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Tamin Tigers
Manuela Karin Knaut
Painting - 230 x 140 x 4 cm Painting - 90.6 x 55.1 x 1.6 inch
$6,263
1968 Orange and green Parasols orange et vert
Jochen Michaelis
Painting - 32.5 x 50 x 0.5 cm Painting - 12.8 x 19.7 x 0.2 inch
$2,181
Demain, mon rêve d'aujourd'hui, Paris
Julie Peiffer
Photography - 50 x 45 cm Photography - 19.7 x 17.7 inch
$615
Gypsy - L'Ombre de Toi - Meme, Paris
Julie Peiffer
Photography - 80 x 80 cm Photography - 31.5 x 31.5 inch
$1,018
11h53 - 6,09, Crue de la Seine - Paris 2016
Julie Peiffer
Photography - 50 x 50 cm Photography - 19.7 x 19.7 inch
$794
Midday Spécial
Julie Peiffer
Photography - 50 x 50 x 0.04 cm Photography - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$727
L'escalier. 6,09 m crue de la Seine
Julie Peiffer
Photography - 80 x 80 x 0.04 cm Photography - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0 inch
$1,678
C'est super, Je t'aime
Julie Peiffer
Photography - 75 x 60 x 0.04 cm Photography - 29.5 x 23.6 x 0 inch
$839
Le sage de Clédat
Tanguy Mendrisse
Photography - 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$190
Smart - Collection Architecture
Rodrigo
Photography - 26.7 x 35.6 x 0.1 cm Photography - 10.5 x 14 x 0 inch
$1,398
Luna Park - Collection We luv NYC
Rodrigo
Photography - 35.1 x 27.1 x 0.1 cm Photography - 13.8 x 10.7 x 0 inch
$2,236
Love in the tropics
Rodrigo
Photography - 35.6 x 23.8 x 0.1 cm Photography - 14 x 9.4 x 0 inch
$2,236
A sandy for Edward Hopper
Cristina J. Rey
Photography - 28 x 39 cm Photography - 11 x 15.4 inch
$213
Sur les traces de la mémoire
Danielle Desplan
Fine Art Drawings - 57 x 38 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 22.4 x 15 x 0.1 inch
$671
This place has been here before #1
Radina Stoimenova
Fine Art Drawings - 97 x 140 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 38.2 x 55.1 x 0.1 inch
$1,611
#2, from the series 'The memory of objects remains in safe spaces'
Radina Stoimenova
Painting - 130 x 63 x 0.1 cm Painting - 51.2 x 24.8 x 0 inch
$940
Unreal Perception of the World
Dumisani Karamanski
Painting - 175 x 200 x 3 cm Painting - 68.9 x 78.7 x 1.2 inch
$3,691
One of Four (Battersea Power Station)
Michael Wallner
Print - 91 x 65 x 0.3 cm Print - 35.8 x 25.6 x 0.1 inch
$1,258
Borough Station 2
Michael Wallner
Photography - 48 x 35 x 0.3 cm Photography - 18.9 x 13.8 x 0.1 inch
$655
Beautiful Brutalism (National Theatre stairs)
Michael Wallner
Print - 91 x 68 x 2 cm Print - 35.8 x 26.8 x 0.8 inch
$1,053
Empire State Building (silver)
Michael Wallner
Print - 91 x 68 x 0.03 cm Print - 35.8 x 26.8 x 0 inch
$1,258
National Theatre (teal)
Michael Wallner
Print - 62 x 145 x 0.03 cm Print - 24.4 x 57.1 x 0 inch
$1,582
National Theatre (blue sky)
Michael Wallner
Print - 68 x 91 x 0.03 cm Print - 26.8 x 35.8 x 0 inch
$1,258
National Theatre (colours)
Michael Wallner
Print - 61 x 98 x 0.03 cm Print - 24 x 38.6 x 0 inch
$1,258
St Paul's (mellow yellow)
Michael Wallner
Print - 69 x 90 x 0.03 cm Print - 27.2 x 35.4 x 0 inch
$1,258
Empire State Building (blue)
Michael Wallner
Print - 91 x 68 x 0.03 cm Print - 35.8 x 26.8 x 0 inch
$1,258
Brooklyn Bridge (turquoise)
Michael Wallner
Print - 68 x 91 x 0.03 cm Print - 26.8 x 35.8 x 0 inch
$1,258
405 Lexington Avenue (Chrysler Building)
Michael Wallner
Print - 91 x 67 cm Print - 35.8 x 26.4 inch
$1,258
Perspective seeing (perspektivisches Sehen)
Paul Verstraten
Painting - 90 x 110 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 43.3 x 0.8 inch
$1,118
The moment when the goal was made the way (Der Moment indem das Ziel zum Weg gemacht wurde)
Paul Verstraten
Painting - 110 x 160 x 2 cm Painting - 43.3 x 63 x 0.8 inch
$2,125
Le mas des garrigues
Pierrick Tual
Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$3,221
Maria Cornejo and Mark Borthwick in Brooklyn
Manuel Santelices
Painting - 22 x 30 x 0.2 cm Painting - 8.7 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch
$900
Stèle de Mémoire STOCKHOLM Memory
Christer Hamp
Photography - 30 x 21 cm Photography - 11.8 x 8.3 inch
$1,007
Colin Tennant, 1973 Slim Aarons Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print
Slim Aarons
Photography - 76.2 x 76.2 cm Photography - 30 x 30 inch
$3,367
Britt Ekland, 1969 Slim Aarons Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print
Slim Aarons
Photography - 101.6 x 101.6 cm Photography - 40 x 40 inch
$3,971
Peggy Guggenheim,1978 Slim Aarons Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print
Slim Aarons
Photography - 101.6 x 152.4 cm Photography - 40 x 60 inch
$3,971
Fan Mail Slim Aarons Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print
Slim Aarons
Photography - 101.6 x 101.6 cm Photography - 40 x 40 inch
$5,324
George Cameron - Slim Aarons Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print
Slim Aarons
Photography - 101.6 x 101.6 cm Photography - 40 x 40 inch
$3,971
Dolores Guinness - Slim Aarons Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print
Slim Aarons
Photography - 101.6 x 101.6 cm Photography - 40 x 40 inch
$4,700
CZ’s House 1955 Slim Aarons Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print
Slim Aarons
Photography - 101.6 x 152.4 cm Photography - 40 x 60 inch
$3,971
Satin Seduction - 1955 Slim Aarons Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print
Slim Aarons
Photography - 101.6 x 101.6 cm Photography - 40 x 40 inch
$3,971
Capote At Home, Slim Aarons Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print
Slim Aarons
Photography - 101.6 x 101.6 cm Photography - 40 x 40 inch
$3,971
Equestrian Entrance 1957
Slim Aarons
Photography - 101.6 x 101.6 cm Photography - 40 x 40 inch
$4,886
La maison bleue 2
Jean-Pierre Brissart
Painting - 60 x 80 x 3 cm Painting - 23.6 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch
$660
La machine sous la verrière
Jean-Pierre Brissart
Painting - 80 x 80 x 5 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 2 inch
$995
A Peaceful Day Of August
Delyafruz Bagirova
Painting - 45 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 17.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,107
House in the Desert
Mario Asnago
Painting - 107 x 85 x 1 cm Painting - 42.1 x 33.5 x 0.4 inch
$2,237
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!