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Depuis le potager vue sur l'église de St François-de-Sales, Chêne-Bourg
Frédéric Goerg
Painting - 65 x 54 x 2 cm Painting - 25.6 x 21.3 x 0.8 inch
$1,888
Station Barbès
Fabrice Quignette
Photography - 39 x 29 x 1 cm Photography - 15.4 x 11.4 x 0.4 inch
$565
Vue sur les toits
Frédéric Goerg
Painting - 36.8 x 36.8 x 2 cm Painting - 14.5 x 14.5 x 0.8 inch
$1,373
A los pies de Zorrilla (Valladolid)
Tere Duro
Photography - 100 x 75 cm Photography - 39.4 x 29.5 inch
$792
Moulin rouge, un soir d'été, Paris
Christian Jodin
Painting - 50 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$554
Paris Luxemburg Castle
Christian Jodin
Painting - 20 x 20 x 1 cm Painting - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.4 inch
$338
Architecture
Sébastien Chauchot
Photography - 35 x 40 x 1 cm Photography - 13.8 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch
$396
Rokko Housing 2
Yves Bélorgey
Fine Art Drawings - 80 x 121 cm Fine Art Drawings - 31.5 x 47.6 inch
$8,482
69 rue des Pyrénées
Yves Bélorgey
Fine Art Drawings - 81 x 121 cm Fine Art Drawings - 31.9 x 47.6 inch
$8,482
283 rue des Pyrénées
Yves Bélorgey
Fine Art Drawings - 80 x 121 cm Fine Art Drawings - 31.5 x 47.6 inch
$8,482
La belle époque sans TV
Enrique Etievan
Painting - 100 x 73 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch
$3,393
Transizione Ecologica
Andrea Vandoni
Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 50 x 3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch
$1,018
Récup
Guillaume Chansarel (Guiyome)
Fine Art Drawings - 89 x 116 x 3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 35 x 45.7 x 1.2 inch
$5,768
Empire
Guillaume Chansarel (Guiyome)
Painting - 200 x 200 x 4 cm Painting - 78.7 x 78.7 x 1.6 inch
$11,309
S. Grover Cleveland 1885
Guillaume Chansarel (Guiyome)
Painting - 90 x 130 x 3 cm Painting - 35.4 x 51.2 x 1.2 inch
$6,220
Toits de Cassis
Léa Dedieu
Fine Art Drawings - 29.7 x 21 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.7 x 8.3 x 0 inch
$656
Toits de Provence
Léa Dedieu
Fine Art Drawings - 29.7 x 21 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.7 x 8.3 x 0 inch
$622
Honfleur couleurs du soir
Lyne Seybel
Painting - 46 x 65 x 4 cm Painting - 18.1 x 25.6 x 1.6 inch
$1,108
Le silence de la nuit et de ses oiseaux
Magali Trivino
Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$1,493
Le beau temps du printemps
Magali Trivino
Painting - 120 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 47.2 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
$1,696
Colisée, Rome
Frédéric Schmied
Fine Art Drawings - 29.5 x 39 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.6 x 15.4 x 0.1 inch
$915
Decoration of Flatiron Building
Florian Doru Crihana
Painting - 40 x 30 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 inch
$900
Carnegie Hall Chandelier
Florian Doru Crihana
Painting - 40 x 30 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 inch
$900
Place royale - Barcelone
Fabrice Quignette
Photography - 29 x 39 x 1 cm Photography - 11.4 x 15.4 x 0.4 inch
$565
Maxim's à la tour
Fabrice Quignette
Photography - 39 x 29 x 1 cm Photography - 15.4 x 11.4 x 0.4 inch
$565
Les Sans Logis
Fabrice Quignette
Photography - 39 x 29 x 1 cm Photography - 15.4 x 11.4 x 0.4 inch
$565
La dame de Montmartre
Fabrice Quignette
Photography - 29 x 39 x 1 cm Photography - 11.4 x 15.4 x 0.4 inch
$565
La México. CDMX.
Andrés Calamaro
Photography - 40 x 60 x 2 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$8,878
Repérage Casse tête chinois New York, Hotel Midtown
Cédric Klapisch
Photography - 33.68 x 60 cm Photography - 13.3 x 23.6 inch
$1,131
Vieille ville, Genève
Harry Urban
Painting - 32 x 41.5 x 0.5 cm Painting - 12.6 x 16.3 x 0.2 inch
$1,201
From central park to time square
Adrien Faveau
Painting - 120 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 47.2 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch
$4,071
The National Theatre
David Walker
Painting - 120 x 120 x 5 cm Painting - 47.2 x 47.2 x 2 inch
$5,559
Les lumières de Central Park
Vianney
Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$3,449
Blue Elements with Geometry
Richard Caldicott
Photography - 127 x 102 x 2 cm Photography - 50 x 40.2 x 0.8 inch
$11,309
Fenêtre sur la mer 1
Jenny D'ormond
Painting - 81 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 31.9 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,493
Cordial Campari, Milan
Richard Heeps
Photography - 48 x 58 x 0.1 cm Photography - 18.9 x 22.8 x 0 inch
$615
La vie est belle
Udo Roosen
Photography - 40 x 30 x 1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
$1,018
Uproar Landseer Lion
Arthur Steel
Photography - 66 x 86 x 1 cm Photography - 26 x 33.9 x 0.4 inch
$3,053
Petra, le trésor immergé
Charlotte Pivard
Painting - 130 x 97 x 2 cm Painting - 51.2 x 38.2 x 0.8 inch
$2,261
Landscape with cypresses
Yuriy Demiyanov
Painting - 45 x 55 x 2 cm Painting - 17.7 x 21.7 x 0.8 inch
$2,488
Set of 6 drawings from the Latin America "Artists & Architects” series
Rodrigo Spinel
Print - 20.8 x 25.4 x 0.3 cm Print - 8.2 x 10 x 0.1 inch
$1,800
Set of 6 drawings from the "Artists & Architects” series
Rodrigo Spinel
Print - 20.8 x 25.4 x 0.3 cm Print - 8.2 x 10 x 0.1 inch
$1,800
Set of 6 drawings from the Latin America "Artists & Architects”, series.
Rodrigo Spinel
Print - 20.8 x 25.4 x 0.3 cm Print - 8.2 x 10 x 0.1 inch
$1,800
Un après midi sur la baie de San Francisco
Vianney
Painting - 80 x 80 x 3 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch
$3,393
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!