The New Aesthetic?

Overview

You've probably heard of the new aesthetic over the last few years. Not the show, but the term. It was ­coined by artist James Brindle in 2011 to describe the inevitable result of our increasingly online world. That'd be all things virtual bleeding into the physical realm.

It's something you experience every day, and so do those in intermedia art circles. That's what the New Aesthetic? (the exhibition this time) is all about as it showcases the work of 16 Queensland, Australian and international practitioners.

During the three-week presentation, audiences can step into a place concerned with how our concepts of physical space are evolving in the wake of digital communication and the Internet. As well as reflecting upon the very idea of a new aesthetic, each piece endeavours to identify new ways of understanding the world through technology, and tries to come to terms with what it all means. Think of it as artistic, futuristic food for thought.

Image: Michael Candy, BIG DIPPER 2014, Kinetic light sculpture.