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Guitariste Arlequin Grand Fonte du Bronze
Miguel Guía
Sculpture - 53 x 31 x 25 cm Sculpture - 20.9 x 12.2 x 9.8 inch
$5,559
Le Roi des Aulnes
AES + F
Photography - 120 x 140 x 1 cm Photography - 47.2 x 55.1 x 0.4 inch
$50,232
Village with flowering - Tuscany landscape painting
Bruno Chirici
Painting - 30 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
$240
Urban barriera margine confine
Alessandra Bisi
Painting - 60 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$2,846
La poulie et trois mâts
Patrick Chevailler
Painting - 50 x 75 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 29.5 x 0.8 inch
$2,902
Amigos para siempre
Richard García
Painting - 100 x 80 x 4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 1.6 inch
$5,749
What is your story?
Richard García
Painting - 170 x 120 x 5 cm Painting - 66.9 x 47.2 x 2 inch
$9,566
Noirmoutier, plage de l'Anse rouge
Jacques Guillet
Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$2,009
Retour à la Caverne - Acte I, 12 septembre 2023, 20h40, Palais Garnier, Paris, France, 2023
JR
Print - 70 x 100 cm Print - 27.6 x 39.4 inch
$1,340
Retour à la Caverne - Acte I, 7 septembre 2023, 06h52, Palais Garnier, Paris, France, 2023
JR
Print - 70 x 100 cm Print - 27.6 x 39.4 inch
$1,340
Campagne des Corbières
Patrick Marie
Painting - 50 x 65 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,797
Pont parisien – île de la cité
Patrick Marie
Painting - 50 x 65 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,797
Falaises de l’Ardèche
Patrick Marie
Painting - 50 x 65 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,797
Leaning Man
Edmund Sumner
Photography - 59.8 x 47.5 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.5 x 18.7 x 0 inch
$2,748
Essence de jeunesse Grand bronze coulé
Miguel Guía
Sculpture - 54 x 20 x 25 cm Sculpture - 21.3 x 7.9 x 9.8 inch
$5,537
On écoute le grand pere
Fausto Perez
Painting - 50 x 50 x 3 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch
$1,674
Walking under the bridge
Nadezda Stupina
Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$2,679
Clouds over Nyhavn
Nadezda Stupina
Painting - 60 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,786
Harley Davidson rocket
Rémy Aillaud
Sculpture - 12.5 x 46 x 11 cm Sculpture - 4.9 x 18.1 x 4.3 inch
$2,785
Canal Saint Martin
Franck-Bernard Gaulier
Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$1,898
Silence anticipation
Stanislav Lazarov
Painting - 35 x 35 x 2 cm Painting - 13.8 x 13.8 x 0.8 inch
$391
Etna
Pauline Di Valentin
Fine Art Drawings - 130 x 100 cm Fine Art Drawings - 51.2 x 39.4 inch
$3,349
Gothica
Guillaume Chansarel (Guiyome)
Painting - 81 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 31.9 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$5,246
Une histoire de toits 1
Marie France Garrigues
Painting - 55 x 46 x 2 cm Painting - 21.7 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch
$726
Hommage à Lao Tseu H.16 cm chromée
Francesco Marino Di Teana
Sculpture - 16 x 8.5 x 4 cm Sculpture - 6.3 x 3.3 x 1.6 inch
$447
Agra. Taj Mahal. Inde. Inde006.
Olivier Perrin
Photography - 40 x 30 x 0.2 cm Photography - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch
$502
Jaipur. City Palace. Inde007.
Olivier Perrin
Photography - 40 x 30 x 0.2 cm Photography - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch
$502
Old Delhi. Jama Masjid. Inde. Inde004.
Olivier Perrin
Photography - 40 x 30 x 0.2 cm Photography - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch
$502
Old Delhi. Jama Masjid. Inde. Inde003.
Olivier Perrin
Photography - 40 x 30 x 0.2 cm Photography - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch
$502
Old Delhi. Inde. Inde002.
Olivier Perrin
Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.2 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch
$502
Wrinkles of the City, Action in Shanghai, Jiang Quizeng, Red Flag
JR
Print - 73 x 104 cm Print - 28.7 x 40.9 inch
$1,139
Soleil entrant
Marie France Garrigues
Painting - 92 x 73 x 2 cm Painting - 36.2 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch
$1,953
Love you New York
Marie France Garrigues
Painting - 92 x 73 x 2 cm Painting - 36.2 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch
$1,953
L'Empire State Building (Vue 4)
Marie France Garrigues
Painting - 92 x 73 x 2 cm Painting - 36.2 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch
$1,953
Fort Central
Michel Eisenlohr
Photography - 40 x 50 x 0.2 cm Photography - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch
$502
La Bollène-Vésubie
Michel Eisenlohr
Photography - 40 x 50 x 0.2 cm Photography - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch
$502
Vue sur les toits - vue 12
Marie France Garrigues
Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$1,786
"Vue sur les toits " vue 10
Marie France Garrigues
Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$1,674
Nouveau départ 2
Marie France Garrigues
Painting - 92 x 73 x 2 cm Painting - 36.2 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch
$1,953
28 Millimètres, Women Are Heroes, Action dans la Favela Morro Providencia, Escalier, close-up, Rio de Janeiro, Brésil, 2008
JR
Print - 100 x 70 x 1 cm Print - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0.4 inch
$1,340
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!