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Carantec - Bretagne
Lionel le Jeune
Photography - 29 x 45 x 0.5 cm Photography - 11.4 x 17.7 x 0.2 inch
€380
Fauteuil abandonné
Lionel le Jeune
Photography - 48 x 65 x 0.5 cm Photography - 18.9 x 25.6 x 0.2 inch
€450
Crâne et Ksar
Lionel le Jeune
Photography - 26 x 36 x 0.5 cm Photography - 10.2 x 14.2 x 0.2 inch
€350
Maroc, terrain de foot et Ksar
Lionel le Jeune
Photography - 34 x 50 x 0.5 cm Photography - 13.4 x 19.7 x 0.2 inch
€400
N° 1234 Saint-Jean d'acre 1
R. Cavalié
Painting - 46 x 33 x 2 cm Painting - 18.1 x 13 x 0.8 inch
€500
N° 1233 Haïfa. Mont Carmel.
R. Cavalié
Painting - 65 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
€1,300
N° 1232 Césarée, Cesarea
R. Cavalié
Painting - 46 x 55 x 2 cm Painting - 18.1 x 21.7 x 0.8 inch
€540
N° 148 Place Saint-Jean
R. Cavalié
Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 24 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 9.4 x 0.1 inch
€540
N° 140 Le boeuf de la rue du Boeuf
R. Cavalié
Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 29 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 11.4 x 0.1 inch
€540
N° 1227 Abu Gosh. Dans le village 2.
R. Cavalié
Painting - 50 x 65 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch
€820
N° 1224 Abu Gosh. Office dominical.
R. Cavalié
Painting - 70 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
€1,000
N° 1220 Talmont. Eglise Sainte Radegonde.
R. Cavalié
Painting - 50 x 65 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch
€600
N° 1197. Entracte. Jardinière 3.
R. Cavalié
Painting - 46 x 61 x 2 cm Painting - 18.1 x 24 x 0.8 inch
€550
N° 1193 Rochefort. Au musée de...
R. Cavalié
Painting - 81 x 54 x 2 cm Painting - 31.9 x 21.3 x 0.8 inch
€800
N° 1190 Aix. La maison de rêve
R. Cavalié
Painting - 38 x 55 x 2 cm Painting - 15 x 21.7 x 0.8 inch
€500
N° 1117 Belgrade 14. Eglise orthodoxe de Saint-Sava A
R. Cavalié
Painting - 54 x 65 x 2 cm Painting - 21.3 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch
€500
N° 1105 Belgrade 2. Kafeterija Magazin. A
R. Cavalié
Painting - 73 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 28.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
€580
N° 1181 Ile d'Aix. Eglise abbatiale. Place de Verdun.
R. Cavalié
Painting - 46 x 61 x 2 cm Painting - 18.1 x 24 x 0.8 inch
€540
N° 1096 Prague 1. Place de la Vieille Ville (est).
R. Cavalié
Painting - 65 x 54 x 2 cm Painting - 25.6 x 21.3 x 0.8 inch
€500
N° 1088 Dresde 2. Noir, blanche et travaux.
R. Cavalié
Painting - 46 x 55 x 2 cm Painting - 18.1 x 21.7 x 0.8 inch
€500
N° 1091 Dresde 5. Carpe diem.
R. Cavalié
Painting - 65 x 54 x 2 cm Painting - 25.6 x 21.3 x 0.8 inch
€500
N° 110 Baalbek. L'emmuré.
R. Cavalié
Painting - 65 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
€500
N° 833 Chessine 1. Le Sarto
R. Cavalié
Painting - 50 x 73 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch
€600
N° 493 De l'esplanade de la Maison de Boigne.
R. Cavalié
Painting - 54 x 73 x 2 cm Painting - 21.3 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch
€600
Le bouddha de la montagne
Catherine Clare
Painting - 50 x 61 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 24 x 0.8 inch
€800
Temps suspendu
Guilhem Ribart
Photography - 40 x 60 x 2 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
€1,000
Dessin (in) animé
Guilhem Ribart
Photography - 40 x 60 x 2 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
€1,000
… or white ?
