Architecture

Print, L'Eden d'Eileen, Lionel Borla

L'Eden d'Eileen

Lionel Borla

Print - 50 x 35 x 1 cm Print - 19.7 x 13.8 x 0.4 inch

$224

Painting, N-0,044, Romeo Melikyan

N-0,044

Romeo Melikyan

Painting - 110 x 75 x 2 cm Painting - 43.3 x 29.5 x 0.8 inch

$4,936 $3,949

Painting, N-011,1, Romeo Melikyan

N-011,1

Romeo Melikyan

Painting - 80 x 115 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 45.3 x 0.8 inch

$5,049

Fine Art Drawings, In January, Kamsar Ohanyan

In January

Kamsar Ohanyan

Fine Art Drawings - 37 x 27 cm Fine Art Drawings - 14.6 x 10.6 inch

$292

Painting, Sunny Room, Kamsar Ohanyan

Sunny Room

Kamsar Ohanyan

Painting - 25 x 35 x 3 cm Painting - 9.8 x 13.8 x 1.2 inch

$505 $430

Print, Untitled, Arnau Alemany

Untitled

Arnau Alemany

Print - 50 x 70 x 0.1 cm Print - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0 inch

$449

Painting, Master of his domain, Gary Ernest Smith

Master of his domain

Gary Ernest Smith

Painting - 76.2 x 101.6 cm Painting - 30 x 40 inch

$17,000

Painting, Under Sky Train, Loi Duc

Under Sky Train

Loi Duc

Painting - 110 x 200 x 1 cm Painting - 43.3 x 78.7 x 0.4 inch

$10,378

Painting, L'amour fou, Overside vs Dize156

L'amour fou

Overside vs Dize156

Painting - 137 x 137 x 5 cm Painting - 53.9 x 53.9 x 2 inch

$5,385

Painting, Paris Moulin Rouge at Night, Christian Jodin

Paris Moulin Rouge at Night

Christian Jodin

Painting - 20 x 20 x 1 cm Painting - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.4 inch

$443

Painting, Contemplations, Martin Wojnowski

Contemplations

Martin Wojnowski

Painting - 41 x 50 x 4 cm Painting - 16.1 x 19.7 x 1.6 inch

$2,580

Print, C'est ici - série paysage imaginaire, Marc Sinic

C'est ici - série paysage imaginaire

Marc Sinic

Print - 50 x 70 x 1.5 cm Print - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.6 inch

$449

Print, Autoportrait au pack - série monde imaginaire, Marc Sinic

Autoportrait au pack - série monde imaginaire

Marc Sinic

Print - 50 x 70 x 1.5 cm Print - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.6 inch

