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Militarized Landscape
Akim Levich
Painting - 87 x 95 x 2 cm Painting - 34.3 x 37.4 x 0.8 inch
$8,372
Paris, Triomphe du vivant
Chris Morin-Eitner
Print - 60 x 80 x 0.2 cm Print - 23.6 x 31.5 x 0.1 inch
$167
Paris, Pont Alexandre-III
Chris Morin-Eitner
Print - 80 x 60 x 0.2 cm Print - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.1 inch
$167
Billiards at the castle
Alain Le Chapelier
Photography - 30 x 45 cm Photography - 11.8 x 17.7 inch
$781
Open Window
Roberto Cuccaro
Fine Art Drawings - 50.5 x 36.1 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.9 x 14.2 x 0 inch
$1,563
Closed Shutters
Roberto Cuccaro
Fine Art Drawings - 50.5 x 36.1 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.9 x 14.2 x 0 inch
$1,563
Beyrouth, la ville en perpétuelle résurrection
Géraldine Rué
Photography - 40 x 60 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 inch
$400
L'Entrée du Palais
Célestin Messaggio
Painting - 55 x 64 x 2 cm Painting - 21.7 x 25.2 x 0.8 inch
$4,353
Lumière de Janvier à Venise
Célestin Messaggio
Painting - 61 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 24 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$3,851
Un Canal à Venise
Célestin Messaggio
Painting - 60 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$4,074
Lumière bleue sur Venise
Célestin Messaggio
Painting - 60 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$4,074
Depuis le potager vue sur l'église de St François-de-Sales, Chêne-Bourg
Frédéric Goerg
Painting - 65 x 54 x 2 cm Painting - 25.6 x 21.3 x 0.8 inch
$606
The Reefs of Cetara in my Dreams (Amalfi Coast)
Alex Bertaina
Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$2,944
Freedom Tower Skyline
Marion Zimmermann
Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$603
Un coeur à prendre
Alexandre Mijatovic
Sculpture - 43 x 25 x 25 cm Sculpture - 16.9 x 9.8 x 9.8 inch
$6,028
Lights at the mountains
Francisco Nicolás
Print - 30 x 40 x 0.1 cm Print - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0 inch
$167
The Symphony Of Summer
Kirill Postovit
Fine Art Drawings - 29.7 x 21 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.7 x 8.3 x 0 inch
$222
The Urban Autumn
Kirill Postovit
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 70 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 27.6 inch
$536
Intramuros
Luis Miguel Valdes
Painting - 199.9 x 460 x 0.3 cm Painting - 78.7 x 181.1 x 0.1 inch
$26,000
Paris in Las Vegas
Jarmila Kostliva
Photography - 79 x 51 x 0.2 cm Photography - 31.1 x 20.1 x 0.1 inch
$600
Mesa Verde Ancient Home
Jarmila Kostliva
Photography - 82 x 62 x 0.2 cm Photography - 32.3 x 24.4 x 0.1 inch
$600
Groenland
Jean-Christophe Béchet
Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0 inch
$770
Eureka, USA
Jean-Christophe Béchet
Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0 inch
$770
Invitation to Heavens, Slovenia
Nathan Soulez-Larivière
Photography - 90 x 60 cm Photography - 35.4 x 23.6 inch
$558
Dolce Vita 17
Aimee Hillman
Photography - 61 x 45.7 x 0.3 cm Photography - 24 x 18 x 0.1 inch
$2,355
Dolce Vita 16
Aimee Hillman
Photography - 61 x 45.7 x 0.3 cm Photography - 24 x 18 x 0.1 inch
$2,355
Dolce Vita 13
Aimee Hillman
Photography - 61 x 45.7 x 0.3 cm Photography - 24 x 18 x 0.1 inch
$2,355
The Citizens - 12
Romeo Melikyan
Painting - 50 x 30 x 0.3 cm Painting - 19.7 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch
$1,340
Kalaallit Nunaat 12-12
Antoine Buttafoghi
Photography - 60 x 90 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 inch
$1,340
Kalaallit Nunaat 11-11
Antoine Buttafoghi
Photography - 60 x 90 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 inch
$1,340
Kalaallit Nunaat 09-09
Antoine Buttafoghi
Photography - 60 x 90 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 inch
$1,340
Kalaallit Nunaat 05-05
Antoine Buttafoghi
Photography - 60 x 90 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 inch
$1,340
Un soir à New York
Raymond Poulet
Painting - 65 x 54 x 2 cm Painting - 25.6 x 21.3 x 0.8 inch
$9,466
Moulin rouge, un soir d'été, Paris
Christian Jodin
Painting - 50 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$547
Paysage villageois, campagne genevoise
Harry Urban
Painting - 54 x 65 x 2 cm Painting - 21.3 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch
$721
MANHATTAN, J'AIME TA COULEUR
Sophie Petetin
Painting - 38 x 46 x 2.5 cm Painting - 15 x 18.1 x 1 inch
$664
Rainbow at the Eiffel Tower
Michael K. Yamaoka
Photography - 91.4 x 61 x 0.1 cm Photography - 36 x 24 x 0.04 inch
$4,000
I.M.Pei Pyramide du Louvre
Michael K. Yamaoka
Photography - 91.4 x 61 x 0.1 cm Photography - 36 x 24 x 0.04 inch
$4,000
Extravagant City
Michael K. Yamaoka
Photography - 61 x 91.4 x 0.1 cm Photography - 24 x 36 x 0.04 inch
$4,000
Paris Moulin Rouge
Christian Jodin
Painting - 20 x 20 x 1 cm Painting - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.4 inch
$334 $167
Paris Luxemburg Castle
Christian Jodin
Painting - 20 x 20 x 1 cm Painting - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.4 inch
$334 $167
Palladio, Villa Godi second view
Lucio Forte
Painting - 23 x 27 x 0.1 cm Painting - 9.1 x 10.6 x 0 inch
$84
Notre-Dame de Paris
Anne-Marie Toporkoff
Photography - 18 x 30 x 0.2 cm Photography - 7.1 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch
$882
Going to nowhere n 9
Gianni Colangelo
Photography - 100 x 150 x 2 cm Photography - 39.4 x 59.1 x 0.8 inch
$3,349
View of Fribourg, Switzerland with the Saint-Nicolas cathedral
Kim En Joong
Painting - 60 x 80 x 3 cm Painting - 23.6 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch
$11,721
Hospital
Ray Smith
Fine Art Drawings - 27 x 37 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 10.6 x 14.6 x 0 inch
$1,060
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!