Art that provokes an “aesthetic chill” is emphatically not a synonym for “good” or “bad.” But the relative absence does tell us something about the specific kind of thing visual art is.

Visual art is a subjective experience ... explores that question by examining how the brain processes aesthetic experiences. Stephanie Sy reports from Arizona for our look at the intersection ...

In other words, as we reflect on art, we might in fact learn more about ourselves or the world. A few years ago I had the pleasure of visiting the Empirical Visual Aesthetics (EVA) lab at the ...

My teachers in aesthetics, Richard Wollheim and Arthur ... essential basis for the study and appreciation of contemporary visual art, which also is very varied. French Cubism, German expressionism ...

The IDSVA PhD in Visual Arts: Philosophy, Aesthetics, and Art Theory is a research-based, low-residency PhD for creative thinkers. As a true nomadic institution, IDSVA is a school without walls ...