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Dripping Sacré Keur
Brusk (DMV)
Painting - 100 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
€17,000
Línea Estructura (Framed)
Rodrigo Spinel
Fine Art Drawings - 19 x 19 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.5 x 7.5 x 0.1 inch
€483
Plano Bloques. One of a Kind (Framed)
Rodrigo Spinel
Fine Art Drawings - 14.8 x 21 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 5.8 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch
€386
Belga. One of a Kind (Framed)
Rodrigo Spinel
Fine Art Drawings - 14.8 x 21 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 5.8 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch
€386
Línea Aparejo (Framed)
Rodrigo Spinel
Fine Art Drawings - 19 x 19 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.5 x 7.5 x 0.1 inch
€386
Textura (Framed)
Rodrigo Spinel
Fine Art Drawings - 25 x 35 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.8 x 13.8 x 0.1 inch
€483
Espejo. One of a Kind (Framed)
Rodrigo Spinel
Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 14.8 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 5.8 x 0.1 inch
€386
Picos Intercalados 2
Rodrigo Spinel
Fine Art Drawings - 14.8 x 21 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 5.8 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch
€386
Picos Invertido. One of a Kind (Framed)
Rodrigo Spinel
Fine Art Drawings - 14.8 x 21 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 5.8 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch
€386
Colores 3 (Framed)
Rodrigo Spinel
Fine Art Drawings - 14.8 x 21 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 5.8 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch
€386
Regular (Framed)
Rodrigo Spinel
Fine Art Drawings - 14.8 x 21 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 5.8 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch
€386
Bloques
Rodrigo Spinel
Fine Art Drawings - 14.8 x 21 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 5.8 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch
€386
Bloques Desalineado 2 (Framed)
Rodrigo Spinel
Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 14.8 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 5.8 x 0.1 inch
€386
Stratagemmi d'amore
Alexander Daniloff
Painting - 22 x 12 x 0.3 cm Painting - 8.7 x 4.7 x 0.1 inch
€115 €98
A côté du chemin de fer
Henry Meylan
Painting - 50 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
€691
Au Bord De La Rivière
Sergey Kovalenko
Painting - 60 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
€1,800
Pink Champagne Motel, Wildwood, New Jersey
Richard Heeps
Photography - 80 x 63.5 x 0.1 cm Photography - 31.5 x 25 x 0 inch
€849
Le conte du papillon - Memento mori 1
Céline Achour
Painting - 100 x 73 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch
€2,450
Bugatti Spirit
Xavier Wttrwulghe
Painting - 80 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch
€2,800
Growing in the Wrong Place
Claire Smith
Painting - 80 x 80 x 4 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 1.6 inch
€1,940
La salle d'attente
Muriel Bordier
Photography - 90 x 190 x 1 cm Photography - 35.4 x 74.8 x 0.4 inch
€5,500
Natation sur cyclo
Muriel Bordier
Photography - 90 x 190 x 1 cm Photography - 35.4 x 74.8 x 0.4 inch
€5,500
Marée haute
Muriel Bordier
Photography - 90 x 190 x 1 cm Photography - 35.4 x 74.8 x 0.4 inch
€5,500
Memory - Autumn landscape
Mitko Dimitrov
Painting - 40 x 55 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 21.7 x 0.8 inch
€1,100
La place du Molard animée, Genève
Sergio Cecchi
Painting - 81 x 60.5 x 2 cm Painting - 31.9 x 23.8 x 0.8 inch
€1,542
Île Grecque de Santorin
Maria Raytcheva
Painting - 100 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch
€1,500
Habitación 3
Alejandra Leon
Photography - 50 x 70 x 0.3 cm Photography - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.1 inch
€1,159
Habitación 1
Alejandra Leon
Photography - 50 x 70 x 0.3 cm Photography - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.1 inch
€1,159
Oranges over Table
Alejandra Leon
Photography - 50 x 70 x 0.3 cm Photography - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.1 inch
€1,159
Mucho más que un techo. Casa Batlló
Carol Tomàs Alcaine
Painting - 100 x 100 x 3.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.4 inch
€1,800
Casa Batlló
Carol Tomàs Alcaine
Painting - 100 x 100 x 3.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.4 inch
€2,000
S/T. Serie, La Habana 500 detalles (4)
Sonia Almaguer
Photography - 24 x 16 x 2 cm Photography - 9.4 x 6.3 x 0.8 inch
€1,100
S/T. Serie, La Habana 500 detalles (3)
Sonia Almaguer
Photography - 24 x 16 x 2 cm Photography - 9.4 x 6.3 x 0.8 inch
€1,100
S/T. Serie, Habana 500 detalles (1)
Sonia Almaguer
Photography - 24 x 16 x 2 cm Photography - 9.4 x 6.3 x 0.8 inch
€1,100
Acreción Ascendente
Javier Toro Blum
Sculpture - 130 x 100 x 12 cm Sculpture - 51.2 x 39.4 x 4.7 inch
€10,000
118
Jérôme Mesnager & Artiste Ouvrier
Painting - 88 x 150 x 3 cm Painting - 34.6 x 59.1 x 1.2 inch
€4,000
The Citizens - 10
Romeo Melikyan
Painting - 53 x 30 x 0.3 cm Painting - 20.9 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch
€1,100
Jean-Paul Belmondo à Venise, Italie
Vittorio Pavan
Photography - 50 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0 inch
€800
Korean dreams, North Korea 2
Nathalie Daoust
Photography - 50 x 75 cm Photography - 19.7 x 29.5 inch
€1,100
Couloir d'yeux
Jean-Luc Parant
Fine Art Drawings - 60 x 50 cm Fine Art Drawings - 23.6 x 19.7 inch
€2,500
Surrounded by light
Elena Raceala
Photography - 61 x 91.4 x 0.3 cm Photography - 24 x 36 x 0.1 inch
€950
Scratched Records
James Fink
Photography - 61 x 45.7 x 0.6 cm Photography - 24 x 18 x 0.25 inch
€917
Tetti (secondo E. Schiele)
Alexander Daniloff
Painting - 22 x 17 x 0.3 cm Painting - 8.7 x 6.7 x 0.1 inch
€180
Travaux dans la rue
Henry Meylan
Painting - 100.5 x 73 x 2 cm Painting - 39.6 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch
€1,914
Mini golf animé au parc Château Banquet à Genève
Sergio Cecchi
Painting - 60 x 81 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 31.9 x 0.8 inch
€1,489
1990 Paris Au coin de la Rue Valette Quartier Latin
Kojiro Akagi
Print - 28 x 18 cm Print - 11 x 7.1 inch
€1,250
1985 Montmartre Rue du Chevalier de La Barre
Kojiro Akagi
Print - 64.5 x 49 cm Print - 25.4 x 19.3 inch
€750
Lagomorphe
Anne Juliette Deschamps
Sculpture - 22 x 12 x 15 cm Sculpture - 8.7 x 4.7 x 5.9 inch
€3,000
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!