Sacha Jafri is a contemporary British artist whose large-format paintings fluctuate between abstraction and representation. His work melds themes of global politics, shared experience, and cityscapes. Jafri's practice frequently combines elements of curation and performance, as seen in his 2006 touring exhibition “Jafri Meets Warhol.” “I have various ambitions as a painter and they have to be fulfilled, otherwise I won’t feel like I’m living,” the artist has said. “I want to be remembered in 500 years, I want to be the Kandinsky of my time: that will take at least another 20 years. It’s more important to be poignant than to be commercial and sell paintings. Money is just to buy time.” Born in 1977 in the United Kingdom, the artist studied at Eton College where he received his MA in 1999. Shortly afterward, Jafri was awarded the 2000 British Painters Prize, marking the beginning of his rise to international prominence. His works have risen substantially in value, and are in the collections of Barack Obama, George Clooney, Kevin Spacey, and other celebrities. The artist lives and works in Dubai, UAE.