Exploring creativity

Aesthetica explores the best in arts and culture. Founded in 2002, Aesthetica Magazine is the only British arts magazine to cover literature, visual arts, music, film and theatre.

We explore the varied nature of the arts and recognise the combination of different art forms into one cultural whole. We publish features, interviews, news and reviews. We believe that the arts are interdisciplinary with many artists blurring the lines between genres and crossing boundaries in their work.

With 45,000 readers and national distribution through WH Smith and Borders, Aesthetica Magazine extends far and wide. Please see our stockists page to find a store near you.

Aesthetica Magazine is published bi-monthly with issues being released: 1 February, 1 April, 1 June, 1 August, 1 October and 1 December.

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We pride ourselves on exploring the interdisciplinary nature of the arts. Within each issue of Aesthetica Magazine there are five dedicated sections. You can read features that will inspire with some of the industry’s movers and shakers.

We acknowledge the amalgamation of different art forms into one cultural whole. Aesthetica establishes links between literature, visual arts, music, film and theatre. It acknowledges the influences and effects that different genres have upon one another, e.g. a songwriter seeking inspiration from a photograph, a painter affected by a concert, or a poet provoked by a play.

Inside Aesthetica you will find:

Visual Arts & Photography
In this section, we work with public and private galleries to bring you the latest in creative practice and debate from the industry.

Literature
Everyone loves a good book. That’s the truth. In this section, we bring you reviews of the latest releases and interviews with the industry’s leaders. We also publish a preview of a novel from some of the UK's best publishing houses.

Music
There is nothing better than finding out about a new band or hearing a song that you absolutely love. This section of Aesthetica is pure inspiration.

Film
You won’t find Hollywood here. In this section, we look at new feature length films by some of the world’s best independent filmmakers. In previous issues, interviews with John Pilger, Ken Loach, and Phil Grabsky have appeared.

Theatre
The stage is a powerful medium. In this section, we look at innovative practice on the stage. We look at production all around the UK and Ireland in our round up, which highlights five of the best productions of any given season.

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Recent Interviews

At Aesthetica Magazine, we interview a lot of people about their current practice, exhibitions, films or novels. After conducting, so many interviews, we decided to make them available for you to download. You can listen to more interviews by visiting out soundbites page.

Irvine Welsh
Talks about his writing process and his new book Crime.
6 mins 34 secs

Gaston Kabore
Talking about Africa in Mostion Festival and the art of filmmaking.
3 mins 38 secs

Stuart Semple
Talks about his exhibition 'Mashups' and contemporary pop-culture.
3 mins 33 secs

Films at Aesthetica

We support the arts in all its guises, genres and forms. One of our greatest loves is film. With the multimedia age upon us, we are generating more and more content. These tools give more opportunities for filmmaking, development and exploration of the creative process. We have recently partnered with Shooting People to bring you this short film.

Currently showing:
Zoo
by Robin Bushell
Hand Drawn Animation
Running Time: 2 min 39 s
Year: 2008
Courtesy of www.shootingpeople.org

Join the debate

Everyone has an opinion about something these days. Well, we want to know yours. In a healthy arts climate, people are encouraged to share ideas and good practice. Let’s get some dialogue going.

The Aesthetica Blog is a place where you can express your thoughts and feelings on the industry or an exhibition or an event, so feel free to visit our blog and get the discussions going.

The Aesthetica Blog gives you the opportunity to share your views. If you would like to tell us information about any events or exhibitions please list details on the listings page.

To visit the Aesthetica Blog click here: http://aestheticamagazine.blogspot.com.