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Moda DIOR, Venezia 1951
Vittorio Pavan
Photography - 40 x 32 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 12.6 x 0 inch
£449
Le silence de la nuit et de ses oiseaux
Magali Trivino
Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
£1,186
Le beau temps du printemps
Magali Trivino
Painting - 120 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 47.2 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
£1,348
Colisée, Rome
Frédéric Schmied
Fine Art Drawings - 29.5 x 39 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.6 x 15.4 x 0.1 inch
£712
Escalier au pied de l'église
Jean Jacques Boimond
Painting - 114 x 82.5 x 2 cm Painting - 44.9 x 32.5 x 0.8 inch
£629
Au coeur du village
Jean Jacques Boimond
Painting - 81 x 60.5 x 2 cm Painting - 31.9 x 23.8 x 0.8 inch
£601
Maison de campagne
Jean Jacques Boimond
Painting - 116 x 81 x 2 cm Painting - 45.7 x 31.9 x 0.8 inch
£601
Village de Beton-Bazoche
Jean Jacques Boimond
Painting - 67.7 x 93 x 2 cm Painting - 26.7 x 36.6 x 0.8 inch
£601
Scène de Nice - Negresco
Christiane Guerry
Painting - 30 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
£521
Portail à Brie
Jean Jacques Boimond
Painting - 50 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
£509
Disney friends
Peter Donkersloot
Painting - 100 x 120 x 4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 47.2 x 1.6 inch
£2,202
Paysage automnal
Jean Jacques Boimond
Painting - 67.5 x 93 x 2 cm Painting - 26.6 x 36.6 x 0.8 inch
£601
Decoration of Flatiron Building
Florian Doru Crihana
Painting - 40 x 30 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 inch
£759
Carnegie Hall Chandelier
Florian Doru Crihana
Painting - 40 x 30 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 inch
£759
Place royale - Barcelone
Fabrice Quignette
Photography - 29 x 39 x 1 cm Photography - 11.4 x 15.4 x 0.4 inch
£449
Maxim's à la tour
Fabrice Quignette
Photography - 39 x 29 x 1 cm Photography - 15.4 x 11.4 x 0.4 inch
£449
Les Sans Logis
Fabrice Quignette
Photography - 39 x 29 x 1 cm Photography - 15.4 x 11.4 x 0.4 inch
£449
La dame de Montmartre
Fabrice Quignette
Photography - 29 x 39 x 1 cm Photography - 11.4 x 15.4 x 0.4 inch
£449
La México. CDMX.
Andrés Calamaro
Photography - 40 x 60 x 2 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
£7,054
Vieille ville, Genève
Harry Urban
Painting - 32 x 41.5 x 0.5 cm Painting - 12.6 x 16.3 x 0.2 inch
£490
Vue depuis la vieille ville sur Genève
Eugène Louis Martin
Painting - 81 x 65 x 2 cm Painting - 31.9 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch
£601
From central park to time square
Adrien Faveau
Painting - 120 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 47.2 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch
£3,235
Soir à Aureille
Andrée De Frémont
Painting - 100 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
£6,515
Brooklyn pont
Sylvie Benoit
Photography - 41 x 70 x 3 cm Photography - 16.1 x 27.6 x 1.2 inch
£1,078
7th avenue evening lights
Adrien Faveau
Painting - 97 x 162 x 5 cm Painting - 38.2 x 63.8 x 2 inch
£4,044
Uproar Landseer Lion
Arthur Steel
Photography - 66 x 86 x 1 cm Photography - 26 x 33.9 x 0.4 inch
£2,426
Chit chats at the Abernathy residence
Carrie Graber
Print - 121.9 x 91.4 x 3.8 cm Print - 48 x 36 x 1.5 inch
£1,771
Previous collections - 50% - Big City in the Fog
Nadine Antoniuk
Painting - 110 x 205 x 0.1 cm Painting - 43.3 x 80.7 x 0 inch
£2,022
Windmill Wehe, Germany
Gary Westall
Painting - 40.1 x 30 x 0.5 cm Painting - 15.8 x 11.8 x 0.2 inch
£611
Vue sur la montagne
Eugène Louis Martin
Painting - 33 x 41 x 2 cm Painting - 13 x 16.1 x 0.8 inch
£481
Vu depuis l’arbre
François Bossière
Painting - 73 x 60 x 2.5 cm Painting - 28.7 x 23.6 x 1 inch
£1,662
Les Terreaux, Genève
Harry Urban
Painting - 35 x 24.3 x 0.3 cm Painting - 13.8 x 9.6 x 0.1 inch
£463
Notre Dame Monochrome
Adrien Faveau
Painting - 100 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
£2,426
St Victoire - série Paysage et Architecture
Jean-Claude Mège
Painting - 130 x 97 x 2 cm Painting - 51.2 x 38.2 x 0.8 inch
£4,044
Theatrical Scene
Eugene Berman
Fine Art Drawings - 25 x 35 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.8 x 13.8 x 0 inch
£449
Intérieur à la commode - série architecture d'intérieur
Jean-Claude Mège
Painting - 100 x 81 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.9 x 0.8 inch
£2,696
Rue de marché animée par jour de pluie
Bernard Lignon
Painting - 46.5 x 55.5 x 2 cm Painting - 18.3 x 21.9 x 0.8 inch
£759
Pont Royal à Paris - série bords de Seine
Thierry Bazin
Photography - 27 x 27 x 0.5 cm Photography - 10.6 x 10.6 x 0.2 inch
£261
Construction Site in Manhattan
Michael K. Yamaoka
Photography - 50.8 x 40.6 x 0.1 cm Photography - 20 x 16 x 0.04 inch
£2,108
L'appel à la récréation au pensionnat
Alois Wittlin
Painting - 50 x 61 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 24 x 0.8 inch
£740
New York Rooftops (Empire State blue sky)
Michael Wallner
Print - 20 x 12 x 0.03 cm Print - 7.9 x 4.7 x 0 inch
£280
La belle époque sans TV
Enrique Etievan
Painting - 100 x 73 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch
£2,696
Fêtes des lampioles
Rudyard Heaton
Painting - 97 x 146 x 2 cm Painting - 38.2 x 57.5 x 0.8 inch
£1,887
Christo et Jeanne-Claude, K7 - Photographie Arc de Triomphe empaqueté
Danielle Aspis
Photography - 30 x 45 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 17.7 x 0 inch
£620
Christo et Jeanne-Claude, K6 - Photographie Arc de Triomphe empaqueté
Danielle Aspis
Photography - 30 x 45 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 17.7 x 0 inch
£620
Christo et Jeanne-Claude, K5 - Photographie Arc de Triomphe empaqueté
Danielle Aspis
Photography - 30 x 45 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 17.7 x 0 inch
£620
La Carrière - série Paysage et Architecture
Gilbert Ovtcharenko
Painting - 116 x 89 x 2 cm Painting - 45.7 x 35 x 0.8 inch
£2,534
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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