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Cape Cornwall England 1
Marilyn Henrion
Painting - 45.7 x 61 x 2.5 cm Painting - 18 x 24 x 1 inch
€3,941
West 3rd Street, NYC,
Marilyn Henrion
Painting - 61 x 45.7 x 2.5 cm Painting - 24 x 18 x 1 inch
€3,990
Lodz 2- Manufaktura
Marilyn Henrion
Painting - 61 x 45.7 x 2.5 cm Painting - 24 x 18 x 1 inch
€4,014
Barcelona towers
M. Asuncion Raventos
Painting - 180 x 140 x 3 cm Painting - 70.9 x 55.1 x 1.2 inch
€3,100
Childhood dreams-57
Abgar Khachatryan
Painting - 40 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
€309
Le Mont Saint Michel
Jacques Guillet
Painting - 146 x 114 x 2 cm Painting - 57.5 x 44.9 x 0.8 inch
€6,000
La procession Taiêra
Sônia Furtado
Painting - 60 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
€4,200
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
€2,700
Mémoire de JingDeZhen
Feng Hatat
Photography - 32 x 48 x 1 cm Photography - 12.6 x 18.9 x 0.4 inch
€600
The shadow of the past
Tetiana Ocheredko
Painting - 60 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
€2,128
Vagabondages 13
Carlos Arriagada
Photography - 50 x 75 x 0.1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 29.5 x 0 inch
€1,450
Endormie
Stella Dite Loo'ise
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 65 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 25.6 x 0 inch
€1,300
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
€290
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
€650
La saison des plaisirs
Ksenia Milicevic
Painting - 130 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 51.2 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
€5,400
Secret Society
Franck Kemkeng Noah
Painting - 90 x 144 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 56.7 x 0.8 inch
€4,400
Le Notti Lyriche di Capri
Agathe Lemaire Thalazac
Painting - 106 x 75 x 2 cm Painting - 41.7 x 29.5 x 0.8 inch
€7,000
Silence anticipation
Stanislav Lazarov
Painting - 35 x 35 x 2 cm Painting - 13.8 x 13.8 x 0.8 inch
€350
A trip to Dominican Republic
Bente Halvorsen
Painting - 110 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 43.3 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
€3,200
La ville, Les maisons, Les Visages (1)
Morten Schelde
Print - 28 x 21.5 cm Print - 11 x 8.5 inch
€150
The old REX
Mourad Cherifi
Photography - 40 x 60 x 0.02 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0 inch
€1,350
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
€2,500
Sans titre - Encyclopédie Vagabonde
Antoine Grumbach
Fine Art Drawings - 31 x 23 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.2 x 9.1 inch
€4,300
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
€315
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
€315
La ville, Les maisons, Les Visages (5)
Morten Schelde
Print - 28 x 21.5 cm Print - 11 x 8.5 inch
€150
La ville, Les maisons, Les Visages (3)
Morten Schelde
Print - 28 x 21.5 cm Print - 11 x 8.5 inch
€150
La ville, Les maisons, Les Visages (2)
Morten Schelde
Print - 28 x 21.5 cm Print - 11 x 8.5 inch
€150
"Shanghai dans la brume" acrylique collage 100x50cm châssis lin 2009
Emmanuelle Vroelant
Painting - 50 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 19.7 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
€1,100
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!