$449

Photography, Dream Machine / Homage To Interbau 57 Berlin 3, Sergei Sviatchenko

Dream Machine / Homage To Interbau 57 Berlin 3

Sergei Sviatchenko

Photography - 21 x 29 cm Photography - 8.3 x 11.4 inch

$3,366

Photography, Dream Machine / Homage To Interbau 57 Berlin 4, Sergei Sviatchenko

Dream Machine / Homage To Interbau 57 Berlin 4

Sergei Sviatchenko

Photography - 21 x 29 cm Photography - 8.3 x 11.4 inch

$3,366

Photography, Dream Machine / Homage To Interbau 57 Berlin 5, Sergei Sviatchenko

Dream Machine / Homage To Interbau 57 Berlin 5

Sergei Sviatchenko

Photography - 21 x 29 cm Photography - 8.3 x 11.4 inch

$3,366

Photography, Dream Machine / Homage To Interbau 57 Berlin 6, Sergei Sviatchenko

Dream Machine / Homage To Interbau 57 Berlin 6

Sergei Sviatchenko

Photography - 21 x 29 cm Photography - 8.3 x 11.4 inch

$3,366

Photography, Dream Machine / Homage To Interbau 57 Berlin 7, Sergei Sviatchenko

Dream Machine / Homage To Interbau 57 Berlin 7

Sergei Sviatchenko

Photography - 21 x 29 cm Photography - 8.3 x 11.4 inch

$3,366

Photography, Dream Machine / Homage To Interbau 57 Berlin 1, Sergei Sviatchenko

Dream Machine / Homage To Interbau 57 Berlin 1

Sergei Sviatchenko

Photography - 29 x 21 cm Photography - 11.4 x 8.3 inch

$3,366

Photography, Dream Machine / Homage To Interbau 57 Berlin 2, Sergei Sviatchenko

Dream Machine / Homage To Interbau 57 Berlin 2

Sergei Sviatchenko

Photography - 21 x 29 cm Photography - 8.3 x 11.4 inch

$3,366

Photography, Dream Machine / Homage To Interbau 57 Berlin 1, Sergei Sviatchenko

Dream Machine / Homage To Interbau 57 Berlin 1

Sergei Sviatchenko

Photography - 21 x 29 cm Photography - 8.3 x 11.4 inch

$3,366

Photography, Legendary Peter Behrens AEG Turbine Factory Berlin 4, Sergei Sviatchenko

Legendary Peter Behrens AEG Turbine Factory Berlin 4

Sergei Sviatchenko

Photography - 21 x 29 cm Photography - 8.3 x 11.4 inch

$3,366

Photography, Legendary Peter Behrens AEG Turbine Factory Berlin 7, Sergei Sviatchenko

Legendary Peter Behrens AEG Turbine Factory Berlin 7

Sergei Sviatchenko

Photography - 21 x 29 cm Photography - 8.3 x 11.4 inch

$3,366

Photography, Legendary Peter Behrens AEG Turbine Factory Berlin 9, Sergei Sviatchenko

Legendary Peter Behrens AEG Turbine Factory Berlin 9

Sergei Sviatchenko

Photography - 21 x 29 cm Photography - 8.3 x 11.4 inch

$3,366

Photography, Legendary Peter Behrens AEG Turbine Factory Berlin 10, Sergei Sviatchenko

Legendary Peter Behrens AEG Turbine Factory Berlin 10

Sergei Sviatchenko

Photography - 29 x 21 cm Photography - 11.4 x 8.3 inch

$3,366

Photography, Legendary Peter Behrens AEG Turbine Factory Berlin 13, Sergei Sviatchenko

Legendary Peter Behrens AEG Turbine Factory Berlin 13

Sergei Sviatchenko

Photography - 29 x 21 cm Photography - 11.4 x 8.3 inch

$3,366

Photography, Legendary Peter Behrens AEG Turbine Factory Berlin 12, Sergei Sviatchenko

Legendary Peter Behrens AEG Turbine Factory Berlin 12

Sergei Sviatchenko

Photography - 29 x 21 cm Photography - 11.4 x 8.3 inch

$3,366

Photography, Legendary Peter Behrens AEG Turbine Factory Berlin 3, Sergei Sviatchenko

Legendary Peter Behrens AEG Turbine Factory Berlin 3

Sergei Sviatchenko

Photography - 21 x 29 cm Photography - 8.3 x 11.4 inch

$3,366

Photography, Legendary Peter Behrens AEG Turbine Factory Berlin 1, Sergei Sviatchenko

Legendary Peter Behrens AEG Turbine Factory Berlin 1

Sergei Sviatchenko

Photography - 21 x 29 cm Photography - 8.3 x 11.4 inch

$3,366

Photography, Souvenirs de Paris 4 Everyone, Juan Pablo Castro

Souvenirs de Paris 4 Everyone

Juan Pablo Castro

Photography - 61 x 91.4 x 0.3 cm Photography - 24 x 36 x 0.1 inch

$3,000

Photography, Thank you, Juan Pablo Castro

Thank you

Juan Pablo Castro

Photography - 91.4 x 61 x 0.3 cm Photography - 36 x 24 x 0.1 inch

$3,000

Photography, Acoustics, Juan Pablo Castro

Acoustics

Juan Pablo Castro

Photography - 61 x 91.4 x 0.3 cm Photography - 24 x 36 x 0.1 inch

$3,000

Painting, Apparent, Mirtha Otaño

Apparent

Mirtha Otaño

Painting - 70 x 100 x 4 cm Painting - 27.6 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch

