Author: Connie Yen
How to Collect Digital Art
What is
Digital Art?
Digital Art refers to any creative practice that uses digital technology as an essential aspect of its making and/or presentation. Since our founding, Saatchi Art has committed itself to displaying digital artists’ works alongside those by traditional artists. In 2023, expect digital art to be a primary focus for collectors of emerging art worldwide.
Don’t Go There
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A Guide to Buying Digital Art
Many collectors need help knowing where to begin when considering digital art. Where can I buy it? What am I buying? Who are the artists worth collecting? And why is it worth buying? At Saatchi Art, we believe you should invest in works that feel valuable to you. The best way to approach collecting digital art is to start with the basics. We want collecting art to be simple, so here are our helpful tips to guide you along the way.
1. Buy What You Love
Collect digital art that resonates with you. Remember, art is subjective. Consider how the artwork makes you feel. Does it make you see the world a little differently? If the answer is yes, you may have found the perfect piece.
2. Set a Budget
Many first-time collectors assume that valuable, high-quality art is unaffordable and difficult to access. Find emerging artists you love, and that sell work within your budget, to support and collect.
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3. Consider Your Lifestyle
There are many ways to enjoy digital art—from physical prints to digital displays and beyond. Do you want to be able to display the work physically? If so, do you have a space in mind in which to show it off? Consider your space and how you prefer to enjoy the work once you purchase it to determine where to start your collecting journey.
4. Browse, Favorite, and Filter
Browse curated collections put together by our expert curators. You can favorite works you like so you can take time to consider them for purchase. Take advantage of our many browse filters to search by budget, style, and more.
Discover Curated Collections
Take a peek at some of the best emerging digital art at Saatchi Art
The computer becomes the instrument for creating as digital artists turn to code to produce one-of-a-kind, algorithm-generated artworks. Embrace this pioneering art form with this expertly curated collection.
Representing the distortion or static created during technological error and malfunction, contemporary artists are responding to the apprehensions of an increasingly digital society through glitch art. Explore digital artworks inspired by data bending.
For centuries artists have communicated their dreams for the future through art. Glimpse into civilization’s trajectory with scenes of online worlds and utopian societies.
Meet the Artists
Check out a selection of rising artists who are making waves in the digital art world
Scott Gieske is a digital artist and designer based in the United States. Scott loves the interplay of texture, shapes, and colors out in the world, and seeks to create art that is “beautiful, unique, and thought-provoking.”
Before beginning a career in art, Gerdi Moeller-Jansen had professional success in business and technology. About a decade ago, she decided to dedicate her life to art. To her, making art is “not about creating, it is about finding.”
Donald Okudu is a Nigerian-based illustrator and designer. He draws inspiration from a wide range of subjects, such as religion, architecture, anime, and other forms of popular culture.
Michael Vincent Manalo, an AI-generative artist and digital photographer, was born in Manila, Philippines. Some themes he explores in his work are memory, emotions, and human psychology.
Future of Digital Art Podcast
Catch up on the first season of the Future of Digital Art podcast, hosted by Saatchi Art curator Capucine Jenkins.
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Be among the first to hear about new digital art collections and NFT drops, access exclusive artist content, and more.
12 Years of Emerging Art
Saatchi Art Celebrates ITS ANNIVERSARY
Since 2010, Saatchi Art has been the best place to discover and buy art by top emerging artists from around the world. In the last 12 years, we have transformed the lives of over 100,000 artists in more than 140 countries by selling their works to art lovers around the world.
We hope you will continue to join us in transforming the lives of thousands of talented artists around the world.
Best of Saatchi Art: Collector Favorites
Into The Rizosphere
Jonas Fisch
$5,250
Since our founding, some artists have stood out to Saatchi Art collectors for their distinctive style and technique. Meet some of our best-selling painters, photographers, sculptors, and more.
Power Flowers
Hennie van de Lande
$2,920
Dreamsicle by Angela Gebhardt
Kris Gebhardt
$22,250
California Sun
Trevisan Carlo
$4,000
In 2022, 18,700 artworks sold and shipped to 80 countries.
