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Biarritz - La grande plage #4
Didier Fournet
Photography - 130 x 180 x 1 cm Photography - 51.2 x 70.9 x 0.4 inch
$8,836
The Holy Sepulchre - limited edition of 33
Valentin Zaharia
Photography - 90 x 60 x 0.1 cm Photography - 35.4 x 23.6 x 0 inch
$402
Architecture II
Chiara Indelicato
Photography - 102 x 152 x 0.5 cm Photography - 40.2 x 59.8 x 0.2 inch
$2,908
Top agent Riviera luxury real estate - La meilleure agent immobilier de luxe de la Côte d'Azur
Frank Eric Zeidler
Fine Art Drawings - 26 x 21 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 10.2 x 8.3 x 0 inch
$246
She sure knows how to keep them waiting - On peut dire qu'elle sait se faire attendre
Frank Eric Zeidler
Fine Art Drawings - 26 x 21 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 10.2 x 8.3 x 0 inch
$246
The one room hotel - L'hôtel qui n'avait qu'une chambre
Frank Eric Zeidler
Fine Art Drawings - 26 x 21 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 10.2 x 8.3 x 0 inch
$246
House in the wilderness
One KBCA
Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 29.7 x 0.101 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 11.7 x 0 inch
$403
FORST Shelf M natural with Carrara
Un'common
Design - 18 x 80 x 20 cm Design - 7.1 x 31.5 x 7.9 inch
$470
FORST Shelf S cognac with Nero Marquina
Un'common
Design - 18 x 40 x 20 cm Design - 7.1 x 15.7 x 7.9 inch
$324
Glass House
Tanner Rhines
Fine Art Drawings - 75.2 x 101.6 cm Fine Art Drawings - 29.6 x 40 inch
$33,554
La rue est à nous
Florence Le Van
Photography - 20 x 20 x 1 cm Photography - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.4 inch
$447
Fluorescent landscape
John Andreas Godwin
Photography - 90 x 60 cm Photography - 35.4 x 23.6 inch
$442
Escaliers de Montmartre
Bernadette Broussal
Painting - 60 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$447
Perspective avec voitures
Bernadette Broussal
Painting - 60 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$447
Clouds over Nyhavn
Nadezda Stupina
Painting - 60 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,790
Burn-out au paradis.
Jean-Jacques Venturini
Painting - 60 x 51 x 4 cm Painting - 23.6 x 20.1 x 1.6 inch
$895
Grand hotel Budapest
Alexandar Inchovski
Painting - 117 x 140 x 3 cm Painting - 46.1 x 55.1 x 1.2 inch
$16,777
Camargue "Isolare"
Hégémon (Hedge) Chaignon
Photography - 50 x 70 cm Photography - 19.7 x 27.6 inch
$951
Camargue "Blue Bus"
Hégémon (Hedge) Chaignon
Photography - 50 x 70 cm Photography - 19.7 x 27.6 inch
$951
Inn with walker in the snow...
Rob van Assen
Painting - 30 x 40 x 1 cm Painting - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch
$2,964
Camargue "Isolare"
Hégémon (Hedge) Chaignon
Photography - 50 x 70 cm Photography - 19.7 x 27.6 inch
$951
Grèce Cap Sounion Couple
Hégémon (Hedge) Chaignon
Photography - 55 x 70 cm Photography - 21.7 x 27.6 inch
$951
Marrakech - Donjon
Hégémon (Hedge) Chaignon
Photography - 50 x 70 cm Photography - 19.7 x 27.6 inch
$951
Gwada #8 - Street
Hégémon (Hedge) Chaignon
Photography - 50 x 70 cm Photography - 19.7 x 27.6 inch
$951
Habitación de hotel
Jose Ramón Campomanes
Painting - 40 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$503
The attic stairs...
John Wassenaar
Painting - 60 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
$3,915
Eiffel Tower "The ladys"
Hégémon (Hedge) Chaignon
Photography - 70 x 50 x 0.1 cm Photography - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$951
The Road To The Native Village
Alexander Shandor
Painting - 85 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 33.5 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$7,000
Le carré Victoria (beige)
Steddy John
Sculpture - 25 x 25 x 6 cm Sculpture - 9.8 x 9.8 x 2.4 inch
$168
LE CARRÉ VICTORIA (blanc)
Steddy John
Sculpture - 25 x 25 x 6 cm Sculpture - 9.8 x 9.8 x 2.4 inch
$168
Maison carrée
Coralie Honnorat
Photography - 22 x 34 x 0.1 cm Photography - 8.7 x 13.4 x 0 inch
$224
View of Rijnsburg...
Leo van den Ende
Painting - 40 x 50 x 1.5 cm Painting - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.6 inch
$3,355
View of Lisse...
Leo van den Ende
Painting - 50 x 70 x 1.5 cm Painting - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.6 inch
$5,033
Bulb fields Lisse...
Leo van den Ende
Painting - 40 x 50 x 1.5 cm Painting - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.6 inch
$3,355
Les amoureux du château Canon - ref BDNW11483
Janie Michels
Painting - 60 x 73 x 1 cm Painting - 23.6 x 28.7 x 0.4 inch
$5,536
Trouville, le balcon - ref BDNW11481
Janie Michels
Painting - 100 x 73 x 1 cm Painting - 39.4 x 28.7 x 0.4 inch
$4,418
Ma chambre à Etretat - ref BDNW11478
Janie Michels
Painting - 100 x 73 x 1 cm Painting - 39.4 x 28.7 x 0.4 inch
$4,418
Contemplation interrogative
Guillaume Chevallard
Photography - 70 x 100 x 0.3 cm Photography - 27.6 x 39.4 x 0.1 inch
$2,461
Abstraction urbaine 3 (2)
Guillaume Chevallard
Photography - 100 x 70 x 4 cm Photography - 39.4 x 27.6 x 1.6 inch
$2,461
Abstraction urbaine 2 (1)
Guillaume Chevallard
Photography - 100 x 70 x 4 cm Photography - 39.4 x 27.6 x 1.6 inch
$2,461
Projection on Sunset Pacific Motel (small model)
Vincent Lamouroux
Sculpture - 24 x 24 x 24 cm Sculpture - 9.4 x 9.4 x 9.4 inch
$3,579
The spirit of Ukraine Kamianets - Podilskyi
Alexander Shandor
Painting - 100 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch
$8,000
Spring in Kamyanets-Podolsk
Alexander Shandor
Painting - 100 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch
$10,000
Carnaval de Venise. Les amoureux 2
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,454
Carnaval de Venise. Miroir mon beau miroir
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,566
Touareg. Ouarzazate. Maroc
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,454
Window Light
Tamalin Baumgarten
Painting - 30.48 x 40.64 x 3.81 cm Painting - 12 x 16 x 1.5 inch
$2,950
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!