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Le Grand Geroldseck 3
Jean Valera
Photography - 40 x 60 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0 inch
$211
Le Grand Geroldseck 2
Jean Valera
Photography - 40 x 60 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0 inch
$211
1995 Paris Place Vendôme
Peter Stilton
Painting - 45 x 55 x 1 cm Painting - 17.7 x 21.7 x 0.4 inch
$2,775
Le pin aux cigales
Michèle Delimeux
Painting - 92 x 73 x 5 cm Painting - 36.2 x 28.7 x 2 inch
$2,331
L'impasse
Jean-Léonard Polo
Photography - 130 x 130 x 0.1 cm Photography - 51.2 x 51.2 x 0 inch
$499
Venise - Palazzo Cavalli Franchetti
Didier Fournet
Photography - 100 x 100 x 5 cm Photography - 39.4 x 39.4 x 2 inch
$6,271
Venise - Palazzo Cavalli
Didier Fournet
Photography - 100 x 100 x 5 cm Photography - 39.4 x 39.4 x 2 inch
$6,271
La Dimora delle Cose
Giuseppe Uncini
Fine Art Drawings - 108 x 149 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 42.5 x 58.7 x 0 inch
$19,979
NYC Grand Central Terminal
Didier Fournet
Photography - 130 x 180 x 5 cm Photography - 51.2 x 70.9 x 2 inch
$9,213
Plage de Barra de Guaratiba
Didier Fournet
Photography - 130 x 94 x 5 cm Photography - 51.2 x 37 x 2 inch
$6,271
Paris Quai de Grenelle 2
Didier Fournet
Photography - 130 x 180 x 5 cm Photography - 51.2 x 70.9 x 2 inch
$9,213
Sur le chemin - Paysage de campagne et sa petite maison
Em' aquarelle
Painting - 18 x 14 x 0.1 cm Painting - 7.1 x 5.5 x 0 inch
$355
Nocturne urbain
Alexandra Laroche
Painting - 150 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 59.1 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$5,550
Mullioned window with flowers - Italian bifora painting
Andrea Borella
Painting - 47 x 37 x 1 cm Painting - 18.5 x 14.6 x 0.4 inch
$444
The abundance of of city life (inspired by the variety of experiences cities can offer us, hence the bowl of abundance)
Silvia Karamfilova
Painting - 30 x 40 x 1 cm Painting - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch
$2,775
The holy city (inspired by Ierusalem, Israel)
Silvia Karamfilova
Painting - 30 x 40 x 1 cm Painting - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch
$2,719
Mediterranean city (inspired by cities in Greece)
Silvia Karamfilova
Painting - 30 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$3,330
La Basilique Notre-Dame de Fourvière
Alkaplan
Painting - 81 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 31.9 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$4,995
Pérouges, place du Tilleul
Alkaplan
Painting - 79 x 92 x 3 cm Painting - 31.1 x 36.2 x 1.2 inch
$4,329
Lyon, de l'Amphithéâtre des trois Gaules à la colline de Fourvière
Alkaplan
Painting - 81 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 31.9 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$4,995
Garden Side
Patrick Pietropoli
Painting - 76.2 x 162.6 x 3.8 cm Painting - 30 x 64 x 1.5 inch
$14,000
Aesthetic Beauty
Anand Manchiraju
Painting - 76.2 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Painting - 30 x 40 x 0.1 inch
$6,000
La Sainte Chapelle
Véronique Bourgeois-Noury
Painting - 90 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$3,052
NY Chinatown
Didier Fournet
Photography - 130 x 130 x 5 cm Photography - 51.2 x 51.2 x 2 inch
$7,714
Hong Kong Footing
Didier Fournet
Photography - 100 x 100 x 5 cm Photography - 39.4 x 39.4 x 2 inch
