Architecture

Painting, Memoirs of loss II, Maarten Demmink

Memoirs of loss II

Maarten Demmink

Painting - 19 x 22 cm Painting - 7.5 x 8.7 inch

$953

Painting, Isahakyan Street in Yerevan, Siranush Vardanyan

Isahakyan Street in Yerevan

Siranush Vardanyan

Painting - 85 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 33.5 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

$1,121

Fine Art Drawings, Sur les traces de la mémoire, Danielle Desplan

Sur les traces de la mémoire

Danielle Desplan

Fine Art Drawings - 57 x 38 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 22.4 x 15 x 0.1 inch

$673

Print, Tower Bridge Extended (Pink), Angela Morris-Winmill

Tower Bridge Extended (Pink)

Angela Morris-Winmill

Print - 84 x 99 x 2 cm Print - 33.1 x 39 x 0.8 inch

$1,319

Print, Libertys (Pink), Angela Morris-Winmill

Libertys (Pink)

Angela Morris-Winmill

Print - 88 x 56 x 2 cm Print - 34.6 x 22 x 0.8 inch

$1,001

Print, Libertys (Ultramarine), Angela Morris-Winmill

Libertys (Ultramarine)

Angela Morris-Winmill

Print - 75 x 48 x 2 cm Print - 29.5 x 18.9 x 0.8 inch

$1,001

Photography, Station 6 2016, Aline Isoard

Station 6 2016

Aline Isoard

Photography - 60 x 60 cm Photography - 23.6 x 23.6 inch

$1,233

Photography, Pont 18_2021, Aline Isoard

Pont 18_2021

Aline Isoard

Photography - 60 x 60 cm Photography - 23.6 x 23.6 inch

$1,233

Photography, Fenêtre sur route 6_2021, Aline Isoard

Fenêtre sur route 6_2021

Aline Isoard

Photography - 90 x 90 cm Photography - 35.4 x 35.4 inch

$2,018

Print, Pre-Morocco, Robert Rauschenberg

Pre-Morocco

Robert Rauschenberg

Print - 106.7 x 74.9 cm Print - 42 x 29.5 inch

$6,500

Painting, The married and the guests, Makenol Profil

The married and the guests

Makenol Profil

Painting - 61 x 51 x 4 cm Painting - 24 x 20.1 x 1.6 inch

$3,949

Painting, Tamin Tigers, Manuela Karin Knaut

Tamin Tigers

Manuela Karin Knaut

Painting - 230 x 140 x 4 cm Painting - 90.6 x 55.1 x 1.6 inch

$6,278

Painting, Swerve II, Madonna Phillips

Swerve II

Madonna Phillips

Painting - 61 x 61 x 5.1 cm Painting - 24 x 24 x 2 inch

$3,450

Painting, Swerve I, Madonna Phillips

Swerve I

Madonna Phillips

Painting - 61 x 61 x 5.1 cm Painting - 24 x 24 x 2 inch

$3,450

Painting, Breakthrough III, Mixed Media Abstract Painting, Madonna Phillips

Breakthrough III, Mixed Media Abstract Painting

Madonna Phillips

Painting - 76.2 x 76.2 x 5.1 cm Painting - 30 x 30 x 2 inch

$4,600

Painting, Breakthrough II, Mixed Media Abstract Painting, Madonna Phillips

Breakthrough II, Mixed Media Abstract Painting

Madonna Phillips

Painting - 76.2 x 76.2 x 5.1 cm Painting - 30 x 30 x 2 inch

$4,600

Painting, 1968 Orange and green Parasols orange et vert, Jochen Michaelis

1968 Orange and green Parasols orange et vert

Jochen Michaelis

Painting - 32.5 x 50 x 0.5 cm Painting - 12.8 x 19.7 x 0.2 inch

$2,186

Print, The Shard, Angela Morris-Winmill

The Shard

Angela Morris-Winmill

Print - 46 x 30 x 4 cm Print - 18.1 x 11.8 x 1.6 inch

$656

Photography, Demain, mon rêve d'aujourd'hui, Paris, Julie Peiffer

Demain, mon rêve d'aujourd'hui, Paris

Julie Peiffer

Photography - 50 x 45 cm Photography - 19.7 x 17.7 inch

$617

Photography, Gypsy - L'Ombre de Toi - Meme, Paris, Julie Peiffer

Gypsy - L'Ombre de Toi - Meme, Paris

Julie Peiffer

Photography - 80 x 80 cm Photography - 31.5 x 31.5 inch

$1,020

Photography, 11h53 - 6,09, Crue de la Seine - Paris 2016, Julie Peiffer

11h53 - 6,09, Crue de la Seine - Paris 2016

Julie Peiffer

