Architecture

Print, Castle Ruins, Jeff Gillette

Castle Ruins

Jeff Gillette

Print - 61 x 86.4 cm Print - 24 x 34 inch

$1,345

Painting, Rue Cortot, rus du Mont Cenis, Marie France Garrigues

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

Painting, Corridor IV, Michaël Brack

Corridor IV

Michaël Brack

Painting - 60 x 73 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch

$1,906

Fine Art Drawings, La Grand Prêtre, Michaël Brack

La Grand Prêtre

Michaël Brack

Fine Art Drawings - 65 x 50 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.6 x 19.7 inch

$673

Painting, Corridor III, Michaël Brack

Corridor III

Michaël Brack

Painting - 61 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 24 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

$1,233

Painting, Hiver, Michaël Brack

Hiver

Michaël Brack

Painting - 61 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 24 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

$1,233

Painting, Escalier II, Michaël Brack

Escalier II

Michaël Brack

Painting - 61 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 24 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

$1,233

Painting, Passage III, Michaël Brack

Passage III

Michaël Brack

Painting - 65 x 81 x 2 cm Painting - 25.6 x 31.9 x 0.8 inch

$2,242

Fine Art Drawings, Demanda, Reyner

Demanda

Reyner

Fine Art Drawings - 29 x 19 x 0.03 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.4 x 7.5 x 0 inch

$2,713

Print, Nowhereland 5, Clemens Maurer

Nowhereland 5

Clemens Maurer

Print - 70 x 56 x 0.1 cm Print - 27.6 x 22 x 0 inch

$538

Print, Nowhereland 2, Clemens Maurer

Nowhereland 2

Clemens Maurer

Print - 70 x 56 x 0.1 cm Print - 27.6 x 22 x 0 inch

$538

Print, Nowhereland 4, Clemens Maurer

Nowhereland 4

Clemens Maurer

Print - 70 x 56 x 0.1 cm Print - 27.6 x 22 x 0 inch

$538

Print, Nowhereland 1, Clemens Maurer

Nowhereland 1

Clemens Maurer

Print - 70 x 56 x 0.1 cm Print - 27.6 x 22 x 0 inch

$538

Print, Vandal VS Louvre, Nick Walker

Vandal VS Louvre

Nick Walker

Print - 56 x 76 x 0.2 cm Print - 22 x 29.9 x 0.1 inch

$1,570

Painting, Rotterdam et moi 2, Marian Williams

Rotterdam et moi 2

Marian Williams

Painting - 130 x 97 x 2 cm Painting - 51.2 x 38.2 x 0.8 inch

$3,307

Painting, The last ray, Genia Sheyn

The last ray

Genia Sheyn

Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

$2,074

Painting, Amour sous Notre-Dame, Lisbeth Buonanno

Amour sous Notre-Dame

Lisbeth Buonanno

Painting - 22 x 27 x 1.8 cm Painting - 8.7 x 10.6 x 0.7 inch

$897

Photography, 195 Flats, Barry Cawston

195 Flats

Barry Cawston

Photography - 110 x 120 x 2 cm Photography - 43.3 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch

$3,911

Photography, Havana pool, Barry Cawston

Havana pool

Barry Cawston

Photography - 100 x 120 x 2 cm Photography - 39.4 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch

$3,911

Painting, Tour Eiffel, Frederic Weisz

Tour Eiffel

Frederic Weisz

Painting - 130 x 89 x 5 cm Painting - 51.2 x 35 x 2 inch

$4,092

Painting, Rome #2, John Ferry

Rome #2

John Ferry

Painting - 53.94 x 11.43 x 0.1 cm Painting - 21.2 x 4.5 x 0 inch

$2,590

Painting, Colosseum #7, John Ferry

Colosseum #7

John Ferry

Painting - 54.61 x 12.7 x 0.1 cm Painting - 21.5 x 5 x 0 inch

$2,590

Painting, Chicago #7, John Ferry

Chicago #7

John Ferry

Painting - 53.34 x 16.51 x 0.1 cm Painting - 21 x 6.5 x 0 inch

$2,590

Painting, Chicago #6, John Ferry

Chicago #6

John Ferry

Painting - 60.96 x 21.59 x 0.1 cm Painting - 24 x 8.5 x 0 inch

$2,836

Painting, Chicago #4, John Ferry

Chicago #4

John Ferry

Painting - 45.72 x 20.32 x 0.1 cm Painting - 18 x 8 x 0 inch

$2,590

Painting, Chicago #5, John Ferry

Chicago #5

John Ferry

Painting - 48.26 x 16.51 x 0.1 cm Painting - 19 x 6.5 x 0 inch

$2,590

Photography, Reflections of Modernity: Abstract Impressions at Mies van der Rohe Pavilion, Daniel Holfeld

