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Senza titolo collezione Hong Kong
Guillaume Chansarel (Guiyome)
Fine Art Drawings - 25 x 35 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.8 x 13.8 x 0.2 inch
£313
Senza titolo Collezione Hong Kong
Guillaume Chansarel (Guiyome)
Fine Art Drawings - 25 x 35 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.8 x 13.8 x 0.2 inch
£313
Senza titolo collezione Hong Kong
Guillaume Chansarel (Guiyome)
Fine Art Drawings - 35 x 25 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 13.8 x 9.8 x 0.2 inch
£313
Senza titolo collezione Hong Kong
Guillaume Chansarel (Guiyome)
Fine Art Drawings - 25 x 35 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.8 x 13.8 x 0.2 inch
£313
La facade en or et bronze
Madeleine Colaço
Painting - 125 x 170 x 1 cm Painting - 49.2 x 66.9 x 0.4 inch
£7,592
Evening in Amsterdam
Jan Brunclík
Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0 inch
£554
Hercule à l'obélisque
Ivan Theimer
Sculpture - 37 x 7 x 7 cm Sculpture - 14.6 x 2.8 x 2.8 inch
£9,825
Grozny détruite 2 , Tchétchénie
Françoise Spiekermeier
Photography - 50 x 75 cm Photography - 19.7 x 29.5 inch
£1,340
Les médias
Marie-Laure Vareilles
Photography - 100 x 100 x 4 cm Photography - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch
£3,752
Hong Kong
Marie-Laure Vareilles
Photography - 100 x 100 x 1 cm Photography - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.4 inch
£3,752
Botanical sceneries - Petit palais Sévilles
Aurélie Trabaud
Painting - 20 x 20 x 1 cm Painting - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.4 inch
£581
House in the Countryside
André Roland Brudieux
Fine Art Drawings - 25 x 31 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.8 x 12.2 x 0 inch
£268
Architectures in Vendôme
André Roland Brudieux
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 24 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 9.4 x 0 inch
£402
Stables on Larron Mountain
André Roland Brudieux
Fine Art Drawings - 25 x 31 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.8 x 12.2 x 0 inch
£259
Le don de lumière
Olivier Rebecq
Photography - 50 x 75 x 1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 29.5 x 0.4 inch
£518
Jusques au ciel, vers de plus hauts étages
Blandine Galtier
Print - 80 x 60 x 0.2 cm Print - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.1 inch
£759
Traces juives du Liban
Sabyl Ghoussoub
Photography - 50 x 70 x 1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.4 inch
£536
Gina Pane - Musée des Sables 1970 Barcarés
John Craven né Conte
Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0 inch
£2,590
Camargo 2 Craven - Musée des Sables Barcarés
John Craven né Conte
Photography - 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch
£2,590
Woman. Guejar-Sierra
Emilio Perez Romero
Painting - 91.9 x 72.9 x 2 cm Painting - 36.2 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch
£1,990
Mass Extinction 6 - In pieces
Daniel Loveday
Painting - 100.1 x 119.9 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch
£2,243
Coalescent constructions #41
Christian Culver
Painting - 119.4 x 88.9 x 0.3 cm Painting - 47 x 35 x 0.1 inch
£2,206
Puente en la ciudad / Townbridge
Jorge Castillo
Fine Art Drawings - 48 x 64 cm Fine Art Drawings - 18.9 x 25.2 inch
£3,752
Paris Corner Cafe - with gold embellishment
Ruslana Levandovska
Painting - 76.2 x 61 x 1.9 cm Painting - 30 x 24 x 0.75 inch
£3,152
Les voisins d’en face
Tim Blandin
Painting - 81 x 65 x 3 cm Painting - 31.9 x 25.6 x 1.2 inch
£2,680
Black Drago, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Matthew Green
Painting - 76.2 x 121.9 x 5.1 cm Painting - 30 x 48 x 2 inch
£1,866
Maison Sauvage, Paris - with gold embellishment
Ruslana Levandovska
Painting - 76.2 x 61 x 1.9 cm Painting - 30 x 24 x 0.75 inch
£3,483
Afternoon sun on ancient architecture
Quynh Elisa Hoang
Painting - 72.9 x 100.1 x 3 cm Painting - 28.7 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
£1,907
Adam et Eve love in Paris
Patricia Molinaro
Painting - 40 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
£223
Balcons Vides - Photographie argentique - Paris
Jules Gorce
Photography - 20 x 30 x 0.1 cm Photography - 7.9 x 11.8 x 0 inch
£447
Couleurs Sur Mars - Photographie argentique - Paris
Jules Gorce
Photography - 30 x 20 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 7.9 x 0 inch
£536
Médiathèque - Photographie argentique - Nantes
Jules Gorce
Photography - 20 x 30 x 0.1 cm Photography - 7.9 x 11.8 x 0 inch
£447
La Vague - Photographie argentique - Nantes
Jules Gorce
Photography - 20 x 30 x 0.1 cm Photography - 7.9 x 11.8 x 0 inch
£625
Skyline - Photographie argentique - Paris
Jules Gorce
Photography - 20 x 30 x 0.1 cm Photography - 7.9 x 11.8 x 0 inch
£536
Aquarium - Photographie argentique - Marseille
Jules Gorce
Photography - 20 x 30 x 0.1 cm Photography - 7.9 x 11.8 x 0 inch
£536
Plan F - Photographie argentique - Ferteventura
Jules Gorce
Photography - 20 x 30 x 0.1 cm Photography - 7.9 x 11.8 x 0 inch
£447
Imbriqués - Photographie argentique - Ferteventura
Jules Gorce
Photography - 20 x 30 x 0.1 cm Photography - 7.9 x 11.8 x 0 inch
£447
Archer - Photographie argentique - Nantes
Jules Gorce
Photography - 20 x 30 x 0.1 cm Photography - 7.9 x 11.8 x 0 inch
£536
Hypnose - Photographie argentique - Nantes
Jules Gorce
Photography - 20 x 30 x 0.1 cm Photography - 7.9 x 11.8 x 0 inch
£447
Garde - Photographie argentique - Paris
Jules Gorce
Photography - 30 x 20 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 7.9 x 0 inch
£447
Souplesse - Photographie numérique - Dublin
Jules Gorce
Photography - 30 x 20 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 7.9 x 0 inch
£447
Patriote - Photographie argentique - Paris
Jules Gorce
Photography - 20 x 30 x 0.1 cm Photography - 7.9 x 11.8 x 0 inch
£447
BNFalaise - Photographie argentique - Paris
Jules Gorce
Photography - 20 x 30 x 0.1 cm Photography - 7.9 x 11.8 x 0 inch
£447
Table des artistes
Georges Corominas
Painting - 81 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 31.9 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
£10,629
Noces de lumière
Georges Corominas
Painting - 100 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
£12,059
Le Cours Mirabeau (Aix en provence)
Barthélémy Amoros
Fine Art Drawings - 17 x 24 cm Fine Art Drawings - 6.7 x 9.4 inch
£447
Le Conservatoire
Barthélémy Amoros
Fine Art Drawings - 24 x 16 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.4 x 6.3 inch
£581
La Méjanes (Aix en provence)
Barthélémy Amoros
Fine Art Drawings - 18 x 23 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.1 x 9.1 inch
£447
Le mur végétal (Aix en provence)
Barthélémy Amoros
Fine Art Drawings - 23 x 18 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.1 x 7.1 inch
£447
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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