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Moyka River St Petersburg
Georgii Vinogradov
Photography - 20 x 30 x 0.2 cm Photography - 7.9 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch
£306
Venise - Étude sur la mer -
Noël Granger
Painting - 54 x 81 x 1.5 cm Painting - 21.3 x 31.9 x 0.6 inch
£791
En attendant la neige / 3
Adrianna MJW
Photography - 30 x 30 x 0.5 cm Photography - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.2 inch
£854
Ni intérieur, ni extérieur
Patrick Fuvel
Painting - 50 x 50 x 4 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 1.6 inch
£809
The City of Women No.2
Karl-Karol Chrobok
Painting - 80 x 80 x 2.2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.9 inch
£1,438
Série des mètres
Arthur Di Nunzio
Photography - 100 x 100 x 0.5 cm Photography - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.2 inch
£1,123
Inside, Outside, Le Passage
Remi Delaplace
Painting - 81 x 130 x 3 cm Painting - 31.9 x 51.2 x 1.2 inch
£2,687
Little Island New York
Marco Barberio
Painting - 98 x 69 x 3 cm Painting - 38.6 x 27.2 x 1.2 inch
£2,067
Changing perspective
Galya Popova
Painting - 120 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 47.2 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
£3,145
Hit or Miss?
K Oldal
Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 52 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 20.5 x 0.1 inch
£404
Colorful Building
Samiran Boruah
Painting - 77 x 126 x 1.5 cm Painting - 30.3 x 49.6 x 0.6 inch
£899
Self-Portrait 20.63
Arthur Hent
Fine Art Drawings - 29.7 x 21 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.7 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch
£135
Self-Portrait 15.30
Arthur Hent
Fine Art Drawings - 29.7 x 21 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.7 x 8.3 x 0 inch
£99
Siena Fountain
Donna Carnahan
Photography - 91.4 x 121.9 x 3.8 cm Photography - 36 x 48 x 1.5 inch
£1,429
Winetasting at San Vito
Donna Carnahan
Photography - 91.4 x 121.9 x 3.8 cm Photography - 36 x 48 x 1.5 inch
£1,429
Bells of Montalcino
Donna Carnahan
Photography - 91.4 x 121.9 x 3.8 cm Photography - 36 x 48 x 1.5 inch
£1,429
Flower of Florence
Donna Carnahan
Photography - 91.4 x 121.9 x 3.8 cm Photography - 36 x 48 x 1.5 inch
£1,429
Dream Villa Lake Como
Donna Carnahan
Photography - 91.4 x 121.9 x 3.8 cm Photography - 36 x 48 x 1.5 inch
£1,429
Masked in Venice
Donna Carnahan
Photography - 91.4 x 121.9 x 3.8 cm Photography - 36 x 48 x 1.5 inch
£1,429
Barrels of Love
Donna Carnahan
Photography - 91.4 x 121.9 x 3.8 cm Photography - 36 x 48 x 1.5 inch
£1,429
Praha, Czechia
Donna Carnahan
Photography - 61 x 91.4 x 3.8 cm Photography - 24 x 36 x 1.5 inch
£717
Ponte Vecchio
Donna Carnahan
Photography - 91 x 122 x 4 cm Photography - 35.8 x 48 x 1.6 inch
£1,687
Grande Motte Seagulls 2V
Clemente Vergara
Photography - 70 x 56 cm Photography - 27.6 x 22 inch
£404
The Souk of Marrakech - Collection Morocco
Rodrigo
Photography - 26.7 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 10.5 x 15.7 x 0 inch
£359
Brooklyn gbuck
Frédéric Lavaud
Sculpture - 146 x 45 x 45 cm Sculpture - 57.5 x 17.7 x 17.7 inch
£3,145
Mariupol no.2 /War in Ukraine
Karl-Karol Chrobok
Painting - 70 x 90 x 2.2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.9 inch
£3,055
Port city no.2
Karl-Karol Chrobok
Painting - 100 x 70 x 3.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 27.6 x 1.4 inch
£3,235
Houses and ladders
Karl-Karol Chrobok
Painting - 105 x 60 x 2.2 cm Painting - 41.3 x 23.6 x 0.9 inch
£3,055
Dreamed city - night - diptych
Karl-Karol Chrobok
Painting - 90 x 80 x 2.2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 31.5 x 0.9 inch
£2,876
Total recall
Alain Longeaud
Photography - 120 x 96 x 0.5 cm Photography - 47.2 x 37.8 x 0.2 inch
£2,831
N° 1112 Belgrade ç. Musée Zepter D. Flagrant délit 3.
R. Cavalié
Painting - 61 x 46 x 2 cm Painting - 24 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch
£467
Sur les toits de l'abbatiale
Ledentelier
Fine Art Drawings - 70 x 50 cm Fine Art Drawings - 27.6 x 19.7 inch
£1,348
N° 1069 Congratulations 4
R. Cavalié
Painting - 50 x 65 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch
£449
N° 994 Ce sont amis que vent emporte
R. Cavalié
Painting - 65 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
£449
Illuminated Elegance
Isabelle Hirtzig
Fine Art Drawings - 75 x 56 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 29.5 x 22 x 0 inch
£193
Octobre rose
Isabelle Hirtzig
Fine Art Drawings - 29.7 x 21 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.7 x 8.3 x 0 inch
£112
De retour à Paris
Isabelle Hirtzig
Painting - 65 x 50 x 0.2 cm Painting - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch
£193
N° 1233 Haïfa. Mont Carmel.
R. Cavalié
Painting - 65 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
£1,168
N° 1232 Césarée, Cesarea
R. Cavalié
Painting - 46 x 55 x 2 cm Painting - 18.1 x 21.7 x 0.8 inch
£485
N° 148 Place Saint-Jean
R. Cavalié
Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 24 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 9.4 x 0.1 inch
£485
N° 140 Le boeuf de la rue du Boeuf
R. Cavalié
Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 29 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 11.4 x 0.1 inch
£485
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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