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The Golden Lane
Kirill Postovit
Fine Art Drawings - 18 x 13 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.1 x 5.1 x 0 inch
$191
No Windowsill
Maxime Cousineau Perusse
Painting - 61 x 76.2 x 3.6 cm Painting - 24 x 30 x 1.4 inch
$740
Sacré-Coeur - Paris - série Architecture
Laurent Lamare
Painting - 100 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$3,927
Les Roches - Villa de Roches Brunes - Dinard - série Paysage de bord de mer Bretagne
Laurent Lamare
Painting - 100 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$3,927
N°7, Illusions
Matthieu Venot
Photography - 62.5 x 50 x 0.1 cm Photography - 24.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$1,346
Les architectures de l'ombre V.XXX
Geraldine Wilcke
Photography - 40 x 30 x 3 cm Photography - 15.7 x 11.8 x 1.2 inch
$1,346
Pink Morning
Christophe Jacrot
Photography - 60 x 90 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0 inch
$3,029
Chapelle perdue
Christophe Jacrot
Photography - 60 x 90 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0 inch
$3,029
New York City Park
Marco Barberio
Painting - 100 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
$2,670
Santorini Magic
Sokratis Evgenidis
Painting - 80 x 80 x 3 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch
$6,170
Vue sur le lac Léman le bouvenet
Bernard Gantner
Painting - 80 x 80 x 4 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 1.6 inch
$9,536
Studio Lane 2
HowardArthur Tweedie
Painting - 48 x 36 x 3 cm Painting - 18.9 x 14.2 x 1.2 inch
$1,458
Angkor Vat Ritual
Franck Kemkeng Noah
Painting - 160 x 200 x 5 cm Painting - 63 x 78.7 x 2 inch
$10,097
Trône en Majesté Nfonrifoum
Franck Kemkeng Noah
Painting - 160 x 200 x 5 cm Painting - 63 x 78.7 x 2 inch
$10,097
Débarquement Massaïs à Marrakech
Franck Kemkeng Noah
Painting - 180 x 240 x 5 cm Painting - 70.9 x 94.5 x 2 inch
$11,219
Procession in Casablanca
Franck Kemkeng Noah
Painting - 180 x 240 x 5 cm Painting - 70.9 x 94.5 x 2 inch
$11,219
Ritual d’Initiation
Franck Kemkeng Noah
Painting - 160 x 240 x 5 cm Painting - 63 x 94.5 x 2 inch
$11,219
Ruins of an orthodox church
Kessoglou
Painting - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$2,019
The ritz carlton - Tokyo
Reagan Kruse
Painting - 60.96 x 45.72 x 3 cm Painting - 24 x 18 x 1.2 inch
$1,683
Borgo Toscano - Tuscany painting landscape & frame
Claudio Pallini
Painting - 20 x 30 x 1 cm Painting - 7.9 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
$309
#3203 "Berlinimalism #03"
Oliver Lipinski
Photography - 50 x 50 x 0.6 cm Photography - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.2 inch
$892
Rome - Le pont Saint Ange
Jacques Guillet
Painting - 97 x 130 x 2 cm Painting - 38.2 x 51.2 x 0.8 inch
$4,488
Rome place Navone
Jacques Guillet
Painting - 80 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$2,805
La Maison sur la Plage
Michaël Brack
Painting - 50 x 61 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 24 x 0.8 inch
$1,234
Tropical Mood - Archi-Lines Series
Anna Levesh
Photography - 60 x 45 cm Photography - 23.6 x 17.7 inch
$841
Guggenheim Museum Bilbao 2
Antoine Kubler
Photography - 42 x 29.7 x 0.1 cm Photography - 16.5 x 11.7 x 0 inch
$280 $252
Quinta de Regaleira Cintra
Antoine Kubler
Photography - 29.7 x 42 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.7 x 16.5 x 0 inch
$280 $252
Flowering of sunflowers - Tuscany painting landscape + frame
Biagio Chiesi
Painting - 30 x 60 x 1 cm Painting - 11.8 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch
$505
Vu Interieur Nenuphar
Robin Obitz
Painting - 97 x 162 x 3 cm Painting - 38.2 x 63.8 x 1.2 inch
$9,536
Country flowers path - Tuscany painting landscape + frame
Biagio Chiesi
Painting - 40 x 50 x 1 cm Painting - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch
$544
Pharencage - Sculpture phare surréaliste
Alain Plisson
Sculpture - 43 x 40 x 44 cm Sculpture - 16.9 x 15.7 x 17.3 inch
$4,207
Le Palais des Illusions - Sculpture architecturale fantastique
Alain Plisson
Sculpture - 38 x 50 x 50 cm Sculpture - 15 x 19.7 x 19.7 inch
$4,207
Cementerio de Santa Eulalia - Unha
Adriana Setter
Painting - 41 x 33 x 1.5 cm Painting - 16.1 x 13 x 0.6 inch
$785
Sur le seuil des songes
Magdalena Lamri
Fine Art Drawings - 100 x 70 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0 inch
$2,962
Petites transfigurations
Magdalena Lamri
Fine Art Drawings - 65 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$2,289
Les volets clos
Magdalena Lamri
Fine Art Drawings - 100 x 70 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0 inch
$2,693
En allant au bord de la mer
Gabriel Riesnert
Painting - 30 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
$1,010
Rue de l´Épée-de-Bois, Paris
Neal Turner
Painting - 73 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 28.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$965
Rustic Streets Montefiascone 1
Liz McDonough
Painting - 20.1 x 20.1 x 3.6 cm Painting - 7.9 x 7.9 x 1.4 inch
$144
Lost In Valletta No.1
Liz McDonough
Painting - 39.9 x 39.9 x 3.6 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 1.4 inch
$314
Contemplating Valletta
Liz McDonough
Painting - 20.3 x 50.8 x 3.6 cm Painting - 8 x 20 x 1.4 inch
$209
That Time Again
Philip Hearsey
Sculpture - 45 x 21.5 x 8.5 cm Sculpture - 17.7 x 8.5 x 3.3 inch
$1,963
Building condos above churches - a win-win
David Carey
Photography - 41 x 30 x 0.1 cm Photography - 16.1 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$111
King Kong in in Sangenjaya
Marco Santaniello
Print - 80 x 60 x 3 cm Print - 31.5 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch
$6,170
Magasins généraux 48 instant 21
Marion Chombart de Lauwe
Fine Art Drawings - 15 x 30 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 5.9 x 11.8 x 0.2 inch
$2,188
Diamond bridge
Ana Maria Kis
Painting - 45.72 x 60.96 x 1.27 cm Painting - 18 x 24 x 0.5 inch
$1,234
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!