10 Middle Eastern visual artists on Instagram who will inspire you

Art is one of the best vehicles for expressing ideas and emotions, beautiful artwork has the power to inform us, move us, and even change us.

That is why it's great to have art be a part of your life, even if you're not an artist yourself. The creativity and versatility of these 10 talented Arab artists will add some fresh inspiration to both your Instagram feed and your day.

The Syrian artist, who was featured in Banksy's Dismaland, uses both painting and digital art to create haunting portraits of the Syrian conflict and its ongoing refugee crisis that have gained a lot of attention on social media.

El Seed has given both street graffiti and Arabic calligraphy completely new artistic dimensions in the Middle East, his strikingly beautiful works adorn the walls of buildings across the Arab World and beyond.

The self-taught Egyptian artist's work is a refreshing addition to the Arab art scene as she creates flawless hyper-realistic paintings that make you look twice to see if they're real.

The Iranian digital artist effortlessly combines the abstract and the real to create intricate works worthy of contemplation.

The Saudi artist uses oil painting to create beautiful still-life paintings of her surroundings that are full of color and tradition.

The Egyptian visual artist creates beautiful sketches and digital artworks colorful and fun enough to brighten anyone's day.

The Kuwaiti visual artist who uses surreal painting to create mesmerizing portraits of women and men in the Arab world and beyond, in order to express certain ideas.

The Egyptian digital artist who received international attention when one of his artworks was chosen to be the cover art of Pink Floyd's album and when he was chosen as one of the best 25 visual artists by Adobe, uses Photoshop to create hauntingly beautiful works.

The prominent Saudi artist, who was also featured in Dismaland and is famous for her Disney-inspired artworks, creates portraits that are sometimes full of color and sometimes full of darkness, but tell stories either way.

The  Egyptian artist, whose creative collection includes a lot more than just boho-chic styled sketches, offers some much needed color therapy.