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"Shanghai dans la brume" acrylique collage 100x50cm châssis lin 2009
Emmanuelle Vroelant
Painting - 50 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 19.7 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
€1,100
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
€800
Who is there
Marie France Garrigues
Painting - 116 x 89 x 2 cm Painting - 45.7 x 35 x 0.8 inch
€2,600
Old Bridge. Mostar
Alisa Onipchenko-Cherniakovska
Painting - 90 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
€2,687
Hotel du Cap Eden-Roc (Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print)
Slim Aarons
Photography - 152.4 x 101.6 cm Photography - 60 x 40 inch
€3,690
Tout finit par s’effacer, du moins pâlir
Juliette Lamarca
Painting - 130 x 97 x 3 cm Painting - 51.2 x 38.2 x 1.2 inch
€3,000
Flowery landscape - Tuscany landscape painting
Gino Masini
Painting - 20 x 40 x 1 cm Painting - 7.9 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch
€300
Fête Nat, Singapour
Christelle Yambayisa
Photography - 70 x 105 x 1 cm Photography - 27.6 x 41.3 x 0.4 inch
€2,800
Sunny day on the coast - Positano painting (Italy) + frame
Gio Sannino
Painting - 40 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
€365
L'ami quotidien
Juliette Lamarca
Painting - 130 x 97 x 4 cm Painting - 51.2 x 38.2 x 1.6 inch
€3,000
The sun goes down - Positano painting seaside
Gio Sannino
Painting - 50 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
€315
Towards the village - Positano painting seaside
Gio Sannino
Painting - 50 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
€315
Flowery belvedere - Sorrento painting seaside
Gio Sannino
Painting - 50 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
€315
Mr Monkeybusiness in Paris
Bente Halvorsen
Painting - 80 x 80 x 3 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch
€2,800
Cuina amb finestra i porta en groc i verd
Montse Roldos
Fine Art Drawings - 37 x 53 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 14.6 x 20.9 x 0.1 inch
€275
La Belle Captive
René Magritte
Print - 58 x 78 x 0.2 cm Print - 22.8 x 30.7 x 0.1 inch
€1,290 €1,032
Jaipur. City Palace. Inde007.
Olivier Perrin
Photography - 40 x 30 x 0.2 cm Photography - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch
€450
Waiting for the wind
Nadezda Stupina
Painting - 60 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
€1,360
Village with sunflowers - Tuscany landscape painting
Gino Masini
Painting - 30 x 40 x 1 cm Painting - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch
€335
Essence de jeunesse Grand bronze coulé
Miguel Guía
Sculpture - 54 x 20 x 25 cm Sculpture - 21.3 x 7.9 x 9.8 inch
€4,960
Citius Altius Fortius (Jeux Olympiques)
Robert Combas
Print - 89 x 60 x 1 cm Print - 35 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch
€1,790
Nailed it Series No.83
Sumit Mehndiratta
Sculpture - 64 x 64 x 4 cm Sculpture - 25.2 x 25.2 x 1.6 inch
€850
Vineyard with red poppies - Tuscany landscape painting + frame
Bruno Chirici
Painting - 30 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
€350
Inspiré par Candice Renoir
Mike Jacobs
Painting - 122 x 92 x 2.4 cm Painting - 48 x 36.2 x 0.9 inch
€4,200
Power Station & Sweet Landscape
Marion Sagon
Painting - 120 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 47.2 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
€4,300
Northern Factory & Orange Sunset
Marion Sagon
Painting - 80 x 80 x 2.5 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 1 inch
€3,200
Borgo Toscano - Tuscany painting landscape & frame
Claudio Pallini
Painting - 20 x 30 x 1 cm Painting - 7.9 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
€275
Santorini Magic
Sokratis Evgenidis
Painting - 80 x 80 x 3 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch
€5,500
Urban barriera margine confine
Alessandra Bisi
Painting - 60 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
€2,550
Urban structure 2
Alessandra Bisi
Painting - 120 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 47.2 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
€2,350
Lone Pine, California
Richard Heeps
Photography - 61 x 93 x 0.1 cm Photography - 24 x 36.6 x 0 inch
€853
Havana pool
Barry Cawston
Photography - 100 x 120 x 2 cm Photography - 39.4 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch
€2,950
Guitariste Arlequin Grand Fonte du Bronze
Miguel Guía
Sculpture - 53 x 31 x 25 cm Sculpture - 20.9 x 12.2 x 9.8 inch
€4,980
Harley Davidson rocket
Rémy Aillaud
Sculpture - 12.5 x 46 x 11 cm Sculpture - 4.9 x 18.1 x 4.3 inch
€2,495
Leaning Man
Edmund Sumner
Photography - 59.8 x 47.5 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.5 x 18.7 x 0 inch
€2,560
Red roofs 21
Poonam Choudhary
Painting - 91.4 x 121.9 x 5.1 cm Painting - 36 x 48 x 2 inch
€1,823 €1,367
Amigos para siempre
Richard García
Painting - 100 x 80 x 4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 1.6 inch
€5,150
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!