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Castle #13, Afghanistan #55
Brian McKee
Photography - 126 x 161 x 0.1 cm Photography - 49.6 x 63.4 x 0 inch
$3,395
Complicity #34
Tulio Pinto
Sculpture - 68 x 150 x 150 cm Sculpture - 26.8 x 59.1 x 59.1 inch
$36,212
Serie Chapadmalal #8513
Marcel Antelo
Photography - 36 x 42 cm Photography - 14.2 x 16.5 inch
$2,501
The Castellan
Florisa Cordova
Fine Art Drawings - 23 x 14 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.1 x 5.5 x 0 inch
$283
Villa Andréa II
Christian Bruneau
Photography - 36 x 24 x 0.5 cm Photography - 14.2 x 9.4 x 0.2 inch
$68
Villa des demeurés
Christian Bruneau
Photography - 24 x 36 x 0.5 cm Photography - 9.4 x 14.2 x 0.2 inch
$68
Villa Royale
Christian Bruneau
Photography - 24 x 36 x 0.5 cm Photography - 9.4 x 14.2 x 0.2 inch
$68
L'Arche perdue
Christian Bruneau
Photography - 60 x 40 x 2 cm Photography - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
$181
Château du charcutier
Christian Bruneau
Photography - 24 x 36 x 0.5 cm Photography - 9.4 x 14.2 x 0.2 inch
$68
Casino Parade
Christian Bruneau
Photography - 24 x 36 x 0.5 cm Photography - 9.4 x 14.2 x 0.2 inch
$68
Les Cités obscures - L'enfant penchée
François Schuiten
Print - 80 x 60 cm Print - 31.5 x 23.6 inch
$226
Disco volante Boston Terrier
Aperato
Painting - 42 x 60 x 3 cm Painting - 16.5 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch
$1,358
Musicians in living color
Mike Jacobs
Painting - 61 x 46 x 2.5 cm Painting - 24 x 18.1 x 1 inch
$1,109
1972 Muse à la Sculpture de granit monumentale MATHAUSEN
Florian Hunger-Pegof
Photography - 40 x 30 x 0.5 cm Photography - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.2 inch
$3,282
Retriever in poltrona verde
Samoré
Fine Art Drawings - 41 x 33 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.1 x 13 x 0.2 inch
$736
Space granduncle’s house dining room and kitchen colour
Raffaella
Painting - 53 x 45.5 x 3 cm Painting - 20.9 x 17.9 x 1.2 inch
$2,207
Space grandfather Wang’s house garden colour
Raffaella
Painting - 53 x 45.5 x 3 cm Painting - 20.9 x 17.9 x 1.2 inch
$2,207
Si no fue un sueño... Poco le faltó!
Carol Tomàs Alcaine
Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$1,471
Paris in Las Vegas
Jarmila Kostliva
Photography - 79 x 51 x 0.2 cm Photography - 31.1 x 20.1 x 0.1 inch
$650
Sepia Old Barn
Jarmila Kostliva
Photography - 77 x 51 x 0.2 cm Photography - 30.3 x 20.1 x 0.1 inch
$680
The invisible map
Vincent Lamouroux
Sculpture - 60 x 60 x 20 cm Sculpture - 23.6 x 23.6 x 7.9 inch
$7,356
Moda DIOR, Venezia 1951
Vittorio Pavan
Photography - 40 x 32 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 12.6 x 0 inch
$566
El Puente
Catalina Escallón Rosselli
Painting - 25.4 x 20.32 x 1 cm Painting - 10 x 8 x 0.4 inch
$2,456
I knew the kids would make it work
Ngahina Belton-Bodsworth
Painting - 53 x 64 x 3 cm Painting - 20.9 x 25.2 x 1.2 inch
$3,270
Prime property in an ideal location
Ngahina Belton-Bodsworth
Painting - 50 x 89 x 3 cm Painting - 19.7 x 35 x 1.2 inch
$3,633
Tobias left, the dog ran after him. Anna became sad and cried
Tom Kuran
Painting - 100 x 80 x 2.4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.9 inch
$5,262
Pantheon Mesopotamia Greece
Gabriele Heider
Painting - 60 x 60 x 4.5 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 1.8 inch
$5,273
Une île #15 - fenêtre n°21
Anne Eliayan et Christian Pic
Photography - 40 x 30 x 1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
$566
André Roland Brudieux
André Roland Brudieux
Fine Art Drawings - 24 x 30 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.4 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$430
Le Château de Mesnil Blondel
André Roland Brudieux
Fine Art Drawings - 24 x 30 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.4 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$430
French rural house
André Roland Brudieux
Fine Art Drawings - 22 x 29 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.7 x 11.4 x 0 inch
$385
Countryside house in Ladrat
André Roland Brudieux
Fine Art Drawings - 24 x 30 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.4 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$396
French countryside
André Roland Brudieux
Fine Art Drawings - 24 x 30 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.4 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$317
Maison Forte Cheyrac
André Roland Brudieux
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 24 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 9.4 x 0 inch
$385
Naveil Presbytère
André Roland Brudieux
Fine Art Drawings - 24 x 30 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.4 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$385
Sobre el filtro de la realidad II
Francisco Nicolás
Print - 30 x 40 x 0.1 cm Print - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0 inch
$170
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!