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2023 Contemporary Art Market
2023 Contemporary Art Market Report
As we embark on a new year and decide on our goals for 2023, whether those include more travel, redecorating your kitchen, or buying more art, it is always important to know the forecasted trends for the year. If you’re hoping to add to your art collection with exciting art by emerging artists, we’ve discovered five contemporary art market trends you’ll want to keep in mind as you browse our online gallery. These five trends will set a tone for the year and create rippling effects in the contemporary art world, home decor, and more. Read on to discover our curators’ and art advisors’ predictions that promise to make 2023 your best year for buying art.
New and established collectors are looking to invest more in political and activist art this year. Whether you consider yourself politically engaged or are hoping to become more so in 2023, selecting art that proudly displays your opinions and acts as a conversation starter could be a great motivator to support an emerging artist and actively contribute to a worthy cause.
Let the artwork in your home speak louder than words while supporting politically active artists making a unique statement and new point of view through their art practice. If you’re hoping to become more engaged in the political conversation and outspoken with your beliefs, buying art as a form of activism and contributing to socially engaged artists’ success will give you a stronger foundation and informed perspective to build on for the year. This greater demand for activism art encourages and inspires artists to create work with a political and social message and further cement themselves in this specific time in history.
The Peaceful Missile
Sha Ganjali
$6,550
Digital Escapism
As we become increasingly invested in our virtual personas through purchasing digital art and NFTs and our curated lives within the Metaverse, discovering art that caters to the phygital experience will become incredibly sought after in 2023. If you’re already a collector of digital art and NFTs, you can look forward to the continued leaps in technology and how it can foster a greater appreciation for artists and the work they create.
If you’re new to the world of digital art and NFTs, 2023 will be the year that you will want to take chances and grow yourself (and your art collection) by experiencing everything the virtual art world has to offer. Not sure where to start? Explore our NFT page and learn more about our curated collections, exclusive art drops, and trailblazing projects for 2023. If you’re ready to go further and want exclusive access to our digital art and NFT drops, sign up for our newsletter and never miss an announcement or new project in this constantly evolving and surprising area of the art world.
NoChurch #2.1
Oderspace SOS
$499
Bold and Expressive Colors
2023—the year of color and expression. Toss away the beige and boring and welcome in bright, bold, and expressive colors for the new year. The artwork you select for your home doesn’t have to match your sofa or rug perfectly. In fact, your interiors will become far more intriguing and unique when you mix patterns and opt for vivid and unexpected colors over neutral and unremarkable shades.
When selecting your next statement piece to liven up a space, choose artwork with bright and inviting hues that will reinvent, celebrate, and rejuvenate your everyday living areas and immediately boost your mood. Trending colors like the Pantone Color of the Year, Viva Magenta, embody this sentiment toward uplifting palettes that breathe new life into your home and state of mind. Unconvinced? Bright colors are proven to make you feel more energized and focused. Bold colors can grab viewers’ attention, and wouldn’t you like your visitors to fully appreciate your newly acquired artwork as soon as they step into your home?
Cumulus Fire 1
Mike Edwards
$470
Japandi
If bright colors will never be for you (which is perfectly fine), rest assured that soothing and more natural color palettes will always be in fashion. As wellness-oriented interiors continue to dominate residential and commercial designs, a new art style has emerged that blends the sophistication of Japanese living with that of Scandinavian comfort. A perfect fusion, Japandi focuses on minimalist aesthetics, high functionality, and sustainable practices.
The Japandi aesthetic emphasizes the inclusion and importance of natural materials and textures with simple, useful designs. In 2023, collectors and artists will continue striving to be more eco-friendly and look to support and use sustainable methods and materials. With the combination of sleek Japanese design and the more rustic leanings of Scandinavian aesthetics, Japandi offers a sensible solution to enjoy the benefits of both. Why choose one over the other when you can have the best of both sensibilities?
