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La grande galerie avec squelette de baleine
Jürg Kreienbühl
Print - 91.5 x 71.5 cm Print - 36 x 28.1 inch
$2,262
Santorini evening
Elena Georgieva
Painting - 30 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
$1,414
Architecture I
Chiara Indelicato
Photography - 69 x 102 x 0.5 cm Photography - 27.2 x 40.2 x 0.2 inch
$1,187
The St Martin’s Lane Sonata
Adam de Ville
Painting - 51 x 61 x 4 cm Painting - 20.1 x 24 x 1.6 inch
$1,919
Paris se change
Tanguy Mendrisse
Photography - 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$181
Splash II
Jochen Cerny
Photography - 120.9 x 120.9 x 2.8 cm Photography - 47.6 x 47.6 x 1.1 inch
$5,350
Quiet Night in Our Yard
Lusine Abrahamyan
Painting - 60 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$1,018
Moon City Lacquer on Wood
Nguyen Xuan Anh
Painting - 198.1 x 99.1 x 5.1 cm Painting - 78 x 39 x 2 inch
$7,500
Shanghai Night and Day
Jens-Christian Wittig
Print - 81.3 x 137.2 x 2.5 cm Print - 32 x 54 x 1 inch
$7,200
Royce Barock
Jens-Christian Wittig
Painting - 152.4 x 101.6 x 5.1 cm Painting - 60 x 40 x 2 inch
$10,000
Nan Jing Orphee Part III
Jens-Christian Wittig
Print - 101.6 x 119.4 x 5.1 cm Print - 40 x 47 x 2 inch
$7,000
Nan Jing Orphee Part II
Jens-Christian Wittig
Print - 104.1 x 152.4 x 5.1 cm Print - 41 x 60 x 2 inch
$6,000
Nan Jing Orphee Part I
Jens-Christian Wittig
Print - 152.4 x 104.1 x 5.1 cm Print - 60 x 41 x 2 inch
$7,900
Maze Runners Quattra
Jens-Christian Wittig
Print - 101.6 x 180.3 x 5.1 cm Print - 40 x 71 x 2 inch
$15,000
Gold and Diamond Glitter
Jens-Christian Wittig
Print - 101.6 x 152.4 x 2.5 cm Print - 40 x 60 x 1 inch
$10,000
Castle With Fountain
Jens-Christian Wittig
Painting - 61 x 119.4 x 2.5 cm Painting - 24 x 47 x 1 inch
$6,500
Roy's Motel Sign, Amboy, California
Richard Heeps
Photography - 80 x 63.5 x 0.1 cm Photography - 31.5 x 25 x 0 inch
$927
House in the Desert
Mario Asnago
Painting - 107 x 85 x 1 cm Painting - 42.1 x 33.5 x 0.4 inch
$2,262
Ciudad Maquina No.20 (Machine City No.20)
Abisay Puentes
Fine Art Drawings - 76.2 x 55.9 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 22 x 0.1 inch
$920
Une nuit d'ete a paris
Raya Sorkine
Painting - 81 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 31.9 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$23,749
Something about childhood
Liubou Sas
Painting - 40 x 40 x 0.6 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.2 inch
$995
Shopping sous les arcades
Linda Clerget
Painting - 92 x 73 x 1 cm Painting - 36.2 x 28.7 x 0.4 inch
$3,393
Paysages sensibles 5
Jean-François Mollière
Photography - 50 x 48 x 1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 18.9 x 0.4 inch
$1,278
Capella Toscana
Tanguy Mendrisse
Photography - 30 x 24 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 9.4 x 0 inch
$136
L'atelier du peintre
Sophie Dumont
Painting - 60 x 73 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch
$4,410
Dancing with Diamonds
Anthony Horth
Photography - 60 x 100 x 0.2 cm Photography - 23.6 x 39.4 x 0.1 inch
$1,430
Door to serenity - limited edition of 23
Valentin Zaharia
Photography - 60 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0 inch
$304
Urbain brutalisme - Photographie digigraphie
Claire Giraudeau
Photography - 70 x 50 cm Photography - 27.6 x 19.7 inch
$283
The horse of Marly
Antoine Buttafoghi
Photography - 100 x 80 cm Photography - 39.4 x 31.5 inch
$1,583
Lafayette - The Hero of Two Worlds
Antoine Buttafoghi
Photography - 100 x 80 cm Photography - 39.4 x 31.5 inch
$1,583
Singapore, Marina Bay from the Flyer 3
Bruno Paget
Photography - 60 x 80 x 2.7 cm Photography - 23.6 x 31.5 x 1.1 inch
$3,393
Singapore, electric Mosquito
Bruno Paget
Photography - 60 x 80 x 2.7 cm Photography - 23.6 x 31.5 x 1.1 inch
$2,827
Singapore, Mariana Bay & The Sands 1
Bruno Paget
Photography - 60 x 80 x 2.7 cm Photography - 23.6 x 31.5 x 1.1 inch
$2,827
San Francisco, Bay Bridge golfer
Bruno Paget
Photography - 60 x 80 x 2.7 cm Photography - 23.6 x 31.5 x 1.1 inch
$2,827
San Francisco, the drunk
Bruno Paget
Photography - 80 x 120 x 2.7 cm Photography - 31.5 x 47.2 x 1.1 inch
$3,958
Nice Beautiful Dream Houses
Joanna Glazer
Painting - 70 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 27.6 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$554
Nice Little Paradise
Joanna Glazer
Painting - 80 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 31.5 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$554
La Basilique Saint-Pierre, Rome
Luigi Surdi
Painting - 54.5 x 66 x 0.5 cm Painting - 21.5 x 26 x 0.2 inch
$1,007
Structures du quotidien
Severine Dietrich
Painting - 60 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$1,244
The Repetition in Blue
Martin Kallay
Photography - 45 x 30 x 1 cm Photography - 17.7 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
$1,357
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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