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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Le Mont Saint-Michel
Raluca Vulcan
Painting - 89 x 116 x 2 cm Painting - 35 x 45.7 x 0.8 inch
€3,500
La maison bleue 2
Jean-Pierre Brissart
Painting - 60 x 80 x 3 cm Painting - 23.6 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch
€590
Blooming Bougainvillea in Old Cyprus village
July Kinart (Prykina)
Painting - 35 x 25 x 2 cm Painting - 13.8 x 9.8 x 0.8 inch
€500
La statue de la liberté
Bernard Buffet
Print - 76 x 57.5 x 0.1 cm Print - 29.9 x 22.6 x 0 inch
€4,682
The Red Bench
Michael K. Yamaoka
Photography - 91.4 x 61 x 0.1 cm Photography - 36 x 24 x 0.04 inch
€4,224
Spring surprises
Volodymyr Pashchenko
Painting - 42 x 54 x 2 cm Painting - 16.5 x 21.3 x 0.8 inch
€700
Market Church St. Nicolai Hameln
Gary Westall
Painting - 59.9 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
€1,724
Blustery Evening
Victor Roschkov
Painting - 48.3 x 66.8 x 0.3 cm Painting - 19 x 26.3 x 0.1 inch
€589
N° 1244 Jéricho, Jéricho !
R. Cavalié
Painting - 50 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
€520
Snow-covered village
Alexander Shandor
Painting - 55 x 65 x 3 cm Painting - 21.7 x 25.6 x 1.2 inch
€1,877
N°1242 Bet She’an. Scythopolis 1.
R. Cavalié
Painting - 38 x 55 x 2 cm Painting - 15 x 21.7 x 0.8 inch
€540
N° 1234 Saint-Jean d'acre 1
R. Cavalié
Painting - 46 x 33 x 2 cm Painting - 18.1 x 13 x 0.8 inch
€500
N° 1232 Césarée, Cesarea
R. Cavalié
Painting - 46 x 55 x 2 cm Painting - 18.1 x 21.7 x 0.8 inch
€540
N° 1220 Talmont. Eglise Sainte Radegonde.
R. Cavalié
Painting - 50 x 65 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch
€600
N° 1197. Entracte. Jardinière 3.
R. Cavalié
Painting - 46 x 61 x 2 cm Painting - 18.1 x 24 x 0.8 inch
€550
N° 1193 Rochefort. Au musée de...
R. Cavalié
Painting - 81 x 54 x 2 cm Painting - 31.9 x 21.3 x 0.8 inch
€800
N° 1190 Aix. La maison de rêve
R. Cavalié
Painting - 38 x 55 x 2 cm Painting - 15 x 21.7 x 0.8 inch
€500
N° 1117 Belgrade 14. Eglise orthodoxe de Saint-Sava A
R. Cavalié
Painting - 54 x 65 x 2 cm Painting - 21.3 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch
€500
N° 1105 Belgrade 2. Kafeterija Magazin. A
R. Cavalié
Painting - 73 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 28.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
€580
N° 1181 Ile d'Aix. Eglise abbatiale. Place de Verdun.
R. Cavalié
Painting - 46 x 61 x 2 cm Painting - 18.1 x 24 x 0.8 inch
€540
N° 1096 Prague 1. Place de la Vieille Ville (est).
R. Cavalié
Painting - 65 x 54 x 2 cm Painting - 25.6 x 21.3 x 0.8 inch
€500
N° 1044 The Argyll Arms 7
R. Cavalié
Painting - 50 x 65 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch
€500
Zatysyanskyy Museum of Regional Studies
Alexander Shandor
Painting - 55 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 21.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
€1,314
Aesthetic Beauty
Anand Manchiraju
Painting - 76.2 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Painting - 30 x 40 x 0.1 inch
€5,632
N° 1088 Dresde 2. Noir, blanche et travaux.
R. Cavalié
Painting - 46 x 55 x 2 cm Painting - 18.1 x 21.7 x 0.8 inch
€500
N° 1091 Dresde 5. Carpe diem.
R. Cavalié
Painting - 65 x 54 x 2 cm Painting - 25.6 x 21.3 x 0.8 inch
€500
N° 1078 Vienne. Improvisation sur St Charles Borromée.
R. Cavalié
Painting - 65 x 54 x 2 cm Painting - 25.6 x 21.3 x 0.8 inch
€500
N° 110 Baalbek. L'emmuré.
R. Cavalié
Painting - 65 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
€500
N° 833 Chessine 1. Le Sarto
R. Cavalié
Painting - 50 x 73 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch
€600
N° 493 De l'esplanade de la Maison de Boigne.
R. Cavalié
Painting - 54 x 73 x 2 cm Painting - 21.3 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch
€600
Paris Tour Eiffel
Bruno Fournier
Photography - 24 x 18 x 1 cm Photography - 9.4 x 7.1 x 0.4 inch
€800
Paris tour tour Eiffel 1
Bruno Fournier
Photography - 24 x 18 x 1 cm Photography - 9.4 x 7.1 x 0.4 inch
€800
Plénitude II
Djamel Djebbour
Photography - 80 x 120 x 3 cm Photography - 31.5 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch
€6,000
Verdana - collection spéciale Grands Formats
Christophe Malsert
Print - 180 x 135 x 1 cm Print - 70.9 x 53.1 x 0.4 inch
€2,100
Solaria - collection spéciale Grands Formats
Christophe Malsert
Print - 150 x 150 x 1 cm Print - 59.1 x 59.1 x 0.4 inch
€1,800
Pyra - collection spéciale Grands Formats
Christophe Malsert
Print - 150 x 150 x 1 cm Print - 59.1 x 59.1 x 0.4 inch
€1,800
California house - collection spéciale Grands Formats
Christophe Malsert
Print - 150 x 150 x 1 cm Print - 59.1 x 59.1 x 0.4 inch
€1,800
Street of Heroes of Stalingrad
Shapoval Ivan
Painting - 70 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
€800
Terrasse italienne
Laurelle Bessé
Painting - 50 x 73 x 2.5 cm Painting - 19.7 x 28.7 x 1 inch
€1,500
There's Chartreuse in the Freezer
Paul Ward
Painting - 20.3 x 30 x 1.3 cm Painting - 8 x 11.8 x 0.5 inch
€634
Rustic Streets Vetralla 3
Liz McDonough
Painting - 91.4 x 121.9 x 3.6 cm Painting - 36 x 48 x 1.4 inch
€1,719
Rustic Streets Viterbo 3
Liz McDonough
Painting - 80 x 80 x 4.6 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 1.8 inch
€1,046
Caravane abandonnée sur l'île de Skye
Bertrand De Cointet
Painting - 54 x 65 x 2 cm Painting - 21.3 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch
€500
The sky begins behind the house
Elina Bilous
Painting - 65 x 67 x 2 cm Painting - 25.6 x 26.4 x 0.8 inch
€596
Una aturada al camí
Alejandra Caballero
Painting - 50 x 50 x 3 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch
€1,900
Osmose Bande De 1 N2
Paul Gallaud
Painting - 60 x 60 x 3 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch
€1,800