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Kimono
Pauline Di Valentin
Fine Art Drawings - 135 x 77 x 0.01 cm Fine Art Drawings - 53.1 x 30.3 x 0 inch
€3,000
Camargue "Isolare"
Hégémon (Hedge) Chaignon
Photography - 50 x 70 cm Photography - 19.7 x 27.6 inch
€850
Camargue "Blue Bus"
Hégémon (Hedge) Chaignon
Photography - 50 x 70 cm Photography - 19.7 x 27.6 inch
€850
Inn with walker in the snow...
Rob van Assen
Painting - 30 x 40 x 1 cm Painting - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch
€2,650
Fight for terrtory
Amarnath Sharma
Painting - 121.92 x 152.4 x 3 cm Painting - 48 x 60 x 1.2 inch
€3,323
Camargue "Isolare"
Hégémon (Hedge) Chaignon
Photography - 50 x 70 cm Photography - 19.7 x 27.6 inch
€850
Grèce Cap Sounion Couple
Hégémon (Hedge) Chaignon
Photography - 55 x 70 cm Photography - 21.7 x 27.6 inch
€850
Marrakech - Donjon
Hégémon (Hedge) Chaignon
Photography - 50 x 70 cm Photography - 19.7 x 27.6 inch
€850
Gwada #8 - Street
Hégémon (Hedge) Chaignon
Photography - 50 x 70 cm Photography - 19.7 x 27.6 inch
€850
The attic stairs...
John Wassenaar
Painting - 60 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
€3,500
Eiffel Tower "The ladys"
Hégémon (Hedge) Chaignon
Photography - 70 x 50 x 0.1 cm Photography - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch
€850
Holiday. Eiffel Tower.
Iryna Kastsova
Painting - 140 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 55.1 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
€2,300
Projection on Sunset Pacific Motel (small model)
Vincent Lamouroux
Sculpture - 24 x 24 x 24 cm Sculpture - 9.4 x 9.4 x 9.4 inch
€3,200
La sardinerie de Douarnenez
Lionel le Jeune
Painting - 38 x 55 x 2 cm Painting - 15 x 21.7 x 0.8 inch
€500
Meneham - Bretagne
Lionel le Jeune
Photography - 50 x 70 x 0.5 cm Photography - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.2 inch
€520
Grand hotel Budapest
Alexandar Inchovski
Painting - 117 x 140 x 3 cm Painting - 46.1 x 55.1 x 1.2 inch
€15,000
Paris, j'adore! with the Eiffel Tower
Cristina Stefan
Painting - 25.4 x 20.3 x 2 cm Painting - 10 x 8 x 0.8 inch
€474
Mystical Gothic Quarter. Barcelona
Dmitry Savchenko
Photography - 100 x 70 x 0.1 cm Photography - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0 inch
€2,100
View of Rijnsburg...
Leo van den Ende
Painting - 40 x 50 x 1.5 cm Painting - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.6 inch
€3,000
View of Lisse...
Leo van den Ende
Painting - 50 x 70 x 1.5 cm Painting - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.6 inch
€4,500
Bulb fields Lisse...
Leo van den Ende
Painting - 40 x 50 x 1.5 cm Painting - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.6 inch
€3,000
Les amoureux du château Canon - ref BDNW11483
Janie Michels
Painting - 60 x 73 x 1 cm Painting - 23.6 x 28.7 x 0.4 inch
€4,950
Trouville, le balcon - ref BDNW11481
Janie Michels
Painting - 100 x 73 x 1 cm Painting - 39.4 x 28.7 x 0.4 inch
€3,950
Ma chambre à Etretat - ref BDNW11478
Janie Michels
Painting - 100 x 73 x 1 cm Painting - 39.4 x 28.7 x 0.4 inch
€3,950
Habitación de hotel
Jose Ramón Campomanes
Painting - 40 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
€450
Contemplation interrogative
Guillaume Chevallard
Photography - 70 x 100 x 0.3 cm Photography - 27.6 x 39.4 x 0.1 inch
€2,200
Abstraction urbaine 3 (2)
Guillaume Chevallard
Photography - 100 x 70 x 4 cm Photography - 39.4 x 27.6 x 1.6 inch
€2,200
Abstraction urbaine 2 (1)
Guillaume Chevallard
Photography - 100 x 70 x 4 cm Photography - 39.4 x 27.6 x 1.6 inch
€2,200
Reservoir (Piezography)
Lionel le Jeune
Photography - 50 x 70 x 0.5 cm Photography - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.2 inch
€550
Exodus (Piezography)
Lionel le Jeune
Photography - 50 x 70 x 0.5 cm Photography - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.2 inch
€550
Exodus (Piezography)
Lionel le Jeune
Photography - 50 x 70 x 0.5 cm Photography - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.2 inch
€550
Exodus (Piezography)
Lionel le Jeune
Photography - 50 x 70 x 0.5 cm Photography - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.2 inch
€550
Exodus (Piezography)
Lionel le Jeune
Photography - 50.5 x 70 x 0.5 cm Photography - 19.9 x 27.6 x 0.2 inch
€550
Urbanisation
Lionel le Jeune
Photography - 50 x 75 x 0.5 cm Photography - 19.7 x 29.5 x 0.2 inch
€750
Los Albaricoques
Lionel le Jeune
Photography - 50 x 75 x 0.5 cm Photography - 19.7 x 29.5 x 0.2 inch
€750
To Love Again
Ruslana Levandovska
Painting - 50.8 x 40.6 x 1.9 cm Painting - 20 x 16 x 0.75 inch
€1,738
Window Light
Tamalin Baumgarten
Painting - 30.48 x 40.64 x 3.81 cm Painting - 12 x 16 x 1.5 inch
€2,638
Portal - Shadows are blue
Aurélie Trabaud
Painting - 21.5 x 21.5 x 0.1 cm Painting - 8.5 x 8.5 x 0 inch
€450
Vue sur la Placette de Sigoyer
Eleanor Quellien
Painting - 40 x 30 x 0.5 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.2 inch
€159
Le lent déclin de la villa Murillo
Christophe Ronel
Painting - 80 x 80 x 2.5 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 1 inch
€5,500
Consorzio Industriale di Macchiareddu
Serge Salis
Fine Art Drawings - 27 x 37 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 10.6 x 14.6 x 0.2 inch
€380
Quartier de la Tour d' Elephant2
Serge Salis
Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch
€350
San Xulian de Faro
Paco Ascón Callejo
Painting - 40 x 40 x 5 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 2 inch
€454
Nature morte v1 (livre d'artiste)
Blandine Galtier
Print - 22 x 30 x 1 cm Print - 8.7 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
€280
Golden Temple
Leandro Frutos
Photography - 30 x 45 x 0.3 cm Photography - 11.8 x 17.7 x 0.1 inch
€965
La nostalgie
Thierry Van Quickenborne
Painting - 50 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
€2,500
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!