Photography - 50 x 50 cm Photography - 19.7 x 19.7 inch

$796

Print, Costa Brava, Alexei Lantsev

Costa Brava

Alexei Lantsev

Print - 40 x 60 cm Print - 15.7 x 23.6 inch

$219

Print, Bateaux de pêcheurs. L'île de Bréhat, Alexei Lantsev

Bateaux de pêcheurs. L'île de Bréhat

Alexei Lantsev

Print - 30 x 42.5 x 0.2 cm Print - 11.8 x 16.7 x 0.1 inch

$151

Photography, Les Jumelles, Julie Peiffer

Les Jumelles

Julie Peiffer

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

$729

Photography, Midday Spécial, Julie Peiffer

Midday Spécial

Julie Peiffer

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

$729

Photography, L'escalier. 6,09 m crue de la Seine, Julie Peiffer

L'escalier. 6,09 m crue de la Seine

Julie Peiffer

Photography - 80 x 80 x 0.04 cm Photography - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0 inch

$1,682

Photography, C'est super, Je t'aime, Julie Peiffer

C'est super, Je t'aime

Julie Peiffer

Photography - 75 x 60 x 0.04 cm Photography - 29.5 x 23.6 x 0 inch

$841

Print, Allied Chemical Tower, Packed, Project for No. 1 Times Square, Christo and Jeanne-Claude

Allied Chemical Tower, Packed, Project for No. 1 Times Square

Christo and Jeanne-Claude

Print - 71.1 x 55.9 cm Print - 28 x 22 inch

$4,500

Photography, La tete dans les infos, Julie Peiffer

La tete dans les infos

Julie Peiffer

Photography - 60 x 40 cm Photography - 23.6 x 15.7 inch

$729

Painting, Crimson spring, Aasiri Wickremage

Crimson spring

Aasiri Wickremage

Painting - 60 x 60 x 5 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 2 inch

$1,345

Painting, La toile dans la toile, Moi.

La toile dans la toile

Moi.

Painting - 100 x 81 x 1.7 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.9 x 0.7 inch

$2,691

Painting, They work in the evening 2, Andrea Vandoni

They work in the evening 2

Andrea Vandoni

Painting - 80 x 40 x 3 cm Painting - 31.5 x 15.7 x 1.2 inch

$1,457

Painting, Piedmont, Italy 3, Andrea Vandoni

Piedmont, Italy 3

Andrea Vandoni

Painting - 60 x 70 x 3 cm Painting - 23.6 x 27.6 x 1.2 inch

$1,345

Painting, Elements of Reflection 5, Andrea Vandoni

Elements of Reflection 5

Andrea Vandoni

Painting - 60 x 70 x 3 cm Painting - 23.6 x 27.6 x 1.2 inch

$2,130

Painting, Elements of Reflection 4, Andrea Vandoni

Elements of Reflection 4

Andrea Vandoni

Painting - 60 x 70 x 3 cm Painting - 23.6 x 27.6 x 1.2 inch

$2,130

Photography, Coup de théâtre, Memento

Coup de théâtre

Memento

Photography - 60 x 90 x 0.5 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0.2 inch

$1,009

Photography, Ciné cinéma, Memento

Ciné cinéma

Memento

Photography - 60 x 90 x 0.5 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0.2 inch

$1,009

Photography, Coup de théâtre, Memento

Coup de théâtre

Memento

Photography - 80 x 120 x 0.5 cm Photography - 31.5 x 47.2 x 0.2 inch

$1,794

Photography, Ciné cinéma, Memento

Ciné cinéma

Memento

Photography - 80 x 120 x 0.5 cm Photography - 31.5 x 47.2 x 0.2 inch

$1,794

Photography, Il jouait du piano debout, Memento

Il jouait du piano debout

Memento

Photography - 60 x 90 x 0.5 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0.2 inch

$1,009

Photography, NYC Oculus II, Jochen Cerny

NYC Oculus II

Jochen Cerny

Photography - 200 x 118 x 3 cm Photography - 78.7 x 46.5 x 1.2 inch

$5,381

Painting, Ancient architects, Tatiana Iliina

Ancient architects

Tatiana Iliina

Painting - 129.5 x 149.9 x 0.3 cm Painting - 51 x 59 x 0.1 inch

$2,495

Painting, Paolo, Moi.

Paolo

Moi.