Reflections of Modernity: Abstract Impressions at Mies van der Rohe Pavilion

Daniel Holfeld

Photography - 20 x 30 cm Photography - 7.9 x 11.8 inch

$673

Painting, Traffic, Fred Boutet

Traffic

Fred Boutet

Painting - 100 x 100 x 2.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1 inch

$1,233

Photography, Golden stairway, Barry Cawston

Golden stairway

Barry Cawston

Photography - 90 x 69 x 2 cm Photography - 35.4 x 27.2 x 0.8 inch

$2,585

Photography, Poolside Party, Slim Aarons

Poolside Party

Slim Aarons

Photography - 76.2 x 101.6 cm Photography - 30 x 40 inch

$3,503

Print, Magic Power, Bonnie and Clyde

Magic Power

Bonnie and Clyde

Print - 91 x 65 cm Print - 35.8 x 25.6 inch

$994

Painting, Winter tale, Stanislav Lazarov

Winter tale

Stanislav Lazarov

Painting - 30 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch

$504

Painting, Alpine motif, Nadezda Stupina

Alpine motif

Nadezda Stupina

Painting - 60 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

$1,211

Painting, Under the Alpine sun, Nadezda Stupina

Under the Alpine sun

Nadezda Stupina

Painting - 60 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

$1,211

Painting, Small hotel In Alps, Nadezda Stupina

Small hotel In Alps

Nadezda Stupina

Painting - 60 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

$1,211

Painting, Beach in Nice, Nadezda Stupina

Beach in Nice

Nadezda Stupina

Painting - 60 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

$1,345

Print, Thuir, Jean-Philippe Henric

Thuir

Jean-Philippe Henric

Print - 90 x 90 x 3 cm Print - 35.4 x 35.4 x 1.2 inch

$481

Painting, Copenhagen.Spring morning, Nadezda Stupina

Copenhagen.Spring morning

Nadezda Stupina

Painting - 100 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

$1,906

Painting, Lace of April. House near Oslo fjord., Nadezda Stupina

Lace of April. House near Oslo fjord.

Nadezda Stupina

Painting - 65 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 25.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

$1,457

Painting, North. Northern blue., Nadezda Stupina

North. Northern blue.

Nadezda Stupina

Painting - 60 x 73 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch

$1,345

Painting, North.Norwegian mosaic, Nadezda Stupina

North.Norwegian mosaic

Nadezda Stupina

Painting - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

$1,794

Painting, North. At the foot of the high mountains., Nadezda Stupina

North. At the foot of the high mountains.

Nadezda Stupina

Painting - 60 x 73 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch

$953

Painting, Far from the big land, Nadezda Stupina

Far from the big land

Nadezda Stupina

Painting - 61 x 92 x 1 cm Painting - 24 x 36.2 x 0.4 inch

$2,231

Photography, Sports Car Couple, Slim Aarons

Sports Car Couple

Slim Aarons

Photography - 50.8 x 50.8 cm Photography - 20 x 20 inch

$2,478

Print, Time To Daydream, Bonnie and Clyde

Time To Daydream

Bonnie and Clyde

Print - 115 x 82 cm Print - 45.3 x 32.3 inch

$1,193

Sculpture, Guitariste Arlequin Grand Fonte du Bronze, Miguel Guía

Guitariste Arlequin Grand Fonte du Bronze

Miguel Guía

Sculpture - 53 x 31 x 25 cm Sculpture - 20.9 x 12.2 x 9.8 inch

$5,583

Painting, Chelsea, Mea Ambrozo

Chelsea

Mea Ambrozo

Painting - 20 x 20 x 1 cm Painting - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.4 inch

$561

Painting, Soho, Mea Ambrozo

Soho

Mea Ambrozo

Painting - 20 x 20 x 1 cm Painting - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.4 inch

