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Il jouait du piano debout
Memento
Photography - 60 x 90 x 0.5 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0.2 inch
$1,007
Under The Red Umbrella Of Love
Delyafruz Bagirova
Painting - 100 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,678
The Rooftops Of The Old Town
Delyafruz Bagirova
Painting - 60 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$1,107
The Golden Old Town
Delyafruz Bagirova
Painting - 60 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$895
The Autumn Breeze Of Prague
Delyafruz Bagirova
Painting - 60 x 80 x 1 cm Painting - 23.6 x 31.5 x 0.4 inch
$1,107
Escaliers tentaculaires
André Guillarmain
Painting - 93 x 73 x 2 cm Painting - 36.6 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch
$1,566
Escaliers bleus
André Guillarmain
Painting - 130 x 81 x 2 cm Painting - 51.2 x 31.9 x 0.8 inch
$2,013
Isahakyan Street in Yerevan
Siranush Vardanyan
Painting - 85 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 33.5 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,118 $984
Arc de Triomphe Paris
Alena Carbonel
Painting - 81 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 31.9 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,118
Nocturne Place de Mexico
Alena Carbonel
Painting - 81 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 31.9 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,118
Times Square X
Marion Zimmermann
Painting - 101.6 x 149.9 x 2.5 cm Painting - 40 x 59 x 1 inch
$1,756
Paris Notre Dame Cathedrale de Paris 7
Bruno Fournier
Photography - 18 x 24 x 1 cm Photography - 7.1 x 9.4 x 0.4 inch
$895
Paris Notre Dame Cathedrale de Paris 6
Bruno Fournier
Photography - 18 x 24 x 1 cm Photography - 7.1 x 9.4 x 0.4 inch
$895
Paris Notre Dame Cathédrale de Paris II
Bruno Fournier
Photography - 24 x 18 x 1 cm Photography - 9.4 x 7.1 x 0.4 inch
$895
Paris Notre Dame Cathédrale de Paris
Bruno Fournier
Photography - 24 x 18 x 1 cm Photography - 9.4 x 7.1 x 0.4 inch
$895
Paris Moulin Rouge
Bruno Fournier
Photography - 24 x 18 x 1 cm Photography - 9.4 x 7.1 x 0.4 inch
$895
Paris Tour Eiffel 2
Bruno Fournier
Photography - 28 x 24 x 1 cm Photography - 11 x 9.4 x 0.4 inch
$951
Caravane abandonnée sur l'île de Skye
Bertrand De Cointet
Painting - 54 x 65 x 2 cm Painting - 21.3 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch
$559
Quartier St Michel - Bordeaux
Brno Del Zou
Photography - 60 x 125 x 0.5 cm Photography - 23.6 x 49.2 x 0.2 inch
$895
Bonanza Café, Lone Pine, California
Richard Heeps
Photography - 63.5 x 80 x 0.1 cm Photography - 25 x 31.5 x 0 inch
$927
Bruges, H15 - Photographie Belgique
Danielle Aspis
Photography - 60 x 90 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0 inch
$1,745
Bruges, H14 - Photographie Belgique
Danielle Aspis
Photography - 60 x 90 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0 inch
$1,745
Bruges, H13 - Photographie Belgique
Danielle Aspis
Photography - 60 x 90 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0 inch
$1,745
Bruges, H10 - Photographie Belgique
Danielle Aspis
Photography - 60 x 90 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0 inch
$1,745
Bruges, H8 - Photographie Belgique
Danielle Aspis
Photography - 60 x 90 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0 inch
$1,745
Bruges, H7 - Photographie Belgique
Danielle Aspis
Photography - 60 x 90 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0 inch
$1,745
Avenue Montaigne, Série 13, D63C - Composition numérique
Danielle Aspis
Photography - 60 x 60 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0 inch
$1,096
Marrakech - Ancient Walls
Hégémon (Hedge) Chaignon
Photography - 50 x 70 cm Photography - 19.7 x 27.6 inch
$951
San Francisco View
Adrien Faveau
Painting - 146 x 114 x 2.5 cm Painting - 57.5 x 44.9 x 1 inch
$4,362
The other side of fence
Evgeniya Buravleva
Painting - 35 x 45 x 1.5 cm Painting - 13.8 x 17.7 x 0.6 inch
$1,063
1004 Windows
Javier Rey
Photography - 70 x 46.5 x 0.3 cm Photography - 27.6 x 18.3 x 0.1 inch
$1,150
1001 Windows
Javier Rey
Photography - 70 x 46.5 x 0.3 cm Photography - 27.6 x 18.3 x 0.1 inch
$1,150
Architecture et goélands
Lionel le Jeune
Photography - 60 x 60 x 0.4 cm Photography - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.2 inch
$727
NYC-Streets - Empire State Building II
Marion Zimmermann
Painting - 119.4 x 78.7 x 2.5 cm Painting - 47 x 31 x 1 inch
$1,342
Come rain or come shine
Laëtitia Giraud
Painting - 65 x 81 x 2 cm Painting - 25.6 x 31.9 x 0.8 inch
$1,957
Les marches - Japon
Brno Del Zou
Photography - 59 x 120 x 0.2 cm Photography - 23.2 x 47.2 x 0.1 inch
$951
Montbernage - Poitiers
Brno Del Zou
Photography - 59 x 120 x 0.2 cm Photography - 23.2 x 47.2 x 0.1 inch
$951
Liberté - Potiers
Brno Del Zou
Photography - 59 x 118 x 0.2 cm Photography - 23.2 x 46.5 x 0.1 inch
$951
Grand'Rue - Poitiers
Brno Del Zou
Photography - 59 x 98 x 0.2 cm Photography - 23.2 x 38.6 x 0.1 inch
$895
Story of old doors
Arevik Gasparyan
Painting - 65 x 45 x 2 cm Painting - 25.6 x 17.7 x 0.8 inch
$1,500
Farmhouse with Chickens
Michael Hill
Painting - 60 x 60 x 4 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 1.6 inch
$1,589
Memory - Autumn landscape
Mitko Dimitrov
Painting - 40 x 55 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 21.7 x 0.8 inch
$1,230
Babylon (from children’s bible)
Tekla Aleksieva
Painting - 30 x 45 x 0.2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 17.7 x 0.1 inch
$1,241
Times Square XVII
Marion Zimmermann
Painting - 80 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch
$1,622
Bucolique
Françoise Dugourd-Caput
Painting - 81 x 50 x 3 cm Painting - 31.9 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch
$1,443
Paysages sensibles 5
Jean-François Mollière
Photography - 50 x 48 x 1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 18.9 x 0.4 inch
$1,264
Manhattan Twilight ll
Marion Zimmermann
Painting - 80 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch
$1,700
Manhattan View in Twilight
Marion Zimmermann
Painting - 80 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch
$1,700
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!