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Life Under Bridge 2
Segun Phillips
Painting - 121.9 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting - 48 x 36 x 1 inch
$4,000
Le sage de Clédat
Tanguy Mendrisse
Photography - 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$191
Le petit abre
Jean-Jacques Abieniste
Painting - 50 x 42 x 1.5 cm Painting - 19.7 x 16.5 x 0.6 inch
$803
Village en hiver
E. Perrenoud-Monnier
Painting - 28 x 44 x 0.3 cm Painting - 11 x 17.3 x 0.1 inch
$803
Letters Of A Traveler
Tako Chanchaleishvili
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 36 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 14.2 x 0 inch
$730
Motives Of Abkhazia
Tako Chanchaleishvili
Fine Art Drawings - 26 x 35 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 10.2 x 13.8 x 0 inch
$618
Vue sur la montagne
Eugène Louis Martin
Painting - 33 x 41 x 2 cm Painting - 13 x 16.1 x 0.8 inch
$596
Paysage de campagne
Maurice Sarkissoff
Painting - 33 x 46 x 2 cm Painting - 13 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch
$780
From Glass to Reflections - 7
Bruno Palisson
Photography - 40 x 60 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 inch
$1,011
Matière et couleurs de Venise
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 90 x 60 x 2 cm Photography - 35.4 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,573
Fenêtre sur soi - série Paysage imaginaire
Dominique Arzoumanian (Darzou)
Painting - 46 x 38 x 2 cm Painting - 18.1 x 15 x 0.8 inch
$326
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
La Tour Seegmuller
Jean Valera
Photography - 40 x 60 x 0.3 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.1 inch
$213
Model for Monument to the White Squirrel
Brandon Vickerd
Sculpture - 30.5 x 30.5 x 20.3 cm Sculpture - 12 x 12 x 8 inch
$6,742
Rue Saint Romain Rouen
Bernard Guilain
Painting - 50 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$955
Mountain landscape. Ehrwald, Tirol, Austria
Nataliia Krykun
Painting - 40 x 40 x 1 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch
$11,237
Colorado Street bridge, Pasadena
John Kilduff
Painting - 29.7 x 41.9 x 0.3 cm Painting - 11.7 x 16.5 x 0.1 inch
$545
Connecting Bridge
Richard Szkutnik
Painting - 45.7 x 61 x 0.5 cm Painting - 18 x 24 x 0.2 inch
$2,050
Landscape with cypresses
Yuriy Demiyanov
Painting - 45 x 55 x 2 cm Painting - 17.7 x 21.7 x 0.8 inch
$2,472
Abstraction, bois, fong gris
Jean-Robert Franco
Photography - 80 x 120 x 1 cm Photography - 31.5 x 47.2 x 0.4 inch
$2,023
Rue animée au coucher du soleil
Sylvain Vigny
Painting - 50 x 61 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 24 x 0.8 inch
$619
Little Odessa, New York.
Kevin Jordan O'Shea
Photography - 45 x 30 x 0.3 cm Photography - 17.7 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch
$506
New York Skyliner V
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 140 x 70 x 4 cm Photography - 55.1 x 27.6 x 1.6 inch
$1,450
New York Skyliner III
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 140 x 70 x 4 cm Photography - 55.1 x 27.6 x 1.6 inch
$1,450
Lichtreflex - Translation / Rotation
Hein Gravenhorst
Photography - 38 x 28 cm Photography - 15 x 11 inch
$16,855
Historischer Miniatur 03
Else Vinæs
Photography - 50 x 50 x 2 cm Photography - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$562
Historischer Miniatur 02
Else Vinæs
Photography - 50 x 50 x 2 cm Photography - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$562
Balade en pirogue
Michel Rauscher
Painting - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$4,382
Vieille ville de Srinagar
Marie Dorigny
Photography - 39 x 49 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.4 x 19.3 x 0 inch
$899
Sindhu Palchowk
Marie Dorigny
Photography - 39 x 49 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.4 x 19.3 x 0 inch
$899
vue sur lyon fourviére
Brito Esteves
Painting - 40 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
$674
Balade au coeur des anciens Magasins Waucquez
François Schuiten
Print - 70 x 50 x 0.1 cm Print - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$124
Matthew Barney, Cremaster 5
Michael James O'Brien
Photography - 43.2 x 61 x 0.3 cm Photography - 17 x 24 x 0.1 inch
$4,000
Western Church in Amsterdam.
Anna Pavlova
Painting - 63.5 x 45.7 x 2.5 cm Painting - 25 x 18 x 1 inch
$870
Old Paris - France Belle Epoque painting
Francesco Tammaro
Painting - 30 x 60 x 1 cm Painting - 11.8 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch
$730
Classic Car Rendezvous
Ellie Hesse
Painting - 80 x 100 x 5 cm Painting - 31.5 x 39.4 x 2 inch
$3,917
Westward
Victor Roschkov
Fine Art Drawings - 39.4 x 69.9 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.5 x 27.5 x 0.1 inch
$594
The Pantiles with Snow
Brian King
Painting - 30 x 39.9 x 1.5 cm Painting - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.6 inch
$859
Paysage et maison de campagne
René Guinand
Painting - 49.5 x 65 x 2 cm Painting - 19.5 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch
$688
Escale à Sanary-sur-mer
Béatrice Migliore
Painting - 46 x 55 x 2.5 cm Painting - 18.1 x 21.7 x 1 inch
$1,517
New York Skyliner II
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 140 x 70 x 4 cm Photography - 55.1 x 27.6 x 1.6 inch
$1,562
La Mer – Circular XI
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Photography - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$2,011
Gondoliers à Venise
Bruno Martini
Painting - 39 x 64 x 0.3 cm Painting - 15.4 x 25.2 x 0.1 inch
$711
Sous les hauteurs des toits de la Bastille
Christian Jodin
Painting - 50 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$444
Au détour du passage Choiseul, Paris, un dimanche d'Été
Christian Jodin
Painting - 64 x 46 x 1 cm Painting - 25.2 x 18.1 x 0.4 inch
$438
La bâche bleue
Célestin Messaggio
Painting - 50 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$3,236
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!