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Tomb of the Emperor Hoomaoon
Felice Beato
Photography - 50.8 x 76.2 cm Photography - 20 x 30 inch
£196
Pink Champagne Ceiling
Philip A. Harrington
Photography - 50.8 x 76.2 cm Photography - 20 x 30 inch
£210
Venise - Palazzo Cavalli Franchetti
Didier Fournet
Photography - 100 x 100 x 5 cm Photography - 39.4 x 39.4 x 2 inch
£5,021
Venise - Palazzo Cavalli
Didier Fournet
Photography - 100 x 100 x 5 cm Photography - 39.4 x 39.4 x 2 inch
£5,021
NYC Grand Central Terminal
Didier Fournet
Photography - 130 x 180 x 5 cm Photography - 51.2 x 70.9 x 2 inch
£7,376
Plage de Barra de Guaratiba
Didier Fournet
Photography - 130 x 94 x 5 cm Photography - 51.2 x 37 x 2 inch
£5,021
Paris Quai de Grenelle 2
Didier Fournet
Photography - 130 x 180 x 5 cm Photography - 51.2 x 70.9 x 2 inch
£7,376
Jeanne Hébuterne - Planche 48
Nadine Van Der Straeten
Print - 42 x 29.7 x 1 cm Print - 16.5 x 11.7 x 0.4 inch
£435
L'Allier à Pont-du-Château - Paysage de Rivière du Puy-de-Dôme
Danièle Badet
Painting - 30 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
£169
13 lames d' acier. sm 764
Jean-Paul Boyer
Sculpture - 80 x 60 x 60 cm Sculpture - 31.5 x 23.6 x 23.6 inch
£4,266
Les soleils d'Hiroshima
Gabriel Froget
Painting - 100 x 150 x 4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 59.1 x 1.6 inch
£5,332
A la recherche du temps perdu
Olir Romanelli
Print - 30 x 30 x 1 cm Print - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
£44
Breaking Through the Fog
Ellen Bradshaw
Painting - 76.2 x 101.6 x 2 cm Painting - 30 x 40 x 0.8 inch
£5,017
Les quais de Bercy
Pierre Eychart
Painting - 73 x 116 x 3 cm Painting - 28.7 x 45.7 x 1.2 inch
£6,221
The Escalator
Jean-Marie Gitard (Mr Strange)
Print - 70 x 50 x 0.1 cm Print - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch
£177
La liberté bafouée
Jean-Marie Gitard (Mr Strange)
Print - 50 x 50 x 0.1 cm Print - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0 inch
£177
2023, cool life !
Jean-Marie Gitard (Mr Strange)
Print - 50 x 70 x 0.1 cm Print - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0 inch
£177
Stefanoni Factory
Jean-Marie Gitard (Mr Strange)
Print - 50 x 50 x 0.1 cm Print - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0 inch
£177
time is money
Jean-Jacques Mancardi
Sculpture - 47 x 24 x 15 cm Sculpture - 18.5 x 9.4 x 5.9 inch
£3,377
Identity
Fransie Malherbe Frandsen
Painting - 49 x 69 x 4 cm Painting - 19.3 x 27.2 x 1.6 inch
£2,224
New York 15
Jean-François Mollière
Photography - 70 x 70 x 1 cm Photography - 27.6 x 27.6 x 0.4 inch
£1,840
Incidence of light
Nel ten Wolde
Painting - 102 x 50 x 3 cm Painting - 40.2 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch
£2,296
Little London - National Theatre
Michael Wallner
Print - 13 x 18 x 1 cm Print - 5.1 x 7.1 x 0.4 inch
£280
NY Chinatown
Didier Fournet
Photography - 130 x 130 x 5 cm Photography - 51.2 x 51.2 x 2 inch
£6,177
Hong Kong Footing
Didier Fournet
Photography - 100 x 100 x 5 cm Photography - 39.4 x 39.4 x 2 inch
£5,021
Hong Kong Jour #33
Didier Fournet
Photography - 100 x 100 x 5 cm Photography - 39.4 x 39.4 x 2 inch
£5,021
Hong Kong Jour #78
Didier Fournet
Photography - 100 x 100 x 5 cm Photography - 39.4 x 39.4 x 2 inch
£5,021
Good Morning San Marco - Venise #36
Didier Fournet
Photography - 100 x 100 x 5 cm Photography - 39.4 x 39.4 x 2 inch
£5,021
Le Grand Geroldseck 3
Jean Valera
Photography - 40 x 60 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0 inch
£169
Le Grand Geroldseck 2
Jean Valera
Photography - 40 x 60 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0 inch
£169
1995 Paris Place Vendôme
Peter Stilton
Painting - 45 x 55 x 1 cm Painting - 17.7 x 21.7 x 0.4 inch
£2,222
Le pin aux cigales
Michèle Delimeux
Painting - 92 x 73 x 5 cm Painting - 36.2 x 28.7 x 2 inch
£1,866
L'impasse
Jean-Léonard Polo
Photography - 130 x 130 x 0.1 cm Photography - 51.2 x 51.2 x 0 inch
£400
La Dimora delle Cose
Giuseppe Uncini
Fine Art Drawings - 108 x 149 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 42.5 x 58.7 x 0 inch
£15,997
Sur le chemin - Paysage de campagne et sa petite maison
Em' aquarelle
Painting - 18 x 14 x 0.1 cm Painting - 7.1 x 5.5 x 0 inch
£284
Nocturne urbain
Alexandra Laroche
Painting - 150 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 59.1 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
£4,444
Mullioned window with flowers - Italian bifora painting
Andrea Borella
Painting - 47 x 37 x 1 cm Painting - 18.5 x 14.6 x 0.4 inch
£355
Sans titre
Blondin91
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 65 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 25.6 x 0.1 inch
£1,066
The abundance of of city life (inspired by the variety of experiences cities can offer us, hence the bowl of abundance)
Silvia Karamfilova
Painting - 30 x 40 x 1 cm Painting - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch
£2,222
The holy city (inspired by Ierusalem, Israel)
Silvia Karamfilova
Painting - 30 x 40 x 1 cm Painting - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch
£2,177
Mediterranean city (inspired by cities in Greece)
Silvia Karamfilova
Painting - 30 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
£2,666
La Basilique Notre-Dame de Fourvière
Alkaplan
Painting - 81 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 31.9 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
£3,999
Pérouges, place du Tilleul
Alkaplan
Painting - 79 x 92 x 3 cm Painting - 31.1 x 36.2 x 1.2 inch
£3,466
Lyon, de l'Amphithéâtre des trois Gaules à la colline de Fourvière
Alkaplan
Painting - 81 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 31.9 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
£3,999
Garden Side
Patrick Pietropoli
Painting - 76.2 x 162.6 x 3.8 cm Painting - 30 x 64 x 1.5 inch
£11,610
Aesthetic Beauty
Anand Manchiraju
Painting - 76.2 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Painting - 30 x 40 x 0.1 inch
£4,976
La Sainte Chapelle
Véronique Bourgeois-Noury
Painting - 90 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
£2,444
La tourné des gondoles. Venise
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 90 x 60 x 2 cm Photography - 35.4 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
£978
Ad Patres - Auprès des ancètres
Estelle Lagarde
Photography - 140 x 100 x 3 cm Photography - 55.1 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
£3,377
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!