$3,354

Painting, Flow, Mirtha Otaño

Flow

Mirtha Otaño

Painting - 63 x 93 x 4 cm Painting - 24.8 x 36.6 x 1.6 inch

$3,354

Painting, Barcelona, Max Baris

Barcelona

Max Baris

Painting - 60 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

$2,356

Painting, Village I, Daozhou Huang

Village I

Daozhou Huang

Painting - 40 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch

$449

Painting, Le Jardin de Monet, Marie Tissot

Le Jardin de Monet

Marie Tissot

Painting - 73 x 92 x 2 cm Painting - 28.7 x 36.2 x 0.8 inch

$3,141

Print, Piazza di Spagna, Giuseppe Megna

Piazza di Spagna

Giuseppe Megna

Print - 17 x 25 x 0.2 cm Print - 6.7 x 9.8 x 0.1 inch

$280

Print, Origine, Michel Tabanou

Origine

Michel Tabanou

Print - 50 x 70 x 0.1 cm Print - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0 inch

$335

Painting, The Bruges Canal, Alina Khrapchynska

The Bruges Canal

Alina Khrapchynska

Painting - 90 x 110 x 3 cm Painting - 35.4 x 43.3 x 1.2 inch

$5,105

Painting, Winter Houses, Nina Ruseva

Winter Houses

Nina Ruseva

Painting - 70 x 80 x 3 cm Painting - 27.6 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch

$2,513

Painting, Window, Nina Ruseva

Window

Nina Ruseva

Painting - 116 x 90 x 3 cm Painting - 45.7 x 35.4 x 1.2 inch

$3,141

Painting, When I was young, I used to have followers, now I just follow him, K Oldal

When I was young, I used to have followers, now I just follow him

K Oldal

Painting - 20 x 25 x 0.2 cm Painting - 7.9 x 9.8 x 0.1 inch

$449

Painting, L'été À La Mer Noire, Alina Khrapchynska

L'été À La Mer Noire

Alina Khrapchynska

Painting - 70 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

$3,029

Painting, Été à la mer Noire, Alina Khrapchynska

Été à la mer Noire

Alina Khrapchynska

Painting - 70 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

$3,444

Painting, Karlovi Vari - Jour de fête, Alina Khrapchynska

Karlovi Vari - Jour de fête

Alina Khrapchynska

Painting - 80 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

$3,298

Painting, Automne a Dresden, Alina Khrapchynska

Automne a Dresden

Alina Khrapchynska

Painting - 70 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

$3,074

Painting, Monica, Soon

Monica

Soon

Painting - 60 x 60 x 2.1 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

$449

Painting, Cityscape with blue tram, Kamo Atoyan

Cityscape with blue tram

Kamo Atoyan

Painting - 50 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

$320

Painting, Station at Dalle, Max Baris

Station at Dalle

Max Baris

Painting - 80 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

$5,609

Sculpture, Capriccio l, Mattia Listowski

Capriccio l

Mattia Listowski

Sculpture - 25 x 22 x 20 cm Sculpture - 9.8 x 8.7 x 7.9 inch

$3,141

Photography, Rome, Norman Reedus

Rome

Norman Reedus

Photography - 50.8 x 40.64 x 2 cm Photography - 20 x 16 x 0.8 inch

$2,580

Painting, Les berges du Rhônes, Lyon, Phil

Les berges du Rhônes, Lyon

Phil

Painting - 60 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

$325

Painting, Black and wello, Phil

Black and wello

Phil

Painting - 70 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch

$393

Painting, Timesquare NY, Phil

Timesquare NY

Phil

Painting - 60 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

$325

Photography, Abstrait. Paréidolie. Bataille de dinosaure. Préhistoire. Bateau, Dominique Leroy

