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Le Loing, matin d’été
Pierre Eychart
Painting - 100 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$5,658
Abstraction urbaine
Guillaume Chevallard
Photography - 100 x 70 x 4 cm Photography - 39.4 x 27.6 x 1.6 inch
$2,490
Potsdam, Dampfmaschinenhaus (Moschee)
Frank Suplie
Painting - 150 x 120 x 4 cm Painting - 59.1 x 47.2 x 1.6 inch
$23,764
Berlin, alte Botschaft, Macht und Tod
Frank Suplie
Painting - 120 x 150 x 4 cm Painting - 47.2 x 59.1 x 1.6 inch
$22,633
Berlin, Fichtebunker
Frank Suplie
Painting - 120 x 150 x 4 cm Painting - 47.2 x 59.1 x 1.6 inch
$22,633
Groß Dölln, Ehemalige Russenstadt, Solarfeld
Frank Suplie
Painting - 50 x 60 x 4 cm Painting - 19.7 x 23.6 x 1.6 inch
$6,111
Hamburg, Blohm&Voss, Nordic Hunter im Trockendock
Frank Suplie
Painting - 100 x 80 x 4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 1.6 inch
$8,600
Groß Dölln - Uckermark, Grünes Hais
Frank Suplie
Painting - 55 x 70 x 4 cm Painting - 21.7 x 27.6 x 1.6 inch
$10,185
Zehdenick - Havel, Seerosen, Gänse klein
Frank Suplie
Painting - 80 x 100 x 4 cm Painting - 31.5 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch
$8,600
Berlin Osthafen, Reigen der Kräne
Frank Suplie
Painting - 150 x 120 x 4 cm Painting - 59.1 x 47.2 x 1.6 inch
$22,406
Berlin, alte Glasfabrik Stralau
Frank Suplie
Painting - 120 x 150 x 4 cm Painting - 47.2 x 59.1 x 1.6 inch
$22,406
Berlin, Osthafen, Getreidespeicher
Frank Suplie
Painting - 120 x 150 x 4 cm Painting - 47.2 x 59.1 x 1.6 inch
$23,764
Berlin, Zufahrt zum Gutshaus
Frank Suplie
Painting - 60 x 50 x 4 cm Painting - 23.6 x 19.7 x 1.6 inch
$6,111
Berlin, Gutshaus Kladow, heißer Tag
Frank Suplie
Painting - 50 x 60 x 4 cm Painting - 19.7 x 23.6 x 1.6 inch
$6,111
Berlin, U-Bahnhof Gleisdreieck
Frank Suplie
Painting - 80 x 100 x 4 cm Painting - 31.5 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch
$8,600
Place du tertre, un soir d'hiver
Christian Jodin
Painting - 20 x 20 x 2 cm Painting - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.8 inch
$334
Paris Montmartre The Painter
Christian Jodin
Painting - 20 x 20 x 2 cm Painting - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.8 inch
$338
Checkmate mundo de sombras, Milan
Guilherme Licurgo
Photography - 88.9 x 58.4 x 0.3 cm Photography - 35 x 23 x 0.1 inch
$2,500
Gothic – Milan
Guilherme Licurgo
Photography - 88.9 x 58.4 x 0.3 cm Photography - 35 x 23 x 0.1 inch
$2,500
Self-Portrait 20.50
Arthur Hent
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 20 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 7.9 x 0 inch
$362
A Clear Day at Pylypets
Zlata Shyshman
Painting - 50 x 55 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 21.7 x 0.8 inch
$2,659
The Sunny Courtyard
Zlata Shyshman
Painting - 65 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 25.6 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$2,376
Rain In The Mountain Village
Zlata Shyshman
Painting - 42 x 79 x 2 cm Painting - 16.5 x 31.1 x 0.8 inch
$2,376
Egg, Sao Paulo
Guilherme Licurgo
Photography - 88.9 x 58.4 x 0.3 cm Photography - 35 x 23 x 0.1 inch
$2,500
Trinity College Library - The Long Room IV
Reinhard Gorner
Photography - 127 x 157 x 2 cm Photography - 50 x 61.8 x 0.8 inch
$6,790
Small landscape - Village 1
Natalie Shiporina
Painting - 15 x 20 x 0.3 cm Painting - 5.9 x 7.9 x 0.1 inch
$562
The Golden Dream Of Prague - The King’s Town
Delyafruz Bagirova
Painting - 30 x 24 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 9.4 x 0.8 inch
$338
2020 le confinement
Sophie Dumont
Painting - 65 x 81 x 2 cm Painting - 25.6 x 31.9 x 0.8 inch
$4,413
Blue Pearl - Collection Morocco
Rodrigo
Photography - 26.7 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 10.5 x 15.7 x 0 inch
$792
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.
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