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Paris confinement Musée d'Orsay
Bruno Fournier
Photography - 17 x 31 x 1 cm Photography - 6.7 x 12.2 x 0.4 inch
£764
Hotel Mermaid Club #5
Chris Rhodes
Photography - 8 x 10 x 0.2 cm Photography - 3.1 x 3.9 x 0.1 inch
£135
Paris Tour Eiffel
Bruno Fournier
Photography - 24 x 18 x 1 cm Photography - 9.4 x 7.1 x 0.4 inch
£719
Paris tour tour Eiffel 1
Bruno Fournier
Photography - 24 x 18 x 1 cm Photography - 9.4 x 7.1 x 0.4 inch
£719
Dans le Ghetto, Venise
Olivier Perrin
Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.2 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch
£404
Before the Storm (Old Fortress)
Zakhar Shevchuk
Painting - 60 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
£1,168
Mediterranean House
Zakhar Shevchuk
Painting - 60 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
£1,168
Pulley and ropework
Patrick Chevailler
Painting - 30 x 45 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 17.7 x 0.8 inch
£719
Poolside In Sotogrande - 1975 Slim Aarons Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print
Slim Aarons
Photography - 101.6 x 152.4 cm Photography - 40 x 60 inch
£3,190
Bruges, H12 - Composition abstraite photographique Belgique
Danielle Aspis
Photography - 60 x 90 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0 inch
£1,402
Don't look for me
Marta Rynkiewicz
Painting - 90 x 90 x 3 cm Painting - 35.4 x 35.4 x 1.2 inch
£2,696
Paesaggio 1990
Salvatore Mangione (Salvo)
Print - 60 x 80 x 1 cm Print - 23.6 x 31.5 x 0.4 inch
£620
Eberswalde Finow, Schiffshebewerk
Frank Suplie
Painting - 150 x 120 x 4 cm Painting - 59.1 x 47.2 x 1.6 inch
£18,871
Berlin, auf der Oberbaumbrücke
Frank Suplie
Painting - 135 x 110 x 4 cm Painting - 53.1 x 43.3 x 1.6 inch
£16,085
C.Z. Guest In Palm Beach
Slim Aarons
Photography - 101.6 x 101.6 cm Photography - 40 x 40 inch
£3,316
C.Z. Guest In Palm Beach
Slim Aarons
Photography - 101.6 x 101.6 cm Photography - 40 x 40 inch
£3,316
Teddy Stauffer In Acapulco
Slim Aarons
Photography - 76.2 x 101.6 cm Photography - 30 x 40 inch
£2,808
Swimming Pool On The Beach
Slim Aarons
Photography - 76.2 x 101.6 cm Photography - 30 x 40 inch
£2,808
Cabot Family
Slim Aarons
Photography - 101.6 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Photography - 40 x 40 x 0.1 inch
£3,316
Hotel Taormina Pool 1975 Slim Aarons Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print
Slim Aarons
Photography - 152.4 x 101.6 cm Photography - 60 x 40 inch
£3,190
Hotel Du Cap-Eden-Roc 1976 Slim Aarons Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print
Slim Aarons
Photography - 101.6 x 101.6 cm Photography - 40 x 40 inch
£3,190
Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II
Slim Aarons
Photography - 101.6 x 101.6 cm Photography - 40 x 40 inch
£3,316
Comte de Pairs, 1956 Slim Aarons Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print
Slim Aarons
Photography - 40 x 40 cm Photography - 15.7 x 15.7 inch
£3,190
Family Snapper - Slim Aarons Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print
Slim Aarons
Photography - 101.6 x 101.6 cm Photography - 40 x 40 inch
£4,277
Family Pool Slim Aarons Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print
Slim Aarons
Photography - 101.6 x 101.6 cm Photography - 40 x 40 inch
£3,190
Beverly Hills Hotel 1957 Slim Aarons Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print
Slim Aarons
Photography - 101.6 x 101.6 cm Photography - 40 x 40 inch
£3,190
Belvedere Pool 1984 Slim Aarons Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print
Slim Aarons
Photography - 152.4 x 101.6 cm Photography - 60 x 40 inch
£3,190
Annevoie - Slim Aarons Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print
Slim Aarons
Photography - 101.6 x 152.4 cm Photography - 40 x 60 inch
£3,190
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.
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