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Space Odyssey
Alain Longeaud
Photography - 96 x 120 x 0.5 cm Photography - 37.8 x 47.2 x 0.2 inch
€3,150
Space park
Alain Longeaud
Photography - 74 x 120 x 0.5 cm Photography - 29.1 x 47.2 x 0.2 inch
€3,150
Si proche
Alain Longeaud
Photography - 96 x 120 x 0.5 cm Photography - 37.8 x 47.2 x 0.2 inch
€3,150
Sur les quais
Alain Longeaud
Photography - 100 x 96 x 0.5 cm Photography - 39.4 x 37.8 x 0.2 inch
€3,150
Nostalgie
Alain Longeaud
Photography - 120 x 96 x 0.5 cm Photography - 47.2 x 37.8 x 0.2 inch
€3,150
Space train 1
Alain Longeaud
Photography - 96 x 120 x 0.5 cm Photography - 37.8 x 47.2 x 0.2 inch
€3,150
Dawn in Paris
Kristina Malashchenko
Painting - 60 x 60 x 3 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch
€1,150
D11
Jean-Paul Veison Marcelli
Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 29.7 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 11.7 x 0.1 inch
€150
D10
Jean-Paul Veison Marcelli
Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 29.7 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 11.7 x 0.1 inch
€150
D8
Jean-Paul Veison Marcelli
Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 29.7 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 11.7 x 0.1 inch
€150
Monaco, Port Hercules
Marta Zawadzka
Painting - 130 x 180 x 2 cm Painting - 51.2 x 70.9 x 0.8 inch
€4,750
Temps suspendu
Guilhem Ribart
Photography - 40 x 60 x 2 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
€1,000
Grande Sybille
Guilhem Ribart
Photography - 6040 x 60 x 2 cm Photography - 2378 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
€1,000
Dessin (in) animé
Guilhem Ribart
Photography - 40 x 60 x 2 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
€1,000
… or white ?
Guilhem Ribart
Photography - 60 x 40 x 2 cm Photography - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
€1,000
Chef d’orchestre
Guilhem Ribart
Photography - 60 x 40 x 2 cm Photography - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
€1,000
L’impertinent
Guilhem Ribart
Photography - 60 x 40 x 2 cm Photography - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
€1,000
Clavecin architectural
Guilhem Ribart
Photography - 40 x 60 x 2 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
€1,000
La tache bleue
Guilhem Ribart
Photography - 40 x 60 x 2 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
€1,000
Orgues célestes version MR Hyde
Guilhem Ribart
Photography - 60 x 40 x 2 cm Photography - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
€1,000
Orgues célestes
Guilhem Ribart
Photography - 60 x 40 x 2 cm Photography - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
€1,000
Clocher d’Imhotep
Guilhem Ribart
Photography - 60 x 40 x 2 cm Photography - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
€1,000
Black pyramids
Guilhem Ribart
Photography - 40 x 60 x 2 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
€1,000
N° 1099 Prague 4. La maison municipale b. Le petit coin.
R. Cavalié
Painting - 46 x 33 x 2 cm Painting - 18.1 x 13 x 0.8 inch
€400
Fireflies in Kyoto
Ruslana Levandovska
Painting - 61 x 50.8 x 1.9 cm Painting - 24 x 20 x 0.75 inch
€3,095
Parisian Chic
Ruslana Levandovska
Painting - 61 x 45.7 x 1.9 cm Painting - 24 x 18 x 0.75 inch
€2,708
Neighborhood
Noa Grayevsky
Photography - 152.4 x 127 x 0.5 cm Photography - 60 x 50 x 0.2 inch
€20,000
Hommage à Terry Pratchett
Albena Vatcheva
Painting - 100 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
€2,199
Le passage
Didier Cormillot
Photography - 60 x 40 x 0.5 cm Photography - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0.2 inch
€970
Le château de Costaérès
Didier Cormillot
Photography - 60 x 80 x 0.2 cm Photography - 23.6 x 31.5 x 0.1 inch
€970
Street Art/Photo Collage IV
Ellie Sass (Sassayiannis)
Photography - 60 x 60 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0 inch
€550
Neige en Bretagne / S
Didier Cormillot