Painting - 146 x 116 x 1.6 cm Painting - 57.5 x 45.7 x 0.6 inch

$3,475

Painting, Old House, Zakhar Shevchuk

Old House

Zakhar Shevchuk

Painting - 69 x 82 x 2 cm Painting - 27.2 x 32.3 x 0.8 inch

$2,410

Painting, Yellow Cliffs, Zakhar Shevchuk

Yellow Cliffs

Zakhar Shevchuk

Painting - 85 x 110 x 2 cm Painting - 33.5 x 43.3 x 0.8 inch

$2,410

Painting, Window, Wang Dianyu

Window

Wang Dianyu

Painting - 70 x 50 x 3 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch

$1,457

Photography, Around We Go, Tracy Hickman

Around We Go

Tracy Hickman

Photography - 26 x 26 x 1 cm Photography - 10.2 x 10.2 x 0.4 inch

$2,410

Painting, Couchant sur Fécamp, Lyne Seybel

Couchant sur Fécamp

Lyne Seybel

Painting - 46 x 55 x 4 cm Painting - 18.1 x 21.7 x 1.6 inch

$1,099

Painting, Silent city, Tove Sparvath Holmøy

Silent city

Tove Sparvath Holmøy

Painting - 100 x 120 x 4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 47.2 x 1.6 inch

$3,957

Painting, View from my Window, Giorgi Kukhalashvili

View from my Window

Giorgi Kukhalashvili

Painting - 60 x 80 x 3 cm Painting - 23.6 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch

$2,130

Painting, Spring, Giorgi Kukhalashvili

Spring

Giorgi Kukhalashvili

Painting - 60 x 65 x 3 cm Painting - 23.6 x 25.6 x 1.2 inch

$2,018

Painting, Diary, Naoko Shiozaki

Diary

Naoko Shiozaki

Painting - 36.4 x 25.8 x 0.1 cm Painting - 14.3 x 10.2 x 0 inch

$2,307

Painting, Keihin Industrial Zone, Naoko Shiozaki

Keihin Industrial Zone

Naoko Shiozaki

Painting - 21 x 29.7 x 0.1 cm Painting - 8.3 x 11.7 x 0 inch

$3,036

Painting, Project 5, Seyer Merzaie

Project 5

Seyer Merzaie

Painting - 70 x 50 x 5 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 2 inch

$533

Painting, Recomposition of a Landscape 3, Andrea Vandoni

Recomposition of a Landscape 3

Andrea Vandoni

Painting - 30 x 150 x 4 cm Painting - 11.8 x 59.1 x 1.6 inch

$2,242

Painting, Recomposition of a Landscape 2, Andrea Vandoni

Recomposition of a Landscape 2

Andrea Vandoni

Painting - 40 x 80 x 4 cm Painting - 15.7 x 31.5 x 1.6 inch

$1,570

Painting, Fragments, Andrea Vandoni

Fragments

Andrea Vandoni

Painting - 80 x 70 x 4 cm Painting - 31.5 x 27.6 x 1.6 inch

$1,345

Painting, Fragments 2, Andrea Vandoni

Fragments 2

Andrea Vandoni

Painting - 70 x 60 x 4 cm Painting - 27.6 x 23.6 x 1.6 inch

$1,121

Print, Hommage a la Tour Eiffel, César Baldaccini

Hommage a la Tour Eiffel

César Baldaccini

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

$964

Photography, American Comander, Karol Kállay

American Comander

Karol Kállay

Photography - 30 x 30 cm Photography - 11.8 x 11.8 inch

$1,345

Photography, On the downtown shore, Karol Kállay

On the downtown shore

Karol Kállay

Photography - 30 x 30 cm Photography - 11.8 x 11.8 inch

$1,345

Print, Descobriment, Regina Gimenez

Descobriment

Regina Gimenez

Print - 73 x 51 x 0.1 cm Print - 28.7 x 20.1 x 0 inch

$474

Painting, Rue de Rouen, Joël Fougman

Rue de Rouen

Joël Fougman

Painting - 60 x 80 x 0.1 cm Painting - 23.6 x 31.5 x 0 inch

$673

Painting, Rue de Rouen, Joël Fougman

Rue de Rouen

Joël Fougman

Painting - 80 x 60 x 0.1 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0 inch

$673

Painting, Plénitude, Joël Fougman

Plénitude

Joël Fougman

Painting - 80 x 110 x 0.1 cm Painting - 31.5 x 43.3 x 0 inch

$1,570

Painting, Place Fleurie, Joël Fougman

Place Fleurie

Joël Fougman

Painting - 80 x 110 x 0.1 cm Painting - 31.5 x 43.3 x 0 inch

$1,570

Painting, Monfort - L'Amaury, Joël Fougman

Monfort - L'Amaury

Joël Fougman

Painting - 80 x 80 x 0.1 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0 inch

