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Le génie de la liberté IV
Dominique Appia
Print - 55 x 40 x 0.2 cm Print - 21.7 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch
$280
Piscine (greco-romaine), diptyque #2
Anne-Laure Wuillai
Sculpture - 41 x 61 x 2 cm Sculpture - 16.1 x 24 x 0.8 inch
$6,711
Barcelona towers
M. Asuncion Raventos
Painting - 180 x 140 x 3 cm Painting - 70.9 x 55.1 x 1.2 inch
$3,467
Les heures mauves
Charlotte Abecassis
Painting - 65 x 50 x 2.5 cm Painting - 25.6 x 19.7 x 1 inch
$2,572
Series "Pipes" No. 12
Kat Zhivetin
Photography - 29.7 x 42 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.7 x 16.5 x 0 inch
$690
Series "Pipes" No. 11
Kat Zhivetin
Photography - 29.7 x 42 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.7 x 16.5 x 0 inch
$690
Series "Pipes" No. 10
Kat Zhivetin
Photography - 29.7 x 42 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.7 x 16.5 x 0 inch
$690
Series "Pipes" No. 09
Kat Zhivetin
Photography - 29.7 x 42 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.7 x 16.5 x 0 inch
$690
Series "Pipes" No. 08
Kat Zhivetin
Photography - 29.7 x 42 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.7 x 16.5 x 0 inch
$690
Series "Pipes" No. 07
Kat Zhivetin
Photography - 29.7 x 42 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.7 x 16.5 x 0 inch
$690
Bovino Cathedral (14th Century)
Aurelio Mistruzzi
Fine Art Drawings - 48 x 35 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 18.9 x 13.8 x 0.1 inch
$492
Bloomed field - Tuscany landscape & frame
Andrea Borella
Painting - 24 x 44 x 1 cm Painting - 9.4 x 17.3 x 0.4 inch
$531
Lever de soleil à San Francisco
Vianney
Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$3,411
Réminiscence 1
Anne-Sophie Larcena
Painting - 81 x 65 x 2 cm Painting - 31.9 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,096
Charming Ukraine
Andrii Davydenko
Sculpture - 80 x 120 x 3 cm Sculpture - 31.5 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch
$6,934
Sicily 19, Google Earth Landscapes Series
Alexander Lufer
Painting - 50 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
$727
Red And Turquoise
Jens Ochlich
Photography - 38.1 x 25.4 x 0.3 cm Photography - 15 x 10 x 0.1 inch
$450
Dominos | Lac Léman Suisse
Gwenaël Bollinger
Photography - 60 x 90 x 1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0.4 inch
$872
Yerevan's Architectural Tapestry
Anahit Mirijanyan
Painting - 40 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$350
La Pompe De Cuvilliés. From the Grand Interiors series
Celia Rogge
Photography - 101.6 x 152.4 x 0.3 cm Photography - 40 x 60 x 0.1 inch
$8,250
Columns of The Propylaea. From the Grand Interiors series
Celia Rogge
Photography - 121.9 x 182.9 x 0.3 cm Photography - 48 x 72 x 0.1 inch
$9,875
L'Orangerie Abandonnée. From the Grand Interiors series
Celia Rogge
Photography - 101.6 x 152.4 x 0.3 cm Photography - 40 x 60 x 0.1 inch
$8,250
Le Sanctuaire D'Anna Amalia. From the Grand Interiors series
Celia Rogge
Photography - 121.9 x 182.9 x 0.3 cm Photography - 48 x 72 x 0.1 inch
$9,875
Chinoiserie. From the Grand Interiors series
Celia Rogge
Photography - 101.6 x 152.4 x 0.3 cm Photography - 40 x 60 x 0.1 inch
$8,250
Open Up The Red Door. From the Grand Interiors series
Celia Rogge
Photography - 121.9 x 182.9 x 0.3 cm Photography - 48 x 72 x 0.1 inch
$9,875
Château Des Déesses. From the Grand Interiors series
Celia Rogge
Photography - 101.6 x 152.4 x 0.3 cm Photography - 40 x 60 x 0.1 inch
$8,250
Mirror Me This. From the Grand Interiors series
