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Sant'Anna in Camprena
Abel Bourgeois
Photography - 36 x 36 x 1 cm Photography - 14.2 x 14.2 x 0.4 inch
$280
Papillons sur la Tour Eiffel
Iolanta Gondouin (Iola)
Painting - 65 x 50 x 1.5 cm Painting - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0.6 inch
$729
Calle Betis
Valérie Abadie
Fine Art Drawings - 18 x 26 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.1 x 10.2 x 0.4 inch
$438
Notre-Dame de Paris
Peter Stilton
Painting - 90 x 70 x 1 cm Painting - 35.4 x 27.6 x 0.4 inch
$11,107
Vidareiri
Christophe Audebert
Photography - 60 x 90 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0 inch
$252
Nouveau départ
Xavier Dumoulin
Photography - 60 x 90 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0 inch
$3,814
Living rooms with pink walls
Michael Callas
Painting - 100 x 150 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 59.1 x 0.8 inch
$23,000
Lumières lointaines
Théodora Vourvouri
Painting - 120 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 47.2 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch
$4,824
N° 982 Gaspard de la nuit.
R. Cavalié
Painting - 81 x 54 x 2.4 cm Painting - 31.9 x 21.3 x 0.9 inch
$898
N° 602 La Commanderie 1.
R. Cavalié
Painting - 60 x 81 x 2.4 cm Painting - 23.6 x 31.9 x 0.9 inch
$898
regards vers les lointains
Mpcem
Sculpture - 55 x 26 x 26 cm Sculpture - 21.7 x 10.2 x 10.2 inch
$3,141
Self-Portrait 24.04
Arthur Hent
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 21 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 8.3 x 0 inch
$269
Between the Stairwell
Kevin Frank
Painting - 57.15 x 76.2 x 6.35 cm Painting - 22.5 x 30 x 2.5 inch
$9,002
La colada
Jordi Valls Capell
Photography - 100 x 150 x 1 cm Photography - 39.4 x 59.1 x 0.4 inch
$8,768
Entre horas
Jordi Valls Capell
Photography - 100 x 150 x 1 cm Photography - 39.4 x 59.1 x 0.4 inch
$8,768
La cité radieuse
Johannes Sivertsen
Painting - 46 x 110 x 2 cm Painting - 18.1 x 43.3 x 0.8 inch
$4,600
Pont Alexandre 3 à Paris
Cyril Destrade
Fine Art Drawings - 28 x 39 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11 x 15.4 inch
$1,066
La grande roue du Prater
Claude Gazier
Painting - 122 x 122 x 3 cm Painting - 48 x 48 x 1.2 inch
$5,834
Aix et ses hôtels particuliers
Jean-Luc Celereau de Clercq
Print - 30 x 20 x 0.1 cm Print - 11.8 x 7.9 x 0 inch
$393
Notre-Dame de Paris N°1
Catherine Clare
Print - 90 x 90 x 3 cm Print - 35.4 x 35.4 x 1.2 inch
$1,346
Le Débarcadère
Jean-Guy Nakars
Photography - 40 x 90 x 0.3 cm Photography - 15.7 x 35.4 x 0.1 inch
$1,066
Projection on Sunset Pacific Motel, Los Angeles (large model)
Vincent Lamouroux
Sculpture - 55 x 55 x 55 cm Sculpture - 21.7 x 21.7 x 21.7 inch
$8,414
Inside, Outside, Urban
Remi Delaplace
Painting - 81 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 31.9 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$2,233
Campo San Polo
Vassilia Kouboulis
Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.3 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch
$393
Egine, Caiques, vers 1977
Jacques Despierre
Painting - 46 x 55 x 1 cm Painting - 18.1 x 21.7 x 0.4 inch
$8,414
An invitation to ascend
Daniel McKinley
Painting - 91.44 x 96.52 x 1 cm Painting - 36 x 38 x 0.4 inch
$21,316
Something about childhood
Liubou Sas
Painting - 40 x 40 x 0.6 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.2 inch
$987
Stargazing Girl
David Drebin
Photography - 105 x 155 x 3 cm Photography - 41.3 x 61 x 1.2 inch
$12,000
Recogiendo Leña
Sofia Alvarez Watson
Painting - 25 x 35 x 1 cm Painting - 9.8 x 13.8 x 0.4 inch
$393
Summer’s empty room
Tamalin Baumgarten
Painting - 45.72 x 71.12 x 5.08 cm Painting - 18 x 28 x 2 inch
$5,719
Harmonies Vénitiennes
Georges Corominas
Painting - 120 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 47.2 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$13,351
New York Skyline
Anand Manchiraju
Painting - 76.2 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Painting - 30 x 40 x 0.1 inch
$6,000
Moyka River St Petersburg
Georgii Vinogradov
Photography - 20 x 30 x 0.2 cm Photography - 7.9 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch
$381
Self-Portrait 20.63
Arthur Hent
Fine Art Drawings - 29.7 x 21 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.7 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch
$337
Self-Portrait 15.30
Arthur Hent
Fine Art Drawings - 29.7 x 21 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.7 x 8.3 x 0 inch
$314
Self-Portrait 15.21
Arthur Hent
Fine Art Drawings - 29.7 x 21 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.7 x 8.3 x 0 inch
$269
Tour
Arthur Hent
Fine Art Drawings - 32 x 24 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.6 x 9.4 x 0.1 inch
$393
Tour
Arthur Hent
Fine Art Drawings - 32 x 24 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.6 x 9.4 x 0.1 inch
$449
Tour
Arthur Hent
Fine Art Drawings - 32 x 24 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.6 x 9.4 x 0.1 inch
$449
En attendant la neige / 3
Adrianna MJW
Photography - 30 x 30 x 0.5 cm Photography - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.2 inch
$1,066
Ni intérieur, ni extérieur
Patrick Fuvel
Painting - 50 x 50 x 4 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 1.6 inch
$1,010
The City of Women No.2
Karl-Karol Chrobok
Painting - 80 x 80 x 2.2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.9 inch
$1,795
Série des mètres
Arthur Di Nunzio
Photography - 100 x 100 x 0.5 cm Photography - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.2 inch
$1,402
Inside, Outside, Le Passage
Remi Delaplace
Painting - 81 x 130 x 3 cm Painting - 31.9 x 51.2 x 1.2 inch
$3,354
Little Island New York
Marco Barberio
Painting - 98 x 69 x 3 cm Painting - 38.6 x 27.2 x 1.2 inch
$2,580
Changing perspective
Galya Popova
Painting - 120 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 47.2 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$3,927
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!