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Lagomorphe
Anne Juliette Deschamps
Sculpture - 22 x 12 x 15 cm Sculpture - 8.7 x 4.7 x 5.9 inch
$3,355
The Yes Sayer - Der Jasager
Alexander Daniloff
Painting - 40 x 30 x 0.2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch
$291
Au Bord De La Rivière
Sergey Kovalenko
Painting - 60 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
$2,013
View from a business district sidewalk
Jason DeBose
Photography - 84 x 54 x 2 cm Photography - 33.1 x 21.3 x 0.8 inch
$2,013
Pedestrian treadmill
Jason DeBose
Photography - 58 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 22.8 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$2,013
Golden Temple
Leandro Frutos
Photography - 30 x 45 x 0.3 cm Photography - 11.8 x 17.7 x 0.1 inch
$999
Escaliers
Guillaume Couffignal
Sculpture - 69 x 42 x 11 cm Sculpture - 27.2 x 16.5 x 4.3 inch
$2,684
Lithographie Le Pont Neuf
Christo and Jeanne-Claude
Print - 25 x 19 x 0.1 cm Print - 9.8 x 7.5 x 0 inch
$2,796
Petra, le trésor immergé
Charlotte Pivard
Painting - 130 x 97 x 2 cm Painting - 51.2 x 38.2 x 0.8 inch
$2,236
Crystal Palace
Javier Prieto Meneses
Painting - 46 x 55 x 2 cm Painting - 18.1 x 21.7 x 0.8 inch
$1,118
La place du Molard animée, Genève
Sergio Cecchi
Painting - 81 x 60.5 x 2 cm Painting - 31.9 x 23.8 x 0.8 inch
$1,700
Jardin de Luxemburgo 1
Emilio López
Painting - 81 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 31.9 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$2,125
What Are You Looking For?
Layla Dagher
Painting - 150 x 150 x 3 cm Painting - 59.1 x 59.1 x 1.2 inch
$7,800
The Golden Dream Of Prague - The Breeze Of Autumn
Delyafruz Bagirova
Painting - 50 x 40 x 1 cm Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch
$671
Village en hiver
E. Perrenoud-Monnier
Painting - 28 x 44 x 0.3 cm Painting - 11 x 17.3 x 0.1 inch
$1,161
Le générale sous la neige
Eric Turlot
Painting - 100 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$2,461
La cabane verte - série collage
Cécile Boceno
Painting - 60 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,678
Aquatic Cities - Volume 2
Ruben Cukier
Painting - 80 x 60 x 3 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch
$1,628
Street in Paris 5
Shengqi Tang
Photography - 30 x 20 x 1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 7.9 x 0.4 inch
$727
Street in Paris 4
Shengqi Tang
Photography - 30 x 20 x 1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 7.9 x 0.4 inch
$727
Street in Paris 3
Shengqi Tang
Photography - 30 x 20 x 1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 7.9 x 0.4 inch
$727
Nomadas on the beach III
Shengqi Tang
Photography - 20 x 30 x 1 cm Photography - 7.9 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
$727
Stratagemmi d'amore
Alexander Daniloff
Painting - 22 x 12 x 0.3 cm Painting - 8.7 x 4.7 x 0.1 inch
$129 $110
Eglise de Saint Pietro, Avigliana
Benjamin II Vautier
Painting - 52 x 64 x 2 cm Painting - 20.5 x 25.2 x 0.8 inch
$1,876
Mini golf animé au parc Château Banquet à Genève
Sergio Cecchi
Painting - 60 x 81 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 31.9 x 0.8 inch
$1,641
Unmasked II
Ofobuike Okudoh
Fine Art Drawings - 70 x 50 cm Fine Art Drawings - 27.6 x 19.7 inch
$3,244
Una casa tenebrosa
Alexander Daniloff
Painting - 21 x 29.5 x 0.3 cm Painting - 8.3 x 11.6 x 0.1 inch
$174 $149
Au bord du ciel - série Paysage imaginaire
Lela Migirov
Painting - 50 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
$559
A Bright Day on the Mystic
Mark Hunter
Painting - 25.4 x 20.3 x 0.3 cm Painting - 10 x 8 x 0.1 inch
$650
At sunset Autumn
Natalia Yampolskaya
Painting - 50 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
$1,454
Mountain Home
Natalia Yampolskaya
Painting - 50 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
$1,454
When Oleander Blooms
Natalia Yampolskaya
Painting - 80 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$2,181
The Picture Frame Westminister Bridge
Arthur Steel
Photography - 48 x 61 x 1 cm Photography - 18.9 x 24 x 0.4 inch
$2,041
St. Peter And Pavel Monastery
Krassimira Mihaylova
Painting - 43 x 83 x 2 cm Painting - 16.9 x 32.7 x 0.8 inch
$1,454
Chapel In The Sea Garden In Varna
Krassimira Mihaylova
Painting - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,678
Santorini, Landscape With Blue House
Krassimira Mihaylova
Painting - 50 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,566
Santorini, Living in Oia
Krassimira Mihaylova
Painting - 54 x 65 x 2 cm Painting - 21.3 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,678
Santorini, Caffe & Bar Meteor
Krassimira Mihaylova
Painting - 54 x 65 x 2 cm Painting - 21.3 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,678
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!