Medial Environments, Virtual Images and Aesthetic Experience in the Digital Age

The debate that characterizes aesthetics’ actual perspectives offers several elements to discuss the relation that we are establishing with pictures and images in the digital age, as well as its consequences on an educational level. We argue that, in order to determine the authenticity of the aesthetic experience as regards images in medial environments, looking at elements such as unpredictability, creative invention and the use of imaginative faculties are crucial.