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Eglise romane et château cathare de Lordat
André Lac
Painting - 38 x 46 x 3 cm Painting - 15 x 18.1 x 1.2 inch
£947
N° 1014 Fugato risoluto.
R. Cavalié
Painting - 81 x 65 x 2 cm Painting - 31.9 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch
£715
Tour Espace 2000 - 1 (3 formats)
Anthony Valon aka Bazabuque
Photography - 60 x 40 x 1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch
£554
Nanterre, Préfecture (3 formats)
Anthony Valon aka Bazabuque
Photography - 60 x 40 x 1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch
£554
Barcelone (3 formats)
Anthony Valon aka Bazabuque
Photography - 60 x 40 x 1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch
£554
Boulogne-sur-Mer (3 formats)
Anthony Valon aka Bazabuque
Photography - 40 x 60 x 1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch
£554
La Défense (3 formats)
Anthony Valon aka Bazabuque
Photography - 40 x 60 x 1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch
£554
Pont Daydé (3 formats)
Anthony Valon aka Bazabuque
Photography - 40 x 60 x 1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch
£554
Le Phare sur la Digue, 1908 | Promenade and Lighthouse, 1908
Léon Spilliaert
Print - 76 x 59 x 0.2 cm Print - 29.9 x 23.2 x 0.1 inch
£670
Honfleur, Départ pour la Pêche d'un Crevettier
André Lac
Painting - 54 x 73 cm Painting - 21.3 x 28.7 inch
£1,340
Italian Landscape with Signals
Leo Guida
Painting - 50 x 61 x 3 cm Painting - 19.7 x 24 x 1.2 inch
£1,161
Urban Girl
Fabien Novarino
Photography - 100 x 100 x 2 cm Photography - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
£1,340
Leixlip Window
Christopher Simon Sykes
Photography - 152.4 x 101.6 cm Photography - 60 x 40 inch
£679
Demain, mon rêve d'aujourd'hui, Paris
Julie Peiffer
Photography - 50 x 45 cm Photography - 19.7 x 17.7 inch
£491
Gypsy - L'Ombre de Toi - Meme, Paris
Julie Peiffer
Photography - 80 x 80 cm Photography - 31.5 x 31.5 inch
£813
11h53 - 6,09, Crue de la Seine - Paris 2016
Julie Peiffer
Photography - 50 x 50 cm Photography - 19.7 x 19.7 inch
£634
C'est super, Je t'aime
Julie Peiffer
Photography - 75 x 60 x 0.04 cm Photography - 29.5 x 23.6 x 0 inch
£670
Rue de Verneuil
Mathieu Dussaucy
Painting - 130 x 97 x 2.5 cm Painting - 51.2 x 38.2 x 1 inch
£1,251
Lithographie Le Pont Neuf
Christo and Jeanne-Claude
Print - 25 x 19 x 0.1 cm Print - 9.8 x 7.5 x 0 inch
£2,233
They work in the evening 2
Andrea Vandoni
Painting - 80 x 40 x 3 cm Painting - 31.5 x 15.7 x 1.2 inch
£1,161
Elements of Reflection 5
Andrea Vandoni
Painting - 60 x 70 x 3 cm Painting - 23.6 x 27.6 x 1.2 inch
£1,697
Elements of Reflection 4
Andrea Vandoni
Painting - 60 x 70 x 3 cm Painting - 23.6 x 27.6 x 1.2 inch
£1,697
Il jouait du piano debout
Memento
Photography - 60 x 90 x 0.5 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0.2 inch
£804
Il jouait du piano debout
Memento
Photography - 80 x 120 x 0.5 cm Photography - 31.5 x 47.2 x 0.2 inch
£1,429
NYC Oculus II
Jochen Cerny
Photography - 200 x 118 x 3 cm Photography - 78.7 x 46.5 x 1.2 inch
£4,287
Isahakyan Street in Yerevan
Siranush Vardanyan
Painting - 85 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 33.5 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
£893
Sur les traces de la mémoire
Danielle Desplan
Fine Art Drawings - 57 x 38 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 22.4 x 15 x 0.1 inch
£536
Recomposition of a Landscape 2
Andrea Vandoni
Painting - 40 x 80 x 4 cm Painting - 15.7 x 31.5 x 1.6 inch
£1,251 £1,063
Tower Bridge Extended (Pink)
Angela Morris-Winmill
Print - 84 x 99 x 2 cm Print - 33.1 x 39 x 0.8 inch
£995
Libertys (Ultramarine)
Angela Morris-Winmill
Print - 75 x 48 x 2 cm Print - 29.5 x 18.9 x 0.8 inch
£755
Fenêtre sur route 6_2021
Aline Isoard
Photography - 90 x 90 cm Photography - 35.4 x 35.4 inch
£1,608
Interesting travel experience in July
Wei-Hong Ma
Painting - 80 x 80 x 4 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 1.6 inch
£1,518
The married and the guests
Makenol Profil
Painting - 61 x 51 x 4 cm Painting - 24 x 20.1 x 1.6 inch
£2,979
Times Square X
Marion Zimmermann
Painting - 101.6 x 149.9 x 2.5 cm Painting - 40 x 59 x 1 inch
£1,402
Pink Champagne Motel, Wildwood, New Jersey
Richard Heeps
Photography - 80 x 63.5 x 0.1 cm Photography - 31.5 x 25 x 0 inch
£700
Le Bouquiniste de Notre Dame de Paris
Fabrice Quignette
Photography - 75 x 50 x 1 cm Photography - 29.5 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch
£893
Livre de liberté
Fabrice Quignette
Photography - 75 x 50 x 1 cm Photography - 29.5 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch
£1,072
Walking in old Paris
Elena Shichko
Painting - 65 x 65 x 2 cm Painting - 25.6 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch
£1,251
La piscine du Vallon des Auffes
Sébastien Arcouet
Painting - 61 x 50 x 1 cm Painting - 24 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch
£840
Brown room (channeling my inner Cy Twombly)
Megan Chung
Painting - 61 x 45.7 x 3 cm Painting - 24 x 18 x 1.2 inch
£670
Ancient architects
Tatiana Iliina
Painting - 129.5 x 149.9 x 0.3 cm Painting - 51 x 59 x 0.1 inch
£2,069
Spring super special offer - 40% - The Transient Palette of Sunset - Art: 110123
Nadine Antoniuk
Painting - 95 x 195 x 0.1 cm Painting - 37.4 x 76.8 x 0 inch
£1,340
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!