$1,121

Painting, Maison à Colombages, Joël Fougman

Maison à Colombages

Joël Fougman

Painting - 80 x 110 x 0.1 cm Painting - 31.5 x 43.3 x 0 inch

$1,570

Painting, Walking in old Paris, Elena Shichko

Walking in old Paris

Elena Shichko

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

$1,570

Painting, Tenue de Soir, Juliette Lamarca

Tenue de Soir

Juliette Lamarca

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

$1,457

Painting, Céleste, Juliette Lamarca

Céleste

Juliette Lamarca

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

$1,457

Painting, Destino, Olga Afanasiadi

Destino

Olga Afanasiadi

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

$1,570

Painting, Signes de paix, Raymond Berthelot

Signes de paix

Raymond Berthelot

Painting - 65 x 92 x 4 cm Painting - 25.6 x 36.2 x 1.6 inch

$1,121

Painting, Petite ruine au printemps en Grèce, Danielle Launay

Petite ruine au printemps en Grèce

Danielle Launay

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

$2,242

Painting, Quartier Latin, Pierre Allard

Quartier Latin

Pierre Allard

Painting - 92 x 73 x 2 cm Painting - 36.2 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch

$897

Painting, Samo et, Pierre Allard

Samo et

Pierre Allard

Painting - 92 x 73 x 2 cm Painting - 36.2 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch

$897

Painting, Street of Hometown, Liu Ziyu

Street of Hometown

Liu Ziyu

Painting - 41 x 68 x 0.1 cm Painting - 16.1 x 26.8 x 0 inch

$2,130

Painting, Bound for Spring, Liu Ziyu

Bound for Spring

Liu Ziyu

Painting - 68 x 71 x 0.1 cm Painting - 26.8 x 28 x 0 inch

$2,130

Painting, Untitled 2, Keti Shapatava

Untitled 2

Keti Shapatava

Painting - 60 x 60 x 2.5 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 1 inch

$2,242

Painting, Time, Keti Shapatava

Time

Keti Shapatava

Painting - 60 x 60 x 2.5 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 1 inch

$2,242

Painting, Room 2, Tamta Chachanidze

Room 2

Tamta Chachanidze

Painting - 50 x 50 x 3 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch

$897

Painting, La serre, Camille Hilaire

La serre

Camille Hilaire

Painting - 60 x 73 x 2.5 cm Painting - 23.6 x 28.7 x 1 inch

$7,848

Painting, Toc-Toc, Marta Carceller

Toc-Toc

Marta Carceller

Painting - 73 x 60 x 3 cm Painting - 28.7 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch

$1,646

Painting, Villette, Marc Tassell

Villette

Marc Tassell

Painting - 80 x 80 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 inch

$1,570

Painting, Until You Remember, Tomàs Sunyol

Until You Remember

Tomàs Sunyol

Painting - 97 x 195 cm Painting - 38.2 x 76.8 inch

$8,139

Painting, Summer Yard, Tinatin Chkhikvishvili

Summer Yard

Tinatin Chkhikvishvili

Painting - 40 x 40 x 1.5 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.6 inch

$975

Print, Artist´s Hand Mechanatomy (lava), Ardif

Artist´s Hand Mechanatomy (lava)

Ardif

Print - 76 x 56 x 0.1 cm Print - 29.9 x 22 x 0 inch

$886

Fine Art Drawings, Zimmer I, Olivier Furter

Zimmer I

Olivier Furter

Fine Art Drawings - 70 x 100 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 27.6 x 39.4 x 0 inch

$1,345

Fine Art Drawings, Île-de-France IV, Olivier Furter

Île-de-France IV

Olivier Furter

Fine Art Drawings - 70 x 100 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 27.6 x 39.4 x 0 inch

$1,682

Painting, Cité interdite, Rose Passalboni

Cité interdite

Rose Passalboni

Painting - 81 x 65 x 3 cm Painting - 31.9 x 25.6 x 1.2 inch

$5,157

Painting, Love, Alexander (Sandro) Antadze

Love

Alexander (Sandro) Antadze

Painting - 50 x 70 x 3 cm Painting - 19.7 x 27.6 x 1.2 inch

$2,242

Photography, Mediterranean Architecture, Clemente Vergara

Mediterranean Architecture

Clemente Vergara

Photography - 70 x 50 cm Photography - 27.6 x 19.7 inch

$504

Painting, Dripping Sacré Keur, Brusk (DMV)

Dripping Sacré Keur

Brusk (DMV)

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

$19,059

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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