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Untitled 12 from the series of INtheVISIBLE
Arslan Sükan
Photography - 120 x 180 x 0.1 cm Photography - 47.2 x 70.9 x 0 inch
$4,000
Untitled 34 from the series of INtheVISIBLE
Arslan Sükan
Photography - 50 x 70 x 0.1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0 inch
$2,500
Untitled 31 from the series of INtheVISIBLE
Arslan Sükan
Photography - 75 x 50 x 0.1 cm Photography - 29.5 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$2,500
Untitled 6 from the series of INtheVISIBLE
Arslan Sükan
Photography - 180 x 250 x 0.1 cm Photography - 70.9 x 98.4 x 0 inch
$5,000
Untitled 5 from the series of INtheVISIBLE
Arslan Sükan
Photography - 170 x 255 x 0.1 cm Photography - 66.9 x 100.4 x 0 inch
$5,000
Untitled 24 from the series of INtheVISIBLE
Arslan Sükan
Photography - 80 x 120 x 0.1 cm Photography - 31.5 x 47.2 x 0 inch
$3,500
Untitled 33 from the series of INtheVISIBLE
Arslan Sükan
Photography - 70 x 100 x 0.1 cm Photography - 27.6 x 39.4 x 0 inch
$3,500
Self-Portrait 20.50
Arthur Hent
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 20 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 7.9 x 0 inch
$133
A Clear Day at Pylypets
Zlata Shyshman
Painting - 50 x 55 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 21.7 x 0.8 inch
$2,608
The Sunny Courtyard
Zlata Shyshman
Painting - 65 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 25.6 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$2,331
Rain In The Mountain Village
Zlata Shyshman
Painting - 42 x 79 x 2 cm Painting - 16.5 x 31.1 x 0.8 inch
$2,331
Self-Portrait 15.27
Arthur Hent
Fine Art Drawings - 29.7 x 21 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.7 x 8.3 x 0 inch
$100
Egg, Sao Paulo
Guilherme Licurgo
Photography - 88.9 x 58.4 x 0.3 cm Photography - 35 x 23 x 0.1 inch
$2,500
Le métropolitain
Brigitte Thonhauser-Merk
Painting - 50 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$333
Cityscape - Yerevan - OPERA
Aram Movsisyan
Painting - 65 x 45 x 2 cm Painting - 25.6 x 17.7 x 0.8 inch
$380
Boulevard des Capucines
Sylvie Julkowski-Egard
Painting - 93 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 36.6 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,665
Basilique Santa Maria Della Salute
Sylvie Julkowski-Egard
Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$1,776
Porte Saint Denis
Sylvie Julkowski-Egard
Painting - 93 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 36.6 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,665
Derrière l'Opéra
Sylvie Julkowski-Egard
Painting - 100 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$999
Madrid, Gran Vía Otoño
Leticia Felgueroso
Photography - 120 x 200 cm Photography - 47.2 x 78.7 inch
$4,301
Miami Downtown 2017 16
Luca Artioli
Photography - 114.3 x 177.8 x 0.3 cm Photography - 45 x 70 x 0.1 inch
$5,000
Miami 02-14 02bn
Luca Artioli
Photography - 114.3 x 177.8 x 0.3 cm Photography - 45 x 70 x 0.1 inch
$5,000
Downtown Miami nov 2013 05bn
Luca Artioli
Photography - 114.3 x 177.8 x 0.3 cm Photography - 45 x 70 x 0.1 inch
$5,000
Miami Stripes 09 02bn
Luca Artioli
Photography - 114.3 x 177.8 x 0.3 cm Photography - 45 x 70 x 0.1 inch
$5,000
Miami Downtown 15bn
Luca Artioli
Photography - 114.3 x 177.8 x 0.3 cm Photography - 45 x 70 x 0.1 inch
$4,999
Miami Downtown 13bn
Luca Artioli
Photography - 114.3 x 177.8 x 0.3 cm Photography - 45 x 70 x 0.1 inch
$5,000
Miami 10partbn2
Luca Artioli
Photography - 114.3 x 177.8 x 0.3 cm Photography - 45 x 70 x 0.1 inch
$4,999
Art Deco ott.c
Luca Artioli
Photography - 114.3 x 177.8 x 0.3 cm Photography - 45 x 70 x 0.1 inch
$5,000
Art Deco ott.b.
