Architecture

Painting, Plage de Saint-Cast, Bernard Buffet

Plage de Saint-Cast

Bernard Buffet

Painting - 50 x 65 x 2 cm

$203,771

Painting, L´enfance, Mara Toledo

L´enfance

Mara Toledo

Painting - 20 x 20 x 2 cm

$385 $346

Painting, The playful power of water, Tetiana Ocheredko

The playful power of water

Tetiana Ocheredko

Painting - 80 x 100 x 2 cm

$1,358

Painting, Gondolier, Venice, Ellie Hesse

Gondolier, Venice

Ellie Hesse

Painting - 60 x 60 x 5 cm

$2,119

Painting, Boathouses, Bente Halvorsen

Boathouses

Bente Halvorsen

Painting - 60 x 80 x 3 cm

$1,358

Print, Wanted! Grand Palais, Signé, Daniel Arsham

Wanted! Grand Palais, Signé

Daniel Arsham

Print - 70 x 50 x 0.1 cm

$792

Painting, Free Range, Michael Hill

Free Range

Michael Hill

Painting - 66 x 86 x 4 cm

$1,590

Painting, MacDonald - Mascate, Annaelle Myriam Chaib

MacDonald - Mascate

Annaelle Myriam Chaib

Painting - 60 x 80 x 5 cm

$2,264

Painting, Country flowers path  - Tuscany painting landscape + frame, Biagio Chiesi

Country flowers path - Tuscany painting landscape + frame

Biagio Chiesi

Painting - 40 x 50 x 1 cm

$566

Print, Retour à la Caverne - Acte I, 12 septembre 2023, 20h40, Palais Garnier, Paris, France, 2023, JR

Retour à la Caverne - Acte I, 12 septembre 2023, 20h40, Palais Garnier, Paris, France, 2023

JR

Print - 70 x 100 cm

$1,358

Painting, Cafe Fanelli, Gill Storr

Cafe Fanelli

Gill Storr

Painting - 91 x 61 x 4 cm

$3,576

Sculpture, Yellow pylon worker, Jean-Jacques Mancardi

Yellow pylon worker

Jean-Jacques Mancardi

Sculpture - 36 x 25.5 x 16 cm

$3,623

Painting, New York City rain #6, Marco Barberio

New York City rain #6

Marco Barberio

Painting - 70 x 50 x 2 cm

$1,902

Print, Sorting Center & Deep Sunset, Marion Sagon

Sorting Center & Deep Sunset

Marion Sagon

Print - 79 x 120 x 2.5 cm

$928

Photography, Amerapoora. My-au-dyk Kyoung - Tripe, Thomas Ruff

Amerapoora. My-au-dyk Kyoung - Tripe

Thomas Ruff

Photography - 40 x 50 cm

$2,038

Painting, The Warriors of tradition, Franck Kemkeng Noah

The Warriors of tradition

Franck Kemkeng Noah

Painting - 110 x 130 x 5 cm

$5,660

Painting, Conciliabule, Jean-Luc Braesch

Conciliabule

Jean-Luc Braesch

Painting - 70 x 50 x 1 cm

$792

Painting, Dreaming on  the Bookshef, Alexandr Klemens

Dreaming on the Bookshef

Alexandr Klemens

Painting - 90 x 70 x 2 cm

$1,245

Painting, Ponte di Rialto - Venice painting, Antonio Sgarbossa

Ponte di Rialto - Venice painting

Antonio Sgarbossa

Painting - 85 x 85 x 1 cm

$889

Painting, Chrysler Building N.Y., LUIS J. FERNANDEZ

Chrysler Building N.Y.

