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La Villa - Bénodet - série Paysage de Bretagne
Laurent Lamare
Painting - 100 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
€3,500
The Golden Lane
Kirill Postovit
Fine Art Drawings - 18 x 13 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.1 x 5.1 x 0 inch
€170
When the Day Is Gone
Trayko Popov
Painting - 100 x 85 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 33.5 x 0.8 inch
€4,800
Au-dessus des nuages, la mer
Camille Adra
Painting - 81 x 116 x 2 cm Painting - 31.9 x 45.7 x 0.8 inch
€2,700
The Majorelle festival
Franck Kemkeng Noah
Painting - 130 x 105 x 5 cm Painting - 51.2 x 41.3 x 2 inch
€5,000
Flowering of sunflowers - Tuscany painting landscape + frame
Biagio Chiesi
Painting - 30 x 60 x 1 cm Painting - 11.8 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch
€450
Cantarum Urbis 2
Bernard Ambielle
Painting - 60 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
€1,650
Country flowers path - Tuscany painting landscape + frame
Biagio Chiesi
Painting - 40 x 50 x 1 cm Painting - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch
€485
The hot dog vendor
David Carey
Photography - 46 x 30 x 0.1 cm Photography - 18.1 x 11.8 x 0 inch
€99
Le génie de la liberté IV
Dominique Appia
Print - 55 x 40 x 0.2 cm Print - 21.7 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch
€250
Paris, Le Parc - Surface De Réparation - 2023
Chris Morin-Eitner
Print - 80 x 60 x 0.2 cm Print - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.1 inch
€180
No Windowsill
Maxime Cousineau Perusse
Painting - 61 x 76.2 x 3.6 cm Painting - 24 x 30 x 1.4 inch
€710
Home Alone in the Pink and Green
Brian Nash
Painting - 61 x 61 x 3.8 cm Painting - 24 x 24 x 1.5 inch
€1,343
Chris Morin-Eitner - Paris, Panthéon
Chris Morin-Eitner
Print - 80 x 60 x 0.2 cm Print - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.1 inch
€180
Chris Morin-Eitner - Paris, Montmartre
Chris Morin-Eitner
Print - 80 x 60 x 0.2 cm Print - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.1 inch
€180
Chris Morin-Eitner - Paris, Grand Palais
Chris Morin-Eitner
Print - 60 x 80 x 0.2 cm Print - 23.6 x 31.5 x 0.1 inch
€180
Chris Morin-Eitner - Paris, Fenêtre sur Ville
Chris Morin-Eitner
Print - 80 x 60 x 0.2 cm Print - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.1 inch
€180
Chris Morin-Eitner - Paris, Fenêtre sur Tour
Chris Morin-Eitner
Print - 80 x 60 x 0.2 cm Print - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.1 inch
€180
Rotterdam et moi 2
Marian Williams
Painting - 130 x 97 x 2 cm Painting - 51.2 x 38.2 x 0.8 inch
€2,950
La Défense
Jean François Humbert
Photography - 84 x 60 x 0.15 cm Photography - 33.1 x 23.6 x 0.1 inch
€1,850
Sous la jupe de laTour Eiffel
Jean François Humbert
Photography - 84 x 60 x 0.15 cm Photography - 33.1 x 23.6 x 0.1 inch
€1,850
Tour Pleyel
Jean François Humbert
Photography - 88 x 60 x 0.15 cm Photography - 34.6 x 23.6 x 0.1 inch
€1,850
Les architectures de l'ombre V.XXX
Geraldine Wilcke
Photography - 40 x 30 x 3 cm Photography - 15.7 x 11.8 x 1.2 inch
€1,200
N°7, Illusions
Matthieu Venot
Photography - 62.5 x 50 x 0.1 cm Photography - 24.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch
€1,200
Palace of Westminster
Volodymyr Kolesnyk
Painting - 50 x 65 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch
€850
Sacré-Coeur - Paris - série Architecture
Laurent Lamare
Painting - 100 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
€3,500
Les Roches - Villa de Roches Brunes - Dinard - série Paysage de bord de mer Bretagne
Laurent Lamare
Painting - 100 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
€3,500
Angkor Vat Ritual
Franck Kemkeng Noah
Painting - 160 x 200 x 5 cm Painting - 63 x 78.7 x 2 inch
€9,000
Débarquement Massaïs à Marrakech
Franck Kemkeng Noah
Painting - 180 x 240 x 5 cm Painting - 70.9 x 94.5 x 2 inch
€10,000
Procession in Casablanca
Franck Kemkeng Noah
Painting - 180 x 240 x 5 cm Painting - 70.9 x 94.5 x 2 inch
€10,000
Ritual d’Initiation
Franck Kemkeng Noah
Painting - 160 x 240 x 5 cm Painting - 63 x 94.5 x 2 inch
€10,000
Studio Lane 2
HowardArthur Tweedie
Painting - 48 x 36 x 3 cm Painting - 18.9 x 14.2 x 1.2 inch
€1,300
Ruins of an orthodox church
Kessoglou
Painting - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
€1,800
The ritz carlton - Tokyo
Reagan Kruse
Painting - 60.96 x 45.72 x 3 cm Painting - 24 x 18 x 1.2 inch
€1,500
Pink Morning
Christophe Jacrot
Photography - 60 x 90 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0 inch
€2,700
Gross Domestic Product
Joe Lasker
Fine Art Drawings - 41.9 x 54.6 x 5.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 21.5 x 2 inch
€2,495
Vue sur le lac Léman le bouvenet
Bernard Gantner
Painting - 80 x 80 x 4 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 1.6 inch
€8,500
King Kong in in Sangenjaya
Marco Santaniello
Print - 80 x 60 x 3 cm Print - 31.5 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch
€5,500
#3203 "Berlinimalism #03"
Oliver Lipinski
Photography - 50 x 50 x 0.6 cm Photography - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.2 inch
€795
Transparence urbaine
Anne-Sophie Larcena
Painting - 80 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch
€1,600
Rome - Le pont Saint Ange
Jacques Guillet
Painting - 97 x 130 x 2 cm Painting - 38.2 x 51.2 x 0.8 inch
€4,000
La Maison sur la Plage
Michaël Brack
Painting - 50 x 61 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 24 x 0.8 inch
€1,100
Tropical Mood - Archi-Lines Series
Anna Levesh
Photography - 60 x 45 cm Photography - 23.6 x 17.7 inch
€750
Vu Interieur Nenuphar
Robin Obitz
Painting - 97 x 162 x 3 cm Painting - 38.2 x 63.8 x 1.2 inch
€8,500
Pharencage - Sculpture phare surréaliste
Alain Plisson
Sculpture - 43 x 40 x 44 cm Sculpture - 16.9 x 15.7 x 17.3 inch
€3,750 €3,375
Le Palais des Illusions - Sculpture architecturale fantastique
Alain Plisson
Sculpture - 38 x 50 x 50 cm Sculpture - 15 x 19.7 x 19.7 inch
€3,750
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!