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Church tower in the background
Thomas Falkner
Print - 60 x 80 x 3 cm Print - 23.6 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch
£1,348
Peripheral visions - 11
Bruno Palisson
Photography - 100 x 150 cm Photography - 39.4 x 59.1 inch
£1,617
Peripheral Visions - 08
Bruno Palisson
Photography - 100 x 150 cm Photography - 39.4 x 59.1 inch
£1,617
Peripheral Visions - 07
Bruno Palisson
Photography - 60 x 90 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 inch
£1,078
From Glass to Reflections - 14
Bruno Palisson
Photography - 40 x 60 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 inch
£809
From Glass to Reflections - 13
Bruno Palisson
Photography - 40 x 60 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 inch
£809
From Glass to Reflections - 12
Bruno Palisson
Photography - 40 x 60 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 inch
£809
From Glass to Reflections - 11
Bruno Palisson
Photography - 40 x 60 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 inch
£809
From Glass to Reflections - 9
Bruno Palisson
Photography - 40 x 60 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 inch
£809
From Glass to Reflections - 8
Bruno Palisson
Photography - 40 x 60 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 inch
£809
From Glass to Reflections - 6
Bruno Palisson
Photography - 40 x 60 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 inch
£809
From Glass to Reflections - 5
Bruno Palisson
Photography - 40 x 60 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 inch
£809
From Glass to Reflections - 4
Bruno Palisson
Photography - 40 x 60 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 inch
£809
From Glass to Reflections - 3
Bruno Palisson
Photography - 40 x 60 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 inch
£809
From Glass to Reflections - 2
Bruno Palisson
Photography - 40 x 60 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 inch
£809
From Glass to Reflections - 1
Bruno Palisson
Photography - 40 x 60 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 inch
£809
Carnegie Hall from the Carnegie Hall 100th Anniversary Portfolio
Larry Rivers
Print - 144.8 x 101.6 cm Print - 57 x 40 inch
£5,060
Fortezza Firmafede
Lucio Forte
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 30 x 1.7 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.7 inch
£99
Rabelais Building's Heart
Hélène Hubert
Photography - 60 x 40 cm Photography - 23.6 x 15.7 inch
£764
Bâches bleues devant la Salute
Célestin Messaggio
Painting - 81 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 31.9 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
£6,200
In our Intimate Moments - 10
Bruno Palisson
Photography - 80 x 80 cm Photography - 31.5 x 31.5 inch
£1,168
26 Flats Yangon
Barry Cawston
Photography - 110 x 120 x 2 cm Photography - 43.3 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch
£2,950
In search of Hopper
Barry Cawston
Photography - 100 x 120 x 2 cm Photography - 39.4 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch
£2,112
Coloured silos
Barry Cawston
Photography - 84 x 250 x 2 cm Photography - 33.1 x 98.4 x 0.8 inch
£4,000
Whitfield Garden
Christopher Simon Sykes
Photography - 76.2 x 101.6 cm Photography - 30 x 40 inch
£445
Untitled 14 from the series of INtheVISIBLE
Arslan Sükan
Photography - 180 x 140 x 0.1 cm Photography - 70.9 x 55.1 x 0 inch
£3,795
Untitled 30 from the series of INtheVISIBLE
Arslan Sükan
Photography - 140 x 110 x 0.1 cm Photography - 55.1 x 43.3 x 0 inch
£3,795
Hong Kong Streets VII
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 120 x 80 x 3 cm Photography - 47.2 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch
£1,698
Hong Kong Focus IV
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 120 x 80 x 3 cm Photography - 47.2 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch
£1,698
New York Skyliner IV
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 140 x 70 x 3 cm Photography - 55.1 x 27.6 x 1.2 inch
£1,159
New York Skyliner III
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 140 x 70 x 4 cm Photography - 55.1 x 27.6 x 1.6 inch
£1,159
New York Jam III
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 70 x 140 x 4 cm Photography - 27.6 x 55.1 x 1.6 inch
£1,159
New York Color VI
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 120 x 90 x 3 cm Photography - 47.2 x 35.4 x 1.2 inch
£1,698
NY Downtown XIV
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 120 x 90 x 3 cm Photography - 47.2 x 35.4 x 1.2 inch
£1,698
New York Color I
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Photography - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
£1,519
Vision blanche
Yves Bordes Lapeyre
Photography - 60 x 90 x 0.5 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0.2 inch
£800
La petite tour d'Argent
Rody Iliesco
Print - 51 x 35.5 x 1 cm Print - 20.1 x 14 x 0.4 inch
£153 £137
3 - La montée de Persephone
Mita Vostok
Photography - 60 x 40 x 1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch
£719
Le fabricant de briques, Odek, Ouganda
Frédéric Noy
Photography - 40 x 50 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0 inch
£584
Cubic Geometry Six-27
David Umemoto
Sculpture - 15.2 x 15.2 x 15.2 cm Sculpture - 6 x 6 x 6 inch
£539
Six Sided Piece Side 5
David Umemoto
Sculpture - 22.9 x 17.8 x 17.8 cm Sculpture - 9 x 7 x 7 inch
£1,078
Hanging chair and Madonna
Steven Seidenberg
Photography - 41 x 54.5 x 0.1 cm Photography - 16.1 x 21.5 x 0 inch
£1,600
The opening of the field
Steven Seidenberg
Photography - 41 x 54.5 x 0.1 cm Photography - 16.1 x 21.5 x 0 inch
£1,600
Plain sight
Steven Seidenberg
Photography - 54.5 x 41 x 0.1 cm Photography - 21.5 x 16.1 x 0 inch
£1,600
Commune
Steven Seidenberg
Photography - 41 x 54.5 x 0.1 cm Photography - 16.1 x 21.5 x 0 inch
£1,600
Occupied corner
Steven Seidenberg
Photography - 41 x 54.5 x 0.1 cm Photography - 16.1 x 21.5 x 0 inch
£1,600
Divina commedia
Steven Seidenberg
Photography - 41 x 54.5 x 0.1 cm Photography - 16.1 x 21.5 x 0 inch
£1,600
Black door
Steven Seidenberg
Photography - 54.5 x 41 x 0.1 cm Photography - 21.5 x 16.1 x 0 inch
£1,600
Red room
Steven Seidenberg
Photography - 41 x 54.5 x 0.1 cm Photography - 16.1 x 21.5 x 0 inch
£1,600
La salle d'attente (The waiting room)
Muriel Bordier
Photography - 100 x 172 x 4 cm Photography - 39.4 x 67.7 x 1.6 inch
£4,942
Modern cityscape -1
Narek Qochunc
Painting - 24 x 20 x 2 cm Painting - 9.4 x 7.9 x 0.8 inch
£101 £86
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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