LUIS J. FERNANDEZ

Painting - 130 x 97 x 2 cm

$5,547

Print, Relic, Antonio Mora

Relic

Antonio Mora

Print - 147 x 125 x 1 cm

$1,126

Photography, Poolside Ladies, Slim Aarons

Poolside Ladies

Slim Aarons

Photography - 76 x 101 x 0.01 cm

$3,509

Print, Palm Springs, Mathieu Questel

Palm Springs

Mathieu Questel

Print - 81 x 116 x 2 cm

$2,038

Painting, Frontispiece in Totora, Edgar Quispe

Frontispiece in Totora

Edgar Quispe

Painting - 53 x 73 cm

$849

Painting, Apocalypse, Benjamin Fantin

Apocalypse

Benjamin Fantin

Painting - 100 x 100 x 2 cm

$1,121

Painting, Archi, Aurélie Trabaud

Archi

Aurélie Trabaud

Painting - 46 x 61 x 1 cm

$736

Photography, Maroc, Lionel le Jeune

Maroc

Lionel le Jeune

Photography - 61 x 85 x 0.5 cm

$962

Sculpture, Petit amphithéâtre, Guillaume Couffignal

Petit amphithéâtre

Guillaume Couffignal

Sculpture - 37 x 23 x 20 cm

$2,038

Print, New York, Green Carpet, Chris Morin-Eitner

New York, Green Carpet

Chris Morin-Eitner

Print - 60 x 80 x 0.2 cm

$170

Print, Hannoversche Allgemeine Zeitung, Pol Bury

Hannoversche Allgemeine Zeitung

Pol Bury

Print - 68 x 49 x 0.1 cm

$1,698

Painting, Le jardin en fleurs, Petre Stronsky

Le jardin en fleurs

Petre Stronsky

Painting - 50 x 60 x 2 cm

$1,415

Print, Roman photo n°21, Jacques Monory

Roman photo n°21

Jacques Monory

Print - 85 x 83 cm

$1,432

Painting, The Franks' balcony, Araceli Rodas

The Franks' balcony

Araceli Rodas

Painting - 80 x 120 cm

$679

Painting, Popsee, Patrick Hughes

Popsee

Patrick Hughes

Painting - 45 x 102 x 17 cm

$8,490

Painting, Brigode 30, Bernard Kowalczuk

Brigode 30

Bernard Kowalczuk

Painting - 30 x 30 x 3 cm

$1,019

Sculpture, Puentes [Bridges], Natasha Vázquez

Puentes [Bridges]

Natasha Vázquez

Sculpture - 72 x 72 x 8 cm

$796

Painting, Mon loft à Brooklyn, Nelson Fabiano

Mon loft à Brooklyn

Nelson Fabiano

Painting - 30 x 60 x 4 cm

$1,358

Painting, Another day in Paradise, Leo Bengtson

Another day in Paradise

Leo Bengtson

Painting - 116 x 90 x 2 cm

$2,208

Painting, Crimson spring, Aasiri Wickremage

Crimson spring

Aasiri Wickremage

Painting - 60 x 60 x 5 cm

$1,358

Painting, Boats, Daniel Codorniu

Boats

Daniel Codorniu

Painting - 73 x 92 x 2 cm

$1,981

Painting, N° 1239   Nazareth., R. Cavalié

N° 1239 Nazareth.

R. Cavalié

Painting - 46 x 38 x 2 cm

$566

Photography, Sans Titre I, série Deco, Matthieu Venot

Sans Titre I, série Deco

Matthieu Venot

Photography - 62.5 x 50 x 0.2 cm

$1,358

Painting, Croatia, Sona Adalyan

Croatia

Sona Adalyan

Painting - 70 x 50 x 2 cm

$678

Painting, Light it up like dynamite!, Isabelle Derecque

Light it up like dynamite!

Isabelle Derecque

Painting - 126 x 126 x 3 cm

$5,094

Painting, The seat is cold, Reagan Kruse

The seat is cold

Reagan Kruse

Painting - 60.96 x 45.72 x 3 cm

$1,540

Painting, Venise. La place Saint-Marc, Théo Tobiasse

Venise. La place Saint-Marc

Théo Tobiasse

Painting - 33.5 x 51 x 0.05 cm

$4,302

Photography, Cocktails, Oleg Char

Cocktails

Oleg Char

Photography - 76.2 x 101.6 cm

$2,750

Print, A Room Full of Straw from Six fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm, David Hockney

A Room Full of Straw from Six fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm

David Hockney

Print - 44.5 x 40.5 cm

$4,075

Painting, Au bord du ciel - série Paysage imaginaire et son village perché, Lela Migirov

Au bord du ciel - série Paysage imaginaire et son village perché

Lela Migirov

Painting - 50 x 40 x 2 cm

$566

Sculpture, Floating Favelas, Red Expansion II, David Moreno

Floating Favelas, Red Expansion II

David Moreno

Sculpture - 41 x 45 x 18 cm

$3,962

Print, The mystic room, Voyager AI

The mystic room

Voyager AI

Print - 70 x 70 x 0.1 cm

$668

Print, Untitled, Francesc Todó

Untitled

Francesc Todó

Print - 57 x 76 x 0.1 cm

$679 $543

Sculpture, Untitled, Gerd Kanz

Untitled

Gerd Kanz

Sculpture - 28 x 20 x 8 cm

$1,925

Painting, Early Birds, Gabrielle Rul

Early Birds

Gabrielle Rul

Painting - 31 x 23 x 0.1 cm

$453

Painting, Graduation Day, Rockefeller Chapel, UChicago, Painting, Oil on Canvas, Leon Sarantos

