New Dress (2025) by Ramina Saadatkhan unites collage and painting elements to create a bold dynamic work. Ferns and palms are depicted round the edge of the work as a combination of different patterns are used to create a layered, textual background. A sinuous pink and black line curves like a river horizontally across the top of the canvas and over a blue collaged section - suggestive of a figure and reminiscent of Matisse’s Icarus. On the left we see a small angel, denoted as ‘TURAN’ in capital letters beneath. The rendering of this figure differs from Saadatkhan’s typical treatment - this one is shown front on rather than in profile, with outstretched wings, stylised breasts and simplified facial features, it is a likely reference to an ancient Persian myth. 

Ramina Saadatkhan (b. 1977) is a Baku-based artist who graduated from the Fine Arts Faculty in both the Azimzade Art School and the Azerbaijan State Academy of Fine Arts. Her practice spans painting, collage, and pop art, infused with abstract expressionist and pop art sensibilities. Engaging mythology, biblical narratives, and philosophical themes, she resists gendered or socio-cultural constraints, instead using bold, colorful imagery to explore archetypal energies, layered meanings, and encrypted visual forms. Drawing from Azerbaijani artistic heritage, Saadatkhan subtly references traditional carpet weaving and medieval miniature painting through her use of symbolism and structure. Her practice evolves through distinct phases, continually transforming while maintaining a recognisable and coherent visual signature style. Her work has featured in Art Dubai (2025) with Gazelli Art House and a group exhibition Spring Flow (2025), Gazelli Art House, Baku.