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Alban Garachon
Fine Art Drawings - 16 x 27 cm Fine Art Drawings - 6.3 x 10.6 inch
£358
Le Bistrot (aix en provence)
Barthélémy Amoros
Fine Art Drawings - 11 x 15 cm Fine Art Drawings - 4.3 x 5.9 inch
£358
La Rotonde (Aix en provence)
Barthélémy Amoros
Fine Art Drawings - 17 x 11 cm Fine Art Drawings - 6.7 x 4.3 inch
£403
Etude pour Asphodèles n°1
Gaël Darras
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 40 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 15.7 inch
£322
Etude pour Asphodèles n°5
Gaël Darras
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 40 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 15.7 inch
£322
Etude pour Asphodèles n°3
Gaël Darras
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 40 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 15.7 inch
£322
Mont-Saint-Michel Abbey
Marta Zawadzka
Painting - 120 x 150 x 2 cm Painting - 47.2 x 59.1 x 0.8 inch
£3,580
Paris 13ème "Olympiades Vibes N°2" (M)
Papa Mesk
Photography - 80 x 45 x 1 cm Photography - 31.5 x 17.7 x 0.4 inch
£716
Empire State of Mind... !
Papa Mesk
Painting - 80 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
£1,611
Time stopped. - limited edition of 21
Valentin Zaharia
Photography - 60 x 90 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0 inch
£354
The city Innsbruck, architecture, Austria
Dmytro Bilous
Photography - 40 x 50 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0 inch
£89
Windows in a house
Dmytro Bilous
Photography - 60 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0 inch
£134
Urban wallpaper 6
Bruno Fontana
Photography - 80 x 120 x 0.1 cm Photography - 31.5 x 47.2 x 0 inch
£2,148
Urban wallpaper 9
Bruno Fontana
Photography - 80 x 120 x 0.1 cm Photography - 31.5 x 47.2 x 0 inch
£2,148
Intérieur Provence ( série )
Gabriel Riesnert
Fine Art Drawings - 16 x 15 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 6.3 x 5.9 x 0 inch
£349
Searching for the sea
Galya Popova
Painting - 60 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
£1,477
La multitude déchue (dessin n° 14 B)
Peter Gnass
Fine Art Drawings - 101.1 x 66 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 39.8 x 26 x 0.1 inch
£5,012
Blooming house
Anna Krtshatsyan
Painting - 21.5 x 16.5 x 0.3 cm Painting - 8.5 x 6.5 x 0.1 inch
£349
Gondoles dans la brume d'automne
Michel Maly
Painting - 130 x 89 x 2 cm Painting - 51.2 x 35 x 0.8 inch
£19,000
Mediterranean Architecture
Clemente Vergara
Photography - 70 x 50 cm Photography - 27.6 x 19.7 inch
£403
Lower tower
Mathieu Fournier
Photography - 30 x 30 x 0.3 cm Photography - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch
£322
Upper Tower
Mathieu Fournier
Photography - 30 x 30 x 0.3 cm Photography - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch
£322
Les colonnes de la Cathédrale Notre Dame de Kazan
Georgii Vinogradov
Photography - 30 x 20 x 0.2 cm Photography - 11.8 x 7.9 x 0.1 inch
£358
Lycee Ampère/Old Town
Georgii Vinogradov
Photography - 40 x 30 x 0.2 cm Photography - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch
£358
1-Tour de France 2022, 13ème étape Bourg d'Oisan-Saint-Etienne. La côte de Saint Romain en Gal.
Jérémy Lempin
Photography - 40 x 50 cm Photography - 15.7 x 19.7 inch
£358
The gods must be crazy
Joyce Ling
Painting - 73 x 60 x 3 cm Painting - 28.7 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch
£10,158
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
£582
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
£716
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
£716
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
£349
Notre-Dame de Paris
Peter Stilton
Painting - 90 x 70 x 1 cm Painting - 35.4 x 27.6 x 0.4 inch
£8,860
Vidareiri
Christophe Audebert
Photography - 60 x 90 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0 inch
£201
Nouveau départ
Xavier Dumoulin
Photography - 60 x 90 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0 inch
£3,043
Les docks de Port Barcarès.
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 90 x 60 x 1 cm Photography - 35.4 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch
£534
Italie acqua dolce. Entre murs colorés et ruelles
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 90 x 60 x 1 cm Photography - 35.4 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch
£536
Dans les ruelles de Monterosso. Cinque terre. Italie
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 90 x 60 x 1 cm Photography - 35.4 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch
£534
Living rooms with pink walls
Michael Callas
Painting - 100 x 150 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 59.1 x 0.8 inch
£19,082
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!