Artsper in 2025: Highlights and Market Trends

As 2025 comes to an end, this is the perfect moment to look back at the highlights that shaped Artsper throughout the year. Emerging artists, widely followed movements, new features and strong media visibility defined a particularly dynamic period. Through this overview, Artsper offers a clear reading of the trends and evolutions that are currently shaping the contemporary art market.

Standout Artists This Year

Based on data from our platform, these artists stood out through remarkable performances over the course of the year. Their works generated strong engagement, resulting in sustained interest and notable success on Artsper. This Artsper 2025 overview highlights singular artistic profiles that reflect both the diversity and vitality of contemporary creation.

ShuJie Wang

A figurative painter born in China and based in France since 2023, ShuJie Wang places human experience at the center of her work. Her paintings explore emotion and everyday life through scenes of couples, families and solitude. Working primarily with oil paint applied using a palette knife, as well as watercolor, she uses color as her main emotional vehicle. Already recognized by collectors and awarded a public prize in 2022, her visibility increased significantly on Artsper in 2025.

Studio M-B (Mariah Birsak)

Dutch painter Mariah Birsak, based in Amsterdam, develops a colorful figurative universe combining symbolic animals, dreamlike interiors and vibrant landscapes. Her style, often described as Colorful Flat Illustrations, blends figuration and abstraction. Influenced by Henri Rousseau and Henri Matisse, she explores themes of instinct and emotional duality. In 2025, her work strengthened its international presence through several exhibitions and collaborations.

Aket

Emerging from graffiti culture, French street artist Aket Kubic revisits cubism through a geometric and playful visual language. He transforms ordinary scenes into dynamic and accessible compositions, recognizable through bold forms and emblematic characters such as Mr Tarin. In 2025, his “Fights” series and major collaborations confirmed his position as a closely followed contemporary urban artist on Artsper.

Richard Dunkley

London-based photographer and filmmaker Richard Dunkley is known for his work combining fashion photography with personal artistic research. Following an international career marked by numerous collaborations and awards, he develops a body of work focused on bodies, spaces and environments. In 2025, his photographs attracted growing interest from collectors drawn to a refined and contemporary visual approach.

This selection of artists revealed in Artsper 2025 highlights the platform’s ability to showcase diverse artistic paths and practices. It will be extended next year with the announcement of the 26 artists to follow in 2026, designed to guide collectors toward the talents shaping tomorrow’s art scene.

The Movements You Loved on Artsper in 2025

This year, several artistic movements captured particular attention within our community. Observed trends reveal a strong interest in clear, contemporary visual universes rooted in strong references. The theme Inspired by David Hockney stood out notably. Supported by the success of his exhibition at the Fondation Louis Vuitton, the lasting appeal of colorful, structured painting focused on everyday life resonated widely. Works linked to this inspiration revisit landscapes and daily scenes through a graphic and vibrant approach.

At the same time, interest in limited-edition art objects increased significantly. Sculptures and hybrid pieces at the crossroads of art and design respond to a desire for a more contemporary way of collecting. Produced in small editions, these works retain strong aesthetic value while integrating easily into interior spaces.

Finally, the Back to Nature theme confirmed its importance. Works inspired by landscapes, plant life and the living world reflect a need to return to essentials. Paintings, photographs and sculptures offer a contemporary interpretation of nature, appreciated for its calming and timeless quality.

Together, these movements reflect the sensibilities that marked the year and illustrate the diversity of artistic trends followed by art lovers on Artsper.

Artsper in the Media in 2025

In 2025, Artsper benefited from strong media exposure, confirming its position as a recognized player in the contemporary art market. Publications such as Harper’s Bazaar France, Marie Claire France, Challenges, Madame Figaro and Maison à Vivre, as well as appearances on Europe 1, Bsmart TV and several specialized podcasts, provided opportunities to share our perspective on contemporary creation. These contributions highlighted the role of galleries and artists, as well as evolving collecting practices, while helping make art more accessible and understandable for a broad audience.

Conclusion

This Artsper 2025 retrospective highlights a year shaped by discovery, guidance and knowledge sharing. From emerging artists to the most followed movements, alongside new services and increased media presence, Artsper continued to affirm its role as a trusted guide for art lovers and collectors. By offering carefully curated selections across all budgets, the platform stands as a reference for those wishing to understand, acquire and experience contemporary art. This momentum already extends into the future, driven by a growing commitment to help everyone discover the artwork that will enhance their living space.