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Carnevale Veneziano - III
Vladimir Kolosov
Painting - 121.9 x 121.9 cm Painting - 48 x 48 inch
$3,940
Taharqa et la nuit #14
Juliette Agnel
Photography - 106 x 160 cm Photography - 41.7 x 63 inch
$7,270
Orange tree
Nadine Antoniuk
Painting - 135 x 95 x 0.3 cm Painting - 53.1 x 37.4 x 0.1 inch
$1,096 $899
Vue sur le Sacré-Cœur, Paris
Phil
Painting - 100 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$951
Keep smiling to life
Nadine Antoniuk
Painting - 150 x 100 x 0.3 cm Painting - 59.1 x 39.4 x 0.1 inch
$1,398 $1,230
Le Chant de l'Oiseau
Linda Clerget
Painting - 100 x 80 x 1 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.4 inch
$3,020 $2,718
Ballade Florale
Linda Clerget
Painting - 80 x 80 x 1 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.4 inch
$2,349 $2,114
Voyages immobiles 22
Yannick Fournié
Painting - 150 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 59.1 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch
$9,507
On the road, II
Tony Harmer
Photography - 76 x 114 x 0.5 cm Photography - 29.9 x 44.9 x 0.2 inch
$1,007
Evening sea sunset
Evgeny Chernyakovsky
Painting - 85 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 33.5 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,500
Night Venice
Evgeny Chernyakovsky
Painting - 80 x 65 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,500
Round courtyard
Alisa Onipchenko-Cherniakovska
Painting - 40 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,200
Wilfred 7 New-York
Wilfred Lang
Painting - 100 x 100 x 1 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.4 inch
$2,684
Mil E Uma Noites. From the Iberia series
Celia Rogge
Photography - 182.9 x 121.9 x 0.3 cm Photography - 72 x 48 x 0.1 inch
$9,875
The ghosts of the Louvre pyramid
Mourad Cherifi
Photography - 40 x 60 x 0.02 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0 inch
$1,510
On the road, V
Tony Harmer
Photography - 76 x 114 x 0.5 cm Photography - 29.9 x 44.9 x 0.2 inch
$1,007
Mediterranean light
Carlos Diaz
Painting - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$6,040
Le Pont Marie - série Architecture et pont de Paris
Claude Frégère
Painting - 73 x 54 x 2 cm Painting - 28.7 x 21.3 x 0.8 inch
$1,387
Chapelle à Uzès - église et paysage du Gard
Claude Frégère
Painting - 49 x 65 x 2 cm Painting - 19.3 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,107
Spring blossom - Tuscany painting landscape
Domenico Ronca
Painting - 40 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
$280
Serpentina naranja
Ariel Elizondo Lizarraga
Sculpture - 114 x 6 x 0.5 cm Sculpture - 44.9 x 2.4 x 0.2 inch
$2,461 $2,215
Countryside in the morning - Tuscany landscape painting
Andrea Borella
Painting - 60 x 95 x 1 cm Painting - 23.6 x 37.4 x 0.4 inch
$1,007
Night lights of Prague
Serhii Cherniakovskyi
Painting - 70 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$1,500
Charles Bridg in the evening
Serhii Cherniakovskyi
Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$1,946
An Autumn Lullaby Of Prague
Kirill Postovit
Fine Art Drawings - 29.7 x 21 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.7 x 8.3 x 0 inch
$313 $266
There is always a dog barking somewhere
Gérald Panighi
Fine Art Drawings - 27.5 x 27 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 10.8 x 10.6 x 0.1 inch
$895
Sous le soleil exactement/16
Jean-Jacques Venturini
Painting - 89 x 116 x 4 cm Painting - 35 x 45.7 x 1.6 inch
$2,796
Torreilles
Rodrigo Miguel Sepúlveda Nunes VILE
Painting - 42 x 29.7 x 0.1 cm Painting - 16.5 x 11.7 x 0 inch
$1,566
l'Ile Rousse, lithographie originale
Claude Gaveau
Print - 73 x 55 x 0.3 cm Print - 28.7 x 21.7 x 0.1 inch
$425 $383
The Lost Overlook
Kiritin Beyer
Photography - 51 x 76 x 0.1 cm Photography - 20.1 x 29.9 x 0 inch
$1,118
Streets of Los Angeles
Serhii Cherniakovskyi
Painting - 90 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,700
Peterhof. Fountain
Simon Kozhin
Painting - 26.6 x 20.5 x 0.3 cm Painting - 10.5 x 8.1 x 0.1 inch
$2,908
Church of Trinity in Serebryaniki
Simon Kozhin
Painting - 25 x 35 x 0.3 cm Painting - 9.8 x 13.8 x 0.1 inch
$3,355
Evening Cinque Terre
Alisa Onipchenko-Cherniakovska
Painting - 80 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$2,908
The Golden Dream Of Prague
Kirill Postovit
Fine Art Drawings - 18 x 13 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.1 x 5.1 x 0 inch
$201
Alberobello Echoes - 01
Ralouka Montesi
Photography - 45 x 30 cm Photography - 17.7 x 11.8 inch
$755
Home when you are not looking
Aleksandra Rowicka
Print - 90 x 60 x 3 cm Print - 35.4 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch
$951
Neue Kammern Enfilade V. From the Neue Kammern Enfilades series
Celia Rogge
Photography - 182.9 x 121.9 x 0.3 cm Photography - 72 x 48 x 0.1 inch
$9,875
Bus 60, Parc de Belleville
Camille Léage
Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0 inch
$200
New York (Silk Roads)
Camille Léage
Photography - 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$223
Places des Fêtes, Paris (Bus 60)
Camille Léage
Photography - 40 x 30 cm Photography - 15.7 x 11.8 inch
$200
Rosa Parks (Bus 60)
Camille Léage
Photography - 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$167
Bus 60, La Chapelle, Paris
Camille Léage
Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.2 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch
$167
Vineyard & Poppies - Tuscany painting landscape + frame
Roberto Gai
Painting - 40 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
$419
Fenêtres 013 - Deux ombres et un passant
Rodolfo Franchi
Photography - 100 x 70 cm Photography - 39.4 x 27.6 inch
$1,454
Fenêtres 012 - Le clocher
Rodolfo Franchi
Photography - 70 x 50 cm Photography - 27.6 x 19.7 inch
$1,007
Fenêtres 07 - A la manière de Depardon
Rodolfo Franchi
Photography - 70 x 100 cm Photography - 27.6 x 39.4 inch
$1,454
Fenêtres 06 - Bain de soleil
Rodolfo Franchi
Photography - 70 x 50 cm Photography - 27.6 x 19.7 inch
$1,007
Fenêtres 03 - Escalier intérieur
Rodolfo Franchi
Photography - 100 x 70 cm Photography - 39.4 x 27.6 inch
$1,454
Fenêtres 02 - Escalier extérieur
Rodolfo Franchi
Photography - 50 x 70 cm Photography - 19.7 x 27.6 inch
$1,007
Couleurs Urbaines 028 - Villejuif
Rodolfo Franchi
Photography - 75 x 50 cm Photography - 29.5 x 19.7 inch
$1,007
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!