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Sketching Hells Doors
Gustavo Díaz Sosa
Painting - 50 x 50 x 4 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 1.6 inch
$2,461
Untitled
Luis Fernández
Fine Art Drawings - 130 x 97 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 51.2 x 38.2 x 0 inch
$8,388
Untitled
Luis Fernández
Fine Art Drawings - 130 x 97 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 51.2 x 38.2 x 0 inch
$8,388
Untitled
Luis Fernández
Fine Art Drawings - 130 x 97 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 51.2 x 38.2 x 0 inch
$8,388
Perpetuum Mobile
Gagik Ghazanchyan
Painting - 60 x 80 x 0.3 cm Painting - 23.6 x 31.5 x 0.1 inch
$1,678
Essence de la jeunesse, bois
Miguel Guía
Sculpture - 58 x 28 x 20 cm Sculpture - 22.8 x 11 x 7.9 inch
$5,548
Blooming yard of Greece
Evgeny Chernyakovsky
Painting - 80 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,400
Opulência Manuelina. From the Iberia series
Celia Rogge
Photography - 121.9 x 182.9 x 0.3 cm Photography - 48 x 72 x 0.1 inch
$9,875
Tesoros Del Sevilla. From the Iberia series
Celia Rogge
Photography - 152.4 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Photography - 60 x 40 x 0.1 inch
$8,250
Leyendas Andaluzas. From the Iberia series
Celia Rogge
Photography - 121.9 x 182.9 x 0.3 cm Photography - 48 x 72 x 0.1 inch
$9,875
Collection Rêveries d'automne - "Lumières d'automne"
Thomas Jeunet
Painting - 100 x 80 x 3.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 1.4 inch
$2,013
Nadege - Paris - Bibliothèque François Mitterand - série photo noir et blanc danse et architecture
Lucas Perrigot
Photography - 59.4 x 84.1 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.4 x 33.1 x 0 inch
$646
Kévin - L'ascension - Nantes - Pont Éric Tabarly - série photo noir et blanc danse et architecture
Lucas Perrigot
Photography - 59.4 x 84.1 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.4 x 33.1 x 0 inch
$646
Kévin & Jessie - Nanytes - Île de Nantes - série photo couleur danse et architecture
Lucas Perrigot
Photography - 59.4 x 84.1 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.4 x 33.1 x 0 inch
$646
KADJ - Le réverbère - Nantes - île de Nantes - série photo couleur danse et architecture
Lucas Perrigot
Photography - 84.1 x 59.4 x 0.1 cm Photography - 33.1 x 23.4 x 0 inch
$646
Jessie - Pont Éric Tabarly - série photo couleur danse et architecture
Lucas Perrigot
Photography - 59.4 x 84.1 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.4 x 33.1 x 0 inch
$646
Dog in a Chair
Tinatin Chkhikvishvili
Painting - 30 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
$1,007
House Near the Forest
Tinatin Chkhikvishvili
Painting - 60 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$2,237
Les pieds dans le sable
Pierrick Tual
Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$3,020
Les cabines de plage
Pierrick Tual
Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$3,020
Taharqa et la nuit #6
Juliette Agnel
Photography - 90 x 120 cm Photography - 35.4 x 47.2 inch
$13,422
Fenêtres 014 - Présence
Rodolfo Franchi
Photography - 45 x 30 cm Photography - 17.7 x 11.8 inch
$447
Fenêtres 08 - Double exposition
Rodolfo Franchi
Photography - 30 x 45 cm Photography - 11.8 x 17.7 inch
$447
Fenêtres 05 - Matin d'automne
Rodolfo Franchi
Photography - 30 x 45 cm Photography - 11.8 x 17.7 inch
$447
Couleurs Urbaines 029 - Paris
Rodolfo Franchi
Photography - 45 x 30 cm Photography - 17.7 x 11.8 inch
$447
Couleurs Urbaines 027 - Ivry-sur-Seine
Rodolfo Franchi
Photography - 45 x 30 cm Photography - 17.7 x 11.8 inch
$447
Couleurs Urbaines 020 - Ivry-sur-Seine
Rodolfo Franchi
Photography - 45 x 30 cm Photography - 17.7 x 11.8 inch
$447
Couleurs Urbaines 017 - Paris
Rodolfo Franchi
Photography - 30 x 45 cm Photography - 11.8 x 17.7 inch
$447
Couleurs Urbaines 011 - Le Kremlin Bicêtre
Rodolfo Franchi
Photography - 30 x 45 cm Photography - 11.8 x 17.7 inch
$447
Couleurs Urbaines 05 - New-York
Rodolfo Franchi
Photography - 30 x 45 cm Photography - 11.8 x 17.7 inch
$447
V.I.T.R.I.O.L.
