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Atelier à Paris II
Joseph Piermatteo
Painting - 80 x 80 x 2.5 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 1 inch
$2,956
Urbain brutalisme - Photographie digigraphie (1) (7)
Claire Giraudeau
Photography - 70 x 50 cm Photography - 27.6 x 19.7 inch
$284
Urbain brutalisme - Photographie digigraphie (1) (1)
Claire Giraudeau
Photography - 70 x 50 cm Photography - 27.6 x 19.7 inch
$284
Textured landscape
Kamo Atoyan
Painting - 50 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
$550 $468
Paris. City Lights #22
Irina Alexandrina
Painting - 61 x 61 x 2.5 cm Painting - 24 x 24 x 1 inch
$1,180
La place du Molard animée, Genève
Sergio Cecchi
Painting - 81 x 60.5 x 2 cm Painting - 31.9 x 23.8 x 0.8 inch
$1,688
Spring super special offer - 40% - The Transient Palette of Sunset - Art: 110123
Nadine Antoniuk
Painting - 95 x 195 x 0.1 cm Painting - 37.4 x 76.8 x 0 inch
$1,705
Le cygne d'Antalya
Bruno Feitussi
Painting - 73 x 54 x 2 cm Painting - 28.7 x 21.3 x 0.8 inch
$1,591
L'île Rousseau, Genève
Henry Meylan
Painting - 56 x 76.5 x 0.2 cm Painting - 22 x 30.1 x 0.1 inch
$1,281
Uno strano cocktail
Salvatore Mangione (Salvo)
Print - 80 x 60 x 0.1 cm Print - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0 inch
$853
Le générale sous la neige
Eric Turlot
Painting - 100 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$2,501
The married and the guests
Makenol Profil
Painting - 61 x 51 x 4 cm Painting - 24 x 20.1 x 1.6 inch
$3,976 $2,387
Charlatan
Nicola Simbari
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 23 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 9.1 x 0 inch
$682
Utopian Foyer, Milan
Richard Heeps
Photography - 61 x 75 x 0.1 cm Photography - 24 x 29.5 x 0 inch
$794
Mini golf animé au parc Château Banquet à Genève
Sergio Cecchi
Painting - 60 x 81 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 31.9 x 0.8 inch
$1,630
Lagomorphe
Anne Juliette Deschamps
Sculpture - 22 x 12 x 15 cm Sculpture - 8.7 x 4.7 x 5.9 inch
$3,410
26 Flats Yangon
Barry Cawston
Photography - 110 x 120 x 2 cm Photography - 43.3 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch
$3,938
In search of Hopper
Barry Cawston
Photography - 100 x 120 x 2 cm Photography - 39.4 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch
$2,671
Coloured silos
Barry Cawston
Photography - 84 x 250 x 2 cm Photography - 33.1 x 98.4 x 0.8 inch
$5,339
I put a spell on you
Laëtitia Giraud
Painting - 81 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 31.9 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$2,671
Architecture #3
Philippe Saucourt
Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$1,989
London Bustle by Night
David Hinchliffe
Painting - 98 x 93 x 3 cm Painting - 38.6 x 36.6 x 1.2 inch
$3,738
Une nuit d'ete a paris
Raya Sorkine
Painting - 81 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 31.9 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$23,872
Spring on the next street
Anna Lageda
Painting - 59 x 42 x 0.5 cm Painting - 23.2 x 16.5 x 0.2 inch
$1,137
La salle d'attente
Muriel Bordier
Photography - 90 x 190 x 1 cm Photography - 35.4 x 74.8 x 0.4 inch
$6,252
Natation sur cyclo
Muriel Bordier
Photography - 90 x 190 x 1 cm Photography - 35.4 x 74.8 x 0.4 inch
$6,252
Marée haute
Muriel Bordier
Photography - 90 x 190 x 1 cm Photography - 35.4 x 74.8 x 0.4 inch
$6,252
Grúa portuaria / Harbor Crane
Joaquim Falcó
Painting - 27 x 35 cm Painting - 10.6 x 13.8 inch
$1,364
NYC Oculus II
Jochen Cerny
Photography - 200 x 118 x 3 cm Photography - 78.7 x 46.5 x 1.2 inch
$5,456
L'oiseau et le dauphin
Philippe Varillon
Painting - 30 x 30 x 3 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 1.2 inch
$887
Jean-Paul Belmondo à Venise, Italie
Vittorio Pavan
Photography - 50 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0 inch
$909
N° 890 Le château de Fortis.
R. Cavalié
Painting - 92 x 65 x 2.4 cm Painting - 36.2 x 25.6 x 0.9 inch
$1,137
Dripping Sacré Keur
Brusk (DMV)
Painting - 100 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$19,325
Eglise de Saint Pietro, Avigliana
Benjamin II Vautier
Painting - 52 x 64 x 2 cm Painting - 20.5 x 25.2 x 0.8 inch
$1,863
Jorge's kitchen
Barry Cawston
Photography - 100 x 120 x 2 cm Photography - 39.4 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch
$3,137
Breakthrough III, Mixed Media Abstract Painting
Madonna Phillips
Painting - 76.2 x 76.2 x 5.1 cm Painting - 30 x 30 x 2 inch
$4,600
Breakthrough II, Mixed Media Abstract Painting
Madonna Phillips
Painting - 76.2 x 76.2 x 5.1 cm Painting - 30 x 30 x 2 inch
$4,600
Unmasked II
Ofobuike Okudoh
Fine Art Drawings - 70 x 50 cm Fine Art Drawings - 27.6 x 19.7 inch
$3,297
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!