Terra IV
Jessi Wong
$3,800
Across all the trends is a sense of timelessness. Although these contemporary art market trends are looking forward to the future, their underlying truths surrounding art and art collecting remain the same: whether it’s a statement piece, an artist working with new technologies, or a style embodying lasting aesthetics, these five art trends illustrate our enduring appreciation for art’s ability to move us emotionally and enhance our daily lives.
And the 2023 emerging trend that embodies this timelessness the best is perhaps our final trend, sculpture. Take time this year to discover contemporary sculptors working across various mediums like fiber art, wooden sculpture, and metalworking, and find one that speaks to you. Searching for the right sculpture can be far more fun than daunting when you start small and look at tabletop sculptures or dynamic mobiles to hang from the ceiling. Think about sculpture that works with your interior, whether your home is full of extreme angles and blank spaces in need of comforting textile wall hangings or if your home is overflowing with antique furniture that needs a modern sculpture to mix it up. Be daring this year in your art choices and take advantage of our online gallery with over 100,000 artists working across all styles, mediums, and continents.
The Opportunist 2
Valerie Wilcox
$3,500
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Living with Art: Nat Pedley
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Nat’s approach to collecting is simple and natural. “I am often inspired by specific life moments to seek out new artwork, but I wait until I find the perfect one to make a move,” he explains. To that end, he never buys simple to fill an empty wall. “After a work is purchased, my wife and I place it in various rooms until we find the space that feels right.” While he doesn’t need to have a space in mind to make a purchase, he absolutely has to connect with the artwork. “The sight of an artwork sometimes tickles you in a way that you can’t articulate, but that you just know would enrich your life by being able to see it on a daily basis,” he says. When he feels that—he goes for it.

At the same time, he takes advantage of browsing curated collections to explore what’s new in sculptures, abstract art, or any other type of art he is in the mood to look at. But more than that, he loves knowing he is supporting—and connecting with—emerging artists when he buys at Saatchi Art. “I love the idea of helping an up-and-coming artist from halfway around the globe. When I bought the painting by Tarini, I felt this immediate connection to a complete stranger. I wish I could show her how happy I am that she made that painting.”
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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.
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.
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Rising Stars 2022


Discover the Best Young Artists to Collect in 2022
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Introducing
Artists often explore the social and political issues of their time. Discover new works that have caught the eyes of our curators for the inspiring ways that they demonstrate resilience, courage, and strength.
Nigerian American multimedia artist Nitashia Johnson endeavors to “create something magical with traditional art supplies.” The artist has worked professionally as a graphic designer and photographer, often documenting current social issues surrounding the environment and education. She believes that her creative background bolsters her career as a full-time artist and her ability to experiment with traditional mediums and genres to illustrate contemporary messages and stories.
Nitashia has attended Texas Woman’s University, the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD), and the University of Texas at Dallas.
— For the past year, Nitashia has worked on her non-profit, The Smart Project, a creative after-school program structured for teens and aspiring mentors living in North Texas.
— Her photography has been featured in notable publications such as D Magazine and The New York Times.
— In 2019, she became one of the first women selected for the Sony Alpha Female Creator-in-Residence program.
Introducing
Bold art for the adventurous collector. Whether you want art that is subversive or stunning, find it in this collection featuring Rising Stars artists who venture beyond the norm.
Focusing on themes of psychology, gender, and sexuality, Yuezhu Chen creates semi-abstract paintings using bold color palettes and striking compositions. Building on her study of symmetry and the subconscious versus unconsciousness, Yuezhu embraces the relationship between her figure and their environments to challenge traditional notions of oil painting.
Based in London, Yuezhu holds an MA in fine art with distinction from Central Saint Martins at the University of Art London and a BA in film from the Central Academy of Fine Arts in Beijing, China.
— She was shortlisted for the Cass Art Prize from the Slade School of Art in 2021.
