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Pharencage - Sculpture phare surréaliste
Alain Plisson
Sculpture - 43 x 40 x 44 cm Sculpture - 16.9 x 15.7 x 17.3 inch
€3,750
Le Palais des Illusions - Sculpture architecturale fantastique
Alain Plisson
Sculpture - 38 x 50 x 50 cm Sculpture - 15 x 19.7 x 19.7 inch
€3,750
La Mystérieuse Porte Entrebâillée
Danielle Balagé
Painting - 73 x 54 x 2 cm Painting - 28.7 x 21.3 x 0.8 inch
€3,200
Rio de San Félice - Venise et son architecture
Lucien Dufour
Painting - 92 x 73 x 2 cm Painting - 36.2 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch
€2,125
Sottoportegho del Tagiapiera - Venise et son architecture
Lucien Dufour
Painting - 93 x 73 x 2 cm Painting - 36.6 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch
€2,125
Le Moulin Rouge - Paris et son architecture
Lucien Dufour
Painting - 65 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 25.6 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
€2,125
Brasserie parisienne - Paris et son architecture
Lucien Dufour
Painting - 93 x 73 x 2 cm Painting - 36.6 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch
€2,125
La Carrière - série Paysage et Architecture
Gilbert Ovtcharenko
Painting - 116 x 89 x 2 cm Painting - 45.7 x 35 x 0.8 inch
€2,820
Provence - série Paysage et Architecture
Gilbert Ovtcharenko
Painting - 89 x 116 x 2 cm Painting - 35 x 45.7 x 0.8 inch
€2,820
Church tower in the background
Thomas Falkner
Print - 60 x 80 x 3 cm Print - 23.6 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch
€1,500
Peripheral visions - 11
Bruno Palisson
Photography - 100 x 150 cm Photography - 39.4 x 59.1 inch
€1,800
Peripheral Visions - 08
Bruno Palisson
Photography - 100 x 150 cm Photography - 39.4 x 59.1 inch
€1,800
Peripheral Visions - 07
Bruno Palisson
Photography - 60 x 90 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 inch
€1,200
Amsterdam city view III
Peter Donkersloot
Painting - 120 x 150 x 3 cm Painting - 47.2 x 59.1 x 1.2 inch
€8,500
Amsterdam city view II
Peter Donkersloot
Painting - 160 x 230 x 3 cm Painting - 63 x 90.6 x 1.2 inch
€17,500
Street comfort
Paul J Bucknall
Photography - 61 x 40.6 x 0.3 cm Photography - 24 x 16 x 0.1 inch
€647
Places (2)
Robbie Cornelissen
Fine Art Drawings - 30.5 x 41.9 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12 x 16.5 x 0.1 inch
€1,690
Places (1)
Robbie Cornelissen
Fine Art Drawings - 22.9 x 30.5 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9 x 12 x 0.1 inch
€1,690
Places (underworld)
Robbie Cornelissen
Fine Art Drawings - 25.4 x 33 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 10 x 13 x 0.1 inch
€1,690
Places (Horreum)
Robbie Cornelissen
Fine Art Drawings - 22.9 x 33 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9 x 13 x 0.1 inch
€1,690
From Glass to Reflections - 14
Bruno Palisson
Photography - 40 x 60 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 inch
€900
From Glass to Reflections - 13
Bruno Palisson
Photography - 40 x 60 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 inch
€900
From Glass to Reflections - 12
Bruno Palisson
Photography - 40 x 60 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 inch
€900
From Glass to Reflections - 11
Bruno Palisson
Photography - 40 x 60 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 inch
€900
From Glass to Reflections - 9
Bruno Palisson
Photography - 40 x 60 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 inch
€900
From Glass to Reflections - 8
Bruno Palisson
Photography - 40 x 60 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 inch
€900
From Glass to Reflections - 7
Bruno Palisson
Photography - 40 x 60 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 inch
€900
From Glass to Reflections - 6
Bruno Palisson
Photography - 40 x 60 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 inch
€900
From Glass to Reflections - 5
Bruno Palisson
Photography - 40 x 60 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 inch
€900
From Glass to Reflections - 4
Bruno Palisson
Photography - 40 x 60 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 inch
€900
From Glass to Reflections - 3
Bruno Palisson
Photography - 40 x 60 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 inch
€900
From Glass to Reflections - 2
Bruno Palisson
Photography - 40 x 60 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 inch
€900
From Glass to Reflections - 1
Bruno Palisson
Photography - 40 x 60 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 inch
€900
Capvespre quadrat d'or, Barcelona
Josep Moscardó
Painting - 60 x 130 cm Painting - 23.6 x 51.2 inch
€4,500
Nothing life objects
Aasiri Wickremage
Painting - 29 x 42 x 0.1 cm Painting - 11.4 x 16.5 x 0 inch
€150
Absorbés par le temps - 7
Clara Cena
Photography - 60 x 60 x 0.2 cm Photography - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.1 inch
€580
Absorbés par le temps - 3
Clara Cena
Photography - 60 x 60 x 0.2 cm Photography - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.1 inch
€580
In our Intimate Moments - 10
Bruno Palisson
Photography - 80 x 80 cm Photography - 31.5 x 31.5 inch
€1,300
Nous sommes tous des enfants
Jean Valera
Photography - 20 x 30 x 0.3 cm Photography - 7.9 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch
€110
Lost Words
Cristina Rizzi Guelfi
Photography - 50 x 36 x 3 cm Photography - 19.7 x 14.2 x 1.2 inch
€500
Dreamhouse series n.14
Cristina Rizzi Guelfi
Photography - 50 x 38 x 3 cm Photography - 19.7 x 15 x 1.2 inch
€500
New - York Manhattan
Valerie Le Meur
Painting - 89 x 116 x 2 cm Painting - 35 x 45.7 x 0.8 inch
€2,600
Light Illuminating Monopoli
Alex Bertaina
Painting - 97 x 130 x 2.5 cm Painting - 38.2 x 51.2 x 1 inch
€5,919
Energy Self-sufficient House 5 b
Lucio Forte
Print - 30 x 30 x 0.1 cm Print - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0 inch
€98
Dreamhouse n.10
Cristina Rizzi Guelfi
Photography - 50 x 38 x 3 cm Photography - 19.7 x 15 x 1.2 inch
€500
Palais sur le Grand Canal
Célestin Messaggio
Painting - 100 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
€7,900
La machine à remonter le temps
Lionel Morateur
Print - 50 x 70 x 0.1 cm Print - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0 inch
€275
Le chat qui s'en va tout seul
Lionel Morateur
Print - 50 x 70 x 0.1 cm Print - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0 inch
€275
De la Place d'Italie à la Bibliothèque nationale
Simon Pradinas
Painting - 73 x 54 cm Painting - 28.7 x 21.3 inch
€1,570
Le palais berbère
Célestin Messaggio
Painting - 81 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 31.9 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
€7,460
Peace on Earth
Carolina Hidalgo Salas
Painting - 65 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 25.6 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
€750
Cementerio de Santa Eulalia - Unha
Adriana Setter
Painting - 41 x 33 x 1.5 cm Painting - 16.1 x 13 x 0.6 inch
€700
Clair de lune à New-York
Cécile Jaunet
Painting - 90 x 116 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 45.7 x 0.8 inch
€6,000
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!