Gustavo Díaz Sosa
Painting - 50 x 150 x 4 cm Painting - 19.7 x 59.1 x 1.6 inch
$7,270
Hombre del torrente, de la serie Wrong way to heaven (1)
Gustavo Díaz Sosa
Painting - 116 x 146 x 4 cm Painting - 45.7 x 57.5 x 1.6 inch
$9,842
A Modern Architectural Marvel
Aram Movsisyan
Painting - 65 x 45 x 2 cm Painting - 25.6 x 17.7 x 0.8 inch
$380
Community Pool
Kiritin Beyer
Photography - 51 x 76 x 0.1 cm Photography - 20.1 x 29.9 x 0 inch
$1,118
Dream on a winter night
Tetiana Ocheredko
Painting - 80 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,800
Square devant l'église, Paris
Armand Marie Guérin
Painting - 49.5 x 72.5 x 0.5 cm Painting - 19.5 x 28.5 x 0.2 inch
$1,407
Tas de sable jaune, Paris
Armand Marie Guérin
Painting - 60 x 72.5 x 0.5 cm Painting - 23.6 x 28.5 x 0.2 inch
$1,583
Petite chapelle
Armand Marie Guérin
Painting - 60 x 72.5 x 0.5 cm Painting - 23.6 x 28.5 x 0.2 inch
$1,583
The playful power of water
Tetiana Ocheredko
Painting - 80 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,800
Cheval Cubiste de Guernica Bois
Miguel Guía
Sculpture - 56 x 25 x 20 cm Sculpture - 22 x 9.8 x 7.9 inch
$5,145
Home Alone in the Pink and Green
Brian Nash
Painting - 61 x 61 x 3.8 cm Painting - 24 x 24 x 1.5 inch
$1,400
Palacio #14 - Palacio Series
Anna Levesh
Photography - 75 x 100 cm Photography - 29.5 x 39.4 inch
$995
Field of colorful flowers - Tuscany landscape painting
Raimondo Pacini
Painting - 40 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$503
Path between peach trees - Tuscany landscape painting
Raimondo Pacini
Painting - 70 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$503
The wine valley - Tuscany landscape painting
Raimondo Pacini
Painting - 70 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$503
Hill wih wildflowers - Tuscany landscape painting
Raimondo Pacini
Painting - 40 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
$336
Critical Infrastructure Facility
Halyna Abramova
Painting - 100 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,118
To Swim or Not to Swim
Halyna Abramova
Painting - 110 x 100 x 2.5 cm Painting - 43.3 x 39.4 x 1 inch
$1,118
Inside Out, Times Square, Close Up, USA, 2013
JR
Print - 100 x 70 cm Print - 39.4 x 27.6 inch
$1,141
View from the terrace (vertical version) - Positano painting & frame
Vincenzo Somma
Painting - 50 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
$542
Flowering and blue sea - Positano painting Italy
Vincenzo Somma
Painting - 50 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
$475
Digestion, Paris
Christelle Yambayisa
Photography - 70 x 105 x 1 cm Photography - 27.6 x 41.3 x 0.4 inch
$2,125
Le vide, Paris
Christelle Yambayisa
Photography - 70 x 105 x 1 cm Photography - 27.6 x 41.3 x 0.4 inch
$2,125
L'attente du client
Christelle Yambayisa
Photography - 70 x 105 x 1 cm Photography - 27.6 x 41.3 x 0.4 inch
$2,125
L'envie de réussir, New York
Christelle Yambayisa
Photography - 70 x 105 x 1 cm Photography - 27.6 x 41.3 x 0.4 inch
$2,125
Même combat, New York
Christelle Yambayisa
Photography - 70 x 105 x 1 cm Photography - 27.6 x 41.3 x 0.4 inch
$2,125
Vue sur mer, Alcúdia
Christelle Yambayisa
Photography - 105 x 70 x 1 cm Photography - 41.3 x 27.6 x 0.4 inch
$2,125
Jardin Suspendu, Singapour
Christelle Yambayisa
Photography - 70 x 105 x 1 cm Photography - 27.6 x 41.3 x 0.4 inch
$2,125
Bitter Campari, Milan
Richard Heeps
Photography - 80 x 63.5 x 0.1 cm Photography - 31.5 x 25 x 0 inch
$927
Memories of Sofia
Albena Vatcheva
Painting - 50 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$1,174
Paradisiaca. From the Iberia series
Celia Rogge
Photography - 101.6 x 152.4 x 0.3 cm Photography - 40 x 60 x 0.1 inch
$8,250
Pasillo De Mudejar. From the Iberia series
Celia Rogge
Photography - 182.9 x 121.9 x 0.3 cm Photography - 72 x 48 x 0.1 inch
$9,875
Next to Babi Yar
Andrii Davydenko
Painting - 60 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$1,230
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.
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