure.
CLÉMENT NIVERT
ANA PATITÚ
MILA WEIS
Mila Weis brings her paintings to life through a fusion of abstraction and figuration. Mila’s fascination with the dimensionality and creativity found in nature is apparent in her color field paintings' easy energy, poetic quality, and inherent lightness. The German painter has exhibited her work internationally and across Germany.
"My art practice centers on the freedom and playful qualities of light, color, composition, and intuition, which all unite and come together in my final composition."Early Waterlilies Acrylic on canvas 19.7 x 26.7 in $980 Light Experience No. 1 Acrylic on canvas 39.4 x 39.4 in $2,200 Water Lily Wedding Acrylic on canvas 35.4 x 35.4 in $1,650
EMANUELE DRUID NAPOLITANO
Italian painter Emanuele Druid Napolitano renders his figures with expressive linework and a signature pastel color palette, drawing inspiration from the work of artists like Henri Matisse and Paul Gauguin. Emanuele has exhibited extensively in his native Rome and around the world, with solo and group shows in Chicago, London, and Paris.
“I am fascinated by the idea that artistic expression can evoke memories of the past and depict everyday life—everything from intimate situations to larger-than-life events.”Pas De Chance Acrylic on paper 11.8 x 16.5 in $810
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