Art Aesthetics Magazine

Art Aesthetics Magazine began life on Instagram in 2015. We've since grown to encompass an online magazine with reviews, articles, and exclusive interviews on established, emerging, and yet unknown artists from across the world. Our mainstay remains criticism, specifically that of an academic bent.

@frankiegoestohayward by @vanessagarwood #artaesthetics

Nice to see these studies by @vanessagarwood from one of her male nudes To our male followers, would you be comfortable posing nude for a painting/drawing? #artaesthetics

Personally, I wish more people painted male nudes — what do you think? I remember visiting @vanessagarwood a couple of years ago and seeing these as works in progress. Very happy to see the first artwork up for the #bpportraitaward2019 at the @nationalportraitgallery ! #artaesthetics

Excellent still life paintings by @tylereswain #artaesthetics

A few more great works by @tylereswain #artaesthetics

Which of these commissions by @tylereswain do you like more? #artaesthetics

How do you like to progress through portrait paintings? Timelapse demos by @scottwaddellartist #artaesthetics

Two work in progress timelapse from the same model by @scottwaddellartist #artaesthetics

A few time lapses taking you through @scottwaddellartist process #artaesthetics

What do you think of these portraits by @mimma_art? #artaesthetics

Another selection of portraits by @mimma_art #artaesthetics

I came across @mimma_art the evening at @fineartcommissions and loved her style so thought I’d share with you! #artaesthetics

What do you think about these sculpted by #MichaelCraigMartin #artaesthetics

Work from ‘Sculpture’ at @gagosian by #michaelcraigmartin #artaesthetics

Work by #WilhelmSasnal #artaesthetics

Shoah (Forest) #WilhelmSasnal Oil on canvas #artaesthetics

We recently published an article by Dr Daisy Dixon (@Daisylouisedixon) asking ‘is it right that our assessment of art be infected by knowledge about the artist’s life, or, is this inappropriate, because an artwork’s creative origin has no bearing on its identity?’ Click the link in our bio to read the full article!! We like to encourage discussion and want to hear your thoughts in the comments, but please be respectful to our writers and editors! Nude Woman in a Red Armchair, Picasso © Succession Picasso/DACS 2019 #artaesthetics

Picasso paved the way for cubism, but he was a misogynist What are your views on Picasso’s work? And how should we approach art by morally dubious artists? For a philosophical dissection of the topic, head through the link in our bio to read our latest article! #artaesthetics

I commissioned our latest article late last summer from Cambridge philosopher Dais Dixon (@daisylouisedixon) to address how we should approach art by morally bad artists. I’m very pleased to finally share the article with you! Click the link in our bio to read and let us know your thoughts in the comments! — — ‘Great art is often made by morally problematic artists: Caravaggio was famous for his mesmerising use of chiaroscuro, but he was a murderer; Virginia Woolf was a pioneer in modern narrative devices, but she was anti-Semitic; Picasso paved the way for cubism, but he was a misogynist; and Eric Gill may have produced sensual and ‘erotic’ sculptures of the young female form, but he was a paedophile. There is a familiar squeamishness with which viewers engage and approach such works of art: knowing an artist’s biography and general moral character can affect how we interpret and value their works. While it’s true that our reactions to such artworks are frequently sensitive to biographical detail, should they be? Is it right that our assessment of art be infected by knowledge about the artist’s life, or, is this inappropriate, because an artwork’s creative origin has no bearing on its identity?’ The Dream, Picasso © Succession Picasso/DACS #artaesthetics