Graduation Day, Rockefeller Chapel, UChicago, Painting, Oil on Canvas

Leon Sarantos

Painting - 55.9 x 71.1 x 2.5 cm

$3,890

Print, Night Chats, Carrie Graber

Night Chats

Carrie Graber

Print - 81.3 x 61 x 3.8 cm

$950

Painting, Blue springs bowl, Al Freno

Blue springs bowl

Al Freno

Painting - 80 x 60 x 3 cm

$2,830

Painting, Yerevan, Anna Krtshatsyan

Yerevan

Anna Krtshatsyan

Painting - 22 x 20 x 0.3 cm

$396 $349

Painting, Paysage breton, Lionel le Jeune

Paysage breton

Lionel le Jeune

Painting - 20 x 20 x 0.5 cm

$340

Painting, En allant au bord de la mer, Gabriel Riesnert

En allant au bord de la mer

Gabriel Riesnert

Painting - 30 x 40 x 2 cm

$1,008

Photography, Bonanza Café, Lone Pine, California, Richard Heeps

Bonanza Café, Lone Pine, California

Richard Heeps

Photography - 63.5 x 80 x 0.1 cm

$927

Painting, Banquet au Rialto, Nathalie Lemaître

Banquet au Rialto

Nathalie Lemaître

Painting - 80 x 120 cm

$3,396

Painting, Ancient architects, Tatiana Iliina

Ancient architects

Tatiana Iliina

Painting - 129.5 x 149.9 x 0.3 cm

$2,495

Photography, Pink Morning, Christophe Jacrot

Pink Morning

Christophe Jacrot

Photography - 60 x 90 x 0.1 cm

$3,057

Painting, Paysage animé, Sartorelli

Paysage animé

Sartorelli

Painting - 54 x 65 x 2 cm

$985

Painting, La nuit porte mes pas, Juliette Lamarca

La nuit porte mes pas

Juliette Lamarca

Painting - 100 x 73 x 3 cm

$2,264

Painting, The last ray, Genia Sheyn

The last ray

Genia Sheyn

Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm

$2,094

Print, New York, Jorge Castillo

New York

Jorge Castillo

Print - 130 x 160 x 0.05 cm

$3,962

Painting, Casa i globus, Àlex Prunés

Casa i globus

Àlex Prunés

Painting - 50 x 50 x 3 cm

$1,698

Painting, El templo rojo, Kessoglou

El templo rojo

Kessoglou

Painting - 81 x 100 x 3 cm

$1,868

Sculpture, Cantilever, David Umemoto

Cantilever

David Umemoto

Sculpture - 22.9 x 20.3 x 34.3 cm

$2,264

Print, Où es-tu ?, Philippe Matine

Où es-tu ?

Philippe Matine

Print - 80 x 80 x 4.5 cm

$372

Fine Art Drawings, Roof Top Island, Chrystèle Saint-Amaux

Roof Top Island

Chrystèle Saint-Amaux

Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 50 x 2 cm

$959

Painting, House in the Desert, Mario Asnago

House in the Desert

Mario Asnago

Painting - 107 x 85 x 1 cm

$2,264

Painting, Le promenade au parc, Lise Le Cœur

Le promenade au parc

Lise Le Cœur

Painting - 60 x 50 x 1 cm

$2,038

Painting, Amalfi flowery road - Italian painting + frame, Vincenzo Somma

Amalfi flowery road - Italian painting + frame

Vincenzo Somma

Painting - 40 x 50 x 2 cm

$549

Painting, Senza titolo, Marco Neri

Senza titolo

Marco Neri

Painting - 60 x 50 x 1 cm

$4,981

Print, Turning Right, Jason Alexander

Turning Right

Jason Alexander

Print - 58.4 x 38.1 x 5.1 cm

$1,550

Painting, Vertical gulf view - Sorrento painting seaside, Gio Sannino

Vertical gulf view - Sorrento painting seaside

Gio Sannino

Painting - 70 x 50 x 2 cm

$357

Painting, Pont Royal, Paris, Neal Turner

Pont Royal, Paris

Neal Turner

Painting - 60 x 73 x 2 cm

$696

Fine Art Drawings, Venise 1, Nadéra Benmansour

Venise 1

Nadéra Benmansour

Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 30 cm

$272

Painting, Réappropriation 5, Kurar

Réappropriation 5

Kurar

Painting - 70 x 100 x 1 cm

$3,962

Painting, L'Empire State Building (Vue 2), Marie France Garrigues

L'Empire State Building (Vue 2)

Marie France Garrigues

Painting - 92 x 73 x 2 cm

$1,981

Painting, Guggenheim en Bilbao, Rosa Susaeta

Guggenheim en Bilbao

Rosa Susaeta

Painting - 80 x 120 x 3 cm

$2,038

Painting, Le petit prince rencontre Hockney, Sokar

Le petit prince rencontre Hockney

Sokar

Painting - 80 x 60 x 2 cm

$2,830

Photography, Emergence 2, Brian Ziff

Emergence 2

Brian Ziff

Photography - 71.1 x 91.4 cm

$3,000

Sculpture, Large pool, Ramon Enrich

Large pool

Ramon Enrich

Sculpture - 11 x 49 x 15 cm

$2,038

Painting, Village with vineyard in bloom (vertical version) - Tuscany landscape painting, Bruno Chirici

Village with vineyard in bloom (vertical version) - Tuscany landscape painting

Bruno Chirici

Painting - 40 x 30 x 2 cm

$260

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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