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Paysage de neige à Chaîne d'Or, Haute Savoie
Michel Trapezaroff
Painting - 19 x 27 x 2 cm Painting - 7.5 x 10.6 x 0.8 inch
$3,282
Tempête sur Mouro - série mer et phares
Alain Abramatic
Painting - 55 x 33 x 2 cm Painting - 21.7 x 13 x 0.8 inch
$603
Manhattan Traffic
Fabien Novarino
Photography - 80 x 120 x 2 cm Photography - 31.5 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch
$1,674
A la fin du voyage commence la mémoire - 2
Jean Valera
Photography - 30 x 30 x 0.3 cm Photography - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch
$123
Obey Broadcasting (Dance Floor Riot)
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 30 x 30 x 1 cm Print - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
$279
Oxygènement harmonisant
Emilie Serris
Painting - 80 x 80 x 3 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch
$1,887
Village de rêve
Martine Fauve Dechavanne
Painting - 100 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$1,708
Light in the street
Alejandro Quincoces
Painting - 85 x 85 x 2 cm Painting - 33.5 x 33.5 x 0.8 inch
$8,484
Freedom - Collection Best Life
Rodrigo
Photography - 26.7 x 35.6 x 0.1 cm Photography - 10.5 x 14 x 0 inch
$1,673
Entrer dans la lumière
Dominique Jullien
Photography - 20 x 30 x 1 cm Photography - 7.9 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
$391
Tour de Manège #2 - Archi-Lines Series
Anna Levesh
Photography - 80 x 60 cm Photography - 31.5 x 23.6 inch
$882
Le Pont Neuf - la Rive Gauche
Patrick Marie
Print - 49 x 70 x 0.1 cm Print - 19.3 x 27.6 x 0 inch
$212
Iggy Pop, Ann Arbor, MI, 1968
Glen Craig
Photography - 40.6 x 50.8 x 5.1 cm Photography - 16 x 20 x 2 inch
$1,500
Poolside Poodle
Slim Aarons
Photography - 101 x 152 x 0.01 cm Photography - 39.8 x 59.8 x 0 inch
$4,019
Resonanz II, #3112
Oliver Lipinski
Photography - 100 x 70 x 0.6 cm Photography - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0.2 inch
$1,764
Resonanz I, #3100
Oliver Lipinski
Photography - 100 x 70 x 0.6 cm Photography - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0.2 inch
$1,764
Architectural Minimalism Lisbon #12
Paul J Bucknall
Photography - 61 x 61 x 0.3 cm Photography - 24 x 24 x 0.1 inch
$903
HK Fruits Gage Street Corner
Marco Santaniello
Print - 45 x 32 x 0.1 cm Print - 17.7 x 12.6 x 0 inch
$335 $285
The Tired Facade
Paul J Bucknall
Photography - 50.8 x 61 x 0.3 cm Photography - 20 x 24 x 0.1 inch
$752
A Journey to Reencounter Japanese Landscapes 3
Yasuo Kiyonaga
Photography - 40.8 x 28.9 x 0.1 cm Photography - 16.1 x 11.4 x 0 inch
$893
Au grand Palais
Marie France Garrigues
Painting - 100 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$2,567
Boats - Sicily, Italy
Reneta Isin
Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$11,163
Procida island - Naples, Italy
Reneta Isin
Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$11,163
Florence Old Town Italy
Reneta Isin
Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$11,163
Prague Old Tram - Old Town
Reneta Isin
Painting - 120 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 47.2 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$15,070
Sunny Morning in Italy
Reneta Isin
Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$11,163
Night in Venice Italy - Boats
Reneta Isin
Painting - 60 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$6,140
Lost Village_17
Yasuo Kiyonaga
Photography - 70 x 100 x 0.2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 39.4 x 0.1 inch
$1,786
Lost Village_18
Yasuo Kiyonaga
Photography - 100 x 100 x 0.2 cm Photography - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.1 inch
$1,786
Lost Village_19
Yasuo Kiyonaga
Photography - 70 x 100 x 0.2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 39.4 x 0.1 inch
$1,786
Lost Village_20
Yasuo Kiyonaga
Photography - 70 x 100 x 4 cm Photography - 27.6 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch
$1,786
Lost Village_11
Yasuo Kiyonaga
Photography - 100 x 70 x 3.5 cm Photography - 39.4 x 27.6 x 1.4 inch
$1,340
Lost village_07
Yasuo Kiyonaga
Photography - 35 x 150 x 2.5 cm Photography - 13.8 x 59.1 x 1 inch
$1,786
Lost village_09
Yasuo Kiyonaga
Photography - 40 x 150 x 2.5 cm Photography - 15.7 x 59.1 x 1 inch
$1,786
Lost village_10
Yasuo Kiyonaga
Photography - 150 x 45 x 2.5 cm Photography - 59.1 x 17.7 x 1 inch
$1,786
XXI 23023
Pierre Muckensturm
Fine Art Drawings - 76 x 56 cm Fine Art Drawings - 29.9 x 22 inch
$1,786
L'homme près de la Porte
Marie France Garrigues
Painting - 81 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 31.9 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$2,344
Sun rising on Camden market
Valerie Le Meur
Painting - 81 x 100 x 2.5 cm Painting - 31.9 x 39.4 x 1 inch
$2,456
Ice Bar - Slim Aarons Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print
Slim Aarons
Photography - 152.4 x 101.6 cm Photography - 60 x 40 inch
$3,885
Bermudan Hostess
Slim Aarons
Photography - 101.6 x 101.6 x 2.5 cm Photography - 40 x 40 x 1 inch
$4,119
South Africa Swimming Pool
Slim Aarons
Photography - 76.2 x 76.2 cm Photography - 30 x 30 inch
$3,488
Boats Before The Excelsior
Slim Aarons
Photography - 76.2 x 76.2 cm Photography - 30 x 30 inch
$3,488
Hotel On Lake Como 1983 Slim Aarons Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print
Slim Aarons
Photography - 152.4 x 101.6 cm Photography - 60 x 40 inch
$3,963
Hotel Olden - 1961 Slim Aarons Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print
Slim Aarons
Photography - 101.6 x 101.6 cm Photography - 40 x 40 inch
$3,963
Von Oswald House, 1986 Slim Aarons Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print
Slim Aarons
Photography - 101.6 x 152.4 cm Photography - 40 x 60 inch
$3,963
Park Avenue - 1953 Slim Aarons Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print
Slim Aarons
Photography - 101.6 x 101.6 cm Photography - 40 x 40 inch
$3,963
Saint-Tropez Boucherie - 1971 Slim Aarons Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print
Slim Aarons
Photography - 101.6 x 152.4 cm Photography - 40 x 60 inch
$3,963
Penthouse Pool Slim Aarons Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print
Slim Aarons
Photography - 101.6 x 101.6 cm Photography - 40 x 40 inch
$5,313
The Carlton Hotel, Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
Slim Aarons
Photography - 101.6 x 101.6 cm Photography - 40 x 40 inch
$3,963
Poolside Poodle 1970 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
Slim Aarons
Photography - 76 x 101 x 0.01 cm Photography - 29.9 x 39.8 x 0 inch
$3,343
At The Linsk House
Slim Aarons
Photography - 101 x 76 x 0.01 cm Photography - 39.8 x 29.9 x 0 inch
$3,628
Chocolate Factory & Crazy Sunset
Marion Sagon
Painting - 120 x 80 x 3 cm Painting - 47.2 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch
$4,800
Majestic Hotel
Diederik Van Apple
Print - 120 x 180 x 4 cm Print - 47.2 x 70.9 x 1.6 inch
$10,605 $8,484
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!