Abstrait. Paréidolie. Bataille de dinosaure. Préhistoire. Bateau

Dominique Leroy

Photography - 60 x 90 x 1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0.4 inch

$672

Photography, Atlantis theatro, Dimitri Bourriau

Atlantis theatro

Dimitri Bourriau

Photography - 100 x 150 x 5 cm Photography - 39.4 x 59.1 x 2 inch

$4,510

Painting, Citta, Felenzi

Citta

Felenzi

Painting - 80 x 80 x 3 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch

$2,872

Painting, Urban Rhythms, Kamo Atoyan

Urban Rhythms

Kamo Atoyan

Painting - 60 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

$450

Painting, Church in Kovachevitsa, Yordan Velkov

Church in Kovachevitsa

Yordan Velkov

Painting - 40 x 20 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 7.9 x 0.8 inch

$280

Painting, Moment in Gorno Dryanovo, Yordan Velkov

Moment in Gorno Dryanovo

Yordan Velkov

Painting - 40 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

$415

Painting, Rural house, Kamo Atoyan

Rural house

Kamo Atoyan

Painting - 40 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

$450 $383

Painting, The Door, Michael Gorban

The Door

Michael Gorban

Painting - 100 x 70 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 27.6 x 1.2 inch

$4,465

Print, Art is money, Michel Tabanou

Art is money

Michel Tabanou

Print - 50 x 70 x 0.1 cm Print - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0 inch

$335

Painting, Des tout gentils, Zwy Milshtein

Des tout gentils

Zwy Milshtein

Painting - 50 x 65 x 1 cm Painting - 19.7 x 25.6 x 0.4 inch

$3,141

Painting, Mountain Houses, Nguyen Xuan Anh

Mountain Houses

Nguyen Xuan Anh

Painting - 69.9 x 78.7 x 2.5 cm Painting - 27.5 x 31 x 1 inch

$3,000

Painting, Steve's Place, John Kaltenhauser

Steve's Place

John Kaltenhauser

Painting - 121.9 x 152.4 x 5.1 cm Painting - 48 x 60 x 2 inch

$2,438

Photography, Impermanence, Nikolay Stefanov

Impermanence

Nikolay Stefanov

Photography - 60 x 40 x 5 cm Photography - 23.6 x 15.7 x 2 inch

$415

Painting, Fondazione Prada 1, Sergey Bondarev

Fondazione Prada 1

Sergey Bondarev

Painting - 40 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

$3,927

Painting, Visions of Barcelona - Montjuic Castle, Vladimir Kolosov

Visions of Barcelona - Montjuic Castle

Vladimir Kolosov

Painting - 16.5 x 11.4 x 0 cm Painting - 6.5 x 4.5 x 0.01 inch

$220

Painting, Visions of Barcelona - Casa Mila, Vladimir Kolosov

Visions of Barcelona - Casa Mila

Vladimir Kolosov

Painting - 29.8 x 19.7 x 0 cm Painting - 11.75 x 7.75 x 0.01 inch

$240

Painting, Igrexa do meu pobo, Paco Ascón Callejo

Igrexa do meu pobo

Paco Ascón Callejo

Painting - 40 x 120 x 5 cm Painting - 15.7 x 47.2 x 2 inch

$2,917

Print, Audubon Hollow, Jonathan McFadden

Audubon Hollow

Jonathan McFadden

Print - 71 x 53 x 0.3 cm Print - 28 x 20.9 x 0.1 inch

$729

Print, Year Of The Snake, Dan McCarthy

Year Of The Snake

Dan McCarthy

Print - 48.26 x 63.5 x 0.2 cm Print - 19 x 25 x 0.1 inch

$421

Painting, Le sud, Martine Lallement

Le sud

Martine Lallement

Painting - 46 x 55 x 2 cm Painting - 18.1 x 21.7 x 0.8 inch

$505

Painting, Porta Sur, Paco Ascón Callejo

Porta Sur

Paco Ascón Callejo

Painting - 120 x 40 x 5 cm Painting - 47.2 x 15.7 x 2 inch

$2,524

Painting, Les amants de Montmartre, Yvan Philmer

Les amants de Montmartre

Yvan Philmer

Painting - 80 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 31.5 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch

