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Italian courtyard
Alisa Onipchenko-Cherniakovska
Painting - 80 x 100.1 x 2.5 cm Painting - 31.5 x 39.4 x 1 inch
$2,150
Autumn in the courtyard, Painting, Oil on canvas
Alisa Onipchenko-Cherniakovska
Painting - 89.9 x 100.1 x 2.5 cm Painting - 35.4 x 39.4 x 1 inch
$2,650
Composed gate
Yonatan Wondwosen
Painting - 100 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$4,465
Espace magique
Pedro Moreno Linares
Sculpture - 26 x 16 x 16 cm Sculpture - 10.2 x 6.3 x 6.3 inch
$1,094
N°1302 - How much " Geran " ?
Mehdi Mirbagheri
Print - 60 x 180 x 5 cm Print - 23.6 x 70.9 x 2 inch
$5,581
An interior by Joseph Dirand
Manuel Santelices
Fine Art Drawings - 22.9 x 30.5 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9 x 12 x 0.1 inch
$800
Untitled 1
Juan Pablo Castro
Photography - 61 x 91.4 x 0.3 cm Photography - 24 x 36 x 0.1 inch
$3,000
And There Is Thinking Over Something
Eleonora Drumeva
Painting - 90 x 102 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 40.2 x 0.8 inch
$2,679
Paris Boulevards extérieurs...
Michel Bianconi
Painting - 89 x 146 x 3 cm Painting - 35 x 57.5 x 1.2 inch
$6,698
Harlem bridge overpass dark
Logan Hicks
Photography - 66 x 96 cm Photography - 26 x 37.8 inch
$2,009
Harmony Motel, Twentynine Palms, California
Richard Heeps
Photography - 61 x 61 x 1 cm Photography - 24 x 24 x 0.4 inch
$1,116
Untitled.
Kevin Jordan O'Shea
Photography - 30 x 45 x 0.3 cm Photography - 11.8 x 17.7 x 0.1 inch
$558
Perpetual Motion
Gagik Ghazanchyan
Painting - 62 x 84 x 0.2 cm Painting - 24.4 x 33.1 x 0.1 inch
$1,674 $1,507
Fog in L.A
George Maskharashvili
Painting - 85 x 143 x 3 cm Painting - 33.5 x 56.3 x 1.2 inch
$11,832
La Danse de la Mort - Planche 1 (293)
Roberto Matta
Print - 66 x 50.8 cm Print - 26 x 20 inch
$2,500
Ouessant - série bord de mer
Philippe Maillebuau
Painting - 52 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 20.5 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$737
Voile dans le brouillard
Paul Natter
Painting - 110 x 122 x 2 cm Painting - 43.3 x 48 x 0.8 inch
$1,898
Tomorrows world
Barry Cawston
Photography - 120 x 100 x 2 cm Photography - 47.2 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$2,177
Last bar in Vegas
Barry Cawston
Photography - 90 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 35.4 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,507
Élévation au Musée - Corée
Jean-Marc Stoeffler
Photography - 37 x 47 x 1 cm Photography - 14.6 x 18.5 x 0.4 inch
$279
Yomeimon of Toshogu
Marco Araldi
Painting - 81.5 x 81.5 x 5 cm Painting - 32.1 x 32.1 x 2 inch
$4,187
Journey of life
Diederik Van Apple
Print - 130 x 130 x 2 cm Print - 51.2 x 51.2 x 0.8 inch
$10,605 $8,484
La Grande Dame (Vue 6 du jardin du Ranelagh)
Marie France Garrigues
Painting - 30 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
$391
Je pars d'un point et parviens à rejoindre un complexe de formes et couleurs... L' abstrait est devant moi
Serge Salis
Painting - 90 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$4,465
La Cathédrale
Xavier Albert Fiala
Painting - 108.5 x 89 x 1 cm Painting - 42.7 x 35 x 0.4 inch
$1,121
56th floor
Jean-Michel Berts
Photography - 109 x 120 x 2 cm Photography - 42.9 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch
$6,474
Notre Dame jour
Jean-Michel Berts
Photography - 110 x 150 x 2 cm Photography - 43.3 x 59.1 x 0.8 inch
$7,758
Koban Police station
Jean-Michel Berts
Photography - 105 x 125 x 2 cm Photography - 41.3 x 49.2 x 0.8 inch
$7,758
Train de nuit #9
Philippe Saucourt
Painting - 95 x 53 x 2 cm Painting - 37.4 x 20.9 x 0.8 inch
