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Hot Air Balloon Invasion of New York
Peter Simakov
Print - 80 x 80 x 1 cm Print - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.4 inch
£222
Hot Air Balloon Invasion of New York
Peter Simakov
Print - 80 x 80 x 1 cm Print - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.4 inch
£222
Meneham - Bretagne
Lionel le Jeune
Photography - 50 x 70 x 0.5 cm Photography - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.2 inch
£462
Exodus (Piezography)
Lionel le Jeune
Photography - 50 x 70 x 0.5 cm Photography - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.2 inch
£489
Exodus (Piezography)
Lionel le Jeune
Photography - 50 x 70 x 0.5 cm Photography - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.2 inch
£489
Exodus (Piezography)
Lionel le Jeune
Photography - 50.5 x 70 x 0.5 cm Photography - 19.9 x 27.6 x 0.2 inch
£489
Los Albaricoques
Lionel le Jeune
Photography - 50 x 75 x 0.5 cm Photography - 19.7 x 29.5 x 0.2 inch
£667
Carantec - Bretagne
Lionel le Jeune
Photography - 29 x 45 x 0.5 cm Photography - 11.4 x 17.7 x 0.2 inch
£338
Una fumata di pipa
Alexander Daniloff
Painting - 35 x 25 x 0.1 cm Painting - 13.8 x 9.8 x 0 inch
Sold
Venice Cathedral
Evgeny Chernyakovsky
Painting - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
£1,824
Palazzo Grimani, Male Center
Magda Von Hanau
Photography - 121.9 x 81.3 x 0.3 cm Photography - 48 x 32 x 0.1 inch
£3,317
Palazzo Grimani, Female Center
Magda Von Hanau
Photography - 121.9 x 81.3 x 0.3 cm Photography - 48 x 32 x 0.1 inch
£3,317
Tour Eiffel #5
Ariel Elizondo Lizarraga
Sculpture - 19 x 17 x 13 cm Sculpture - 7.5 x 6.7 x 5.1 inch
£338
Tour Eiffel #4
Ariel Elizondo Lizarraga
Sculpture - 19 x 13 x 13 cm Sculpture - 7.5 x 5.1 x 5.1 inch
£338
Dream on a winter night
Tetiana Ocheredko
Painting - 80 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
£1,493
Courtyard in Greece
Evgeny Chernyakovsky
Painting - 90 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
£1,327
Blooming yard of Greece
Evgeny Chernyakovsky
Painting - 80 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
£1,161
Charming Ukraine
Andrii Davydenko
Sculpture - 80 x 120 x 3 cm Sculpture - 31.5 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch
£5,510
La Dame En Bleu. From the Château D’eau Enfilades series
Celia Rogge
Photography - 121.9 x 182.9 x 0.3 cm Photography - 48 x 72 x 0.1 inch
£8,189
Un Rêve Prussien. From the Château D’eau Enfilades series
Celia Rogge
Photography - 152.4 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Photography - 60 x 40 x 0.1 inch
£6,842
La Vie En Rose. From the Château D’eau Enfilades series
Celia Rogge
Photography - 182.9 x 121.9 x 0.3 cm Photography - 72 x 48 x 0.1 inch
£8,189
Pressing Your Eyeballs
Andrii Davydenko
Painting - 60 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
£1,333
Two Blue Avocados
Andrii Davydenko
Painting - 60 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
£1,333
Poolside Ladies
Slim Aarons
Photography - 76 x 101 x 0.01 cm Photography - 29.9 x 39.8 x 0 inch
£2,755
Phare à la pointe - série Paysage marin
Michel Charlier-Haldorf
Painting - 80 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
£1,111
Street in Santorini
Serhii Cherniakovskyi
Painting - 80 x 75 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 29.5 x 0.8 inch
£1,333
El Moldava a su paso por Praga -Serie, Viajes-
Esther Aragon
Painting - 65 x 92 x 2.5 cm Painting - 25.6 x 36.2 x 1 inch
£711
Plage de Saint-Cast
Bernard Buffet
Painting - 50 x 65 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch
£159,968
Voyages et connexions cosmiques
Jean-Emmanuel Gagoyan
Painting - 57 x 76 x 2 cm Painting - 22.4 x 29.9 x 0.8 inch
£2,186
Petite chapelle
Armand Marie Guérin
Painting - 60 x 72.5 x 0.5 cm Painting - 23.6 x 28.5 x 0.2 inch
£1,229
Le Louvre, Paris
Philippe Olivier
Painting - 100 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
£755
Vue sur le Sacré-Cœur, Paris
Philippe Olivier
Painting - 100 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
£755
Quai St Michel, Paris
Philippe Olivier
Painting - 100 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
£755
Rotterdam et moi 2
Marian Williams
Painting - 130 x 97 x 2 cm Painting - 51.2 x 38.2 x 0.8 inch
£2,622
Progreso
Reyner
Fine Art Drawings - 29 x 19 x 0.03 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.4 x 7.5 x 0 inch
£1,290
Evolución
Reyner
Fine Art Drawings - 29 x 19 x 0.03 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.4 x 7.5 x 0 inch
£1,290
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!