Images to Inspire Your Writing
Aesthetica selects five images from the archives to inspire your creativity. These atmospheric works are rich in narrative, for a poem or short story.
Aesthetica selects five images from the archives to inspire your creativity. These atmospheric works are rich in narrative, for a poem or short story.
Mue Studio’s series ‘Somewhere in the World’ is deliberately open-ended 鈥 leaving the mind to wander and explore in expansive horizons.
Brussels-based artist and composer Bob Vanderbob explores the interaction of art, science and science fiction to conjure up Artificial Mythology, a modern mythscape conveying a poetic vision of the techno-human condition.
The Marilyn Stafford Foto Reportage Award has returned for 2020. The prize is looking for female photographers documenting our changing world.
Painting and drawing have provided the foundations for contemporary art. The Aesthetica Art Prize demonstrates new approaches.
Aesthetica highlights the Light and Space movement 鈥 a group of trailblazing artists based in and around Los Angeles in the 1960s.
Staying home is essential right now, which means there鈥檚 plenty of time to discover the breadth of free cultural content.
Robert Giard made connections between LGBTQ+ cultural producers of the late 20th-century, as highlighted by Leslie-Lohman Museum of Art.
James Casebere is renowned for a pioneering use of models in his constructed photographs. Aesthetica reflects on series made across 10 years.
A new publication from Kehrer Verlag negotiates the influence of visual media in the modern world 鈥 updating iconic images for an online audience.
Aesthetica collates 10 visually striking examples of Land Art. Earthworks 鈥 pieces made in the landscape 鈥 continue to influence today’s artists.
When technology boomed in the 1960s, art changed forever. ‘Video/Art: The First Fifty Years’ explores the story of new media in the art world.
The portrait has never been so prevalent. Faces have become quantifiable as data and selfies are ubiquitous. Woudt takes a classical approach.
Issue 94, the February / March edition, is now available. This issue is about developing a new narrative and disrupting the status quo.
Joelle Grace Taylor combines a love of retro styling and creative direction, producing dream-like images full of energy, colour and depth.
鈥淲e鈥檙e not here to build for other architects, we鈥檙e here to build for all of humankind.鈥 The World鈥檚 Best Architecture’ spotlights key buildings.
The Aesthetica Art Prize celebrates works that redefine the parameters of contemporary art. The 2020 winners are trailblazing talents.
Rhea Storr has been awarded the Aesthetica Art Prize 2020. The filmmaker explore themes of representation and individuality
The Aesthetica Art Prize reflects upon actions and developments that are changing society. This year鈥檚 Emerging Prize recipient is Chris Yuan.
Ren茅 Burri was an innovative photojournalist. Mus茅e de l鈥橢lys茅e presents archived material alongside the artist鈥檚 oeuvre.
Dawit L. Petros’ photographs establish how found and inherited objects can reveal diverse stories about forgotten individuals.
Abel Rodr铆guez is deeply inspired by the Columbian Amazon and its indigenous plants. The artist creates detailed drawings from memory.
Brendan George Ko鈥檚 images have been inspired by the notion of home 鈥 the idea that a place somehow defines us, like an intimate relationship.
Cai Ramalho (b. 1994) was born in S茫o Paulo, Brazil. After attending fashion school, Ramalho started work as a photographer in 2013. Just six years鈥
The Place I Call Home links 15 photographers across the UK and the Gulf region. The exhibition contemplates ideas of home and connection.
Melbourne Design Week comprises 300 exhibitions, talks and workshops 鈥 pinpointing how design can transform environments.
Tate surveys over 20 years of film, photography and sculpture from Steve McQueen 鈥 creating an arena for self reflection and social scrutiny.
Aesthetica collates powerful exhibitions and events to attend this International Women鈥檚 Day 鈥 which takes place on 8 March.
Vivian Maier鈥檚 photographs came to light after her death, when a box of negatives was discovered at a local auction house in Chicago.
Aesthetica selects must-read titles for March 2020. These books survey creativity across the world, looking at the history of images and art.
Stephen Shore鈥檚 photographs are designed to reflect the way people talk. A new book from MACK highlights 1970s small camera works.
Photographer Dan Hall highlights the similarities between young adults and older generations 鈥 sharing examinations of the human condition.
鈥淧hotography in 2020 is as ubiquitous as the last Instagram post, text, or tweet.鈥 The Met鈥檚 surveys 100 years of image-making in a new publication.
The Biennale of Sydney 2020 provides a space for 110 international artists to consider sovereignty, inclusivity and activism.
Artist and author Harland Miller has always been surrounded by books. He is best known for making paintings inspired by Penguin鈥檚 titles.
鈥淩en茅 Groebli has always been an artist on the move.” The photographer’s images are defined by dynamism, forward-looking and modernism.
A mask made of mirrors. Shoes formed from pots and pans. Joana Vasconcelos is a leading Portuguese conceptual artist creating sculptures.
Karina Smigla-Bobinski celebrates the first prototype general use computer 鈥 examining interactive software through installation.
A house designed for watching the sunset. Mirrored structures standing in the landscape. Not Vital connects architecture and perception.
We live, work and sleep surrounded by buildings. So how does architecture shape our experience of the world? Samstag Museum of Art explores.
COLLECTIBLE Design Fair highlights innovative projects from across the world. Aesthetica selects five talents from this year’s event.
The Sony World Photography Awards returns for 2020, announcing the finalists and shortlist whilst introducing a new Environment category.
Dawoud Bey鈥檚 photos capture African American communities from the 20th century to today 鈥 exploring identity and representation.
Grayson Perry is a chronicler of contemporary life. A new show highlights the artist’s early works, exploring gender, identity and class.
Henry Moore met photographer Bill Brandt during WWII. A new publication cements the artists’ legacies as British pioneers.
Art has a proven positive impact on our mental health. Wysing Arts Centre invites artists to place works in unexpected locations.
We are living at a time of fast-paced technological development. Cao Fei’s digital art treads the boundaries between physical and virtual worlds.
Viviane Sassen鈥檚 ‘Venus & Mercury’ is a photography series is inspired by accounts of the French royal court in the 17th and 18th centuries.
Trees play an essential role in our lives. A new exhibition at Hayward Gallery highlights the importance of the world’s forests through art.
Emmanuelle Moureaux’s ‘Slices of Time’ is a rainbow installation that responds to the Greenwich Peninsula 鈥 encouraging audiences to reflect on what is happening in the here and now.
