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Rue Cortot, rus du Mont Cenis
Marie France Garrigues
Painting - 50 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$721
Amalfi flowery road - Italian painting + frame
Vincenzo Somma
Painting - 40 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$538
Secret Society
Franck Kemkeng Noah
Painting - 90 x 144 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 56.7 x 0.8 inch
$4,884
Casa Luna
Chrystèle Saint-Amaux
Fine Art Drawings - 20 x 20 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.1 inch
$275
Casa sourire
Chrystèle Saint-Amaux
Fine Art Drawings - 20 x 20 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.1 inch
$272
Rêverie à Volgograd
Jacques Guillet
Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$1,110
Old Bridge. Mostar
Alisa Onipchenko-Cherniakovska
Painting - 90 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$2,800
Le Mont Saint Michel
Jacques Guillet
Painting - 146 x 114 x 2 cm Painting - 57.5 x 44.9 x 0.8 inch
$6,660
A trip to Dominican Republic
Bente Halvorsen
Painting - 110 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 43.3 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$3,552
La ville, Les maisons, Les Visages (1)
Morten Schelde
Print - 28 x 21.5 cm Print - 11 x 8.5 inch
$166
View from the terrace large version - Positano painting seaside
Gio Sannino
Painting - 50 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
$350
Vertical gulf view - Sorrento painting seaside
Gio Sannino
Painting - 70 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$350
La ville, Les maisons, Les Visages (5)
Morten Schelde
Print - 28 x 21.5 cm Print - 11 x 8.5 inch
$166
La ville, Les maisons, Les Visages (3)
Morten Schelde
Print - 28 x 21.5 cm Print - 11 x 8.5 inch
$166
La ville, Les maisons, Les Visages (2)
Morten Schelde
Print - 28 x 21.5 cm Print - 11 x 8.5 inch
$166
Power Station & Sweet Landscape
Marion Sagon
Painting - 120 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 47.2 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$4,773
Northern Factory & Orange Sunset
Marion Sagon
Painting - 80 x 80 x 2.5 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 1 inch
$3,552
"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
$1,221 $1,099
Windy Morning
Asya Feoktistova
Painting - 120 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 47.2 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$10,073
Sculpting Space: Abstract Perspectives of Barcelona's Iconic Pavilion
Daniel Holfeld
Photography - 30 x 20 cm Photography - 11.8 x 7.9 inch
$666
Fragments of Space: Abstract Explorations in Mies' Architectural Wonderland
Daniel Holfeld
Photography - 20 x 30 cm Photography - 7.9 x 11.8 inch
$666
Texture and Tone: Abstract Realms within Barcelona's Pavilion
Daniel Holfeld
Photography - 20 x 30 cm Photography - 7.9 x 11.8 inch
$666
Interplay of Forms: Abstract Echoes within Mies van der Rohe Pavilion
Daniel Holfeld
Photography - 20 x 30 cm Photography - 7.9 x 11.8 inch
$666
Visual Rhythms: Abstract Studies of Mies van der Rohe Pavilion
Daniel Holfeld
Photography - 20 x 30 cm Photography - 7.9 x 11.8 inch
$666
Symphony of Steel and Glass: Abstract Journeys through Mies' Pavilion
Daniel Holfeld
Photography - 20 x 30 cm Photography - 7.9 x 11.8 inch
$666
Ethereal Encounters: Abstract Meditations on Mies' Pavilion in Barcelona
Daniel Holfeld
Photography - 20 x 30 cm Photography - 7.9 x 11.8 inch
$666
Abstract Symmetry: Geometry and Light in Mies' Barcelona Pavilion
Daniel Holfeld
Photography - 20 x 30 cm Photography - 7.9 x 11.8 inch
$666
Architectural Alchemy: Abstract Transformations in Mies' Pavilion
Daniel Holfeld
Photography - 30 x 20 cm Photography - 11.8 x 7.9 inch
$666
Capturing Essence: Abstract Impressions of Mies van der Rohe Pavilion
Daniel Holfeld
Photography - 20 x 30 cm Photography - 7.9 x 11.8 inch
$666
Temporal Fragments: Abstract Moments in Mies' Barcelona Pavilion
Daniel Holfeld
Photography - 20 x 30 cm Photography - 7.9 x 11.8 inch
$666
Temporal Fragments: Abstract Moments in Mies' Barcelona Pavilion
Daniel Holfeld
Photography - 30 x 20 cm Photography - 11.8 x 7.9 inch
$666
Lines and Shadows: Abstract Visions in Mies' Barcelona Masterpiece
Daniel Holfeld
Photography - 20 x 30 cm Photography - 7.9 x 11.8 inch
$666
Minimalism Unveiled: Abstract Captures of Mies' Barcelona Pavilion
Daniel Holfeld
Photography - 30 x 20 cm Photography - 11.8 x 7.9 inch
$666
Amour sous Notre-Dame
Lisbeth Buonanno
Painting - 22 x 27 x 1.8 cm Painting - 8.7 x 10.6 x 0.7 inch
$888
Les Demoiselles Amazones I
Franck Kemkeng Noah
Painting - 160 x 230 x 2 cm Painting - 63 x 90.6 x 0.8 inch
$10,878
Roi-Fö, La'akam
Franck Kemkeng Noah
Painting - 130 x 160 x 3 cm Painting - 51.2 x 63 x 1.2 inch
$7,659
Secret Society - Throne
Franck Kemkeng Noah
Painting - 110 x 130 x 3 cm Painting - 43.3 x 51.2 x 1.2 inch
$6,216
Offscreen (Roi-Fö II)
Franck Kemkeng Noah
Painting - 160 x 200 x 3 cm Painting - 63 x 78.7 x 1.2 inch
$10,878
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
$888
Who is there
Marie France Garrigues
Painting - 116 x 89 x 2 cm Painting - 45.7 x 35 x 0.8 inch
$2,886
Temple Roulant
Erte Tirtoff
Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 23.5 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 6.2 x 9.3 x 0.4 inch
$6,660
Hotel du Cap Eden-Roc (Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print)
Slim Aarons
Photography - 152.4 x 101.6 cm Photography - 60 x 40 inch
$4,096
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
$3,330
Evening Bellagio
Alisa Onipchenko-Cherniakovska
Painting - 80 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$2,800
Madagascar, Analamanga, mère et fils agriculteurs
José Nicolas
Photography - 40 x 40 cm Photography - 15.7 x 15.7 inch
$666
Tropical Space Hostal
Simon Vega
Photography - 51 x 76 x 4 cm Photography - 20.1 x 29.9 x 1.6 inch
$2,442
JR au Louvre, 29 Mars 2019, Paris, France (19h45)
JR
Print - 35 x 46 cm Print - 13.8 x 18.1 inch
$2,109
Seaside with flowers vertical version - Positano painting + frame
Vincenzo Somma
Painting - 50 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
$538
L'ami quotidien
Juliette Lamarca
Painting - 130 x 97 x 4 cm Painting - 51.2 x 38.2 x 1.6 inch
$3,330
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
$350
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!