Fiona Woodall

Woodall designed an inner-city community kitchen in response to studies into loneliness and depression concerning young people.

Afreen Fazil

Afreen Fazil’s final project explores the evolution of Arabic typography from angular Phoenician texts to the current cursive Arabic scripts.

George Hounslow

Hounslow is fascinated by vehicles and the variations of design that have developed over time, as well as what the future holds for transportation.

Amy Dance

Responding to a UN report that up to one million species are endangered, textile designer Amy Dance, works with new visuals and sustainable materials.

Alexander Eyles

Alexander Eyles’ work is inspired by a long-standing passion for innovation, whilst supporting those in need, finding considered and viable solutions.

Vita Krasniqi

Vita Krasniqi’s focuses on interior architectural projects in various scales for retail, residential, commercial and exhibition design.

Sadida Islam

With Space-pod Commercial interiors, Islam strives to to explore interior styles that create a beautiful balance between traditional and modern.

Rudina Shala

Rudina Shala is interested in residential design, landscape design and has a passion for environments that induce a sense of movement and emotion.

Mia Del Rosario

Mia Del Rosario is interested in improving a spatial environment by using current trends to achieve a more aesthetically pleasing setting.

Louna Aissi

Louna Aissi’s work is an effort to design a cultural centre that provides for the existing local Moroccan community of North Kensington, London.

Georgina Nadin

Georgina Nadin has developed a great interest in abandoned and dilapidated buildings, delving deeper into building restoration, preservation and reuse.

Emma Hatcher

Multi-sensory experience is an area of design that Emma Hatcher has been drawn to, designing spaces where one can become part of the experience.

Callum Adey

Surviving the Future is a project that looks at how certain circumstances, such as war and civil unrest, can change the way people want to live.

Becky Thick

Becky Thick’s final project focuses on the theme of anti-social behaviour. Her campaign addresses the issue through a variety of media.

Abigail Igglesden

Abigail Igglesden’s project considers the effects alcohol has on our bodies, community, wellbeing and environment, addressing sustainability issues.

Danielle Feheley

Danielle Feheley’s final piece was developed to create a completely sustainable collection by upcycling vintage denim.

Maddie Baxter

Maddie Baxter uses Creative Advertising as an outlet to develop ideas that are based on a rich tapestry of inspiration and experiences.

Jessica Leader

Jessica Leader finds excitement in researching advertising ideas and concepts, but her favourite adverts are those that are simple and clear.

James Griffiths

James Griffiths enjoys the process of crafting a message from words to communicate ideas and and promote positive brand engagement.

Isabela Moran Ferrer

Isabela Moran Ferrer’s ideas are born from an ability to unearth the fundamentals of any campaign in order to deliver a strong message.

Tools for Change

“I saw that the camera could be a weapon against poverty, against racism, against all sorts of social wrongs.” A Gordon Parks show opens in London.

Aesthetica Archives:
Portraiture

Discover innovative image-makers capturing subjects in new ways. These bold and fresh images blend analogue and digital techniques.

Clarissa Johnston-Ward and Ioanna Roumpani

Clarissa Johnston-Ward and Ioanna Roumpani are a creative duo, presenting carefully researched work with striking visuals and typography.

Sophie Edge 

Sophie Edge is a recent BA Photography graduate of the University of the Arts: London College of Communication.

Phoebe Smith

Phoebe Smith’s project My Sister Romy focuses on her sister, who has severe autism, documenting the twenty four hour care she receives.

Maria Makridis

Maria Makridis is a photographer from the Netherlands. Drawn to the vibe and openness of the city of London, she studied her MA at LCC.

Enduring Nature

To coincide with the reopening of a show at Hauser & Wirth Somerset, Don McCullin presents a special online exhibition of platinum prints.

Cinematic Influence

Using the beach towns of East Coast New Jersey as his backdrop, Dana Yurcisin explores themes of loneliness throughout empty neighbourhoods.

Materialising Colour

What dictates the colour of the designed world? Who chooses the colours of a building, a sofa, or a pair of shoes? A new book answers these questions.

5 UK Gallery Reopenings

Museums in London and across the UK are announcing plans to reopen to the public after a period of prolonged closure. Discover five shows.

Films About Transformations

Watch films from Aesthetica Film Festival’s video library. These selected shorts reflect on moments of personal change, development and renewal.

Deconstructed Façades

Mariyan Atanasov transforms Sofia’s buildings into Tetris-like constructions – removing, editing and rearranging sections of buildings in pale skylines.

Aesthetica Archives:
Documentary Photography

Discover image-makers expanding upon the definition of documentary through architectural images, portraits and conceptual visual projects.

Creative Expansion

Now is the time to get creative, learn and connect with arts and culture. Hereford College of Arts is launching new MA courses and an online show.

Into the Imaginary

Rachel Louise Brown is Photo Director at Harper’s Bazaar and a photographer who observes the world as a stage, exploring unfamiliar places.

Contemplative Storytelling

Buenos Aires-born, London-based artist Jazmin Donaldson explores storytelling within painting. Key influences include the richly-textured world of fairy tales and myths – she re-purposes known motifs to tell contemporary stories. Donaldson is particularly interested in women’s role in society.

A Dystopian Vision

Eric Ogden is is a Michigan-born photographer and director. His latest series, Collapse, was shot across Brooklyn during lockdown.

Layers of Meaning

Abstract artist Paul Brown expresses a love of colour, line and layers through his varied practice. In each piece, he adjusts the space on the canvas, offering endless vibrant possibilities and interactions between shapes. The works delve into the subconscious – seeing an image through to its resolution.

Reframing Isolation

Informality Gallery launches an artist spotlight for Tamara Dean. The online selection provides “an antidote” – drawing energy from nature.

5 Artist Interviews
to Watch Online

Aesthetica collates five videos to watch and YouTube channels to browse – offering insights direct from some of the world’s leading creatives.

Films about Place

Watch 5 short films from the Aesthetica Shorts Film Festival Archives. These works examine our changing relationship with the landscape.

Bold Moves

Endless is a renowned street artist who started out using London’s walls as a canvas. A new virtual gallery opens online, showcasing bold work.

A Sense of Place

Bristol Photo Festival’s inaugural edition creates a space to reconsider social and historical landscapes in the city and around the world.

From the Golden Age

Renata Dutrée’s images reference the light and symbolism of the Golden Age, exploring concealment through spilt objects or falling petals.

Aesthetica Archives:
Environmental Art and Design

The Anthropocene is a new geological age defined by humanity’s impact. Aesthetica highlights artists asking questions about the climate crisis.

Aesthetica Art Prize:
5 Installation Artists

Installations transform space, encouraging audiences to see the world in a new way. Discover five artworks from a new generation of artists.

Exploratory Forms

Milan-based Debora Barnaba originally studied drawing and painting. She later embraced photography, for which she has won numerous awards. Her images express the power of self-portraits, with bodies that are controlled and subverted in favour of the photographic lens.

High Contrast

Malick Kebe is a photographer and curator putting Abidjan on the creative map through bold, high-contrast images filled with energy.

Aesthetica Art Prize:
5 Video Artists

We highlight five Artists’ Films exploring ideas surrounding protest, race, new technologies, conformity and the natural landscape.

Latin American Art in Lockdown

Whilst it is impossible to predict what the art world will look like after Covid-19, Latin American artists provide ideas on how to reshape the way we live.