Luca Artioli
Photography - 114.3 x 177.8 x 0.3 cm Photography - 45 x 70 x 0.1 inch
$4,999
The Golden Dream Of Prague - The King’s Town
Delyafruz Bagirova
Painting - 30 x 24 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 9.4 x 0.8 inch
$332 $266
Wutun Temple in Snow
Shine Huang
Photography - 50.8 x 50.8 x 0.3 cm Photography - 20 x 20 x 0.1 inch
$2,400
Miami Stripes 01
Luca Artioli
Photography - 61 x 76.2 x 0.3 cm Photography - 24 x 30 x 0.1 inch
$3,000
Bureau architectural
Francesco Marino Di Teana
Design - 46 x 196 x 75 cm Design - 18.1 x 77.2 x 29.5 inch
$44,399
Global warming 1.6
Franck Guedj
Photography - 62.5 x 165 x 1 cm Photography - 24.6 x 65 x 0.4 inch
$4,995
Global warming 1.7
Franck Guedj
Photography - 61 x 121 x 1 cm Photography - 24 x 47.6 x 0.4 inch
$4,329
Global warming 1.5
Franck Guedj
Photography - 53 x 150 x 1 cm Photography - 20.9 x 59.1 x 0.4 inch
$4,329
Sample space urban 2.2
Franck Guedj
Photography - 120 x 80 x 1 cm Photography - 47.2 x 31.5 x 0.4 inch
$3,219
Charm
Tomo Sakurai
Fine Art Drawings - 109 x 158 x 2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 42.9 x 62.2 x 0.8 inch
$9,990
Global warming 1.2
Franck Guedj
Photography - 91 x 139 x 10 cm Photography - 35.8 x 54.7 x 3.9 inch
$4,329
André Roland Brudieux
André Roland Brudieux
Fine Art Drawings - 24 x 30 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.4 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$422
Le Château de Mesnil Blondel
André Roland Brudieux
Fine Art Drawings - 24 x 30 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.4 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$422
French rural house
André Roland Brudieux
Fine Art Drawings - 22 x 29 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.7 x 11.4 x 0 inch
$377
Countryside house in Ladrat
André Roland Brudieux
Fine Art Drawings - 24 x 30 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.4 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$388
French countryside
André Roland Brudieux
Fine Art Drawings - 24 x 30 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.4 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$311
Maison Forte Cheyrac
André Roland Brudieux
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 24 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 9.4 x 0 inch
$377
Naveil Presbytère
André Roland Brudieux
Fine Art Drawings - 24 x 30 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.4 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$377
The Castellan
Florisa Cordova
Fine Art Drawings - 23 x 14 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.1 x 5.5 x 0 inch
$277
The Left Hand Points Toward Home
Jessica Houston
Photography - 55.9 x 83.8 cm Photography - 22 x 33 inch
$3,330
Vie secrète
Guillaume Lachapelle
Sculpture - 15 x 12 x 11 cm Sculpture - 5.9 x 4.7 x 4.3 inch
$2,800
Paris Concorde
Luigi Visconti
Photography - 100 x 165 x 0.5 cm Photography - 39.4 x 65 x 0.2 inch
$4,551
Paris Vendôme
Luigi Visconti
Photography - 110 x 153 x 0.5 cm Photography - 43.3 x 60.2 x 0.2 inch
$4,551
Muse 1972 à la sculpture de granit à Mathausen
Florian Hunger-Pegof
Photography - 40 x 30 x 0.5 cm Photography - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.2 inch
$3,219
Small landscape - Village 1
Natalie Shiporina
Painting - 15 x 20 x 0.3 cm Painting - 5.9 x 7.9 x 0.1 inch
$552
Beautiful girl
Gisela Gaffoglio
Painting - 148 x 185 x 3 cm Painting - 58.3 x 72.8 x 1.2 inch
$5,106
Portrait of an Elderly Gentleman.
Igor Shulman
Painting - 115.3 x 150.1 x 5.1 cm Painting - 45.4 x 59.1 x 2 inch
$6,500
Vertigo - Photographie argentique - Paris
Jules Gorce
Photography - 20 x 30 cm Photography - 7.9 x 11.8 inch
$777
Montmartre - La Fille en Jaune
Sylvie Schambill
Print - 30 x 30 x 0.2 cm Print - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch
$499
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!