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New York Symphony
Marc Todd
Painting - 100.1 x 150.1 x 4.1 cm Painting - 39.4 x 59.1 x 1.6 inch
$3,064
Dramatic Sunset Over Berlin
Marc Todd
Painting - 100.1 x 119.9 x 4.1 cm Painting - 39.4 x 47.2 x 1.6 inch
$2,514
Dramatic Sunset Over London
Marc Todd
Painting - 100.1 x 119.9 x 4.1 cm Painting - 39.4 x 47.2 x 1.6 inch
$2,514
London After Sunset
Marc Todd
Painting - 90.9 x 151.9 x 4.1 cm Painting - 35.8 x 59.8 x 1.6 inch
$3,496
New York - Times Square After Midnight
Marc Todd
Painting - 75.9 x 102.1 x 3.6 cm Painting - 29.9 x 40.2 x 1.4 inch
$2,121
The Brooklyn Bridge At Sunset - Composition 1
Marc Todd
Painting - 75.9 x 102.1 x 3.6 cm Painting - 29.9 x 40.2 x 1.4 inch
$2,121
The Brooklyn Bridge At Sunset - Composition 2
Marc Todd
Painting - 75.9 x 102.1 x 1.8 cm Painting - 29.9 x 40.2 x 0.7 inch
$2,121
Tour d'Ulster - Guerre 14-18
Philippe Grincourt
Photography - 34 x 51 x 0.1 cm Photography - 13.4 x 20.1 x 0 inch
$180
Under the Alpine sun
Nadezda Stupina
Painting - 60 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$1,212
Small hotel In Alps
Nadezda Stupina
Painting - 60 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$1,212
Cape Cornwall England 1
Marilyn Henrion
Painting - 45.7 x 61 x 2.5 cm Painting - 18 x 24 x 1 inch
$4,075
West 3rd Street, NYC,
Marilyn Henrion
Painting - 61 x 45.7 x 2.5 cm Painting - 24 x 18 x 1 inch
$4,125
Lodz 2- Manufaktura
Marilyn Henrion
Painting - 61 x 45.7 x 2.5 cm Painting - 24 x 18 x 1 inch
$4,150
28 Millimètres, Face 2 Face, Separation Wall, Security fence, Palestinian side, Bethlehem, 2007
JR
Print - 70 x 100 x 0.2 cm Print - 27.6 x 39.4 x 0.1 inch
$2,244
Childhood dreams-57
Abgar Khachatryan
Painting - 40 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
$320
Le Mont Saint Michel
Jacques Guillet
Painting - 146 x 114 x 2 cm Painting - 57.5 x 44.9 x 0.8 inch
$6,731
La procession Taiêra
Sônia Furtado
Painting - 60 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$4,712
Maison avec une grande histoire, Rome II
Alexei Lantsev
Painting - 70 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$3,029
Mémoire de JingDeZhen
Feng Hatat
Photography - 32 x 48 x 1 cm Photography - 12.6 x 18.9 x 0.4 inch
$673
Mémoire de JingDeZhen
Feng Hatat
Photography - 32 x 48 x 1 cm Photography - 12.6 x 18.9 x 0.4 inch
$673
The shadow of the past
Tetiana Ocheredko
Painting - 60 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$2,200
Vagabondages 13
Carlos Arriagada
Photography - 50 x 75 x 0.1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 29.5 x 0 inch
$1,627
Denpasar International Airport
Antoine Kubler
Photography - 29.7 x 42 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.7 x 16.5 x 0 inch
$280 $224
Whispers of Spring in Rural Repose
Kamo Atoyan
Painting - 40 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$300
Rue Cortot, rus du Mont Cenis
Marie France Garrigues
Painting - 50 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$729
La saison des plaisirs
Ksenia Milicevic
Painting - 130 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 51.2 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$6,058
Secret Society
Franck Kemkeng Noah
Painting - 90 x 144 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 56.7 x 0.8 inch
$4,936
Casa Luna
Chrystèle Saint-Amaux
Fine Art Drawings - 20 x 20 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.1 inch
$278
Casa sourire
Chrystèle Saint-Amaux
Fine Art Drawings - 20 x 20 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.1 inch
$275
The old REX
Mourad Cherifi
Photography - 40 x 60 x 0.02 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0 inch
$1,515
A trip to Dominican Republic
Bente Halvorsen
Painting - 110 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 43.3 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$3,590
La ville, Les maisons, Les Visages (1)
Morten Schelde
Print - 28 x 21.5 cm Print - 11 x 8.5 inch
$168
Silence anticipation
Stanislav Lazarov
Painting - 35 x 35 x 2 cm Painting - 13.8 x 13.8 x 0.8 inch
$393
What is in the deep underground?
Minseon Gu
Painting - 73 x 34.5 x 4 cm Painting - 28.7 x 13.6 x 1.6 inch
$2,805
View from the terrace large version - Positano painting seaside
Gio Sannino
Painting - 50 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
$353
Vertical gulf view - Sorrento painting seaside
Gio Sannino
Painting - 70 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$353
La ville, Les maisons, Les Visages (5)
Morten Schelde
Print - 28 x 21.5 cm Print - 11 x 8.5 inch
$168
La ville, Les maisons, Les Visages (3)
Morten Schelde
Print - 28 x 21.5 cm Print - 11 x 8.5 inch
$168
La ville, Les maisons, Les Visages (2)
Morten Schelde
Print - 28 x 21.5 cm Print - 11 x 8.5 inch
$168
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.
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