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La Colombe et le chat
Jean-Marie Gitard (Mr Strange)
Print - 70 x 49 x 0.1 cm Print - 27.6 x 19.3 x 0 inch
€299
American Dream
Jean-Marie Gitard (Mr Strange)
Print - 49 x 70 x 0.1 cm Print - 19.3 x 27.6 x 0 inch
€299 €150
Evening. Aragon castle. Ischia. Italy
Simon Kozhin
Painting - 60 x 75 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 29.5 x 0.8 inch
€16,126
The sitting room at castle Ward Co Down. Northern Ireland
Simon Kozhin
Painting - 62.7 x 50.5 x 2 cm Painting - 24.7 x 19.9 x 0.8 inch
€10,912
Stairs in Heaven
Tinatin Bakhtadze
Painting - 100 x 80 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch
€2,500
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Guillaume Chevallard
Photography - 70 x 50 x 4 cm Photography - 27.6 x 19.7 x 1.6 inch
€1,200
Abstraction urbaine #6
Guillaume Chevallard
Photography - 70 x 50 x 4 cm Photography - 27.6 x 19.7 x 1.6 inch
€1,200
Diagonale tropicale
Christian Lefevre
Photography - 75 x 100 x 0.3 cm Photography - 29.5 x 39.4 x 0.1 inch
€940
Amsterdam by night
Tonny Baars
Painting - 120 x 240 x 2 cm Painting - 47.2 x 94.5 x 0.8 inch
€19,500
Les volets bleus
Christian Lefevre
Photography - 50 x 75 x 0.3 cm Photography - 19.7 x 29.5 x 0.1 inch
€680
Les fenêtres rouges
Christian Lefevre
Photography - 60 x 80 x 0.3 cm Photography - 23.6 x 31.5 x 0.1 inch
€720
Paris, Eiffel Liberté
Chris Morin-Eitner
Print - 80 x 60 x 0.2 cm Print - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.1 inch
€150
The Time
Alexander (Sandro) Antadze
Painting - 80 x 60 x 3 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch
€2,300
The Red Book
Alexander (Sandro) Antadze
Painting - 70 x 100 x 4 cm Painting - 27.6 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch
€2,500
La passante mystérieuse au balcon
Jean-Pierre Al Courty
Painting - 90 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
€3,000
Waiting for the seeds to come
Wei-Hong Ma
Painting - 50 x 120 x 4 cm Painting - 19.7 x 47.2 x 1.6 inch
€2,100
Le banc public devant la ville - série vision du monde
Thierry Bazin
Photography - 50 x 50 cm Photography - 19.7 x 19.7 inch
€400
Le banc public à Paris - série vision du monde
Thierry Bazin
Photography - 50 x 50 cm Photography - 19.7 x 19.7 inch
€400
Le banc public devant le pont d'Avignon - série vision du monde
Thierry Bazin
Photography - 50 x 50 cm Photography - 19.7 x 19.7 inch
€400
The End of the Day
Natalia Tretyakova
Painting - 55 x 65 x 2 cm Painting - 21.7 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch
€2,200
Old Village Greece
Natalia Tretyakova
Painting - 60 x 85 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 33.5 x 0.8 inch
€2,200
HACHIOJI’S NOCTURNAL WHISPERS : JOURNEY TO THE SUBLIME
Hiro Ando
Painting - 90 x 112 x 3 cm Painting - 35.4 x 44.1 x 1.2 inch
€4,500
Purple Twilight Ballet : Orchids and Shadows in Battle Symphony
Hiro Ando
Painting - 80 x 107 x 5 cm Painting - 31.5 x 42.1 x 2 inch
€4,000
109 BLOSSOMS IN BATTLE SYMPHONY : MIDNIGHT SONATA
Hiro Ando
Painting - 90 x 110 x 3 cm Painting - 35.4 x 43.3 x 1.2 inch
€4,500
NOCTURNAL ECHOES OF SAMURAICAT : KOZOKUDORO HARMONY
Hiro Ando
Painting - 80 x 120 x 5 cm Painting - 31.5 x 47.2 x 2 inch
€4,300
Piazza Venezia
Guillaume Chansarel (Guiyome)
Fine Art Drawings - 28 x 40 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11 x 15.7 inch
€350
Cityscape - Yerevan - OPERA
Aram Movsisyan
Painting - 65 x 45 x 2 cm Painting - 25.6 x 17.7 x 0.8 inch
€367 €312
Door of Freedom
Helen Warner
Fine Art Drawings - 60 x 42 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 23.6 x 16.5 x 0 inch
€2,260
Avant l'Accalmie
Juliette Lamarca
Painting - 146 x 114 x 2 cm Painting - 57.5 x 44.9 x 0.8 inch
€4,000
Stranger in a Stranger Land
Matteo Nannini
Painting - 90 x 130 x 3 cm Painting - 35.4 x 51.2 x 1.2 inch
€4,800
Dream City Prague- Charles Bridge
Sona Adalyan
Painting - 29 x 29 x 3.4 cm Painting - 11.4 x 11.4 x 1.3 inch
€290
Stretched Canvas In Yellow
Derek Olson
Painting - 45.7 x 121.9 x 3.8 cm Painting - 18 x 48 x 1.5 inch
€2,336
The Marina of the Marmaris
Andrey Chebotaru
Painting - 88.9 x 99.1 x 2.5 cm Painting - 35 x 39 x 1 inch
€3,380
Above the Clouds
Marc Brousse
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 65 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 25.6 x 0 inch
€4,500
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!