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De retour à Paris
Isabelle Hirtzig
Painting - 65 x 50 x 0.2 cm Painting - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch
$240
Gondola in Venice, Italy II
Ruslana Levandovska
Painting - 76.2 x 61 x 1.9 cm Painting - 30 x 24 x 0.75 inch
$5,600
Paris Cadenassée
Jean-Guy Nakars
Photography - 90 x 60 x 0.5 cm Photography - 35.4 x 23.6 x 0.2 inch
$3,244
Café de Flore, Paris
Ruslana Levandovska
Painting - 76.2 x 91.4 x 1.9 cm Painting - 30 x 36 x 0.75 inch
$8,000
Maison sauvage, Paris - Wisteria
Ruslana Levandovska
Painting - 76.2 x 61 x 1.9 cm Painting - 30 x 24 x 0.75 inch
$5,600
Laduree at Champs Elysees, Paris
Ruslana Levandovska
Painting - 76.2 x 61 x 1.9 cm Painting - 30 x 24 x 0.75 inch
$5,600
Place du Pantheon, Paris
Ruslana Levandovska
Painting - 76.2 x 76.2 x 1.9 cm Painting - 30 x 30 x 0.75 inch
$6,800
The Streets of Paris
Ruslana Levandovska
Painting - 76.2 x 61 x 1.9 cm Painting - 30 x 24 x 0.75 inch
$5,600
At the Trevi Fountain
Ruslana Levandovska
Painting - 76.2 x 61 x 1.9 cm Painting - 30 x 24 x 0.75 inch
$7,500
Moon Kissed Streets of York, England
Ruslana Levandovska
Painting - 61 x 45.7 x 1.9 cm Painting - 24 x 18 x 0.75 inch
$5,200
Autumn at Brooklyn Bridge in DUMBO, New York
Ruslana Levandovska
Painting - 91.4 x 76.2 x 1.9 cm Painting - 36 x 30 x 0.75 inch
$7,800
Under the Stars of New York
Ruslana Levandovska
Painting - 101.6 x 76.2 x 1.9 cm Painting - 40 x 30 x 0.75 inch
$8,000
The lights that shine in New York
Ruslana Levandovska
Painting - 91.4 x 61 x 1.9 cm Painting - 36 x 24 x 0.75 inch
$6,800
Home style cooking
Lisbeth Buonanno
Painting - 89 x 146 x 2 cm Painting - 35 x 57.5 x 0.8 inch
$3,579
House at the lock
Karl-Karol Chrobok
Painting - 80 x 80 x 2.2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.9 inch
$3,020
N° 1106 Belgrade 3. Kafeterija Magazin B. Casse-tête.
R. Cavalié
Painting - 46 x 38 x 2 cm Painting - 18.1 x 15 x 0.8 inch
$291
Holiday homes in the pine forest
Karl-Karol Chrobok
Painting - 70 x 100 x 2.2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 39.4 x 0.9 inch
$4,026
Cold Winter
Karl-Karol Chrobok
Painting - 100 x 70 x 2.2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0.9 inch
$4,026
Destruction of humanity
Aziz Anzabi
Painting - 102 x 102 x 4 cm Painting - 40.2 x 40.2 x 1.6 inch
$13,422
Procida island - Naples, Italy
Reneta Isin
Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$11,185
Florence Old Town Italy
Reneta Isin
Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$11,185
Prague Old Tram - Old Town
Reneta Isin
Painting - 120 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 47.2 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$15,099
Sunny Morning in Italy
Reneta Isin
Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$11,185
Night in Venice Italy - Boats
Reneta Isin
Painting - 60 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$6,152
Le confiné II
Romain Liverato
Photography - 90 x 60 x 0.2 cm Photography - 35.4 x 23.6 x 0.1 inch
$447
City Abstraction-10
Anand Manchiraju
Painting - 76.2 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Painting - 30 x 40 x 0.1 inch
$6,000
City abstraction-9
Anand Manchiraju
Painting - 76.2 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Painting - 30 x 40 x 0.1 inch
$6,000
City Abstraction-4
Anand Manchiraju
Painting - 76.2 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Painting - 30 x 40 x 0.1 inch
$7,500
City Abstraction-2
Anand Manchiraju
Painting - 101.6 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Painting - 40 x 40 x 0.1 inch
$9,000
Beauty of stair case
Anand Manchiraju
Painting - 101.6 x 76.2 x 0.3 cm Painting - 40 x 30 x 0.1 inch
$6,000
Milanese Morning
Ciprian Mihailescu
Painting - 70 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$2,796
Le village aux 100 chats
Albena Vatcheva
Print - 42 x 30 x 0.01 cm Print - 16.5 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$436
Bordeaux, port de la lune
Jacques Guillet
Painting - 90 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$2,796
Romantic ideals drawing no 2
Julio Ramon Serrano Moreno
Fine Art Drawings - 58 x 76 cm Fine Art Drawings - 22.8 x 29.9 inch
$3,915
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!