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Abstrait. Paréidolie. Bataille de dinosaure. Préhistoire. Bateau
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 60 x 90 x 1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0.4 inch
$673
Church in Kovachevitsa
Yordan Velkov
Painting - 40 x 20 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 7.9 x 0.8 inch
$281
Moment in Gorno Dryanovo
Yordan Velkov
Painting - 40 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$416
Mountain Houses
Nguyen Xuan Anh
Painting - 69.9 x 78.7 x 2.5 cm Painting - 27.5 x 31 x 1 inch
$3,000
Steve's Place
John Kaltenhauser
Painting - 121.9 x 152.4 x 5.1 cm Painting - 48 x 60 x 2 inch
$2,438
Fondazione Prada 1
Sergey Bondarev
Painting - 40 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$3,933
Visions of Barcelona - Montjuic Castle
Vladimir Kolosov
Painting - 16.5 x 11.4 x 0 cm Painting - 6.5 x 4.5 x 0.01 inch
$220
Visions of Barcelona - Casa Mila
Vladimir Kolosov
Painting - 29.8 x 19.7 x 0 cm Painting - 11.75 x 7.75 x 0.01 inch
$240
Igrexa do meu pobo
Paco Ascón Callejo
Painting - 40 x 120 x 5 cm Painting - 15.7 x 47.2 x 2 inch
$2,922
Les amants de Montmartre
Yvan Philmer
Painting - 80 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 31.5 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$3,056 $2,751
Je m'enfonce dans un Urbanisme Chaotique
Serge Salis
Painting - 90 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$3,371
NY Chinatown
Didier Fournet
Photography - 130 x 130 x 5 cm Photography - 51.2 x 51.2 x 2 inch
$7,810
Hong Kong Footing
Didier Fournet
Photography - 100 x 100 x 5 cm Photography - 39.4 x 39.4 x 2 inch
$6,349
Hong Kong Jour #33
Didier Fournet
Photography - 100 x 100 x 5 cm Photography - 39.4 x 39.4 x 2 inch
$6,349
Hong Kong Jour #78
Didier Fournet
Photography - 100 x 100 x 5 cm Photography - 39.4 x 39.4 x 2 inch
$6,349
Good Morning San Marco - Venise #36
Didier Fournet
Photography - 100 x 100 x 5 cm Photography - 39.4 x 39.4 x 2 inch
$6,349
Los Angeles sunset
Yaroslav Yasenev
Painting - 150 x 160 x 2 cm Painting - 59.1 x 63 x 0.8 inch
$3,820
1956 Pékin La Cité Interdite Peking The Forbidden City
Kam Zin Choon
Painting - 50 x 70 x 0.5 cm Painting - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.2 inch
$5,562
Promenade Parisienne
Jean-Baptiste Delarue
Painting - 52 x 74 x 2 cm Painting - 20.5 x 29.1 x 0.8 inch
$7,866
Mausoleum of Prince Etmad-Dowlah
Samuel Bourne
Photography - 50.8 x 76.2 cm Photography - 20 x 30 inch
$247
The Taj Mahal from the River, Agra
Samuel Bourne
Photography - 50.8 x 76.2 cm Photography - 20 x 30 inch
$247
En Olivier - Series lll - A View to the Church
Selwyn Midgen
Painting - 40 x 30 x 5 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 2 inch
$3,933
Spatial Anomaly
Colleen Wolstenholme
Sculpture - 89 x 89 x 26 cm Sculpture - 35 x 35 x 10.2 inch
$8,147
Matrice de la gravure 'Instant 17'
Blandine Galtier
Print - 65 x 40 x 1 cm Print - 25.6 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch
$2,809
Collioure - série Paysage de Méditerranée
Claude Laffaye
Painting - 13 x 18 x 2 cm Painting - 5.1 x 7.1 x 0.8 inch
$112
Spring windmill in Maasluis
Elena Sokolova
Painting - 30 x 30 x 1 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
$257
The Escalator
Jean-Marie Gitard (Mr Strange)
Print - 70 x 50 x 0.1 cm Print - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$224
La liberté bafouée
Jean-Marie Gitard (Mr Strange)
Print - 50 x 50 x 0.1 cm Print - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$224
2023, cool life !
Jean-Marie Gitard (Mr Strange)
Print - 50 x 70 x 0.1 cm Print - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0 inch
$224
Stefanoni Factory
Jean-Marie Gitard (Mr Strange)
Print - 50 x 50 x 0.1 cm Print - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$224
Canal de la Siagne
Louis Devienne
Painting - 64 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 25.2 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$5,326
Château de Agecroft
Louis Devienne
Painting - 74 x 49 x 2 cm Painting - 29.1 x 19.3 x 0.8 inch
$3,905
Los Angeles beach
Yaroslav Yasenev
Painting - 160 x 150 x 2 cm Painting - 63 x 59.1 x 0.8 inch
$3,820
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!