Aesthetics also (esthetics or æsthetics) - The branch of philosophy that deals with the nature and value of art objects and experiences. It is concerned with identifying the clues within works that can be used to understand, judge, and defend judgments about those works. A specialist in aesthetics is called an aesthetician. [Artlex]

Aesthetic Experience - Experience of intrinsic features of things or events traditionally recognized as worthy of attention and reflection, such as literal, visual, and expressive qualities, which are studied during the art criticism process. [Artlex]

Aesthetics is closely associated with the philosophy of art.

Collective Wisdom Initiative ~ Aesthetics "How is collective wisdom accessed and expressed through art, images, symbols, and aesthetic practice?"

Aesthetics and Visual Culture ~ This set of resources supports research and courses in visual culture, as well as the more specific philosophical study of aesthetics.

Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism ~ Established in 1942 by the American Society for Aesthetics, The Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism publishes current research articles, symposia, special issues, and timely reviews of books in aesthetics and the arts.... The Journal takes a theoretical and interdisciplinary approach to the arts and aesthetic matters. Its authors include artists, writers, and academics in the fields of philosophy, English literature, comparative literature, art, music, theater and drama, art history, psychology, law, and related disciplines.

Feminist Aesthetics Art and Artists: Creativity and Genius

0. Main Index
1. Art and Artists: Historical Background
2. Art and Artists: Creativity and Genius
3. Aesthetic Categories and Feminist Critiques
4. Feminist Practice and the Concept of Art
5. The Body in Art and Philosophy

African Art AEsthetics & Meaning ~ A wonderful introduction to somecommon elements of African Art.

The Most Wanted Paintings on the Web ~ The Most Wanted paintings, as well as the Least Wanted paintings, reflect the artists' interpretation of a professional market research survey about aesthetic preferences and taste in painting.

Reflections on a Feminist Aesthetic by Susan Elizabeth Crowell (Article)

Good Art Bad Art Pulling back the curtain by Fred Ross (Article)

Art Renewal Center ~ Essays and Information on Art by Today's Experts and Professionals ~ The largest on-line Museum on the internet. A work in progress, steadily expanding with thousands of high quality images of the greatest paintings and sculpture in history, the Art Renewal Center is building an encyclopedic collection of essays, biographies and articles by top scholars in the field.

Understanding (?)Art by Claudio Lombardo (Article)

An Online Review of the Arts edited by Louis Torres & Michelle Marder Kamhi
Aristos is a monthly online review of the arts and the philosophy of art. Like its print predecessor, it is a unique critical voice, advocating objective standards in arts scholarship and criticism, and arguing that the concept of art (in the sense of the traditional fine arts of painting, sculpture, literature, music, and dance) can, and ought to be, objectively defined.

Contemporary Aesthetics is an international, interdisciplinary, peer-reviewed, online
journal of contemporary theory, research, and application in aesthetics.

The Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism Established in 1942 by the American Society for Aesthetics, The Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism publishes current research articles, symposia, special issues, and timely reviews of books in aesthetics and the arts.... The Journal takes a theoretical and interdisciplinary approach to the arts and aesthetic matters. Its authors include artists, writers, and academics in the fields of philosophy, English literature, comparative literature, art, music, theater and drama, art history, psychology, law, and related disciplines.