Guilhem Ribart
Photography - 60 x 40 x 2 cm Photography - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
€1,000
Chef d’orchestre
Guilhem Ribart
Photography - 60 x 40 x 2 cm Photography - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
€1,000
L’impertinent
Guilhem Ribart
Photography - 60 x 40 x 2 cm Photography - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
€1,000
Clavecin architectural
Guilhem Ribart
Photography - 40 x 60 x 2 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
€1,000
La tache bleue
Guilhem Ribart
Photography - 40 x 60 x 2 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
€1,000
Orgues célestes version MR Hyde
Guilhem Ribart
Photography - 60 x 40 x 2 cm Photography - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
€1,000
Orgues célestes
Guilhem Ribart
Photography - 60 x 40 x 2 cm Photography - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
€1,000
Clocher d’Imhotep
Guilhem Ribart
Photography - 60 x 40 x 2 cm Photography - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
€1,000
Black pyramids
Guilhem Ribart
Photography - 40 x 60 x 2 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
€1,000
Flooding - Jellyworld
Romain Liverato
Photography - 45 x 30 x 0.3 cm Photography - 17.7 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch
€600
Dawn in Paris
Kristina Malashchenko
Painting - 60 x 60 x 3 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch
€1,150
N° 1099 Prague 4. La maison municipale b. Le petit coin.
R. Cavalié
Painting - 46 x 33 x 2 cm Painting - 18.1 x 13 x 0.8 inch
€400
Fireflies in Kyoto
Ruslana Levandovska
Painting - 61 x 50.8 x 1.9 cm Painting - 24 x 20 x 0.75 inch
€3,097
Parisian Chic
Ruslana Levandovska
Painting - 61 x 45.7 x 1.9 cm Painting - 24 x 18 x 0.75 inch
€2,710
Neighborhood
Noa Grayevsky
Photography - 152.4 x 127 x 0.5 cm Photography - 60 x 50 x 0.2 inch
€20,000
La nuit mystérieuse jaune
Lisbeth Buonanno
Painting - 130 x 89 x 2 cm Painting - 51.2 x 35 x 0.8 inch
€4,000
Le passage
Didier Cormillot
Photography - 60 x 40 x 0.5 cm Photography - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0.2 inch
€970
Le château de Costaérès
Didier Cormillot
Photography - 60 x 80 x 0.2 cm Photography - 23.6 x 31.5 x 0.1 inch
€970
Street Art/Photo Collage IV
Ellie Sass (Sassayiannis)
Photography - 60 x 60 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0 inch
€550
Neige en Bretagne / S
Didier Cormillot
Photography - 60 x 80 x 0.2 cm Photography - 23.6 x 31.5 x 0.1 inch
€970
La tour d'Arundel - Les Sables d'Olonne
Jacques Guillet
Painting - 61 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 24 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
€500
Party in the Champs Elysees 3
Tharwet Kamoun
Painting - 55 x 46 x 2.5 cm Painting - 21.7 x 18.1 x 1 inch
€800
Le Recrutement, Paris - with gold embellishement
Ruslana Levandovska
Painting - 76.2 x 61 x 1.9 cm Painting - 30 x 24 x 0.75 inch
€4,549
Cherry Blossoms at Shakespeare and Co, Paris - with gold embellishment
Ruslana Levandovska
Painting - 76.2 x 61 x 1.9 cm Painting - 30 x 24 x 0.75 inch
€3,388
Maison Sauvage - Spring
Ruslana Levandovska
Painting - 61 x 50.8 x 1.9 cm Painting - 24 x 20 x 0.75 inch
€2,420
The Sherlock Holmes, London
Ruslana Levandovska
Painting - 61 x 76.2 x 1.9 cm Painting - 24 x 30 x 0.75 inch
€4,646
The Cambridge, London
Ruslana Levandovska
Painting - 61 x 45.7 x 1.9 cm Painting - 24 x 18 x 0.75 inch
€2,129
Les Deux Magots, Paris
Ruslana Levandovska
Painting - 61 x 45.7 x 1.9 cm Painting - 24 x 18 x 0.75 inch
€2,323
Parisian Crêperie
Ruslana Levandovska
Painting - 61 x 61 x 1.9 cm Painting - 24 x 24 x 0.75 inch
€2,420
Royal Opera Restaurant, Paris
Ruslana Levandovska
Painting - 61 x 76.2 x 1.9 cm Painting - 24 x 30 x 0.75 inch
€4,646
Parisian Balconies
Ruslana Levandovska
Painting - 50.8 x 61 x 1.9 cm Painting - 20 x 24 x 0.75 inch
€2,420
Santorini, Greece
Ruslana Levandovska
Painting - 61 x 50.8 x 1.9 cm Painting - 24 x 20 x 0.75 inch
€2,129
Maison Sauvage, Paris II
Ruslana Levandovska
Painting - 61 x 50.8 x 1.9 cm Painting - 24 x 20 x 0.75 inch
€2,129
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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