$1,674
Schloss Ort Insel, Traunsee - Austria
Nataliia Krykun
Painting - 42 x 59 cm Painting - 16.5 x 23.2 inch
$1,563
City Wiener Neustadt, Austria
Nataliia Krykun
Painting - 42 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 16.5 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
$1,016
In The Blooming Garden - sunny spring landscape painting
Nikolay Dmitriev
Painting - 70 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$1,674
Wrangler Store
Alain Le Garsmeur
Photography - 76 x 101 x 0.1 cm Photography - 29.9 x 39.8 x 0 inch
$932
Savannah Food Store
Alain Le Garsmeur
Photography - 101 x 152 x 0.1 cm Photography - 39.8 x 59.8 x 0 inch
$1,278
Rancher’s Ride
Alain Le Garsmeur
Photography - 76 x 101 x 0.1 cm Photography - 29.9 x 39.8 x 0 inch
$932
Ramshackle Bar
Alain Le Garsmeur
Photography - 76 x 101 x 0.1 cm Photography - 29.9 x 39.8 x 0 inch
$932
Piccadilly Lights
Alain Le Garsmeur
Photography - 40 x 50 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$636
Morning Deckchairs
Alain Le Garsmeur
Photography - 40 x 50 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$636
Liquor Store - Limited Edition Archival Pigment Print
Alain Le Garsmeur
Photography - 101 x 152 x 0.1 cm Photography - 39.8 x 59.8 x 0 inch
$1,278
Kingston Studios - Limited Edition Archival Pigment Print
Alain Le Garsmeur
Photography - 101 x 152 x 0.1 cm Photography - 39.8 x 59.8 x 0 inch
$1,278
Kentucky Farm
Alain Le Garsmeur
Photography - 101 x 152 x 0.1 cm Photography - 39.8 x 59.8 x 0 inch
$1,278
French Cottage - Limited Edition Archival Pigment Print
Alain Le Garsmeur
Photography - 50 x 76 x 0.1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 29.9 x 0 inch
$737
Jokhang Monks - Limited Edition Archival Pigment Print
Alain Le Garsmeur
Photography - 50 x 76 x 0.1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 29.9 x 0 inch
$737
Harlem Buildings
Alain Le Garsmeur
Photography - 76 x 101 x 0.1 cm Photography - 29.9 x 39.8 x 0 inch
$932
Elvis Flowers - Limited Edition Archival Pigment Print
Alain Le Garsmeur
Photography - 121 x 182 x 0.1 cm Photography - 47.6 x 71.7 x 0 inch
$1,613
Eel Pie And Mash
Alain Le Garsmeur
Photography - 101 x 152 x 0.1 cm Photography - 39.8 x 59.8 x 0 inch
$1,284
Bikers Bar - Limited Edition Archival Pigment Print
Alain Le Garsmeur
Photography - 50 x 76 x 0.1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 29.9 x 0 inch
$742
Dancing Partners - Limited Edition Archival Pigment Print
Alain Le Garsmeur
Photography - 50 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0 inch
$636
Chopper Bike - Limited Edition Archival Pigment Print
Alain Le Garsmeur
Photography - 50 x 60 x 0.1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 23.6 x 0 inch
$664
Dream City Prague -Old Square
Alexandr Klemens
Painting - 100 x 79.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.3 inch
$1,674
Chaises longues
Jean-Michel Berts
Photography - 109 x 109 x 3 cm Photography - 42.9 x 42.9 x 1.2 inch
$5,693
Jeux d'ombre
Agnès Tiollier
Fine Art Drawings - 100 x 70 x 0.25 cm Fine Art Drawings - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0.1 inch
$1,451
Terrasse à Tunis
Camille Hilaire
Fine Art Drawings - 22 x 29 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.7 x 11.4 inch
$893
La Maison de Rabelais, Metz
Camille Hilaire
Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 11.6 cm Fine Art Drawings - 6.5 x 4.6 inch
$893
Every night without you is a lost night
Ivan Peev
Painting - 65 x 46.5 cm Painting - 25.6 x 18.3 inch
$670
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!