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Diptyque, Prado
Thomas Henriot
Fine Art Drawings - 97 x 137 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 38.2 x 53.9 x 0.1 inch
$6,124
Cristoffers blommor
Rocío Soriano
Painting - 28.5 x 28.5 x 1 cm Painting - 11.2 x 11.2 x 0.4 inch
$213
Voluta Rocking Chair
Stefano Marolla
Design - 73 x 60 x 103 cm Design - 28.7 x 23.6 x 40.6 inch
$25,844
Una articolo indeterminativo - Table
Stefano Marolla
Design - 73 x 240 x 95 cm Design - 28.7 x 94.5 x 37.4 inch
$22,473
Tsui Wah restaurant
Camille Levert
Photography - 55 x 55 x 7 cm Photography - 21.7 x 21.7 x 2.8 inch
$9,326
Envolée fantastique - Surréalisme et imaginaire
Alyne
Painting - 20 x 20 x 2 cm Painting - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.8 inch
$140
École de Salsa Cienfuegos Cuba
Thierry Machuron
Painting - 60 x 81 x 1 cm Painting - 23.6 x 31.9 x 0.4 inch
$4,495
Instants II
Virginie Mézan de Malartic
Painting - 97 x 130 x 3 cm Painting - 38.2 x 51.2 x 1.2 inch
$4,607
Red phone booth
Igor Shulman
Painting - 129.8 x 69.6 x 5.1 cm Painting - 51.1 x 27.4 x 2 inch
$4,900
Bus 60, La Chapelle, Paris
Camille Léage
Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.2 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch
$167
The gold sarcophaguse
Benoît Mauduech
Painting - 97 x 149 x 4 cm Painting - 38.2 x 58.7 x 1.6 inch
$4,495
Sculpture Moon Shin Museum 3
Moon Shin
Fine Art Drawings - 20 x 30 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.9 x 11.8 inch
$5,506
View to Angel Island, Golden Gate Bridge
Timothy Mulligan
Painting - 101.6 x 76.2 x 3.8 cm Painting - 40 x 30 x 1.5 inch
$6,800
Metropolis Ostrich 30
Yu Zhaoyang
Photography - 43.5 x 32.5 x 3 cm Photography - 17.1 x 12.8 x 1.2 inch
$416
Midi enveloppant
Alexandra Laroche
Painting - 116 x 89 x 2 cm Painting - 45.7 x 35 x 0.8 inch
$8,428
Golden Gate view
Timothy Mulligan
Painting - 121.9 x 91.4 x 3.8 cm Painting - 48 x 36 x 1.5 inch
$9,500
Winter windmill in Maasluis
Elena Sokolova
Painting - 39.9 x 30 x 1 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
$315
Spring in Baden - Baden
Elena Sokolova
Painting - 39.9 x 50 x 1 cm Painting - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch
$430
The street of Toledo
Elena Sokolova
Painting - 50 x 39.9 x 1 cm Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch
$434
Kassandra flashback
Elena Sokolova
Painting - 39.9 x 50 x 1 cm Painting - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch
$438
Windmill in Maasluis
Elena Sokolova
Painting - 39.9 x 50 x 1 cm Painting - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch
$441
The view of Schiedam 3
Elena Sokolova
Painting - 39.9 x 30 x 1 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
$312
Mykonos : lumière blanche
Jean-Claude Quilici
Print - 75 x 56 x 0.2 cm Print - 29.5 x 22 x 0.1 inch
$438
Traverse fleurie à Mykonos
Jean-Claude Quilici
Print - 33 x 44.5 x 0.2 cm Print - 13 x 17.5 x 0.1 inch
$449
Littleton #6, Painting, Oil on Wood Panel
Richard Szkutnik
Painting - 61 x 61 x 0.5 cm Painting - 24 x 24 x 0.2 inch
$2,790
Tokyo 1.2005
Patrick Messina
Photography - 50 x 60 x 0.1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 23.6 x 0 inch
$2,809
Sur les Chemins d'Alice - Le Lapin.
Brno Del Zou
Photography - 22 x 33 x 0.1 cm Photography - 8.7 x 13 x 0 inch
$225
House in the woods
André Roland Brudieux
Fine Art Drawings - 49 x 34 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.3 x 13.4 x 0 inch
$472
Science Museum
Javier Molina
Photography - 21 x 29.7 x 0.1 cm Photography - 8.3 x 11.7 x 0 inch
$497
Familles de pêcheurs n°5
Marie Dorigny
Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0 inch
$506
Chapelle Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours, Hautes-Alpes, de la série Sur les chemins du Briançonnais
José Nicolas
Photography - 36 x 36 x 0.1 cm Photography - 14.2 x 14.2 x 0 inch
$562
Rêvons-nous en couleur?
Gabriel Froget
Painting - 200 x 120 x 4 cm Painting - 78.7 x 47.2 x 1.6 inch
$9,551
In the evening- Venice painting
Antonio Sgarbossa
Painting - 30 x 40 x 1 cm Painting - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch
$489
Under the Bridge of Sighs - Venice painting
Antonio Sgarbossa
Painting - 40 x 20 x 1 cm Painting - 15.7 x 7.9 x 0.4 inch
$433
Marseille : El salón
Thomas Henriot
Fine Art Drawings - 96 x 67 x 0.05 cm Fine Art Drawings - 37.8 x 26.4 x 0 inch
$2,809
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!