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Le patio de Frida
Claude Gazier
Painting - 102 x 144 x 3 cm Painting - 40.2 x 56.7 x 1.2 inch
$5,385
Berceau des civilisations
Samuel Azuelos
Painting - 80 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 31.5 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$10,658
Le carré Victoria (gris)
Steddy John
Sculpture - 25 x 25 x 6 cm Sculpture - 9.8 x 9.8 x 2.4 inch
$168
Le carré Victoria (beige)
Steddy John
Sculpture - 25 x 25 x 6 cm Sculpture - 9.8 x 9.8 x 2.4 inch
$168
Fontaine Neptune (Nancy)
Georges Corominas
Painting - 100 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$11,746
Fontaine Amphitrite (Nancy)
Georges Corominas
Painting - 100 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$11,746
Café de Paris Monaco
Georges Corominas
Painting - 81 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 31.9 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$13,351
Café Repetto (Arcachon)
Georges Corominas
Painting - 81 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 31.9 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$14,024
Les chevaux de Constantinople
Georges Corominas
Painting - 97 x 130 x 3 cm Painting - 38.2 x 51.2 x 1.2 inch
$21,877
Casino Mauresque Arcachon
Georges Corominas
Painting - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$15,426
Harmonie vénitienne
Georges Corominas
Painting - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$15,426
Queen Of Hills
Anand Manchiraju
Painting - 76.2 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Painting - 30 x 40 x 0.1 inch
$6,731
Covid 19 et autres pandémies à venir.
Max Parisot du Lyaumont
Print - 60 x 120 x 5 cm Print - 23.6 x 47.2 x 2 inch
$6,731
Crossing TV
Pauline Di Valentin
Fine Art Drawings - 60 x 40 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0 inch
$449
Oeuf
Pauline Di Valentin
Fine Art Drawings - 150 x 80 x 0.01 cm Fine Art Drawings - 59.1 x 31.5 x 0 inch
$3,366
Le moulin rouge
Francis Apesteguy
Photography - 40 x 60 x 1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch
$550
Turbulences d'énergie mécanique
Francis Apesteguy
Photography - 40 x 60 x 1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch
$550
Le vaisseau fantôme
Francis Apesteguy
Photography - 40 x 60 x 1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch
$550
Tempête de sable à la bibliothèque
Francis Apesteguy
Photography - 40 x 60 x 1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch
$550
Profitons du moment présent
Alione
Painting - 89 x 134 x 3 cm Painting - 35 x 52.8 x 1.2 inch
$6,283
Via pescherie vecchie
Rocío Soriano
Painting - 43.5 x 39.2 x 1 cm Painting - 17.1 x 15.4 x 0.4 inch
$314
Le pavillon de la reine
Matthieu Forichon
Print - 100 x 70 x 3 cm Print - 39.4 x 27.6 x 1.2 inch
$448
France 2023, étude numéro 1
Jean-Pierre Rives
Painting - 50 x 70 x 1 cm Painting - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.4 inch
$7,853
La maison rose, Golf du Morbihan
Fabienne Tuffigo
Painting - 20 x 14 x 0.3 cm Painting - 7.9 x 5.5 x 0.1 inch
$157
Downton Abbey North View
Daniel Clarke
Painting - 45.7 x 27.9 x 0.3 cm Painting - 18 x 11 x 0.1 inch
$266
Castle Green Pasadena
Daniel Clarke
Painting - 45.7 x 61 x 0.3 cm Painting - 18 x 24 x 0.1 inch
$290
Console Table Camo Marble Calacatta Viola
Un'common
Design - 85 x 50 x 28 cm Design - 33.5 x 19.7 x 11 inch
$5,049
Coffee Table Pera M smoky oak Calacatta Viola
Un'common
Design - 35 x 70 x 70 cm Design - 13.8 x 27.6 x 27.6 inch
$2,356
Forst - Sideboard cognac grooved Carrara
Un'common
Design - 46 x 120 x 40 cm Design - 18.1 x 47.2 x 15.7 inch
$3,534
Latin Quarter Backwater
Daniel Clarke
Fine Art Drawings - 45.7 x 61 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 18 x 24 x 0.1 inch
$277
Bixby Creek Bridge Monterey
Daniel Clarke
Painting - 30.5 x 45.7 x 0.3 cm Painting - 12 x 18 x 0.1 inch
$301
N° 1183 Ile d'Aix. Façade Nord de l'église abbatiale.
