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Romantic ideals drawing no 2
Julio Ramon Serrano Moreno
Fine Art Drawings - 58 x 76 cm Fine Art Drawings - 22.8 x 29.9 inch
£3,145
Homage to Claude Monet's - Houses of Parliament series
Atom Hovhanesyan
Painting - 76.2 x 101.6 x 1.9 cm Painting - 30 x 40 x 0.75 inch
£26,986
Moon Bay village Chine Delta de Shanghai
Thierry Machuron
Painting - 70 x 90 x 1 cm Painting - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.4 inch
£2,696
Lumières dans la ville
Michel Bianconi
Painting - 89 x 130 x 3 cm Painting - 35 x 51.2 x 1.2 inch
£3,594
N° 1101 Prague 6. La maison municipale d. Francouskà.
R. Cavalié
Painting - 50 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
£359
Cologne Cathedral no.9
Karl-Karol Chrobok
Painting - 140 x 100 x 2.2 cm Painting - 55.1 x 39.4 x 0.9 inch
£7,189
Late summer in Glebokie
Karl-Karol Chrobok
Painting - 100 x 100 x 2.2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.9 inch
£4,852
N° 1084 Budapest 5. MNG. Songerie A.
R. Cavalié
Painting - 41 x 24 x 2 cm Painting - 16.1 x 9.4 x 0.8 inch
£306
Dreamed city no.12
Karl-Karol Chrobok
Painting - 110 x 150 x 2.2 cm Painting - 43.3 x 59.1 x 0.9 inch
£9,885
Monastery ruin no.4
Karl-Karol Chrobok
Painting - 90 x 120 x 2.2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 47.2 x 0.9 inch
£5,392
Monastery ruin Hude no.1
Karl-Karol Chrobok
Painting - 90 x 120 x 2.2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 47.2 x 0.9 inch
£5,392
The Waiting Room
Ilan Benattar
Photography - 100 x 150 x 0.5 cm Photography - 39.4 x 59.1 x 0.2 inch
£3,145
The Bridge
Ilan Benattar
Photography - 100 x 150 x 0.5 cm Photography - 39.4 x 59.1 x 0.2 inch
£3,145
Les villages de mon enfance
Albena Vatcheva
Print - 42 x 30 x 0.01 cm Print - 16.5 x 11.8 x 0 inch
£89
Dazzling city
Anand Manchiraju
Painting - 76.2 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Painting - 30 x 40 x 0.1 inch
£5,060 £4,554
City of Joy
Anand Manchiraju
Painting - 66 x 114.3 x 0.3 cm Painting - 26 x 45 x 0.1 inch
£5,392 £4,852
Urban beauty
Anand Manchiraju
Painting - 101.6 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Painting - 40 x 40 x 0.1 inch
£5,392 £4,852
N° 1230 Jaffa. Dans la vieille ville.
R. Cavalié
Painting - 46 x 38 x 2 cm Painting - 18.1 x 15 x 0.8 inch
£431
N° 1222 Abu Gosh. Ouverture...
R. Cavalié
Painting - 46 x 33 x 2 cm Painting - 18.1 x 13 x 0.8 inch
£431
N° 1217 Oléron. Le Port des Salines 2.
R. Cavalié
Painting - 46 x 33 cm Painting - 18.1 x 13 inch
£404
N° 1210 La Rochelle. Petite rue du port.
R. Cavalié
Painting - 46 x 33 x 2 cm Painting - 18.1 x 13 x 0.8 inch
£377
N° 1207 La Rochelle. L'hôtel de ville.
R. Cavalié
Painting - 41 x 27 x 2 cm Painting - 16.1 x 10.6 x 0.8 inch
£315
N° 1205. La Rochelle. Cathédrale Saint Louis.
R. Cavalié
Painting - 46 x 27 x 2 cm Painting - 18.1 x 10.6 x 0.8 inch
£404
N° 1118 Belgrade 15. Saint Sava B.
R. Cavalié
Painting - 41 x 27 x 2 cm Painting - 16.1 x 10.6 x 0.8 inch
£315
N° 1191 Aix. La maison de rêve 2.
R. Cavalié
Painting - 46 x 33 x 2 cm Painting - 18.1 x 13 x 0.8 inch
£431
N° 1111 Belgrade 8. Musée Zepter C.
R. Cavalié
Painting - 41 x 27 x 2 cm Painting - 16.1 x 10.6 x 0.8 inch
£306
N° 1110 Belgrade 7. Musée Zepter. B.
R. Cavalié
Painting - 41 x 27 x 2 cm Painting - 16.1 x 10.6 x 0.8 inch
£306
N° 1109 Belgrade 6. Musée Zepter A.
R. Cavalié
Painting - 27 x 41 x 2 cm Painting - 10.6 x 16.1 x 0.8 inch
£306
N° 1182 Ile d'Aix. Crypte de l'église abbatiale
R. Cavalié
Painting - 46 x 33 x 2 cm Painting - 18.1 x 13 x 0.8 inch
£404
N° 1178 Echillais. Eglise Notre Dame.
R. Cavalié
Painting - 55 x 46 x 2 cm Painting - 21.7 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch
£395
N° 1177 Rochefort. Au transbordeur 2.
R. Cavalié
Painting - 46 x 33 x 2 cm Painting - 18.1 x 13 x 0.8 inch
£377
N° 1176 Rochefort. Au transbordeur 2.