Nature Energy XXXL 1
Peter Nottrott
$8,710
Best of 2022
Mirror Reflections #129
Dana and Stephane Maitec
$5,450
A year of arresting visuals and creative innovation, 2022 has seen no shortage of impressive art. From boundary-pushing painting to experimental new media, discover this year’s most sought-after artists and exciting new presentations of art.
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Artworks Sold
TO COLLECTORS IN OVER 140 COUNTRIES
Best of
Rising Stars
This is a Call 2
Rocio Navarro
$2,410
Every year, our curators publish a list of recent art school graduates shaping the future of contemporary art. Explore the Rising Stars who have shone brightest over the years.
Contemplation Shelter
Melissa Loop
$2,070
Assisted 200 recent art school graduates start their art career.
Disco Bay, Ilulissat, Greenland
Zaria Forman
$1,400
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DISCOVERED ART THEY LOVE
Best of
The Other Art Fair
Gibb’s Bay Breeze
Alec Cumming
$2,740
Held across eight international cities, The Other Art Fair provides a unique chance to bring together local talent, working in vast and varied mediums, with a community of art lovers. Thousands of up-and-coming artists have participated over the years—explore our curators’ favorites from years past.
Nobel Marie In Zinc
Chloe McCarrick
$860
Since 2017, over 6,000 independent artists have exhibited throughout 55 international fairs.
Evening Commute
Tarli Bird
$680
PAID EMERGING ARTISTS AROUND THE WORLD
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Vincent 2486
Lee Ellis
$890
2,500 non-generative art avatars hand-created by over 150 artists from 35+ countries.
Vincent Lapin No. 1 (Vincent #1357)
Mr Clement
$860
Best of
The Other Avatars
Van Gogh with Sunflower
Mandy Racine
$3,420
The Other Avatars, Saatchi Art’s genesis NFT collection, pushed the bounds of artistic expression by blending digital art with tried-and-true techniques and mediums. Discover the physical artworks made during the NFT creation process that demonstrate an impressive twist on classic artforms.
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FROM OVER 160 COUNTRIES HAVE SOLD THROUGH SAATCHI ART
Best of Hospitality Art Advisory
The Infinite Wave
Kenny Nguyen
$9,600
Working alongside some of the best interior design and architecture firms, our Hospitality Art Advisory team brings emerging art to world-renowned hotels, restaurants, and commercial spaces. Browse this collection of paintings, sculptures, collages, and more by contemporary artists featured in our curators’ favorite projects from this past year.
MDF33
Vova Pydlyak
$1,195
700 and counting international hospitality and commercial projects completed since 2017.
Untitled
David McGlothlin
$880
ICONIC ART STYLES
Heroes
Gina Cochran
$790
Contemporary Abstracts
Artists often use nonrepresentational mark-making and gestural strokes to speak to the intangible. The freedom and ability to manifest new meaning to each viewer makes abstracts some of the most highly coveted works on Saatchi Art. Explore curator-approved abstractions.
Autumn – Cache Creek
Douglas Nicolle
$1,730
Whimsical Landscapes
Whether Impressionist or abstract, landscapes express the beauty of the world around us and provide a welcome escape for the viewer. Browse fun and playful landscape paintings, photographs, and mixed-media works that will breathe new life into any space.
Portrait in Blue
William Arvin
$1,650
Timeless Portrait Paintings
The genre of portraiture is one of time-honored tradition. Used as a tool of self-exploration, to depict beauty, or to define social status, there are countless ways artists have explored the medium through the ages. Explore this specially curated collection of enduring portrait artworks.
Morning Light
Brendan Louw
$895
Nude Photography
Nude photography became a go-to genre as soon as the medium took hold, in line with a centuries-old fascination with the naked human form. Whether rule-breaking or classical, nudity in art celebrates aesthetics and vulnerability. Browse fine art prints of this timeless genre.