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L'ascenseur
Thierry Van Quickenborne
Painting - 81 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 31.9 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
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Don't forget money don't buy happiness
Just Cage
Fine Art Drawings - 75 x 50 x 3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 29.5 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch
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Terrace, Villa Medici II
Philippe Pradalié
Painting - 38 x 46 x 3 cm Painting - 15 x 18.1 x 1.2 inch
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EP 96, Miami Beach, Ocean Drive
Cheyco Leidmann
Photography - 40 x 50 x 1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch
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Une parisienne à Bicyclette
Sylvia Galmot
Photography - 60 x 80 cm Photography - 23.6 x 31.5 inch
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The Pyramid of Caius Cestius
Philippe Pradalié
Painting - 89 x 130 x 3 cm Painting - 35 x 51.2 x 1.2 inch
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Via Santa Sabina
Philippe Pradalié
Painting - 97 x 130 x 3 cm Painting - 38.2 x 51.2 x 1.2 inch
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Group, Circo Massimo
Philippe Pradalié
Painting - 114 x 162 x 3 cm Painting - 44.9 x 63.8 x 1.2 inch
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Thunderstorm, Villa Medici
Philippe Pradalié
Painting - 130 x 162 x 3 cm Painting - 51.2 x 63.8 x 1.2 inch
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Venise : traffic sur le grand canal
Yves Duffour
Painting - 73 x 92 x 3 cm Painting - 28.7 x 36.2 x 1.2 inch
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Munching on the Ghats
Katherine Van Uytrecht
Painting - 20 x 24 x 1 cm Painting - 7.9 x 9.4 x 0.4 inch
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Paisaje - Vista de la Ciudad Unversitaria de Madrid en 1937
Equipo Realidad
Print - 69 x 71 cm Print - 27.2 x 28 inch
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I've a Feeling... Part 2
Suzanne de Emmony
Photography - 42 x 60 x 1 cm Photography - 16.5 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch
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Silo Montoire sur le Loir 1
Alexandra Chauchereau
Painting - 23 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 9.1 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
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Fenêtres 05 - Matin d'automne
Rodolfo Franchi
Photography - 30 x 45 cm Photography - 11.8 x 17.7 inch
$447
Couleurs Urbaines 029 - Paris
Rodolfo Franchi
Photography - 45 x 30 cm Photography - 17.7 x 11.8 inch
$447
Couleurs Urbaines 027 - Ivry-sur-Seine
Rodolfo Franchi
Photography - 45 x 30 cm Photography - 17.7 x 11.8 inch
$447
Couleurs Urbaines 020 - Ivry-sur-Seine
Rodolfo Franchi
Photography - 45 x 30 cm Photography - 17.7 x 11.8 inch
$447
Couleurs Urbaines 017 - Paris
Rodolfo Franchi
Photography - 30 x 45 cm Photography - 11.8 x 17.7 inch
$447
Couleurs Urbaines 011 - Le Kremlin Bicêtre
Rodolfo Franchi
Photography - 30 x 45 cm Photography - 11.8 x 17.7 inch
$447
Critical Infrastructure Facility
Halyna Abramova
Painting - 100 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,118
To Swim or Not to Swim
Halyna Abramova
Painting - 110 x 100 x 2.5 cm Painting - 43.3 x 39.4 x 1 inch
$1,118
Streets of Los Angeles
Serhii Cherniakovskyi
Painting - 90 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,700
Chefchaouen streets
Serhii Cherniakovskyi
Painting - 90 x 48 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 18.9 x 0.8 inch
$1,901
St. Angelo Bridge in Rome
Serhii Cherniakovskyi
Painting - 45 x 65 x 2 cm Painting - 17.7 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch
$895
Peterhof. Fountain
Simon Kozhin
Painting - 26.6 x 20.5 x 0.3 cm Painting - 10.5 x 8.1 x 0.1 inch
$2,908
Church of Trinity in Serebryaniki
Simon Kozhin
Painting - 25 x 35 x 0.3 cm Painting - 9.8 x 13.8 x 0.1 inch
$3,355
Evening Cinque Terre
Alisa Onipchenko-Cherniakovska
Painting - 80 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$2,908
Alberobello Echoes - 01
Ralouka Montesi
Photography - 45 x 30 cm Photography - 17.7 x 11.8 inch
$755
Neue Kammern Enfilade V. From the Neue Kammern Enfilades series
Celia Rogge
Photography - 182.9 x 121.9 x 0.3 cm Photography - 72 x 48 x 0.1 inch
$9,875
Couleurs Urbaines 010 - Dreux
Rodolfo Franchi
Photography - 50 x 75 cm Photography - 19.7 x 29.5 inch
$1,007
Couleurs Urbaines 04 - Villejuif
Rodolfo Franchi
Photography - 70 x 100 cm Photography - 27.6 x 39.4 inch
$1,454
Couleurs Urbaines 03 - Villejuif
Rodolfo Franchi
Photography - 50 x 70 cm Photography - 19.7 x 27.6 inch
$1,007
Alberobello Echoes - 12
Ralouka Montesi
Photography - 100 x 63 cm Photography - 39.4 x 24.8 inch
$1,169
Alberobello Echoes - 06
Ralouka Montesi
Photography - 100 x 70 cm Photography - 39.4 x 27.6 inch
$1,169
Alberobello Echoes - 05
Ralouka Montesi
Photography - 70 x 50 cm Photography - 27.6 x 19.7 inch
$1,057
Alberobello Echoes - 04
Ralouka Montesi
Photography - 45 x 30 cm Photography - 17.7 x 11.8 inch
$1,169
Alberobello Echoes - 03
Ralouka Montesi
Photography - 100 x 70 cm Photography - 39.4 x 27.6 inch
$1,169
Alberobello Echoes - 02
Ralouka Montesi
Photography - 70 x 50 cm Photography - 27.6 x 19.7 inch
$1,057
Pêcherie aux arbres
Pierrick Tual
Painting - 46 x 65 x 2 cm Painting - 18.1 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,678
Playa Flamingo
Leticia Gonzalez
Painting - 100 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,790
Evening in Venice
Alisa Onipchenko-Cherniakovska
Painting - 90 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$2,700
N°19, Illusions
Matthieu Venot
Photography - 50 x 62.5 x 0.1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 24.6 x 0 inch
$1,342
The Golden Old-New Synagogue
Kirill Postovit
Print - 76 x 54 x 0.1 cm Print - 29.9 x 21.3 x 0 inch
$302
Sur le seuil des songes
Magdalena Lamri
Fine Art Drawings - 100 x 70 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0 inch
$2,953
Petites transfigurations
Magdalena Lamri
Fine Art Drawings - 65 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$2,282
Les volets clos
Magdalena Lamri
Fine Art Drawings - 100 x 70 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0 inch
$2,684
L'hôtel isolé, Alcúdia
Christelle Yambayisa
Photography - 70 x 105 x 1 cm Photography - 27.6 x 41.3 x 0.4 inch
$3,132
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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