R. Cavalié
Painting - 38 x 61 x 2 cm Painting - 15 x 24 x 0.8 inch
£431
N° 1104 Belgrade 1. Le coup de foudre.
R. Cavalié
Painting - 46 x 38 x 2 cm Painting - 18.1 x 15 x 0.8 inch
£359
N° 1103 Vukovar : l'émotion.
R. Cavalié
Painting - 61 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 24 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
£431
N° 1102 Prague 7. Quartier Josefov.
R. Cavalié
Painting - 41 x 33 x 2 cm Painting - 16.1 x 13 x 0.8 inch
£306
N° 1098 Prague3. La maison municipale a.
R. Cavalié
Painting - 61 x 46 x 2 cm Painting - 24 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch
£431
N° 1095 Kutnà Hora : l'argent.
R. Cavalié
Painting - 60 x 20 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 7.9 x 0.8 inch
£288
N° 1047 The Cock Tavern 1.
R. Cavalié
Painting - 46 x 33 x 2 cm Painting - 18.1 x 13 x 0.8 inch
£359
N°1043 The Argyll Arms 6.
R. Cavalié
Painting - 16 x 27 x 2 cm Painting - 6.3 x 10.6 x 0.8 inch
£225
N° 1172. Rochefort. Carré des officiers de l'Hermione.
R. Cavalié
Painting - 38 x 55 x 2 cm Painting - 15 x 21.7 x 0.8 inch
£377
N° 1171. Rochefort. Corderie royale et fontaine de l'Amiral.
R. Cavalié
Painting - 38 x 55 x 2 cm Painting - 15 x 21.7 x 0.8 inch
£377
N° 1170 Rochefort. Un certain carrefour.
R. Cavalié
Painting - 38 x 55 x 2 cm Painting - 15 x 21.7 x 0.8 inch
£377
N° 1169 Rochefort. le musée de la Marine
R. Cavalié
Painting - 55 x 46 x 2 cm Painting - 21.7 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch
£377
N° 1085 Budapest 6. MNG Songerie B.
R. Cavalié
Painting - 55 x 46 x 2 cm Painting - 21.7 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch
£377
N° 1083 Budapest 4. L'incrédulité de Frida.
R. Cavalié
Painting - 55 x 46 x 2 cm Painting - 21.7 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch
£377
N° 1082 Budapest 3. Széchenyi Lànchid B.
R. Cavalié
Painting - 27 x 46 x 2 cm Painting - 10.6 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch
£359
N° 1090 Dresde 4. Au Semperoper.
R. Cavalié
Painting - 50 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
£377
N° 839 Le pigeonnier de Chessine.
R. Cavalié
Painting - 50 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
£359
Rome : Monument
Ellie Sass (Sassayiannis)
Photography - 50 x 50 x 0.1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0 inch
£350
Rome : Saint Valentine
Ellie Sass (Sassayiannis)
Photography - 50 x 50 x 0.1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0 inch
£350
La tour Eiffel
Jean-Guy Nakars
Photography - 60 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0 inch
£243
Gare du Nord. L'effacement et l'arrêt
Michel Bianconi
Painting - 97 x 162 x 3 cm Painting - 38.2 x 63.8 x 1.2 inch
£5,392
En attendant la neige / 4 (1)
Adrianna MJW
Photography - 30 x 30 x 0.5 cm Photography - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.2 inch
£404
En attendant la neige / Architecture
Adrianna MJW
Photography - 30 x 30 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0 inch
£404
Megève winter 22
Adrianna MJW
Photography - 30 x 30 x 0.3 cm Photography - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch
£270
Le phare de Ploumanac'h
Didier Cormillot
Photography - 60 x 80 x 0.2 cm Photography - 23.6 x 31.5 x 0.1 inch
£243
Noel 2023 /
Didier Cormillot
Photography - 40 x 60 x 0.2 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.1 inch
£243
Neige en Bretagne /
Didier Cormillot
Photography - 60 x 80 x 0.2 cm Photography - 23.6 x 31.5 x 0.1 inch
£243
Merry Christmas 2023 /
Didier Cormillot
Photography - 40 x 60 x 0.2 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.1 inch
£207
Rome : On The Road
Ellie Sass (Sassayiannis)
Photography - 70 x 50 x 0.1 cm Photography - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch
£431
Rome : Old Abandonned Building
Ellie Sass (Sassayiannis)
Photography - 50 x 70 x 0.1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0 inch
£431
Landscape with railroad bridge
Peter Carella
Painting - 27.9 x 35.6 x 3.8 cm Painting - 11 x 14 x 1.5 inch
£375
U.S. Landscape-5
Anand Manchiraju
Painting - 40.6 x 61 x 0.3 cm Painting - 16 x 24 x 0.1 inch
£2,952 £2,656
Paris beauty
Anand Manchiraju
Painting - 63.5 x 114.3 x 0.3 cm Painting - 25 x 45 x 0.1 inch
£4,217 £3,795
The Back of Notre-Dame
Samiran Boruah
Painting - 30 x 40 x 0.1 cm Painting - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0 inch
£270
Moi au Moma
Franck H Perrot
Fine Art Drawings - 57 x 76 cm Fine Art Drawings - 22.4 x 29.9 inch
£359
Beautiful Street of New York
Anand Manchiraju
Painting - 76.2 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Painting - 30 x 40 x 0.1 inch
£6,746 £6,072
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!