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De Gaulle et la grande réconciliation Franco Allemande.
Pierre Boulat
Photography - 60 x 50 x 1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch
$893
La Salute, Venise
Percival Pernet
Painting - 72 x 92 x 0.5 cm Painting - 28.3 x 36.2 x 0.2 inch
$1,258
Bateaux de pêcheurs. L'île de Bréhat
Alexei Lantsev
Print - 30 x 42.5 x 0.2 cm Print - 11.8 x 16.7 x 0.1 inch
$151
Façades blanches en Suède
Agnès Cellérier
Painting - 60 x 92 x 3 cm Painting - 23.6 x 36.2 x 1.2 inch
$1,144
Native Ambience II
Innocent Chikezie
Painting - 122 x 122 x 3 cm Painting - 48 x 48 x 1.2 inch
$2,679
Aiguilhe, La fontaine de Vibert
Alkaplan
Painting - 73 x 56 x 2.5 cm Painting - 28.7 x 22 x 1 inch
$2,177
Matinée à Trastevere, Rome
Alexei Lantsev
Print - 26.5 x 38.5 x 0.1 cm Print - 10.4 x 15.2 x 0 inch
$151
Calanque II - Série Paysage de bord de mer
Michèle Capitani Manzo
Painting - 40 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$1,328
The Blue Chimney
Elena Borstein
Painting - 132.1 x 188 x 4.1 cm Painting - 52 x 74 x 1.6 inch
$24,558
L’aqueduc du Pont du Gard, matin
Alexei Lantsev
Print - 40 x 60 x 0.2 cm Print - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.1 inch
$218
Spring super special offer - 40% - Sunset in the city
Nadine Antoniuk
Painting - 110 x 205 x 0.1 cm Painting - 43.3 x 80.7 x 0 inch
$1,708
Maison à côté d'un phare, Normandie
Alexei Lantsev
Print - 26.5 x 39 x 0.1 cm Print - 10.4 x 15.4 x 0 inch
$151
Balade dans un parc à Rome
Alexei Lantsev
Print - 27 x 39 x 0.1 cm Print - 10.6 x 15.4 x 0 inch
$151
L'aqueduc du Pont du Gard, France
Alexei Lantsev
Print - 27.5 x 39 x 0.1 cm Print - 10.8 x 15.4 x 0 inch
$151
Dalila is thinking and thinking where is hidden the strength of Samson
Tom Kuran
Painting - 100 x 80 x 2.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 1 inch
$5,012
Brouillard à St Guénolé
Claude Schürr
Painting - 73 x 92 x 2.5 cm Painting - 28.7 x 36.2 x 1 inch
$8,037
La Cour Damoye
Tanguy Mendrisse
Photography - 40 x 50 x 0.2 cm Photography - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch
$212
The Red Ballerina
Tanguy Mendrisse
Photography - 40 x 50 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$212
Enfilade de roches - Paysage
Michel Charlier-Haldorf
Painting - 92 x 65 x 2 cm Painting - 36.2 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,674
Ancrage - Paysage et Architecture
Michel Charlier-Haldorf
Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$1,674
Le phare maître joueur des vagues - Paysage marin de la Nouvelle Calédonie
Caroline Degroiselle
Painting - 30 x 30 x 3.5 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 1.4 inch
$1,049
Le Tunnel - série Paysage et Architecture
Gilbert Ovtcharenko
Painting - 66 x 92 x 2 cm Painting - 26 x 36.2 x 0.8 inch
$1,753
Les Marches - série Paysage et Architecture
Gilbert Ovtcharenko
Painting - 66 x 92 x 2 cm Painting - 26 x 36.2 x 0.8 inch
$1,887
Le Rempart de Saint Paul
Véronique Vadon
Painting - 46 x 65 x 2 cm Painting - 18.1 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch
$2,534
Au - Delà des Apparances : Londres
Valerie Le Meur
Painting - 100 x 73 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch
$2,009
Automne à Paris Série La Ville
Michel de Alvis
Painting - 38 x 46 x 2 cm Painting - 15 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch
$804
The Red Bench
Michael K. Yamaoka
Photography - 91.4 x 61 x 0.1 cm Photography - 36 x 24 x 0.04 inch
$4,500
Rio de San Travaso - Venise et son architecture
Lucien Dufour
Painting - 93 x 65 x 2 cm Painting - 36.6 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch
$2,093
Le pont Alexandre III - Paris et son architecture
Lucien Dufour
Painting - 65 x 92 x 2 cm Painting - 25.6 x 36.2 x 0.8 inch
$2,093
Couleur du passé - Paysage et ruine
Fanny Laffitte
Painting - 25 x 35 x 1 cm Painting - 9.8 x 13.8 x 0.4 inch
$915
On the top of the world
Lucio Forte
Painting - 100 x 150 x 0.3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 59.1 x 0.1 inch
$3,181
Grúa portuaria / Harbor Crane
Joaquim Falcó
Painting - 27 x 35 cm Painting - 10.6 x 13.8 inch
$1,340
L'oiseau et le dauphin
Philippe Varillon
Painting - 30 x 30 x 3 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 1.2 inch
$871
Urbanes Spektrum, #2703 V.
Oliver Lipinski
Photography - 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$553
Urbanes Spektrum, #2703 VI.
Oliver Lipinski
Photography - 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$553
Urbanes Spektrum, #2703 I.
Oliver Lipinski
Photography - 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$553
Szenen der Ungewissheit, #3306
Oliver Lipinski
Photography - 21 x 21 x 0.1 cm Photography - 8.3 x 8.3 x 0 inch
$329
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!