$561

Photography, Spangle, Astrid Krehan

Spangle

Astrid Krehan

Photography - 135 x 90 x 1 cm Photography - 53.1 x 35.4 x 0.4 inch

$6,222

Photography, Guggenheim Museum Bilbao 2, Antoine Kubler

Guggenheim Museum Bilbao 2

Antoine Kubler

Photography - 42 x 29.7 x 0.1 cm Photography - 16.5 x 11.7 x 0 inch

$280

Photography, Quinta de Regaleira Cintra, Antoine Kubler

Quinta de Regaleira Cintra

Antoine Kubler

Photography - 29.7 x 42 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.7 x 16.5 x 0 inch

$280

Painting, Warmth Beckoning, Lilly Muth

Warmth Beckoning

Lilly Muth

Painting - 100 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

$1,682

Painting, Time to relax, Lilly Muth

Time to relax

Lilly Muth

Painting - 100 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch

$1,906

Painting, Vacances à Miami, Vianney

Vacances à Miami

Vianney

Painting - 80 x 80 x 3 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch

$3,363

Painting, Manhattan, Michèle Sala

Manhattan

Michèle Sala

Painting - 50 x 61 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 24 x 0.8 inch

$897

Painting, Canal Saint Martin, Franck-Bernard Gaulier

Canal Saint Martin

Franck-Bernard Gaulier

Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

$1,906

Painting, Tower Bridge, Volodymyr Kolesnyk

Tower Bridge

Volodymyr Kolesnyk

Painting - 60 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch

$1,233

Painting, Notre dame, Volodymyr Kolesnyk

Notre dame

Volodymyr Kolesnyk

Painting - 50 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

$1,009

Painting, London, Volodymyr Kolesnyk

London

Volodymyr Kolesnyk

Painting - 50 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

$953

Painting, Palace of Westminster, Volodymyr Kolesnyk

Palace of Westminster

Volodymyr Kolesnyk

Painting - 50 x 65 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch

$953

Painting, Over the rooftops of Paris, Volodymyr Kolesnyk

Over the rooftops of Paris

Volodymyr Kolesnyk

Painting - 53 x 58 x 2 cm Painting - 20.9 x 22.8 x 0.8 inch

$1,738

Painting, Pont des arts, Volodymyr Kolesnyk

Pont des arts

Volodymyr Kolesnyk

Painting - 35 x 70.5 x 2 cm Painting - 13.8 x 27.8 x 0.8 inch

$1,457

Print, Encuentro de Dos Mundos, Pedro Friedeberg

Encuentro de Dos Mundos

Pedro Friedeberg

Print - 61 x 61 cm Print - 24 x 24 inch

$1,600

Print, Prussian Twilight, Sumit Mehndiratta

Prussian Twilight

Sumit Mehndiratta

Print - 71 x 53 x 3 cm Print - 28 x 20.9 x 1.2 inch

$1,009

Print, Buddha Temple, Sumit Mehndiratta

Buddha Temple

Sumit Mehndiratta

Print - 76 x 56 x 3 cm Print - 29.9 x 22 x 1.2 inch

$897

Painting, Prussian Twilight, Sumit Mehndiratta

Prussian Twilight

Sumit Mehndiratta

Painting - 71 x 53 x 3 cm Painting - 28 x 20.9 x 1.2 inch

$897

Painting, Sweet journey, Daniel Castan

Sweet journey

Daniel Castan

Painting - 80 x 80 x 3 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch

$2,635

Painting, Sugarwell Hill, George Pinder

Sugarwell Hill

George Pinder

Painting - 80 x 100 x 3.8 cm Painting - 31.5 x 39.4 x 1.5 inch

$2,971

Painting, Prélude 09, Bernard Ambielle

Prélude 09

Bernard Ambielle

Painting - 30 x 30 x 1 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch

$392

Painting, In background, Patrick Rousseau

In background

Patrick Rousseau

Painting - 100 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

$3,251

Sculpture, Hommage à Lao Tseu H.16 cm chromée, Francesco Marino Di Teana

Hommage à Lao Tseu H.16 cm chromée

Francesco Marino Di Teana

Sculpture - 16 x 8.5 x 4 cm Sculpture - 6.3 x 3.3 x 1.6 inch

$448

Print, Citius Altius Fortius (Jeux Olympiques), Robert Combas

Citius Altius Fortius (Jeux Olympiques)

Robert Combas

Print - 89 x 60 x 1 cm Print - 35 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch

$2,007

Print, Place Saint Pierre, Salvador Dali

Place Saint Pierre

Salvador Dali

Print - 55 x 74 x 0.1 cm Print - 21.7 x 29.1 x 0 inch

$1,121

Painting, The Sun is Gone, but I Have a Light, Maya Abashidze

The Sun is Gone, but I Have a Light

Maya Abashidze

Painting - 80 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 31.5 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch

$5,157

Print, Museo ad hoc, Ugo Nespolo

Museo ad hoc

Ugo Nespolo

Print - 75 x 170 x 0.1 cm Print - 29.5 x 66.9 x 0 inch

$1,233

Photography, World Trade Center, New York., Kevin Jordan O'Shea

World Trade Center, New York.