$6,271
The Gallery
Michael Grine
Fine Art Drawings - 61 x 91.4 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 24 x 36 x 0.1 inch
$1,000 $750
Hong Kong Jour #33
Didier Fournet
Photography - 100 x 100 x 5 cm Photography - 39.4 x 39.4 x 2 inch
$6,271
Hong Kong Jour #78
Didier Fournet
Photography - 100 x 100 x 5 cm Photography - 39.4 x 39.4 x 2 inch
$6,271
Good Morning San Marco - Venise #36
Didier Fournet
Photography - 100 x 100 x 5 cm Photography - 39.4 x 39.4 x 2 inch
$6,271
Ad Patres - Auprès des ancètres
Estelle Lagarde
Photography - 140 x 100 x 3 cm Photography - 55.1 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$4,218
Rosa Parks (Bus 60)
Camille Léage
Photography - 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$165
Late Coffee, Route 66
Heike Bohnstengel
Photography - 30 x 30 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$388
Vista Las Palmas #1
Heike Bohnstengel
Photography - 30 x 30 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$388
De sombras que se alargan y regresan
Karina Chechik
Print - 75 x 42 x 0.02 cm Print - 29.5 x 16.5 x 0 inch
$333
De lo que multiplican los espejos
Karina Chechik
Print - 75 x 42 x 0.02 cm Print - 29.5 x 16.5 x 0 inch
$333
Taj Mahal
Victoria and Albert Museum
Photography - 50.8 x 76.2 x 0.3 cm Photography - 20 x 30 x 0.1 inch
$233
Taj Mahal Agra
Victoria and Albert Museum
Photography - 76.2 x 50.8 x 0.3 cm Photography - 30 x 20 x 0.1 inch
$233
The Taj At Agra
Victoria and Albert Museum
Photography - 50.8 x 76.2 x 0.3 cm Photography - 20 x 30 x 0.1 inch
$233
Windows Vert
Mathieu Walter
Photography - 160 x 120 x 2.5 cm Photography - 63 x 47.2 x 1 inch
$8,325
L'homme au chapeau
Jean-Robert Franco
Photography - 60 x 90 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 inch
$1,554
Maisons Saint-Gué Jaune 002
Marion Zylberman
Painting - 81 x 120 cm Painting - 31.9 x 47.2 inch
$4,262
Sunset London from One Tree Hill
Maria Luisa Azzini
Print - 14.6 x 19.7 x 0.2 cm Print - 5.7 x 7.8 x 0.1 inch
$109
La pointe des poulains - série Paysage marin de Belle-île-en-Mer
Virginie Le Roy
Painting - 20 x 20 x 2 cm Painting - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.8 inch
$194
Le monde vu du ciel
Gabriel Froget
Painting - 80 x 130 x 3 cm Painting - 31.5 x 51.2 x 1.2 inch
$4,551
Celui qui dort dans le froid
Gabriel Froget
Painting - 92 x 65 x 4 cm Painting - 36.2 x 25.6 x 1.6 inch
$2,553
Pauilhac au soir 2
Jean-Robert Franco
Photography - 80 x 60 x 1 cm Photography - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch
$2,220
Sicily - Coffee and chocolate
Krzysztof Ludwin
Painting - 80 x 90 x 3 cm Painting - 31.5 x 35.4 x 1.2 inch
$2,775
New York 50
Jean-François Mollière
Photography - 70 x 150 x 1 cm Photography - 27.6 x 59.1 x 0.4 inch
$3,574
New York 69
Jean-François Mollière
Photography - 87 x 130 x 1 cm Photography - 34.3 x 51.2 x 0.4 inch
$3,574
New York 65
Jean-François Mollière
Photography - 76 x 71 x 1 cm Photography - 29.9 x 28 x 0.4 inch
$2,298
New York 58
Jean-François Mollière
Photography - 76 x 71 x 1 cm Photography - 29.9 x 28 x 0.4 inch
$2,298
New York 59
Jean-François Mollière
Photography - 69 x 91 x 1 cm Photography - 27.2 x 35.8 x 0.4 inch
$2,298
New York 7
Jean-François Mollière
Photography - 115 x 79 x 1 cm Photography - 45.3 x 31.1 x 0.4 inch
$3,052
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!