Photography - 60 x 80 x 0.2 cm Photography - 23.6 x 31.5 x 0.1 inch
€970
Café de Flore, Paris
Ruslana Levandovska
Painting - 76.2 x 91.4 x 1.9 cm Painting - 30 x 36 x 0.75 inch
€7,737
Laduree at Champs Elysees, Paris
Ruslana Levandovska
Painting - 76.2 x 61 x 1.9 cm Painting - 30 x 24 x 0.75 inch
€5,416
Le Recrutement, Paris - with gold embellishement
Ruslana Levandovska
Painting - 76.2 x 61 x 1.9 cm Painting - 30 x 24 x 0.75 inch
€4,546
Cherry Blossoms at Shakespeare and Co, Paris - with gold embellishment
Ruslana Levandovska
Painting - 76.2 x 61 x 1.9 cm Painting - 30 x 24 x 0.75 inch
€3,385
Maison Sauvage - Spring
Ruslana Levandovska
Painting - 61 x 50.8 x 1.9 cm Painting - 24 x 20 x 0.75 inch
€2,418
The Sherlock Holmes, London
Ruslana Levandovska
Painting - 61 x 76.2 x 1.9 cm Painting - 24 x 30 x 0.75 inch
€4,642
Fauteuil abandonné
Lionel le Jeune
Photography - 48 x 65 x 0.5 cm Photography - 18.9 x 25.6 x 0.2 inch
€450
The Cambridge, London
Ruslana Levandovska
Painting - 61 x 45.7 x 1.9 cm Painting - 24 x 18 x 0.75 inch
€2,128
Crâne et Ksar
Lionel le Jeune
Photography - 26 x 36 x 0.5 cm Photography - 10.2 x 14.2 x 0.2 inch
€350
Maroc, terrain de foot et Ksar
Lionel le Jeune
Photography - 34 x 50 x 0.5 cm Photography - 13.4 x 19.7 x 0.2 inch
€400
Les Deux Magots, Paris
Ruslana Levandovska
Painting - 61 x 45.7 x 1.9 cm Painting - 24 x 18 x 0.75 inch
€2,321
Parisian Crêperie
Ruslana Levandovska
Painting - 61 x 61 x 1.9 cm Painting - 24 x 24 x 0.75 inch
€2,418
Royal Opera Restaurant, Paris
Ruslana Levandovska
Painting - 61 x 76.2 x 1.9 cm Painting - 24 x 30 x 0.75 inch
€4,642
Parisian Balconies
Ruslana Levandovska
Painting - 50.8 x 61 x 1.9 cm Painting - 20 x 24 x 0.75 inch
€2,418
Santorini, Greece
Ruslana Levandovska
Painting - 61 x 50.8 x 1.9 cm Painting - 24 x 20 x 0.75 inch
€2,128
Maison Sauvage, Paris II
Ruslana Levandovska
Painting - 61 x 50.8 x 1.9 cm Painting - 24 x 20 x 0.75 inch
€2,128
Cherry blossoms at Washington Square Park, New York
Ruslana Levandovska
Painting - 61 x 45.7 x 1.9 cm Painting - 24 x 18 x 0.75 inch
€2,128
The Pont Alexandre III, Paris
Ruslana Levandovska
Painting - 61 x 45.7 x 1.9 cm Painting - 24 x 18 x 0.75 inch
€2,128
Gondoliere in Venice
Ruslana Levandovska
Painting - 76.2 x 61 x 1.9 cm Painting - 30 x 24 x 0.75 inch
€3,095
Starry Night over Paris, Musée d'Orsay
Ruslana Levandovska
Painting - 55.9 x 71.1 x 1.9 cm Painting - 22 x 28 x 0.75 inch
€2,805
Cafe de Flore, Evening Paris
Ruslana Levandovska
Painting - 76.2 x 61 x 1.9 cm Painting - 30 x 24 x 0.75 inch
€2,418
Le Vrai Paris Cafe, Montmarte
Ruslana Levandovska
Painting - 76.2 x 61 x 1.9 cm Painting - 30 x 24 x 0.75 inch
€3,675
Snow in New York City, Wall Street
Ruslana Levandovska
Painting - 76.2 x 61 x 1.9 cm Painting - 30 x 24 x 0.75 inch
€4,062
Christmas at Bar Marche, Paris
Ruslana Levandovska
Painting - 76.2 x 61 x 1.9 cm Painting - 30 x 24 x 0.75 inch
€3,675
Rolls Royce Phantom by Cartier, Monaco
Ruslana Levandovska
Painting - 76.2 x 61 x 1.9 cm Painting - 30 x 24 x 0.75 inch
€3,579
Urban Streets of New York
Ruslana Levandovska
Painting - 91.4 x 61 x 1.9 cm Painting - 36 x 24 x 0.75 inch
€2,902
Manhattan Bridge in DUMBO, New York
Ruslana Levandovska
Painting - 76.2 x 61 x 1.9 cm Painting - 30 x 24 x 0.75 inch
€2,902
New York City Chrysler Building
Ruslana Levandovska
Painting - 61 x 45.7 x 1.9 cm Painting - 24 x 18 x 0.75 inch
€2,902
Vienna, view from Kunsthistoriche Museum, Wien
Ruslana Levandovska
Painting - 61 x 76.2 x 3.8 cm Painting - 24 x 30 x 1.5 inch
€2,998
Anna on the runway
Noa Grayevsky
Photography - 152.4 x 120 x 0.5 cm Photography - 60 x 47.2 x 0.2 inch
€20,000
Castellans, triptych
Marian Williams
Painting - 25 x 75 x 3 cm Painting - 9.8 x 29.5 x 1.2 inch
€250 €198
From Outer Space
Charly Desoubry
Photography - 50 x 90 x 0.5 cm Photography - 19.7 x 35.4 x 0.2 inch
€600
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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