Kevin Jordan O'Shea

Photography - 22 x 15 x 0.3 cm Photography - 8.7 x 5.9 x 0.1 inch

$1,121

Photography, Untitled, Tokyo Japan., Kevin Jordan O'Shea

Untitled, Tokyo Japan.

Kevin Jordan O'Shea

Photography - 30 x 45 x 0.3 cm Photography - 11.8 x 17.7 x 0.1 inch

$1,121

Photography, Izamal, Church of the convento de san antonio de padua, Yucatan Mexico., Kevin Jordan O'Shea

Izamal, Church of the convento de san antonio de padua, Yucatan Mexico.

Kevin Jordan O'Shea

Photography - 45 x 30 x 0.3 cm Photography - 17.7 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch

$561

Painting, Who is there, Marie France Garrigues

Who is there

Marie France Garrigues

Painting - 116 x 89 x 2 cm Painting - 45.7 x 35 x 0.8 inch

$2,915

Print, Le Petit Prince revisite Hockney, Sokar

Le Petit Prince revisite Hockney

Sokar

Print - 45 x 32 x 0.5 cm Print - 17.7 x 12.6 x 0.2 inch

$392

Photography, Alex, Georges Rousse

Alex

Georges Rousse

Photography - 30 x 35 x 1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 13.8 x 0.4 inch

$2,915

Photography, Disorder, Cécile Baldewyns

Disorder

Cécile Baldewyns

Photography - 75 x 50 x 0.04 cm Photography - 29.5 x 19.7 x 0 inch

$1,009

Fine Art Drawings, Stairs museum Collection MMCA Museum Modern Contemporary Art, Seoul, South Korea, Moon Shin

Stairs museum Collection MMCA Museum Modern Contemporary Art, Seoul, South Korea

Moon Shin

Fine Art Drawings - 12 x 8 cm Fine Art Drawings - 4.7 x 3.1 inch

$1,065

Print, Gicleé City's soul reflection NY NIGHT 2, Miguel Guía

Gicleé City's soul reflection NY NIGHT 2

Miguel Guía

Print - 75 x 100 x 4 cm Print - 29.5 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch

$975

Painting, City B, Fred Boutet

City B

Fred Boutet

Painting - 120 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 47.2 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch

$1,345

Print, Millennium Bridge, Michael Wallner

Millennium Bridge

Michael Wallner

Print - 68 x 92 x 0.3 cm Print - 26.8 x 36.2 x 0.1 inch

$1,259

Painting, Come Thru, Rob Croxford

Come Thru

Rob Croxford

Painting - 41 x 41 x 4 cm Painting - 16.1 x 16.1 x 1.6 inch

$443

Painting, Srep, Ramon Enrich

Srep

Ramon Enrich

Painting - 97 x 130 x 4 cm Painting - 38.2 x 51.2 x 1.6 inch

$6,615

Painting, Schoonbron, Dorine van der Ploeg

Schoonbron

Dorine van der Ploeg

Painting - 25 x 34 x 1 cm Painting - 9.8 x 13.4 x 0.4 inch

$942

Painting, Le phare, Christof Monnin

Le phare

Christof Monnin

Painting - 89 x 116 x 2.5 cm Painting - 35 x 45.7 x 1 inch

$1,794

Print, Flood, Aloyzas Smilingis

Flood

Aloyzas Smilingis

Print - 120 x 90 x 2 cm Print - 47.2 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

$1,121

Painting, Composition 307, Xiu

Composition 307

Xiu

Painting - 80 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

$2,018

Photography, 2007 Windows, Javier Rey

2007 Windows

Javier Rey

Photography - 58.5 x 80 x 0.3 cm Photography - 23 x 31.5 x 0.1 inch

$1,215

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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