R. Cavalié
Painting - 33 x 46 x 2 cm Painting - 13 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch
$505
Georgia Home, Watercolor on paper
Mike King
Fine Art Drawings - 33 x 50.8 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 13 x 20 x 0.1 inch
$469
Balboa Park, Evening
Daniel Clarke
Fine Art Drawings - 30.5 x 22.9 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12 x 9 x 0.1 inch
$148
Réaction
Notseig
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 70 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.4 inch
$2,580
N° 1166 Rochefort. Allée Paul Guimard.
R. Cavalié
Painting - 38 x 55 x 2 cm Painting - 15 x 21.7 x 0.8 inch
$471
N° 1080 Budapest 2. Széchenyi Lànchid A.
R. Cavalié
Painting - 40 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$426
Mine de Chuquicamata
Laurent Chabot
Painting - 200 x 200 x 5 cm Painting - 78.7 x 78.7 x 2 inch
$7,517
Lux in tenebris” (La lumière dans les ténèbres)
Estelle Lagarde
Photography - 100 x 240 x 4 cm Photography - 39.4 x 94.5 x 1.6 inch
$7,405
Four Seasons Hotel
Andrés Agustín Comastri
Painting - 85 x 125 x 3 cm Painting - 33.5 x 49.2 x 1.2 inch
$5,553
To the moon (2nd leg)
Andrés Agustín Comastri
Painting - 85 x 125 x 3 cm Painting - 33.5 x 49.2 x 1.2 inch
$5,553
Architecture
Art and architecture share many similarities. They've influenced one another throughout history. However, trying to liken these two disciplines will inevitably lead to certain contractions.
Perhaps the biggest difference is that Art, in its broadest sense, is defined as a creation meant to trigger an emotional response which is generally related to aesthetic pleasure. It doesn't satisfy any of life's basic needs, but it leads to thoughts, reflections, and often taps into our subconscious and our memory. On the other hand, architecture's primary purpose is to shelter individuals and ensure their safety. Architecture is meant to serve a utilitarian purpose.
Today, architecture has gone far beyond this initial function. Architects have strived to combine engineering and aesthetic research to create buildings that are so out of the ordinary we wonder how they were designed. They want their creations to stand out and favour originality and creativity. Just like in arts, architecture is influenced by the historical, social, and political context of the time and each movement has its own characteristics, from baroque to futurism to Bauhaus. Modern architecture marked a turn in the history of architecture. Architects revolutionised the social scope of their discipline and took an industrialist approach to society and nature — avant-garde architects rubbed shoulders with artists such as Georges Braque, Piet Mondrian, and members of the De Stijl group. Le Corbusier is a pioneer in collective housing, and also took part in ambitious projects which aimed to rebuild entire cities, such as Chandigarh in India. Decorative arts also developed by taking inspiration from the conventions that governed modernist architecture.
Contemporary architecture might not be a specific movement per se, but buildings that fall into this category share certain attributes. Contemporary architecture is characterised by curvy lines and various volumes in a single structure, as seen with the Sydney Opera House. The architect Jørn Utzon explained that he didn't seek to create a building for this project, but an actual sculpture. The building continually renews itself with new meanings and experiences for each passerby. Architectural works often require periods of deep reflection and a long though process in order for the architect to envisage how to give their building a sense of character and soul.
Whether architecture is an art or not is a never ending debate, but it is undeniable that there are strong links between the two disciplines. There are many examples of collaborations between contemporary artists and architects, and today the works of the greatest architects are exhibited in museums along with their fellow artists.
Discover our selections of artworks inspired by art and architecture!