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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The Sunset Above The Old Town

Morning in Venice

Sunny street in Italian style

Dreams and memories 2

Collection Bleu d'été - Junior suite Sea View

Collection Rêveries d'automne - Eclats automnaux

Big Brother is Watching You

Sunny day

Anima Mundi Sacra

Color and light

Bus Stop

The Treasure

Sopot

Bay City

L'arraché

Isahakyan Street in Yerevan

Moulin rouge

City on the rivers

Paravent "jardin au bord du lac"

Chat-eau

Les villages de mon enfance

Le Louvre, Paris

Village

Sketch 12. Teatr BOTO. Sopot

White house

Under Construction

Dubai The City of Lights, 1

Sketch26. Sopot. Piaskownica

Sketch20. Torun Kameinica XV-XIX

Sketch 11. U misia. Bistro Gdynia

The cunning of unreason

Reasons for attendance

Roman Torso (2)

Ladies-in-waiting

Antiquity

Requiem

Sun & Shadow

Marrakech "Atlas from baadi palace"

Colorful Building

La porte de Merzouga

La Grandeur d'Esprit

Hercule Temple Design

Fossil Factory HPM 2/6

Staying at the Carlton

Sports Car Couple

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Why Not ?

Trompe l'oeil, Les Falaises du Trocadéro, 19 mai 2021, 19h57, Paris, France, 2021

Eiffel Tower 5

Road to home. Batumi

Versailles

The Palace

Anomalie

Majorelle, le temps passe.

Layers

Take Two and Call Me in the Morning

Untitled (home)

Sunny 5th avenue

Hotel in Como

Beautiful Snow

Les heures mauves

Lost in the Snow

Petit port du sud

Temple in Kyoto

Opéra Jour, 2023, 7 septembre 2023, 06H52

Opéra Nuit, 2023, 12 Septembre 2023, 20H40