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Tetti (secondo E. Schiele)
Alexander Daniloff
Painting - 22 x 17 x 0.3 cm Painting - 8.7 x 6.7 x 0.1 inch
$202
Delirio Exótico #15 Collage.
Paloma Castello
Photography - 49.8 x 34.3 x 0.3 cm Photography - 19.6 x 13.5 x 0.1 inch
$1,500
Notre-Dame de Paris
Simon Pradinas
Painting - 73 x 54 x 3 cm Painting - 28.7 x 21.3 x 1.2 inch
$1,760
Le Parc des Buttes Chaumont
Simon Pradinas
Painting - 73 x 54 x 3 cm Painting - 28.7 x 21.3 x 1.2 inch
$1,760
La Place de la Nation
Simon Pradinas
Painting - 73 x 54 x 3 cm Painting - 28.7 x 21.3 x 1.2 inch
$1,760
Ohne Titel / without title
Gerd Kanz
Sculpture - 20 x 20 x 4 cm Sculpture - 7.9 x 7.9 x 1.6 inch
$1,009
Sunday Morning
Kirill Postovit
Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 29.7 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 11.7 x 0 inch
$291 $196
The dog by the garage
Magnus Wahman
Photography - 40 x 73 x 0.3 cm Photography - 15.7 x 28.7 x 0.1 inch
$1,345
Le Grand Arpenteur
Fabien Nourrisson
Sculpture - 42 x 32 x 19 cm Sculpture - 16.5 x 12.6 x 7.5 inch
$3,812
Big Ben Big Bang
Arthur Steel
Photography - 48 x 61 x 1 cm Photography - 18.9 x 24 x 0.4 inch
$2,046
Jaffa Flea Market At Noon
Dondi Schwartz
Painting - 40 x 40 x 3 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 1.2 inch
$673
Trapèze
Guillaume Chansarel (Guiyome)
Painting - 90 x 90 x 2.5 cm Painting - 35.4 x 35.4 x 1 inch
$5,045
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
$471
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
$561
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
$1,210
Abstraction urbaine 1
Guillaume Chevallard
Photography - 100 x 70 x 4 cm Photography - 39.4 x 27.6 x 1.6 inch
$2,466
Matrix
Guillaume Chansarel (Guiyome)
Painting - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$5,606
La Chambre - Édition limitée n° 2
Raymond Depardon
Print - 24 x 28.5 cm Print - 9.4 x 11.2 inch
$729
The door is still open
Vava Venezia
Photography - 100 x 70 x 1 cm Photography - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0.4 inch
$1,682
End of the Ride
Vava Venezia
Photography - 70 x 70 x 1 cm Photography - 27.6 x 27.6 x 0.4 inch
$1,345
Hats & Caps
Guillaume Chansarel (Guiyome)
Painting - 68 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 26.8 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$4,709
Pueblo de Adobes
Josefa Sanz del Amo
Painting - 65 x 35 x 0.1 cm Painting - 25.6 x 13.8 x 0 inch
$2,130
Pueblo blanco
Josefa Sanz del Amo
Painting - 75 x 27.5 x 0.1 cm Painting - 29.5 x 10.8 x 0 inch
$2,130
Paysage animé en bord de Seine
Georges Darel
Painting - 54 x 63 x 2 cm Painting - 21.3 x 24.8 x 0.8 inch
$2,079
L'allée de cyprès
Andrée De Frémont
Painting - 54 x 65 x 2 cm Painting - 21.3 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch
$3,644
L'Usine à Châtelaine
Alexandre Rochat
Painting - 38 x 46 x 2 cm Painting - 15 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch
$1,858
Gestural abstraction
Maria Esmar
Painting - 120 x 100 x 4 cm Painting - 47.2 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch
$2,915
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
$1,996
Programme 1
Richard Caldicott
Photography - 61 x 50 x 2 cm Photography - 24 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$3,924
Ruelle de Lumio
Yves Calméjane
Painting - 45 x 45.5 x 1.5 cm Painting - 17.7 x 17.9 x 0.6 inch
$1,121
Ponte Vecchio
Janice Alamanou
Photography - 48.5 x 64.5 x 0.2 cm Photography - 19.1 x 25.4 x 0.1 inch
$2,018
Mullioned window with flowers
Andrea Borella
Painting - 47 x 37 x 1 cm Painting - 18.5 x 14.6 x 0.4 inch
$645
Automn leaves shining over cupolas
Maylis Bourdet
Painting - 80 x 80 x 2.5 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 1 inch
$1,973
Sortie d’école, Kampala, Ouganda
Frédéric Noy
Photography - 40 x 60 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0 inch
$1,345
Mountain landscape. Ehrwald, Tirol, Austria
Nataliia Krykun
Painting - 40 x 40 x 1 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch
$11,211
Arc de triomphe du Carrousel Paris impressionism
Gav Banns
Painting - 33 x 40.6 x 0.3 cm Painting - 13 x 16 x 0.1 inch
$881
The light within (inspired by Edinburgh, Scotland)
Silvia Karamfilova
Painting - 30 x 40 x 1 cm Painting - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch
$2,242
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!