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La pointe courte
Claude Cruells
Photography - 80 x 60 x 6 cm Photography - 31.5 x 23.6 x 2.4 inch
£590
MMCA Museum Collection 2 Pagodas Fountain sculptures Moon Shin 1979
Moon Shin
Fine Art Drawings - 25 x 21 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.8 x 8.3 inch
£3,528
1979 Moon Shin Monumental sculpture on the City
Moon Shin
Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 29 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 11.4 inch
£3,484
Achrafieh – Karm El Zeytoun
Dzovig Arnelian
Painting - 60 x 80 cm Painting - 23.6 x 31.5 inch
£1,095
Paris La Défense Grande Arche 1971
Moon Shin
Fine Art Drawings - 32 x 25 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.6 x 9.8 inch
£2,590
1972 Dreaming Moon Shin Museum
Moon Shin
Fine Art Drawings - 24 x 30 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.4 x 11.8 inch
£3,484
Moon Shin Museum Dream 1972
Moon Shin
Fine Art Drawings - 26 x 22 cm Fine Art Drawings - 10.2 x 8.7 inch
£3,484
1972 Red and Black Moon Shin Museum en rouge et noir
Moon Shin
Fine Art Drawings - 24 x 22 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.4 x 8.7 inch
£3,484
1975 Moon Shin in black
Moon Shin
Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 16 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 6.3 inch
£2,590
Moon Shin Museum 1975
Moon Shin
Fine Art Drawings - 26 x 21 cm Fine Art Drawings - 10.2 x 8.3 inch
£3,484
Fontaines du Moon Shin Museum Fountains 1979
Moon Shin
Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 26 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 10.2 inch
£2,590
Línea Estructura (Framed)
Rodrigo Spinel
Fine Art Drawings - 19 x 19 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.5 x 7.5 x 0.1 inch
£415
MOON SHIN Museum 1977
Moon Shin
Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 29 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 11.4 inch
£3,484
Moon Shin Museum 1977
Moon Shin
Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 29 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 11.4 inch
£4,377
Plano Bloques. One of a Kind (Framed)
Rodrigo Spinel
Fine Art Drawings - 14.8 x 21 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 5.8 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch
£332
Belga. One of a Kind (Framed)
Rodrigo Spinel
Fine Art Drawings - 14.8 x 21 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 5.8 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch
£332
Línea Aparejo (Framed)
Rodrigo Spinel
Fine Art Drawings - 19 x 19 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.5 x 7.5 x 0.1 inch
£332
Textura (Framed)
Rodrigo Spinel
Fine Art Drawings - 25 x 35 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.8 x 13.8 x 0.1 inch
£415
Espejo. One of a Kind (Framed)
Rodrigo Spinel
Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 14.8 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 5.8 x 0.1 inch
£332
Picos Intercalados 2
Rodrigo Spinel
Fine Art Drawings - 14.8 x 21 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 5.8 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch
£332
Picos Invertido. One of a Kind (Framed)
Rodrigo Spinel
Fine Art Drawings - 14.8 x 21 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 5.8 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch
£332
Colores 3 (Framed)
Rodrigo Spinel
Fine Art Drawings - 14.8 x 21 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 5.8 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch
£332
Regular (Framed)
Rodrigo Spinel
Fine Art Drawings - 14.8 x 21 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 5.8 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch
£332
Bloques
Rodrigo Spinel
Fine Art Drawings - 14.8 x 21 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 5.8 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch
£332
Bloques Desalineado 2 (Framed)
Rodrigo Spinel
Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 14.8 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 5.8 x 0.1 inch
£332
Stratagemmi d'amore
Alexander Daniloff
Painting - 22 x 12 x 0.3 cm Painting - 8.7 x 4.7 x 0.1 inch
£103
Lagomorphe
Anne Juliette Deschamps
Sculpture - 22 x 12 x 15 cm Sculpture - 8.7 x 4.7 x 5.9 inch
£2,680
Nice Beautiful Dream Houses
Joanna Glazer
Painting - 70 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 27.6 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
£438 £219
Nice Little Paradise
Joanna Glazer
Painting - 80 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 31.5 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
£438 £219
A côté du chemin de fer
Henry Meylan
Painting - 50 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
£595
Bâtiment dorés
Ysabel Laffitte
Painting - 30 x 40 x 1 cm Painting - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch
£884 £442
Black Volta (Mouhoun) - Untitled n° 08
Adrien Bitibaly
Photography - 62.5 x 50 x 4 cm Photography - 24.6 x 19.7 x 1.6 inch
£1,786
Au Bord De La Rivière
Sergey Kovalenko
Painting - 60 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
£1,608
Sunday Morning
Kirill Postovit
Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 29.7 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 11.7 x 0 inch
£232
The Autumn Sketchbook
Kirill Postovit
Fine Art Drawings - 29.7 x 21 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.7 x 8.3 x 0 inch
£170
Le conte du papillon - Memento mori 1
Céline Achour
Painting - 100 x 73 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch
£2,188
Bugatti Spirit
Xavier Wttrwulghe
Painting - 80 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch
£2,501
Growing in the Wrong Place
Claire Smith
Painting - 80 x 80 x 4 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 1.6 inch
£1,600
La salle d'attente
Muriel Bordier
Photography - 90 x 190 x 1 cm Photography - 35.4 x 74.8 x 0.4 inch
£4,913
Natation sur cyclo
Muriel Bordier
Photography - 90 x 190 x 1 cm Photography - 35.4 x 74.8 x 0.4 inch
£4,913
Marée haute
Muriel Bordier
Photography - 90 x 190 x 1 cm Photography - 35.4 x 74.8 x 0.4 inch
£4,913
Memory - Autumn landscape
Mitko Dimitrov
Painting - 40 x 55 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 21.7 x 0.8 inch
£983
La place du Molard animée, Genève
Sergio Cecchi
Painting - 81 x 60.5 x 2 cm Painting - 31.9 x 23.8 x 0.8 inch
£1,327
Île Grecque de Santorin
Maria Raytcheva
Painting - 100 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch
£1,340
Mucho más que un techo. Casa Batlló
Carol Tomàs Alcaine
Painting - 100 x 100 x 3.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.4 inch
£1,608
Casa Batlló
Carol Tomàs Alcaine
Painting - 100 x 100 x 3.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.4 inch
£1,786
Place du tertre, en terrasse, un soir d'Été
Christian Jodin
Painting - 100 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
£884 £442
S/T. Serie, La Habana 500 detalles (4)
Sonia Almaguer
Photography - 24 x 16 x 2 cm Photography - 9.4 x 6.3 x 0.8 inch
£983
S/T. Serie, La Habana 500 detalles (3)
Sonia Almaguer
Photography - 24 x 16 x 2 cm Photography - 9.4 x 6.3 x 0.8 inch
£983
S/T. Serie, Habana 500 detalles (1)
Sonia Almaguer
Photography - 24 x 16 x 2 cm Photography - 9.4 x 6.3 x 0.8 inch
£983
Acreción Ascendente
Javier Toro Blum
Sculpture - 130 x 100 x 12 cm Sculpture - 51.2 x 39.4 x 4.7 inch
£8,932
118
Jérôme Mesnager & Artiste Ouvrier
Painting - 88 x 150 x 3 cm Painting - 34.6 x 59.1 x 1.2 inch
£3,573
Jean-Paul Belmondo à Venise, Italie
Vittorio Pavan
Photography - 50 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0 inch
£715
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!