— Yuezhu has exhibited her work in London, Shanghai, and Beijing, with her most recent solo exhibition at The Koppel Project Hive in London.
Gemma Thompson uses drawing and printmaking to capture the intangible feeling of place by transforming the essence of sound and rhythm onto paper. Gemma creates unique soundscapes through translated marks and contours that take the viewer on a poetic journey.
Gemma received her BFA in studio practice and contemporary critical studies from Goldsmith, University of London, and her MFA in printmaking from Camberwell College of Art in London.
— She has shown her work in several galleries across London, including the Espacio Gallery, Saatchi Gallery, Royal Drawing School Gallery, Copeland Gallery, South London Gallery, the Royal Arsenal, Christie’s London, SPACE Studio, and Gallery Maison Bertaux.
— Outside of London, Gemma participated in an exhibition at The Grey Space in the Middle Gallery in The Hague, Netherlands.
Introducing
The possibilities that technology presents to artists are infinite. Explore a collection of work in which artists adopt new media to reimagine the ways we experience works of art.
Bethanya Abebe borrows her vibrant color palette from the sights of her childhood surroundings in Ethiopia. Depicting highly-detailed scenes from everyday life, Bethanya uses forms and hues as metaphors for her life and emotions. From gestural shapes, Bethanya works her canvas until the abstracted forms give way to figuration—often incorporating tactile fabrics and embroidery for additional depth.
Bethanya received her BFA from the University of North Texas and recently graduated from the prestigious MFA painting program at the Pratt Institute in New York.
— In 2021 Bethanya was awarded a New York Foundation of the Arts artist grant.
— Her works were included in a group exhibition at the Anna Zorina Gallery in Chelsea, New York.
Introducing
Rising Stars artists put an innovative spin on the masterful techniques of history. Discover a fresh new take on iconic styles and techniques in this collection from our curators.
Olga Pypno works primarily in painting and film photography to create landscapes that feel ethereal and nostalgic through dark tones and brushstrokes. She aims to identify the sublime within the world around us and consider how modernity affects the traditional perceptions of the sublime.
She earned a BFA with honors from the Glasgow School of Art in Scotland with a focus in painting and printmaking.
— Her work has been featured in a number of group exhibitions around Scotland, including the National Galleries of Scotland.
— Olga is a multidisciplinary artist, sometimes starting with an oil painting and adding photography elements through digitally layering.
Ryan McKee’s paintings read like the nonsensical narratives of a dream, designed to take you somewhere familiar but altogether otherworldly. His realistic style is defined by surreal elements that serve as reminders of the tragedy and humor of the human condition.
Ryan is a self-taught oil painter from Salt Lake City, Utah. He currently lives and works in Dallas, Texas.
—His work was selected to be exhibited at The Other Art Fair, Dallas, in 2022.
Introducing
Rising Stars artists put an innovative spin on the masterful techniques of history. Discover a fresh new take on iconic styles and techniques in this collection from our curators.
Llinos Owen is a textile artist whose practice begins with written and visual material from her diary. Her tapestries are narrative explorations of memory, relationships, gender, and identity that live within a larger art historical canon through the annals of her respective medium—punch needle rug hooking, an art form dominated by women.
Llinos is from North Wales and moved to London in 2017 to study painting at Wimbledon College of Arts, where she graduated in 2020.
—Her works have been featured in group exhibitions across the UK, with her first solo show, “Thank Your Lucky Stars,” at Orleans House Gallery in 2021.
—Numerous publications have written about Llinos’s tapestries, including the BBC.
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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.
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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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.
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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.
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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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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.
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.
Living with Art: Rico Brooks
LIVING WITH ART
Saatchi Art Collectors Take us Inside their Homes
Meet Rico Brooks
A Music Talent Manager Who
Uses Art as a Creative Outlet



Art Inspired by Rico’s Collection
Like what you see? Our expert curators suggest works inspired by the art displayed in Rico’s home.