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Galions fantômes arrivant au port, série mer et bateaux
Jean-Louis Manuel
Painting - 54 x 81 x 2 cm Painting - 21.3 x 31.9 x 0.8 inch
€2,000
Honfleur, Départ pour la Pêche d'un Crevettier
André Lac
Painting - 54 x 73 cm Painting - 21.3 x 28.7 inch
€1,500
Utopian Foyer, Milan
Richard Heeps
Photography - 61 x 75 x 0.1 cm Photography - 24 x 29.5 x 0 inch
€725
Le métro aérien - série la ville
Michel de Alvis
Painting - 73 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 28.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
€1,620
Le remorqueur vert - série bord de seine
Michel de Alvis
Painting - 73 x 54 x 2 cm Painting - 28.7 x 21.3 x 0.8 inch
€1,620
Sans Titre I, série Deco
Matthieu Venot
Photography - 62.5 x 50 x 0.2 cm Photography - 24.6 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch
€1,200
Bateau rivage - Paysage marin et son village
Forg
Painting - 60 x 92 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 36.2 x 0.8 inch
€875
Bord de l'eau - Paysage marin et son village
Forg
Painting - 80 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
€1,250
Grúa portuaria / Harbor Crane
Joaquim Falcó
Painting - 27 x 35 cm Painting - 10.6 x 13.8 inch
€1,200
NY City Lights #17
Irina Alexandrina
Painting - 101.6 x 76.2 x 2.5 cm Painting - 40 x 30 x 1 inch
€1,861
Paris. City Lights #22
Irina Alexandrina
Painting - 61 x 61 x 2.5 cm Painting - 24 x 24 x 1 inch
€959
Around Shinsekai, Osaka
Marco Santaniello
Painting - 79 x 60 x 3 cm Painting - 31.1 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch
€4,500
N° 1014 Fugato risoluto.
R. Cavalié
Painting - 81 x 65 x 2 cm Painting - 31.9 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch
€800
Le Phare sur la Digue, 1908 | Promenade and Lighthouse, 1908
Léon Spilliaert
Print - 76 x 59 x 0.2 cm Print - 29.9 x 23.2 x 0.1 inch
€750
Italian Landscape with Signals
Leo Guida
Painting - 50 x 61 x 3 cm Painting - 19.7 x 24 x 1.2 inch
€1,300
Demain, mon rêve d'aujourd'hui, Paris
Julie Peiffer
Photography - 50 x 45 cm Photography - 19.7 x 17.7 inch
€550
Gypsy - L'Ombre de Toi - Meme, Paris
Julie Peiffer
Photography - 80 x 80 cm Photography - 31.5 x 31.5 inch
€910
11h53 - 6,09, Crue de la Seine - Paris 2016
Julie Peiffer
Photography - 50 x 50 cm Photography - 19.7 x 19.7 inch
€710
Midday Spécial
Julie Peiffer
Photography - 50 x 50 x 0.04 cm Photography - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0 inch
€650
L'escalier. 6,09 m crue de la Seine
Julie Peiffer
Photography - 80 x 80 x 0.04 cm Photography - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0 inch
€1,500
C'est super, Je t'aime
Julie Peiffer
Photography - 75 x 60 x 0.04 cm Photography - 29.5 x 23.6 x 0 inch
€750
Lithographie Le Pont Neuf
Christo and Jeanne-Claude
Print - 25 x 19 x 0.1 cm Print - 9.8 x 7.5 x 0 inch
€2,500
La piscine du Vallon des Auffes
Sébastien Arcouet
Painting - 61 x 50 x 1 cm Painting - 24 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch
€940
Il jouait du piano debout
Memento
Photography - 60 x 90 x 0.5 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0.2 inch
€900
Il jouait du piano debout
Memento
Photography - 80 x 120 x 0.5 cm Photography - 31.5 x 47.2 x 0.2 inch
€1,600
NYC Oculus II
Jochen Cerny
Photography - 200 x 118 x 3 cm Photography - 78.7 x 46.5 x 1.2 inch
€4,800
Isahakyan Street in Yerevan
Siranush Vardanyan
Painting - 85 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 33.5 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
€1,000
Sur les traces de la mémoire
Danielle Desplan
Fine Art Drawings - 57 x 38 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 22.4 x 15 x 0.1 inch
€600
Tower Bridge Extended (Pink)
Angela Morris-Winmill
Print - 84 x 99 x 2 cm Print - 33.1 x 39 x 0.8 inch
€1,213
Libertys (Ultramarine)
Angela Morris-Winmill
Print - 75 x 48 x 2 cm Print - 29.5 x 18.9 x 0.8 inch
€920
Fenêtre sur route 6_2021
Aline Isoard
Photography - 90 x 90 cm Photography - 35.4 x 35.4 inch
€1,800
The married and the guests
Makenol Profil
Painting - 61 x 51 x 4 cm Painting - 24 x 20.1 x 1.6 inch
€3,632
Le Bouquiniste de Notre Dame de Paris
Fabrice Quignette
Photography - 75 x 50 x 1 cm Photography - 29.5 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch
€1,000
Livre de liberté
Fabrice Quignette
Photography - 75 x 50 x 1 cm Photography - 29.5 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch
€1,200
Walking in old Paris
Elena Shichko
Painting - 65 x 65 x 2 cm Painting - 25.6 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch
€1,400
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!