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Childhood dreams-57
Abgar Khachatryan
Painting - 40 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
$320
Transparence urbaine
Anne-Sophie Larcena
Painting - 80 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch
$1,794
Le Flatiron Building
Marie France Garrigues
Painting - 92 x 73 x 2 cm Painting - 36.2 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch
$1,962
Whispers of Spring in Rural Repose
Kamo Atoyan
Painting - 40 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$300
Flowering of sunflowers - Tuscany painting landscape + frame
Biagio Chiesi
Painting - 30 x 60 x 1 cm Painting - 11.8 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch
$504
Country flowers path - Tuscany painting landscape + frame
Biagio Chiesi
Painting - 40 x 50 x 1 cm Painting - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch
$544
Place Dauphine
Marie France Garrigues
Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$1,682
Antes de la Lluvia
Leticia Gonzalez
Painting - 50 x 50 x 0.3 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch
$447
Printed Suspensions
Ignacio Barrios
Photography - 150 x 300 x 4 cm Photography - 59.1 x 118.1 x 1.6 inch
$10,090
Hotel Chelsea, New York. Interiors Hall, Third Floor
Victoria Cohen
Photography - 101.6 x 67.6 x 0.3 cm Photography - 40 x 26.6 x 0.1 inch
$3,200
Idylls Of Havelland. From the Schinkel Enfilades - Interiors Series
Celia Rogge
Photography - 101.6 x 119.4 x 0.3 cm Photography - 40 x 47 x 0.1 inch
$3,200
Hotel Chelsea. New York.
Victoria Cohen
Photography - 101.6 x 152.4 x 0.3 cm Photography - 40 x 60 x 0.1 inch
$4,200
Sunset Over Skyscrapers
Narek Qochunc
Painting - 60 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$400
Eiffel Tower 2. Paris.
Iryna Kastsova
Painting - 130 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 51.2 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$2,242
Croix et Calvaire
Philippe Grincourt
Photography - 34 x 51 x 0.1 cm Photography - 13.4 x 20.1 x 0 inch
$179
Allianz-Auditorium, München
Peter Neusser
Photography - 87 x 122 x 0.1 cm Photography - 34.3 x 48 x 0 inch
$3,588
Guggenheim Museum, New York
Peter Neusser
Photography - 87 x 122 x 0.1 cm Photography - 34.3 x 48 x 0 inch
$3,588
Période 11, 8ème jour
Yannick Bouillault
Sculpture - 22 x 30 x 23 cm Sculpture - 8.7 x 11.8 x 9.1 inch
$504
Rendez-vous au 7ième
Fred Alione
Painting - 195 x 143 x 4 cm Painting - 76.8 x 56.3 x 1.6 inch
$9,866
New York City Rain #8
Marco Barberio
Painting - 70 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$1,883
La saison des plaisirs
Ksenia Milicevic
Painting - 130 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 51.2 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$6,054
Paradise Courtyard
Andrey Chebotaru
Painting - 100 x 90 x 2.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 35.4 x 1 inch
$5,300
Marion - Île de beaulieu - Nantes - série Danse photo Noir et Blanc
Lucas Perrigot
Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0 inch
$325
Jessie - Halles Alstom - Nantes - série photo Danse Noir et Blanc
Lucas Perrigot
Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0 inch
$325
La Défense
Jean François Humbert
Photography - 84 x 60 x 0.15 cm Photography - 33.1 x 23.6 x 0.1 inch
$2,074
Sous la jupe de la Tour Eiffel
Jean François Humbert
Photography - 84 x 60 x 0.15 cm Photography - 33.1 x 23.6 x 0.1 inch
$2,074
Bloomed field - Tuscany landscape & frame
Andrea Borella
Painting - 24 x 44 x 1 cm Painting - 9.4 x 17.3 x 0.4 inch
$521
Sicily 19, Google Earth Landscapes Series
Alexander Lufer
Painting - 50 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
$729
Sans titre - Encyclopédie Vagabonde
Antoine Grumbach
Fine Art Drawings - 31 x 23 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.2 x 9.1 inch
$4,821
Reflecting pool (Etude)
Maude Ovize
Painting - 50 x 40 x 0.1 cm Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0 inch
$897
A Journey to Reencounter Japanese Landscapes 5
Yasuo Kiyonaga
Photography - 40.8 x 28.9 x 0.1 cm Photography - 16.1 x 11.4 x 0 inch
$897
Château Des Déesses. From the Grand Interiors series
Celia Rogge
Photography - 101.6 x 152.4 x 0.3 cm Photography - 40 x 60 x 0.1 inch
$8,250
Mirror Me This. From the Grand Interiors series
Celia Rogge
Photography - 121.9 x 182.9 x 0.3 cm Photography - 48 x 72 x 0.1 inch
$9,875
Enfiladen Vid Hamnen. From the Grand Interiors series
Celia Rogge
Photography - 101.6 x 152.4 x 0.3 cm Photography - 40 x 60 x 0.1 inch
$8,250
Charming Ukraine
Andrii Davydenko
Sculpture - 80 x 120 x 3 cm Sculpture - 31.5 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch
$6,951
La Dame En Bleu. From the Château D’eau Enfilades series
Celia Rogge
Photography - 121.9 x 182.9 x 0.3 cm Photography - 48 x 72 x 0.1 inch
$9,875
Un Rêve Prussien. From the Château D’eau Enfilades series
Celia Rogge
Photography - 152.4 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Photography - 60 x 40 x 0.1 inch
$8,250
La Vie En Rose. From the Château D’eau Enfilades series
Celia Rogge
Photography - 182.9 x 121.9 x 0.3 cm Photography - 72 x 48 x 0.1 inch
$9,875
Vagabondages 17
Carlos Arriagada
Photography - 75 x 50 x 0.1 cm Photography - 29.5 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$1,906
Dare To Be Blue. From the Schinkel Enfilades - Interiors Series
Celia Rogge
Photography - 152.4 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Photography - 60 x 40 x 0.1 inch
$8,250
La Source. Dames Qui Se Baignent. From the Schinkel Enfilades - Interiors Series
Celia Rogge
Photography - 121.9 x 182.9 x 0.3 cm Photography - 48 x 72 x 0.1 inch
$9,875
Bovino Cathedral (14th Century)
Aurelio Mistruzzi
Fine Art Drawings - 48 x 35 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 18.9 x 13.8 x 0.1 inch
$493
Neue Kammern Enfilade I. From the Neue Kammern Enfilades series
Celia Rogge
Photography - 152.4 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Photography - 60 x 40 x 0.1 inch
$8,250
Neue Kammern Potsdam VI. From the Neue Kammern Enfilades series
Celia Rogge
Photography - 152.4 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Photography - 60 x 40 x 0.1 inch
$8,250
Neue Kammern Potsdam I. From the Neue Kammern Enfilades series
Celia Rogge
Photography - 121.9 x 182.9 x 0.3 cm Photography - 48 x 72 x 0.1 inch
$9,875
Neue Kammern Enfilade IV. From the Neue Kammern Enfilades series
Celia Rogge
Photography - 101.6 x 152.4 x 0.3 cm Photography - 40 x 60 x 0.1 inch
$8,250
Scaphandrier Architectural
Kafé Korse
Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$2,747
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!