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Glendale - Crépuscule
Daniel Castan
Painting - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$3,933
Recomposition of a Landscape 3
Andrea Vandoni
Painting - 30 x 150 x 4 cm Painting - 11.8 x 59.1 x 1.6 inch
$2,247
MBA, Lumière blanche
Jame's Prunier
Painting - 116 x 89 x 2.4 cm Painting - 45.7 x 35 x 0.9 inch
$5,562
Elle sort du cinq et va s'acheter des cigarettes
Jame's Prunier
Painting - 116 x 89 x 2.4 cm Painting - 45.7 x 35 x 0.9 inch
$4,214
Calle de invernaderos I
Ana Garcia
Painting - 35 x 50 x 4 cm Painting - 13.8 x 19.7 x 1.6 inch
$1,000
Cathédrale Saint Pierre, Haut de vieille ville Genève
Benjamin II Vautier
Painting - 65 x 54 x 2 cm Painting - 25.6 x 21.3 x 0.8 inch
$1,181
Autumn in the village
Mateos Sargsyan
Painting - 50 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$900
Babylon (from children’s bible)
Tekla Aleksieva
Painting - 30 x 45 x 0.2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 17.7 x 0.1 inch
$1,247
Under The Red Umbrella Of Love
Delyafruz Bagirova
Painting - 100 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,686
The Rooftops Of The Old Town
Delyafruz Bagirova
Painting - 60 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$1,112
The Golden Old Town
Delyafruz Bagirova
Painting - 60 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$899
The Autumn Breeze Of Prague
Delyafruz Bagirova
Painting - 60 x 80 x 1 cm Painting - 23.6 x 31.5 x 0.4 inch
$1,112
Nocturne Place de Mexico
Alena Carbonel
Painting - 81 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 31.9 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,124
Submerged Civilization III
Shengqi Tang
Photography - 50 x 75 x 1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 29.5 x 0.4 inch
$1,348
Submerged Civilization II
Shengqi Tang
Photography - 50 x 75 x 1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 29.5 x 0.4 inch
$1,348
Submerged Civilization I
Shengqi Tang
Photography - 50 x 75 x 1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 29.5 x 0.4 inch
$1,348
Sorry for people whom came to new york and don't know anybody
Manuela Karin Knaut
Painting - 150 x 120 x 4 cm Painting - 59.1 x 47.2 x 1.6 inch
$5,169
Le petit pont de Central Park - série New York
Marianne Dencausse
Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$2,107
Paris la Tour Effel
Philippe De Lestrange
Print - 55 x 46 x 2 cm Print - 21.7 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch
$1,124
Architecture n°3
Françoise Danel
Painting - 120 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 47.2 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch
$5,506
The Angels Wanna Wear my Red Shoes
Linda McCluskey
Painting - 70 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,854
La mort en fete dans le forêt profonde
Anne-Marie Vesco
Painting - 33 x 25 x 3 cm Painting - 13 x 9.8 x 1.2 inch
$1,686
Shaded Square, Brittany
Mike Hall
Painting - 35 x 30 x 1 cm Painting - 13.8 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
$1,040
Le carré Victoria (Terracotta)
Steddy John
Sculpture - 25 x 25 x 6 cm Sculpture - 9.8 x 9.8 x 2.4 inch
$169
Le café renversé
Jean-Jacques Venturini
Painting - 60 x 73 x 4 cm Painting - 23.6 x 28.7 x 1.6 inch
$1,067
Farmhouse with Chickens
Michael Hill
Painting - 60 x 60 x 4 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 1.6 inch
$1,569
Distorted Landscape 4
Silvia Popova
Painting - 96 x 140 x 2 cm Painting - 37.8 x 55.1 x 0.8 inch
$1,663
Place des peintres
Georges Corominas
Painting - 92 x 73 x 2 cm Painting - 36.2 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch
$12,641
Porch Steps
Alain Le Garsmeur
Photography - 101 x 76 x 0.1 cm Photography - 39.8 x 29.9 x 0 inch
$938
La porte d'or, Place Stanislas, Nancy
Jame's Prunier
Painting - 46 x 65 cm Painting - 18.1 x 25.6 inch
$1,686
Coucher du soleil au Pont Royal et Notre Dame, Paris
André René César Brechet
Painting - 46 x 61 x 2 cm Painting - 18.1 x 24 x 0.8 inch
$1,491
La Plage - série bord de mer
Carla PM
Painting - 31 x 23 x 3 cm Painting - 12.2 x 9.1 x 1.2 inch
$438
Chiesa di Garnier - Bordighera
Linda McCluskey
Painting - 50 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
$742
Close DIII
Michal Zahornacky
Photography - 60 x 60 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0 inch
$1,686
Story of old doors
Arevik Gasparyan
Painting - 65 x 45 x 2 cm Painting - 25.6 x 17.7 x 0.8 inch
$1,500
Reflections in the Swimming Pool
Bea Sarrias
Painting - 50 x 65 x 4 cm Painting - 19.7 x 25.6 x 1.6 inch
$2,023
Le mas des garrigues
Pierrick Tual
Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$3,236
Lac Tonlé Sap - Série Paysage d'Asie
Marie-Thérèse Chanel
Painting - 73 x 92 x 2 cm Painting - 28.7 x 36.2 x 0.8 inch
$1,753
Serie Chapadmalal #8482
Marcel Antelo
Photography - 43 x 59 cm Photography - 16.9 x 23.2 inch
$2,045
Chiesa del gesù - Genova
Antonio Bettuelli
Painting - 29.7 x 21 cm Painting - 11.7 x 8.3 inch
$1,607
Forte fratello minore - Genova
Antonio Bettuelli
Painting - 33 x 33 cm Painting - 13 x 13 inch
$1,607
Il chiostro di Palazzo Serra Gerace - Genova
Antonio Bettuelli
Painting - 32 x 24 cm Painting - 12.6 x 9.4 inch
$1,607
Close XXII.
Michal Zahornacky
Photography - 60 x 60 x 0.3 cm Photography - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.1 inch
$1,686
Saint Malo et le Fort National
Françoise Lavenu
Painting - 60 x 73 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch
$1,483
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!