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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
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
Old Paris - France Belle Epoque painting
Francesco Tammaro
Painting - 30 x 60 x 1 cm Painting - 11.8 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch
£584
La estacion de autobus
Alejandro Quincoces
Painting - 32 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 12.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
£2,516
Life Under Bridge 2
Segun Phillips
Painting - 121.9 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting - 48 x 36 x 1 inch
£3,373
Le sage de Clédat
Tanguy Mendrisse
Photography - 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch
£153
Abstraction, bois, fong gris
Jean-Robert Franco
Photography - 80 x 120 x 1 cm Photography - 31.5 x 47.2 x 0.4 inch
£1,617
Village en hiver
E. Perrenoud-Monnier
Painting - 28 x 44 x 0.3 cm Painting - 11 x 17.3 x 0.1 inch
£648
Letters Of A Traveler
Tako Chanchaleishvili
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 36 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 14.2 x 0 inch
£584
Motives Of Abkhazia
Tako Chanchaleishvili
Fine Art Drawings - 26 x 35 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 10.2 x 13.8 x 0 inch
£494
Paysage de campagne
Maurice Sarkissoff
Painting - 33 x 46 x 2 cm Painting - 13 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch
£629
Nothing life objects
Aasiri Wickremage
Painting - 29 x 42 x 0.1 cm Painting - 11.4 x 16.5 x 0 inch
£135
Svarbova Splash Stage 1
Ana Patitú
Painting - 60 x 60 x 3.5 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 1.4 inch
£1,429
Fenêtre sur soi - série Paysage imaginaire
Dominique Arzoumanian (Darzou)
Painting - 46 x 38 x 2 cm Painting - 18.1 x 15 x 0.8 inch
£261
La Plage - série bord de mer
Carla PM
Painting - 31 x 23 x 3 cm Painting - 12.2 x 9.1 x 1.2 inch
£350
Model for Monument to the White Squirrel
Brandon Vickerd
Sculpture - 30.5 x 30.5 x 20.3 cm Sculpture - 12 x 12 x 8 inch
£5,392
Rue Saint Romain Rouen
Bernard Guilain
Painting - 50 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
£764
Mountain landscape. Ehrwald, Tirol, Austria
Nataliia Krykun
Painting - 40 x 40 x 1 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch
£8,986
Cabane au couchant
André Boubounelle
Painting - 16.6 x 24.7 x 1 cm Painting - 6.5 x 9.7 x 0.4 inch
£1,797
Rue animée au coucher du soleil
Sylvain Vigny
Painting - 50 x 61 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 24 x 0.8 inch
£500
From Glass to Reflections - 7
Bruno Palisson
Photography - 40 x 60 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 inch
£809
Little Odessa, New York.
Kevin Jordan O'Shea
Photography - 45 x 30 x 0.3 cm Photography - 17.7 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch
£404
Basilique Santa Maria della Salute, Venezia
Bruno Martini
Painting - 58.5 x 37 x 0.4 cm Painting - 23 x 14.6 x 0.2 inch
£648
New York Skyliner V
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 140 x 70 x 4 cm Photography - 55.1 x 27.6 x 1.6 inch
£1,159
La Tour Seegmuller
Jean Valera
Photography - 40 x 60 x 0.3 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.1 inch
£171
Frank Gehry Mashup
Elena Borstein
Painting - 152.4 x 101.6 x 3.8 cm Painting - 60 x 40 x 1.5 inch
£15,179
Neon Courtyard
Elena Borstein
Fine Art Drawings - 101.6 x 152.4 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 60 x 0.04 inch
£10,120
Marvao
Elena Borstein
Fine Art Drawings - 101.6 x 152.4 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 60 x 0.04 inch
£10,120
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!