$3,052

Painting, Je m'enfonce dans un Urbanisme Chaotique, Serge Salis

Je m'enfonce dans un Urbanisme Chaotique

Serge Salis

Painting - 90 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

$3,366

Painting, Thinking of nothing, Ruben Cukier

Thinking of nothing

Ruben Cukier

Painting - 80 x 60 x 3 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch

$2,500

Photography, Theatro Colosseum, Dimitri Bourriau

Theatro Colosseum

Dimitri Bourriau

Photography - 80 x 120 x 5 cm Photography - 31.5 x 47.2 x 2 inch

$4,263

Photography, Cine Theatro Mercura, Dimitri Bourriau

Cine Theatro Mercura

Dimitri Bourriau

Photography - 80 x 120 x 3 cm Photography - 31.5 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch

$4,263

Photography, Congo Castle, Dimitri Bourriau

Congo Castle

Dimitri Bourriau

Photography - 80 x 120 x 3 cm Photography - 31.5 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch

$4,263

Photography, Goal, Marick

Goal

Marick

Photography - 19 x 27 x 1 cm Photography - 7.5 x 10.6 x 0.4 inch

$314

Painting, Los Angeles sunset, Yaroslav Yasenev

Los Angeles sunset

Yaroslav Yasenev

Painting - 150 x 160 x 2 cm Painting - 59.1 x 63 x 0.8 inch

$3,814

Painting, 1956 Pékin La Cité Interdite  Peking The Forbidden City, Kam Zin Choon

1956 Pékin La Cité Interdite Peking The Forbidden City

Kam Zin Choon

Painting - 50 x 70 x 0.5 cm Painting - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.2 inch

$5,553

Painting, Promenade Parisienne, Jean-Baptiste Delarue

Promenade Parisienne

Jean-Baptiste Delarue

Painting - 52 x 74 x 2 cm Painting - 20.5 x 29.1 x 0.8 inch

$7,853

Painting, Les deux phares, Bruno Tremohars

Les deux phares

Bruno Tremohars

Painting - 27 x 22 x 2 cm Painting - 10.6 x 8.7 x 0.8 inch

$393

Print, Navona Square/Rome, Giuseppe Malandrino

Navona Square/Rome

Giuseppe Malandrino

Print - 35 x 24.5 x 0.1 cm Print - 13.8 x 9.6 x 0 inch

$280

Photography, New York, Jean-Michel Berts

New York

Jean-Michel Berts

Photography - 109 x 150 x 2 cm Photography - 42.9 x 59.1 x 0.8 inch

$7,236

Painting, Renaissance, Jean-Marc Boissy

Renaissance

Jean-Marc Boissy

Painting - 81 x 65 x 2 cm Painting - 31.9 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch

$2,524

Painting, What Time, Jean-Marc Boissy

What Time

Jean-Marc Boissy

Painting - 80 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

$3,197

Photography, Mausoleum of Prince Etmad-Dowlah, Samuel Bourne

Mausoleum of Prince Etmad-Dowlah

Samuel Bourne

Photography - 50.8 x 76.2 cm Photography - 20 x 30 inch

$247

Photography, Mosque At Fatehpur Sikri, Samuel Bourne

Mosque At Fatehpur Sikri

Samuel Bourne

Photography - 50.8 x 76.2 cm Photography - 20 x 30 inch

$247

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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