Celia Rogge
Photography - 121.9 x 182.9 x 0.3 cm Photography - 48 x 72 x 0.1 inch
$9,875
Enfiladen Vid Hamnen. From the Grand Interiors series
Celia Rogge
Photography - 101.6 x 152.4 x 0.3 cm Photography - 40 x 60 x 0.1 inch
$8,250
La Dame En Bleu. From the Château D’eau Enfilades series
Celia Rogge
Photography - 121.9 x 182.9 x 0.3 cm Photography - 48 x 72 x 0.1 inch
$9,875
Un Rêve Prussien. From the Château D’eau Enfilades series
Celia Rogge
Photography - 152.4 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Photography - 60 x 40 x 0.1 inch
$8,250
La Vie En Rose. From the Château D’eau Enfilades series
Celia Rogge
Photography - 182.9 x 121.9 x 0.3 cm Photography - 72 x 48 x 0.1 inch
$9,875
Rotterdam et moi 2
Marian Williams
Painting - 130 x 97 x 2 cm Painting - 51.2 x 38.2 x 0.8 inch
$3,299
Neue Kammern Enfilade I. From the Neue Kammern Enfilades series
Celia Rogge
Photography - 152.4 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Photography - 60 x 40 x 0.1 inch
$8,250
Neue Kammern Potsdam VI. From the Neue Kammern Enfilades series
Celia Rogge
Photography - 152.4 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Photography - 60 x 40 x 0.1 inch
$8,250
Neue Kammern Potsdam I. From the Neue Kammern Enfilades series
Celia Rogge
Photography - 121.9 x 182.9 x 0.3 cm Photography - 48 x 72 x 0.1 inch
$9,875
Neue Kammern Enfilade IV. From the Neue Kammern Enfilades series
Celia Rogge
Photography - 101.6 x 152.4 x 0.3 cm Photography - 40 x 60 x 0.1 inch
$8,250
Power Station & Sweet Landscape
Marion Sagon
Painting - 120 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 47.2 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$4,809
Northern Factory & Orange Sunset
Marion Sagon
Painting - 80 x 80 x 2.5 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 1 inch
$3,579
Beau rivage | Nyon, lac Léman Suisse
Gwenaël Bollinger
Photography - 60 x 90 x 1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0.4 inch
$872
Urban barriera margine confine
Alessandra Bisi
Painting - 60 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$2,852
Urban structure 2
Alessandra Bisi
Painting - 120 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 47.2 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$2,628
Reflections of Modernity: Abstract Impressions at Mies van der Rohe Pavilion
Daniel Holfeld
Photography - 20 x 30 cm Photography - 7.9 x 11.8 inch
$671
Sunny day on the coast - Positano painting (Italy) + frame
Gio Sannino
Painting - 40 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$408
View of the gulf - Sorrento painting Italy
Gio Sannino
Painting - 40 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$257
Waiting for the wind
Nadezda Stupina
Painting - 60 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$1,521
Essence de jeunesse Grand bronze coulé
Miguel Guía
Sculpture - 54 x 20 x 25 cm Sculpture - 21.3 x 7.9 x 9.8 inch
$5,548
Canal Saint Martin
Franck-Bernard Gaulier
Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$1,901
Hommage à Lao Tseu H.16 cm chromée
Francesco Marino Di Teana
Sculpture - 16 x 8.5 x 4 cm Sculpture - 6.3 x 3.3 x 1.6 inch
$447
Nailed it Series No.83
Sumit Mehndiratta
Sculpture - 64 x 64 x 4 cm Sculpture - 25.2 x 25.2 x 1.6 inch
$951
Santorini Magic
Sokratis Evgenidis
Painting - 80 x 80 x 3 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch
$6,152
Douceur matinale en bord de mer
Martine Fauve Dechavanne
Painting - 50 x 50 x 1.5 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.6 inch
$984
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!