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Tungsten Tuesdays
Barry Cawston
Photography - 100 x 120 x 2 cm Photography - 39.4 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch
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Ti aspetterò per tutti la vita
Moi.
Painting - 73 x 110 x 1.5 cm Painting - 28.7 x 43.3 x 0.6 inch
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The Golden Sunrise Above the Old Synagogue
Kirill Postovit
Painting - 100 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
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Under The Golden Moon Of Prague III
Kirill Postovit
Painting - 60 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
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The Lullaby For The Old Synagogue
Kirill Postovit
Painting - 120 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 47.2 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
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Les tours en construction et Pearl Tower (MA23)
Michelle Auboiron
Painting - 150 x 75 x 4 cm Painting - 59.1 x 29.5 x 1.6 inch
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Jacques Grange apartment, Paris
Ilina Mustafina
Fine Art Drawings - 36 x 28 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 14.2 x 11 x 0.2 inch
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Die Olympischen Ringe (The Olympic Rings)
Leni Riefenstahl
Photography - 49.8 x 37.5 x 0.3 cm Photography - 19.625 x 14.75 x 0.1 inch
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Le Pavillon de la Muette #2
Georges Rousse
Fine Art Drawings - 57 x 76 x 4 cm Fine Art Drawings - 22.4 x 29.9 x 1.6 inch
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Le pavillon de la muette #1
Georges Rousse
Fine Art Drawings - 57 x 76 x 4 cm Fine Art Drawings - 22.4 x 29.9 x 1.6 inch
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Nantes #2
Georges Rousse
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 64 x 4 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 25.2 x 1.6 inch
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Bici
Pauline Di Valentin
Fine Art Drawings - 70 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch
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Cathédrale de Reims II
Pauline De Cabarrus
Painting - 120 x 80 x 3 cm Painting - 47.2 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch
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Cathédrale de Reims
Pauline De Cabarrus
Painting - 120 x 80 x 3 cm Painting - 47.2 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch
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L'isle aux couleurs magiques
Martine Fauve Dechavanne
Painting - 162 x 114 x 2 cm Painting - 63.8 x 44.9 x 0.8 inch
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Alumination Green and Red (diptyque)
Manolo Chretien
Photography - 90 x 120 cm Photography - 35.4 x 47.2 inch
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Without title, glass house series
Ana Garcia
Painting - 27.5 x 35 x 3 cm Painting - 10.8 x 13.8 x 1.2 inch
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Le bercement des lueurs
Magali Trivino
Painting - 60 x 38 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 15 x 0.8 inch
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Two red deadeyes
Patrick Chevailler
Painting - 45 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 17.7 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
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Leonard Dalsemer - 1974 Slim Aarons Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print
Slim Aarons
Photography - 101.6 x 152.4 cm Photography - 40 x 60 inch
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Sunbathing At Hotel Du Cap-Eden-Roc
Slim Aarons
Photography - 101.6 x 152.4 cm Photography - 40 x 60 inch
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Triptyque II
Pauline Di Valentin
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 70 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0 inch
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Palais des expositions (MA26)
Michelle Auboiron
Painting - 150 x 150 x 4 cm Painting - 59.1 x 59.1 x 1.6 inch
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Minimal data center & Sea Sunset
Marion Sagon
Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
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Walking the streets, looking for sleep
Gabrielle Rul
Painting - 76 x 56 x 0.1 cm Painting - 29.9 x 22 x 0 inch
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Monte Compatri view
Renato Guttuso
Fine Art Drawings - 45 x 51 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 17.7 x 20.1 x 0 inch
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Archeology of the feelings
Vasil Vasilev-Vaso
Painting - 80 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
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New York blue night
Benoit Havard
Painting - 100 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
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N°100-74 11A (NG57)
Nicolas Galtier
Painting - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
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Nemours, Le château et les bords du Loing
Bernard Buffet
Print - 92 x 136 x 2 cm Print - 36.2 x 53.5 x 0.8 inch
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Trou sans titre
Christian De Cambiaire
Painting - 100 x 80 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch
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N°100-80 11 (NG56)
Nicolas Galtier
Painting - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
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Abstract cityscape 1
Marieta Martirosyan
Painting - 80 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch
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Garden lll Painting
Mariah Birsak
Painting - 100 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
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Dream Until It’s Your Reality
Yasna Godovanik
Painting - 100 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
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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!