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Le Cours Mirabeau (Aix en provence)
Barthélémy Amoros
Fine Art Drawings - 17 x 24 cm Fine Art Drawings - 6.7 x 9.4 inch
$558
Le Conservatoire
Barthélémy Amoros
Fine Art Drawings - 24 x 16 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.4 x 6.3 inch
$726
La Méjanes (Aix en provence)
Barthélémy Amoros
Fine Art Drawings - 18 x 23 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.1 x 9.1 inch
$558
Le mur végétal (Aix en provence)
Barthélémy Amoros
Fine Art Drawings - 23 x 18 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.1 x 7.1 inch
$558
La Cathédrale St Sauveur (Aix en provence)
Barthélémy Amoros
Fine Art Drawings - 23 x 18 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.1 x 7.1 inch
$558
London, Evening Promise
Ruslana Levandovska
Painting - 61 x 45.7 x 1.9 cm Painting - 24 x 18 x 0.75 inch
$2,500
L'église de Saint-Germain-des-Près, Paris
Michel-Henry
Print - 58 x 43 cm Print - 22.8 x 16.9 inch
$223
Le Louvre et le Jardin des Tuileries, Paris
Michel-Henry
Print - 58 x 43 cm Print - 22.8 x 16.9 inch
$223
Plano Pirámides 2. One of a Kind (Framed)
Rodrigo Spinel
Fine Art Drawings - 14.8 x 21 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 5.8 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch
$400
1979 Moon Shin Monumental sculpture on Woodstock paper
Moon Shin
Fine Art Drawings - 29 x 21 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.4 x 8.3 inch
$5,526
Moon Shin Museum 1975
Moon Shin
Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 29 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 11.4 inch
$3,237
Moon Shin Museum with China Ink 1975
Moon Shin
Fine Art Drawings - 22 x 30 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.7 x 11.8 inch
$3,237
Paris Quartier Latin Moon Shin Home Design Rue Domat 1974
Moon Shin
Fine Art Drawings - 31 x 23 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.2 x 9.1 inch
$3,237
Paris Quartier Latin Rue des Carmes Commissariat Maubert 1970
Moon Shin
Fine Art Drawings - 23 x 29 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.1 x 11.4 inch
$3,237
Paris Quartier Latin Design Moon Shin Home Rue Domat 1972
Moon Shin
Fine Art Drawings - 32 x 24 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.6 x 9.4 inch
$3,237
PARIS Quartier Latin rue Galande 1974
Moon Shin
Fine Art Drawings - 29 x 23 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.4 x 9.1 inch
$3,237
PARIS Quartier Latin Moon Shin Home Rue Domat 1976
Moon Shin
Fine Art Drawings - 33 x 22 cm Fine Art Drawings - 13 x 8.7 inch
$3,237
Paris Quartier Latin Saint Severin 1974
Moon Shin
Fine Art Drawings - 29 x 17 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.4 x 6.7 inch
$3,237
Les toits de PARIS Roofs 1970
Moon Shin
Fine Art Drawings - 19 x 25.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.5 x 10 inch
$3,237
Paris Rue des Carmes Quartier Latin commissariat Maubert Ve 1974
Moon Shin
Fine Art Drawings - 23 x 30 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.1 x 11.8 inch
$3,237
MOON SHIN Musée Imaginaire Museum 1976
Moon Shin
Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 29 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 11.4 inch
$3,237
Moon Shin Museum Project 1979 Dessin Drawing MMCA Museum Modern Contemporary Art
Moon Shin
Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 29 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 11.4 inch
$4,353
Plano Pirámides. One of a Kind (Framed)
Rodrigo Spinel
Fine Art Drawings - 14.8 x 21 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 5.8 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch
$400
Gotico. One of a Kind (Framed)
Rodrigo Spinel
Fine Art Drawings - 14.8 x 21 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 5.8 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch
$400
Tejido 2. One of a Kind (Framed)
Rodrigo Spinel
Fine Art Drawings - 14.8 x 21 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 5.8 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch
$400
Totem From Barcares, 1970 to Seoul Olympiads, 1988
Moon Shin
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 21 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 8.3 inch
$5,526
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
$123
Arc-en-ciel urbain
Christian Bruneau
Photography - 24 x 36 x 0.5 cm Photography - 9.4 x 14.2 x 0.2 inch
$67
Villa Picollo
Christian Bruneau
Photography - 24 x 36 x 0.5 cm Photography - 9.4 x 14.2 x 0.2 inch
$67
Palais des diamantaires
Christian Bruneau
Photography - 24 x 36 x 0.5 cm Photography - 9.4 x 14.2 x 0.2 inch
$67
Ferme d'antan
Christian Bruneau
Photography - 24 x 36 x 0.5 cm Photography - 9.4 x 14.2 x 0.2 inch
$67
Fontaine de Jouvence
Christian Bruneau
Photography - 24 x 36 x 0.5 cm Photography - 9.4 x 14.2 x 0.2 inch
$67
Château aux chapeaux
Christian Bruneau
Photography - 60 x 40 x 3 cm Photography - 23.6 x 15.7 x 1.2 inch
$179
Tokyo Crossing XI
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 60 x 180 x 3 cm Photography - 23.6 x 70.9 x 1.2 inch
$3,338
Ponte Vecchio in the evening
Andrzej Borowski
Painting - 40 x 50 x 1 cm Painting - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch
$2,344
Lady Monster and Mr Walker
Martin Kallay
Photography - 75 x 50 cm Photography - 29.5 x 19.7 inch
$2,344
The temple of Saletta
White Shark
Painting - 49 x 37 x 1.5 cm Painting - 19.3 x 14.6 x 0.6 inch
$335
Au fil du temps
Christian Bruneau
Photography - 60 x 90 x 3 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 1.2 inch
$402
Dernière séance
Yves Bordes Lapeyre
Photography - 50 x 75 x 0.1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 29.5 x 0 inch
$614
Boats on the Horizon
Slava Brodinsky
Painting - 76 x 40 x 3 cm Painting - 29.9 x 15.7 x 1.2 inch
$2,500
Villa Libertà Rossa
Gina Soden
Photography - 54.8 x 44.64 x 0.2 cm Photography - 21.6 x 17.6 x 0.1 inch
$1,451
Engrenages
Gina Soden
Photography - 44.64 x 64.96 x 0.1 cm Photography - 17.6 x 25.6 x 0 inch
$1,451
City mirror NO42_ New York World Trade Center
Lixian Cai
Painting - 140 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 55.1 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$6,809
Au coin de la rue aux prêtres
André Boubounelle
Painting - 19.8 x 36 x 2 cm Painting - 7.8 x 14.2 x 0.8 inch
$2,791
Follow the Yellow Brick Road
José Luis Ceña
Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$4,465
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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