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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
Reflections in the Swimming Pool
Bea Sarrias
Painting - 50 x 65 x 4 cm Painting - 19.7 x 25.6 x 1.6 inch
$2,036
Le mas des garrigues
Pierrick Tual
Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$3,257
Lac Tonlé Sap - Série Paysage d'Asie
Marie-Thérèse Chanel
Painting - 73 x 92 x 2 cm Painting - 28.7 x 36.2 x 0.8 inch
$1,764
Serie Chapadmalal #8482
Marcel Antelo
Photography - 43 x 59 cm Photography - 16.9 x 23.2 inch
$2,058
Chiesa del gesù - Genova
Antonio Bettuelli
Painting - 29.7 x 21 cm Painting - 11.7 x 8.3 inch
$1,617
Forte fratello minore - Genova
Antonio Bettuelli
Painting - 33 x 33 cm Painting - 13 x 13 inch
$1,617
Il chiostro di Palazzo Serra Gerace - Genova
Antonio Bettuelli
Painting - 32 x 24 cm Painting - 12.6 x 9.4 inch
$1,617
Saint Malo et le Fort National
Françoise Lavenu
Painting - 60 x 73 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch
$1,493
Village dans la brume
Marianne Dencausse Robbe
Painting - 65 x 92 cm Painting - 25.6 x 36.2 inch
$1,199
Voyage voyage
Martine Fauve Dechavanne
Painting - 30 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
$430
Bientôt les vacances
Martine Fauve Dechavanne
Painting - 30 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
$430
Journée d'automne
Martine Fauve Dechavanne
Painting - 20 x 20 x 2 cm Painting - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.8 inch
$317
Chit chats at the Abernathy residence
Carrie Graber
Print - 121.9 x 91.4 x 3.8 cm Print - 48 x 36 x 1.5 inch
$2,100
Le cygne d'Antalya
Bruno Feitussi
Painting - 73 x 54 x 2 cm Painting - 28.7 x 21.3 x 0.8 inch
$1,583
Chicago Bouquet
Catalina Escallón Rosselli
Painting - 17.8 x 12.7 x 1 cm Painting - 7 x 5 x 0.4 inch
$2,183
Avenida del Atlántico
Catalina Escallón Rosselli
Painting - 17.8 x 12.7 x 1 cm Painting - 7 x 5 x 0.4 inch
$1,821
Gowanus con Ganas
Catalina Escallón Rosselli
Painting - 17.8 x 12.7 x 1 cm Painting - 7 x 5 x 0.4 inch
$1,821
Domino + Dominoes
Catalina Escallón Rosselli
Painting - 12.7 x 17.78 x 1 cm Painting - 5 x 7 x 0.4 inch
$2,002
Brooklyn Tiles
Catalina Escallón Rosselli
Painting - 12.7 x 17.78 x 1 cm Painting - 5 x 7 x 0.4 inch
$1,730
Buenos Aires Buenas Vibras
Catalina Escallón Rosselli
Painting - 17.8 x 12.7 x 1 cm Painting - 7 x 5 x 0.4 inch
$1,821
Sunny's and Soles
Catalina Escallón Rosselli
Painting - 17.78 x 12.7 x 1 cm Painting - 7 x 5 x 0.4 inch
$1,911
Barichara with a View
Catalina Escallón Rosselli
Painting - 17.78 x 12.7 x 1 cm Painting - 7 x 5 x 0.4 inch
$1,821
Uomini e Cappelli, 1955 - New York
Fabrizio La Torre
Photography - 60 x 42 x 0.5 cm Photography - 23.6 x 16.5 x 0.2 inch
$1,866
100th Anniversary Celebration Coffret # 11 - Hong Kong 1956 - Tiré à part # 1
Fabrizio La Torre
Photography - 42 x 30 x 0.3 cm Photography - 16.5 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch
$1,459
JR au Palais de Tokyo, 28 Août 2020, 16H12, Paris
JR
Print - 100 x 70 x 0.1 cm Print - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0 inch
$2,590
La Salute, Venise
Percival Pernet
Painting - 72 x 92 x 0.5 cm Painting - 28.3 x 36.2 x 0.2 inch
$1,258
Façades blanches en Suède
Agnès Cellérier
Painting - 60 x 92 x 3 cm Painting - 23.6 x 36.2 x 1.2 inch
$1,159
Native Ambience II
Innocent Chikezie
Painting - 122 x 122 x 3 cm Painting - 48 x 48 x 1.2 inch
$2,714
Aiguilhe, La fontaine de Vibert
Alkaplan
Painting - 73 x 56 x 2.5 cm Painting - 28.7 x 22 x 1 inch
$2,205
Le phare maître joueur des vagues - Paysage marin de la Nouvelle Calédonie
Caroline Degroiselle
Painting - 30 x 30 x 3.5 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 1.4 inch
$1,063
Matinée à Trastevere, Rome
Alexei Lantsev
Print - 26.5 x 38.5 x 0.1 cm Print - 10.4 x 15.2 x 0 inch
$153
Calanque II - Série Paysage de bord de mer
Michèle Capitani Manzo
Painting - 40 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$1,346
The Blue Chimney
Elena Borstein
Painting - 132.1 x 188 x 4.1 cm Painting - 52 x 74 x 1.6 inch
$24,880
L’aqueduc du Pont du Gard, matin
Alexei Lantsev
Print - 40 x 60 x 0.2 cm Print - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.1 inch
$221
Spring super special offer - 40% - Sunset in the city
Nadine Antoniuk
Painting - 110 x 205 x 0.1 cm Painting - 43.3 x 80.7 x 0 inch
$1,730
Story abaot the red sky
Stanislav Lazarov
Painting - 70 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$1,097
Maison à côté d'un phare, Normandie
Alexei Lantsev
Print - 26.5 x 39 x 0.1 cm Print - 10.4 x 15.4 x 0 inch
$153
L'aqueduc du Pont du Gard, France
Alexei Lantsev
Print - 27.5 x 39 x 0.1 cm Print - 10.8 x 15.4 x 0 inch
$153
Dalila is thinking and thinking where is hidden the strength of Samson
Tom Kuran
Painting - 100 x 80 x 2.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 1 inch
$5,078
Le carrefour de la Goutte d'or, Paris
Pierre Boulat
Photography - 24 x 36 x 0.3 cm Photography - 9.4 x 14.2 x 0.1 inch
$1,131
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!