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Amour sous Notre-Dame
Lisbeth Buonanno
Painting - 22 x 27 x 1.8 cm Painting - 8.7 x 10.6 x 0.7 inch
$893
La conciergerie et notre dame - Paris
Louis Magre
Painting - 46 x 55 x 3 cm Painting - 18.1 x 21.7 x 1.2 inch
$1,630
JR au Louvre et le Secret de la Grande Pyramide
JR
Print - 100 x 56 cm Print - 39.4 x 22 inch
$1,340
Grow old with you
Poonam Choudhary
Painting - 91.4 x 121.9 x 5.1 cm Painting - 36 x 48 x 2 inch
$1,600
Paris Cathédrale Notre Dame de Paris 5
Bruno Fournier
Photography - 18 x 24 x 1 cm Photography - 7.1 x 9.4 x 0.4 inch
$893
Rhodia 32 #16
Marion Chombart de Lauwe
Fine Art Drawings - 59 x 67 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 23.2 x 26.4 x 0.1 inch
$11,163
"D'un pont à un autre" abstrait vernis pigments et masquages sur plaque de bois 77x122cm
Olivier Ebel
Painting - 77 x 122 x 2 cm Painting - 30.3 x 48 x 0.8 inch
$2,233
Temporal Perception # 45
Serge Hamad
Photography - 91.4 x 121.9 x 0.3 cm Photography - 36 x 48 x 0.1 inch
$2,250
Douceur matinale en bord de mer
Martine Fauve Dechavanne
Painting - 50 x 50 x 1.5 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.6 inch
$982
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Michal Zahornacky
Photography - 60 x 60 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0 inch
$1,674
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Michal Zahornacky
Photography - 60 x 60 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0 inch
$1,674
Kung Fu Bel Air
Jens Ochlich
Photography - 38.1 x 25.4 x 0.3 cm Photography - 15 x 10 x 0.1 inch
$450
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Michal Zahornacky
Photography - 60 x 60 x 0.3 cm Photography - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.1 inch
$1,674
Le kiosque à journaux de New York
Pierre Boulat
Photography - 28 x 28 x 0.3 cm Photography - 11 x 11 x 0.1 inch
$726
Agra. Taj Mahal. Inde. Inde006.
Olivier Perrin
Photography - 40 x 30 x 0.2 cm Photography - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch
$502
Jaipur. City Palace. Inde007.
Olivier Perrin
Photography - 40 x 30 x 0.2 cm Photography - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch
$502
Old Delhi. Jama Masjid. Inde. Inde004.
Olivier Perrin
Photography - 40 x 30 x 0.2 cm Photography - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch
$502
Old Delhi. Jama Masjid. Inde. Inde003.
Olivier Perrin
Photography - 40 x 30 x 0.2 cm Photography - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch
$502
Old Delhi. Inde. Inde002.
Olivier Perrin
Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.2 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch
$502
La tour d'Arundel - Les Sables d'Olonne
Jacques Guillet
Painting - 61 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 24 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$558
Japanese Kyoto Temple
Leandro Frutos
Photography - 30 x 20 x 0.3 cm Photography - 11.8 x 7.9 x 0.1 inch
$777
Carga Frágil Mural
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 70 x 100 x 0.2 cm Print - 27.6 x 39.4 x 0.1 inch
$1,440
Architectural Extract N.20 - Archi-Lines Series
Anna Levesh
Photography - 90 x 120 cm Photography - 35.4 x 47.2 inch
$1,105
Sur les Toits
Marie France Garrigues
Painting - 92 x 73 x 2 cm Painting - 36.2 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch
$1,953
Soleil entrant
Marie France Garrigues
Painting - 92 x 73 x 2 cm Painting - 36.2 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch
$1,953
Perspective
Marie France Garrigues
Painting - 92 x 73 x 2 cm Painting - 36.2 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch
$1,953
Unforgettable Paris
Marco Barberio
Painting - 135 x 98 x 3 cm Painting - 53.1 x 38.6 x 1.2 inch
$3,684
Vue sur les toits - vue 11
Marie France Garrigues
Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$1,674
Nouveau départ
Marie France Garrigues
Painting - 92 x 73 x 2 cm Painting - 36.2 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch
$1,953
Intèrieur Jour
Marie France Garrigues
Painting - 92 x 73 x 2 cm Painting - 36.2 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch
$1,953
Les 3 Masques
Marie France Garrigues
Painting - 73 x 92 x 2 cm Painting - 28.7 x 36.2 x 0.8 inch
$1,953
Color Blocking (Sunrise)
Téber
Photography - 70 x 50 x 0.1 cm Photography - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$1,395
Energy Flows (Gold)
Téber
Photography - 50.3 x 50.3 x 0.1 cm Photography - 19.8 x 19.8 x 0 inch
$1,395
Palm Springs party
Slim Aarons
Photography - 30 x 41 x 0.01 cm Photography - 11.8 x 16.1 x 0 inch
$1,842
Poolside social
Slim Aarons
Photography - 41 x 51 x 0.01 cm Photography - 16.1 x 20.1 x 0 inch
$2,177
Poolside gathering
Slim Aarons
Photography - 41 x 51 x 0.01 cm Photography - 16.1 x 20.1 x 0 inch
$2,177
Poolside socialites
Slim Aarons
Photography - 30 x 41 x 0.01 cm Photography - 11.8 x 16.1 x 0 inch
$1,842
Dimitris Kritsas
Slim Aarons
Photography - 30 x 30 x 0.01 cm Photography - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$1,842
Spring in Notting Hill
Valerie Le Meur
Painting - 50 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$2,009
Dominos | Lac Léman Suisse
Gwenaël Bollinger
Photography - 60 x 90 x 1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0.4 inch
$871
Le plongeon / 2
Jean-Jacques Venturini
Painting - 89 x 116 x 4 cm Painting - 35 x 45.7 x 1.6 inch
$2,791
Tour Espace 2000 - 2 (3 formats)
Anthony Valon aka Bazabuque
Photography - 60 x 40 x 1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch
$692
It's Not a Party Until Someone Falls in the Pool
Carrie Graber
Print - 58.4 x 91.4 cm Print - 23 x 36 inch
$1,000
Golden stairway
Barry Cawston
Photography - 90 x 69 x 2 cm Photography - 35.4 x 27.2 x 0.8 inch
$2,177
Cafe in the Favela
Barry Cawston
Photography - 90 x 69 x 2 cm Photography - 35.4 x 27.2 x 0.8 inch
$1,507
L'heure bleue maison 3
Feng Hatat
Photography - 60 x 90 x 3 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 1.2 inch
$1,116
L'heure bleue maison 2
Feng Hatat
Photography - 60 x 90 x 3 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 1.2 inch
$1,116
L'heure bleue maison
Feng Hatat
Photography - 60 x 90 x 3 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 1.2 inch
$1,116
Cul De Sac '68
Jens Ochlich
Photography - 31.8 x 25.4 x 0.3 cm Photography - 12.5 x 10 x 0.1 inch
$450
Palm Springs '59 II
Jens Ochlich
Photography - 31.8 x 25.4 x 0.3 cm Photography - 12.5 x 10 x 0.1 inch
$450
Palm Springs '59
Jens Ochlich
Photography - 31.8 x 25.4 x 0.3 cm Photography - 12.5 x 10 x 0.1 inch
$450
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!