The New Issue of Aesthetica is Here

Our Latest Print Edition | Where Do Ideas Come From?     Sometimes we have that eureka moment – when the stars align, and we think about something in a completely new way. The way to spark ideas is to immerse yourself in as many varied things as possible. This issue foregrounds innovative artists playing with form and subject matter. Here is a preview: On The Cover | Anna Devís and Daniel Rueda use the landscape as a backdrop for playful and creative compositions whilst tapping into the pillars of architectural tourism.   Visual Composite | Anastasia Samoylova's 3D tableaux turn copyright-free images into collages, questioning how we understand nature through the internet realm.   Ethereal Illumination | In Reuben Wu's visual geometries, or "aeroglyphs", glowing halos float on the horizon like doorways, portals or pathfinders, illuminating remote geographies.     Collective Reflections | Mirrors act as portals to explore the complexity of Afrodiasporic identities alongside Europe's colonialist histories in Mónica de Miranda's The Island.       Beyond Storytelling | Nhu Xuan Hua's surreal images move beyond fashion editorials, transforming the body into something less individualistic – and much more sculptural.     Spatial Investigation | Turner Prize-wining Forensic Architecture harness design to investigate human rights violations, from terror attacks to ecocide.     Fleeting Moments | Neal Grundy's Transient Sculptures series focuses on the concepts of change and motion, depicting the beauty of fabric forms billowing in "mid-flight."       Design as Experience | Jason Bruges Studio are pioneering in the field of experiential art. Jason Bruges uses installations to encourage audience participation in exhibitions and events.     Curious Arrangement | Basque photographer Andoni Beristain's bold still lifes inject narrative into the everyday, finding moments of comedy and beauty with familiar items.     Playing With Tension | Omar Torres' Essays on Collapse symbolise an attempt to reach equilibrium. Objects are arranged in balancing acts, caught on the brink of catastrophe.     Click here to shop the issue »         Image Credits: Anna Devís and Daniel Rueda, Valencia, Spain (2022). Mónica de Miranda, Whistle for the wind from The Island series (2022). Courtesy of the artist. Reuben Wu, Aeroglyph Variations #04 (2019). Courtesy of the artist. Reuben Wu, Rufus Du Sol (2020), "Live at Joshua Tree" Artwork. Anastasia Samoylova, Forests (2014). Courtesy of the artist. Nhu Xuan Hua, from the series Velvet (2016). Courtesy of the artist. Nhu Xuan Hua, from the series Velvet (2016). Courtesy of the artist. Forensic Architecture, The Bombing of Rafah, 2014 – Multiple images and reconstructed bomb clouds are arranged within a 3D model of Rafah, Gaza. Neal Grundy, Firle Beacon, England, from Transient Sculptures (2020). Neal Grundy, Beachy Head, England, from Transient Sculptures (2020).  Shadow Wall (2019). Photo: James Medcraft courtesy of Jason Bruges Studio. Andoni Beristain, Anxiety, (2021). Courtesy of the artist. Andoni Beristain, 90 x 60 x 90, (2021). Courtesy of the artist. Omar Torres, Bodies, (2019), from Essays on Collapse.

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