Aestheletic Blog

Art for Good: U.K. Shyam on Aesthetics, Athletics & Social Equity

Art for Good: U.K. Shyam on Aesthetics, Athletics & Social Equity

What do Aesthetics and Atheletics have to do with the building of an equitable society? I speak to Singapore’s fastest man, U. K. Shyam to see if I...

Fashioning an Inclusive World Through Art

At Aestheletic, we have always believed that fine art is for everyone - that is why we strive to transform the oil paintings from our gallery into ...

Artist Conversations: Alex Kate, Singer-songwriter

Contracting the deadly coronavirus turned out to be a blessing in disguise for Alex, as it pushed her to take the leap of faith to leave a career i...

Artist Conversations: Zakir Hossain on Migrant Poetry

"In art, people are not defined as 'migrant' or 'local; they're defined as 'artists'." In celebration of International Migrants Day, we speak to m...

Art for Good: A Space for Marginalised Narratives

“Marginalisation is about creating an other – someone who’s different from you – but art just bridges that because you see that they are just like ...

“Light from Darkness”: Holman Hunt on The Dawning of New Hope

“He said unto her, Woman, where are those thine accusers? Hath no man condemned thee? She said, No man, Lord. And Jesus said unto her, Neither do I...

Artist Conversations: Chia De Zhong, Actor & Singer

In this interview, Singaporean actor & singer Chia De Zhong opens up about the bullying he faced in school from students and even from a teache...

Indian Art: A conversation with MG Kumar, Shilpa DT & Sreedevy

In this interview, I speak to three Indian artists from different fields: Sreedevy (dance), M. G. Kumar (painting), and Shilpa D. T. (poetry). They...

Artist Conversations: Ninke Overbeek, on dramaturgy & theatre writing

As dramaturg and academic, Ninke shares insights into the techniques of writing for the stage. She takes us behind the scenes to explore how sound ...

Artist Conversations: Gideon Carvalho - Digital Animator and Illustrator

In this interview, Gideon shares with us about the inspiration behind his animation pieces, and takes us behind the scenes for a live demonstration...

Artist Conversations: Monelise- Musician & Audio-Visual Artist

Monelise' latest album received a 5-star review at the Edinburgh fringe festival. The London-based songstress runs her own music company where she ...

Artist Conversations: Helga Pavelkova - Illustrator

Helga talks about how people and their stories inspire her illustrations. She also discusses about negotiating the different illustration tradition...

Artist Conversations: Haidee Ng - Architectural Designer

Having lived in the old towns of Edinburgh and Cambridge and in Hong Kong with its modern designs, Haidee shares about architectural conservation a...