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JR au Louvre, 29 Mars 2019, Paris, France (19h45)
JR
Print - 35 x 46 cm Print - 13.8 x 18.1 inch
$2,130
Paris Cathédrale Notre Dame de Paris 5
Bruno Fournier
Photography - 18 x 24 x 1 cm Photography - 7.1 x 9.4 x 0.4 inch
$897
Citius Altius Fortius (Jeux Olympiques)
Robert Combas
Print - 89 x 60 x 1 cm Print - 35 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch
$2,007
Under the Alpine sun
Nadezda Stupina
Painting - 60 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$1,211
Small hotel In Alps
Nadezda Stupina
Painting - 60 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$1,211
Copenhagen.Spring morning
Nadezda Stupina
Painting - 100 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$1,906
Lace of April. House near Oslo fjord.
Nadezda Stupina
Painting - 65 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 25.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,457
North. Northern blue.
Nadezda Stupina
Painting - 60 x 73 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch
$1,345
North.Norwegian mosaic
Nadezda Stupina
Painting - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,794
North. At the foot of the high mountains.
Nadezda Stupina
Painting - 60 x 73 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch
$953
Far from the big land
Nadezda Stupina
Painting - 61 x 92 x 1 cm Painting - 24 x 36.2 x 0.4 inch
$2,231
Coucher de soleil
Martine Fauve Dechavanne
Painting - 130 x 89 x 2 cm Painting - 51.2 x 35 x 0.8 inch
$3,924
The old REX
Mourad Cherifi
Photography - 40 x 60 x 0.02 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0 inch
$1,513
Denpasar International Airport
Antoine Kubler
Photography - 29.7 x 42 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.7 x 16.5 x 0 inch
$280
Palace of Westminster
Volodymyr Kolesnyk
Painting - 50 x 65 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch
$953
Over the rooftops of Paris
Volodymyr Kolesnyk
Painting - 53 x 58 x 2 cm Painting - 20.9 x 22.8 x 0.8 inch
$1,738
Ruben Micieli au château de Bourgon
Jacques Guillet
Painting - 100 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$2,242
Pont des arts
Volodymyr Kolesnyk
Painting - 35 x 70.5 x 2 cm Painting - 13.8 x 27.8 x 0.8 inch
$1,457
Le kiosque à journaux de New York
Pierre Boulat
Photography - 28 x 28 x 0.3 cm Photography - 11 x 11 x 0.1 inch
$729
When the Day Is Gone
Trayko Popov
Painting - 100 x 85 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 33.5 x 0.8 inch
$5,381
Gicleé City's soul reflection NY NIGHT 2
Miguel Guía
Print - 75 x 100 x 4 cm Print - 29.5 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch
$975
Three Houses on Black
Brian Nash
Painting - 30.5 x 91.4 x 3.8 cm Painting - 12 x 36 x 1.5 inch
$1,400
Chocolate Factory & Crazy Sunset
Marion Sagon
Print - 40 x 30 x 0.5 cm Print - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.2 inch
$202
Architectural Extract N.20 - Archi-Lines Series
Anna Levesh
Photography - 90 x 120 cm Photography - 35.4 x 47.2 inch
$1,110
Hotel du Cap Eden-Roc (Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print)
Slim Aarons
Photography - 152.4 x 101.6 cm Photography - 60 x 40 inch
$4,137
Composition in shells and tiger eyes
Carrie Graber
Print - 121.9 x 76.2 x 3.8 cm Print - 48 x 30 x 1.5 inch
$1,725
Spring in Notting Hill
Valerie Le Meur
Painting - 50 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$2,018
L'heure bleue maison 3
Feng Hatat
Photography - 60 x 90 x 3 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 1.2 inch
$1,121
L'heure bleue maison 2
Feng Hatat
Photography - 60 x 90 x 3 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 1.2 inch
$1,121
L'heure bleue maison
Feng Hatat
Photography - 60 x 90 x 3 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 1.2 inch
$1,121 $1,009
The Sun is Gone, but I Have a Light
Maya Abashidze
Painting - 80 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 31.5 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$5,157
Des constructions blanches au bord de la mer
Josep Teixido
Painting - 46 x 55 x 1 cm Painting - 18.1 x 21.7 x 0.4 inch
$1,401 $1,261
JR au Louvre, 29 Mars 2019, Paris, France (19h45)
JR
Print - 35 x 46 x 0.1 cm Print - 13.8 x 18.1 x 0 inch
$2,231
Endormie
Stella Dite Loo'ise
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 65 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 25.6 x 0 inch
$1,457
Rêverie à Volgograd
Jacques Guillet
Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$1,121
The three graces temple
Marco Araldi
Painting - 76 x 48 x 5 cm Painting - 29.9 x 18.9 x 2 inch
$2,386
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!