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Jaffa Flea Market At Noon
Dondi Schwartz
Painting - 40 x 40 x 3 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 1.2 inch
$671
Trapèze
Guillaume Chansarel (Guiyome)
Painting - 90 x 90 x 2.5 cm Painting - 35.4 x 35.4 x 1 inch
$5,033
Your majesty, The Tyn church
Kirill Postovit
Fine Art Drawings - 64 x 41 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.2 x 16.1 x 0 inch
$470
An Island in the Air
Urs Lüthi
Photography - 50 x 60 x 0.3 cm Photography - 19.7 x 23.6 x 0.1 inch
$559
April nocturne. The last snow melts
Aleksandr Petelin
Painting - 35 x 45 x 2 cm Painting - 13.8 x 17.7 x 0.8 inch
$1,207
Abstraction urbaine 1
Guillaume Chevallard
Photography - 100 x 70 x 4 cm Photography - 39.4 x 27.6 x 1.6 inch
$2,461
Matrix
Guillaume Chansarel (Guiyome)
Painting - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$5,592
Hats & Caps
Guillaume Chansarel (Guiyome)
Painting - 68 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 26.8 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$4,698
Pueblo de Adobes
Josefa Sanz del Amo
Painting - 65 x 35 x 0.1 cm Painting - 25.6 x 13.8 x 0 inch
$2,125
Pueblo blanco
Josefa Sanz del Amo
Painting - 75 x 27.5 x 0.1 cm Painting - 29.5 x 10.8 x 0 inch
$2,125
L'allée de cyprès
Andrée De Frémont
Painting - 54 x 65 x 2 cm Painting - 21.3 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch
$3,635
Chalet en montagne
Louis Henri Salzmann
Painting - 38 x 46 x 2 cm Painting - 15 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch
$2,075
Gestural abstraction
Maria Esmar
Painting - 120 x 100 x 4 cm Painting - 47.2 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch
$2,908
Le Monsieur de Borias a marié sa fille
Yves Calméjane
Painting - 60 x 73 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch
$1,991
Programme 1
Richard Caldicott
Photography - 61 x 50 x 2 cm Photography - 24 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$3,915
Ruelle de Lumio
Yves Calméjane
Painting - 45 x 45.5 x 1.5 cm Painting - 17.7 x 17.9 x 0.6 inch
$1,118
Ponte Vecchio
Janice Alamanou
Photography - 48.5 x 64.5 x 0.2 cm Photography - 19.1 x 25.4 x 0.1 inch
$2,013
Mullioned window with flowers
Andrea Borella
Painting - 47 x 37 x 1 cm Painting - 18.5 x 14.6 x 0.4 inch
$643
Automn leaves shining over cupolas
Maylis Bourdet
Painting - 80 x 80 x 2.5 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 1 inch
$1,968
Vue d'un parc
Jean Jacques Boimond
Painting - 22 x 35 x 2 cm Painting - 8.7 x 13.8 x 0.8 inch
$1,043
Mountain landscape. Ehrwald, Tirol, Austria
Nataliia Krykun
Painting - 40 x 40 x 1 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch
$11,185
Venise et ses reflets
Magali Palatan
Painting - 60 x 60 x 3.5 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 1.4 inch
$1,029
Le danseur et la tour
Hervé Le Bis
Painting - 116 x 81 x 3 cm Painting - 45.7 x 31.9 x 1.2 inch
$3,355
La Dogana II sous la neige
Marianne Dencausse Robbe
Painting - 80 x 80 x 3 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch
$1,890
Instantané
Marianne Dencausse Robbe
Painting - 70 x 70 x 3 cm Painting - 27.6 x 27.6 x 1.2 inch
$1,778
Joshua Tree MLRS-02
Megan Mickael
Photography - 14.35 x 21.67 x 2.54 cm Photography - 5.6 x 8.5 x 1 inch
$1,845
Mahatao Lighthouse (Batanes, Philippines)
Dwight Lu
Photography - 29 x 39 cm Photography - 11.4 x 15.4 inch
$550
Le Mont-Saint-Michel - série Paysage et mer
Nicolas Pizy
Painting - 50 x 50 x 3.5 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 1.4 inch
$593
L'escalier (3)
Marie France Garrigues
Painting - 40 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
$447
La porte entr'ouverte
Marie France Garrigues
Painting - 40 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
$447
La Grande Dame (Vue 5 Passerelle Debilly avec la Tour Eiffel)
Marie France Garrigues
Painting - 30 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
$391
Siena Fountain
Donna Carnahan
Photography - 91.4 x 121.9 x 3.8 cm Photography - 36 x 48 x 1.5 inch
$1,695
Winetasting at San Vito
Donna Carnahan
Photography - 91.4 x 121.9 x 3.8 cm Photography - 36 x 48 x 1.5 inch
$1,695
Bells of Montalcino
Donna Carnahan
Photography - 91.4 x 121.9 x 3.8 cm Photography - 36 x 48 x 1.5 inch
$1,695
Flower of Florence
Donna Carnahan
Photography - 91.4 x 121.9 x 3.8 cm Photography - 36 x 48 x 1.5 inch
$1,695
Dream Villa Lake Como
Donna Carnahan
Photography - 91.4 x 121.9 x 3.8 cm Photography - 36 x 48 x 1.5 inch
$1,695
Quartier de l'Albacin, Grenade
Yves Brayer
Painting - 19 x 24 x 2.5 cm Painting - 7.5 x 9.4 x 1 inch
$6,152
The door is still open
Vava Venezia
Photography - 100 x 70 x 1 cm Photography - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0.4 inch
$1,678
End of the Ride
Vava Venezia
Photography - 70 x 70 x 1 cm Photography - 27.6 x 27.6 x 0.4 inch
$1,342
Balade avenue William Favre
Eugène Louis Martin
Painting - 40.5 x 26.5 x 1 cm Painting - 15.9 x 10.4 x 0.4 inch
$1,993
Au coeur du village
Jean Jacques Boimond
Painting - 81 x 60.5 x 2 cm Painting - 31.9 x 23.8 x 0.8 inch
$1,161
Maison de campagne
Jean Jacques Boimond
Painting - 116 x 81 x 2 cm Painting - 45.7 x 31.9 x 0.8 inch
$1,172
Village de Beton-Bazoche
Jean Jacques Boimond
Painting - 67.7 x 93 x 2 cm Painting - 26.7 x 36.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,161
Escalier à Tinos, Grèce
Jean Jacques Boimond
Painting - 40 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
$1,161
Portail à Brie
Jean Jacques Boimond
Painting - 50 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
$1,079
Paysage automnal
Jean Jacques Boimond
Painting - 67.5 x 93 x 2 cm Painting - 26.6 x 36.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,161
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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