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San Xulian de Faro
Paco Ascón Callejo
Painting - 40 x 40 x 5 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 2 inch
$508
Nature morte v1 (livre d'artiste)
Blandine Galtier
Print - 22 x 30 x 1 cm Print - 8.7 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
$313
The city Innsbruck, architecture, Austria
Dmytro Bilous
Photography - 40 x 50 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$112
Windows in a house
Dmytro Bilous
Photography - 60 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0 inch
$168
Abstrait. Paréidolie. Bataille de dinosaure. Préhistoire. Bateau
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 60 x 90 x 1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0.4 inch
$670
La nostalgie
Thierry Van Quickenborne
Painting - 50 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$2,796
En destruction
Alban Garachon
Fine Art Drawings - 16 x 27 cm Fine Art Drawings - 6.3 x 10.6 inch
$447
Consorzio Industriale di Macchiareddu
Serge Salis
Fine Art Drawings - 27 x 37 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 10.6 x 14.6 x 0.2 inch
$425
Quartier de la Tour d' Elephant2
Serge Salis
Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$391
Paris 13ème "Olympiades Vibes N°2" (M)
Papa Mesk
Photography - 80 x 45 x 1 cm Photography - 31.5 x 17.7 x 0.4 inch
$895
Paris 13 ème "Olympiades Vibes N°1"
Papa Mesk
Photography - 80 x 45 x 1 cm Photography - 31.5 x 17.7 x 0.4 inch
$895
Paris 13 ème Olympiades Vibes N°3
Papa Mesk
Photography - 80 x 45 x 1 cm Photography - 31.5 x 17.7 x 0.4 inch
$895
Empire State of Mind... !
Papa Mesk
Painting - 80 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$2,013
Time stopped. - limited edition of 21
Valentin Zaharia
Photography - 60 x 90 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0 inch
$442
Urban wallpaper 6
Bruno Fontana
Photography - 80 x 120 x 0.1 cm Photography - 31.5 x 47.2 x 0 inch
$2,684
Urban wallpaper 9
Bruno Fontana
Photography - 80 x 120 x 0.1 cm Photography - 31.5 x 47.2 x 0 inch
$2,684
La multitude déchue (dessin n° 14 B)
Peter Gnass
Fine Art Drawings - 101.1 x 66 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 39.8 x 26 x 0.1 inch
$6,263
Gondoles dans la brume d'automne
Michel Maly
Painting - 130 x 89 x 2 cm Painting - 51.2 x 35 x 0.8 inch
$25,156 $22,641
La Rotonde (Aix en provence)
Barthélémy Amoros
Fine Art Drawings - 17 x 11 cm Fine Art Drawings - 6.7 x 4.3 inch
$503
Privée - limited edition of 19
Valentin Zaharia
Photography - 30 x 43 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 16.9 x 0 inch
$301
Calle Betis
Valérie Abadie
Fine Art Drawings - 18 x 26 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.1 x 10.2 x 0.4 inch
$436
Fort Central
Michel Eisenlohr
Photography - 40 x 50 x 0.2 cm Photography - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch
$503
La Bollène-Vésubie
Michel Eisenlohr
Photography - 40 x 50 x 0.2 cm Photography - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch
$503
Lower tower
Mathieu Fournier
Photography - 30 x 30 x 0.3 cm Photography - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch
$403
Upper Tower
Mathieu Fournier
Photography - 30 x 30 x 0.3 cm Photography - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch
$403
Intérieur Provence ( série )
Gabriel Riesnert
Fine Art Drawings - 16 x 15 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 6.3 x 5.9 x 0 inch
$436
Les colonnes de la Cathédrale Notre Dame de Kazan
Georgii Vinogradov
Photography - 30 x 20 x 0.2 cm Photography - 11.8 x 7.9 x 0.1 inch
$447
Lumières lointaines
Théodora Vourvouri
Painting - 120 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 47.2 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch
$4,809
Lycee Ampère/Old Town
Georgii Vinogradov
Photography - 40 x 30 x 0.2 cm Photography - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch
$447
N° 982 Gaspard de la nuit.
R. Cavalié
Painting - 81 x 54 x 2.4 cm Painting - 31.9 x 21.3 x 0.9 inch
$895
N° 602 La Commanderie 1.
R. Cavalié
Painting - 60 x 81 x 2.4 cm Painting - 23.6 x 31.9 x 0.9 inch
$895
Nouveau départ
Xavier Dumoulin
Photography - 60 x 90 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0 inch
$3,803
Living rooms with pink walls
Michael Callas
Painting - 100 x 150 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 59.1 x 0.8 inch
$23,000
Papillons sur la Tour Eiffel
Iolanta Gondouin (Iola)
Painting - 65 x 50 x 1.5 cm Painting - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0.6 inch
$727
La tourné des gondoles. Venise
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 90 x 60 x 2 cm Photography - 35.4 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,230
regards vers les lointains
Mpcem
Sculpture - 55 x 26 x 26 cm Sculpture - 21.7 x 10.2 x 10.2 inch
$3,132
Passage sur cour
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 90 x 60 x 2 cm Photography - 35.4 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,230
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!