Ecological Disturbance
Ingrid Weyland’s collage compositions tap into the age of Anthropocentrism, with human hands literally altering ecosystems from the inside out.
Satirical Photomontage
Harriet Moutsopoulos (aka Lexicon Love) creates digital collages that manipulate the origins of images, unsettling the viewer.
Worlds Transformed
Karen Constine subverts the LA landscape using an infrared camera. Deserted suburban streets are transfigured into surreal planes.
Acts of Preservation
David Benjamin Sherry’s large-format images, shot in hyperreal monochrome, depict sites that were threatened during Trump’s administration.
From the Orchard
William Mullan and Andrea A. Trabucco-Campos offer highly stylised portraits of apples: the fruit that has long symbolised knowledge and power.
Journey into Colour
Kate Theo places characters in their own surreal worlds. Concentric circles hover like ellipses alongside balloons and golden cages.
Gifts for Art Lovers
10 gift ideas for culture lovers this season. 2021’s list includes gallery memberships, photobooks, subscriptions and camera accessories.
The 2022 Creative Writing Award Winners
The winners have been announced for the 2022 award, including one winner in poetry and one in short fiction, each receiving £2,500 prize money.
Contemporary Surrealism
Nearly 100 years since its inception, artists continue to be inspired by Surrealism. From dreamworlds to suburbia, these images show what it looks like today.
The Aesthetica Awards:
Open for Entries
The Aesthetica Awards are open for submissions, celebrating the best contemporary talent across art, photography, literature and film.
Graphic Murmurations
Søren Solkær captures the extraordinary phenomenon of starling murmurations, the mass collective swell and flight of thousands of birds.
Galvanise:
The December/January Issue
This issue of Aesthetica is dedicated to perseverance, resilience and determination. In the face of anything, we have power to change.
A Celebration of Identity
In March 2021, Nadine Ijewere made history when she became the first woman of colour to shoot a Vogue cover in the magazine’s 125 year history.
Technological Revival
In July 2016, Japanese electronics company Funai Electric ceased production of videocassette recorders. Danil Tabacari is inspired by its legacy.
A 20th Century Lens
The Deutsche Börse Photography Foundation offers snapshots of everyday life in Europe and North America during the 1960s and 1970s.
Collective Movement
Montréal-based photographer Sean Mundy creates minimal, conceptual imagery in which groups of nameless figures gather – and break – formation.
Rewriting the Canon
A new publication from Pompidou Centre realigns the history of abstract art with a focus on the vital, and often overlooked, contributions of women.
Portraits in Nature
During lockdown in New York, strolling in Central Park, Donavon Smallwood captured “candid portraits of Black people at ease in nature.”
Aesthetica Archives:
Urban Abstraction
The number of “megacities” – with over 10 million inhabitants – is projected to rise from 33 in 2018 to 43 in 2030. Five new artists capture urban spaces.
A Hybrid Exhibition
“The pandemic has taught us what the real value of art is.” ING Discerning Eye returns to London and online, highlighting the future of contemporary art.
Industrial Sublime
V&A’s latest exhibition positions ideas of ‘the sublime’ in relation to industry, examining the legacy of humanist photographer Martin Broomfield.
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