Thomas Witzke is a German painter, photographer and digital artist. He focuses on the narrative aspect of colour; this is perhaps best expressed in the L’art pour L’art series, in which the viewer is invited to explore rooms in museums and artists’ studios.
A new exhibition seeks to display Mary Ellen Mark’s significant contribution to the history of American documentary photography.
Here are six artists from the Aesthetica archives who draw on art history: destroying, reinventing and updating the records for 21st century audiences.
Tate Britain’s current exhibition spans Caribbean-British Art from the 1950s to today. It is the first display of its kind in a major national museum.
London Art Fair responds to themes of ecology, migration and political nationalism through the work of 14 contemporary British photographers.
The ethics of representation have never been more important, or more closely scrutinised. Whose stories can we tell, how and why?
Japanese video artist Shigeko Kubota once commented that: “in video’s reality, infinite variation becomes possible.” MoMA showcases her oeuvre.
Lauretta Suter’s characters interact with environments in unexpected ways – standing on chairs, hiding behind cushions or diving into boxes.
Art in the Plague Year is a testament to photography as a record, and also as an act of recovery. The online show presents 55 artists.
German artist Benedikt Partenheimer uses concept-led photography and subtle optical tricks to reveal the invisible effects of climate change.
Bright crimson balloons. Colourful gifts, tied with bows. Red velvet curtains and bright orange cocktails. Drawn from the Aesthetica Archives.
What have you been reading this year? Aesthetica rounds up its most-read online articles of 2021, from emerging artists to the latest book reviews.
In 2020, far from her own family in England, Laura Stevens observed an extended French family learning to live together amidst the pandemic.
“The freedom lets you create anything you can imagine.” Tobi Schnorpfeil’s 3D world is a place where the sun is always setting – full of potential.
Erik Paul is a California-based sign maker, graphic designer, painter, sculptor and engineer; the technical and creative aspects of printmaking are a particular passion. This approach has fuelled a varied, joyful career in which the experience in one medium has helped to inform another.
A new retrospective of work by photographer Imogen Cunningham explores her extraordinary range: from botanical studies to portraits.
LA-based Hugh Kretschmer’s characters inhabit altered realities, where everyday objects appear off-kilter and things are slightly askew.
Photography plays a significant role in highlighting environmental damage, which can be difficult to see, much less identify.
This year, Aesthetica marked its 100th issue. To celebrate, we’re looking back at 2021 through the lens of our most recent cover photographers.
