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Landscape
Myriam Bering
Fine Art Drawings - 31.5 x 41 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.4 x 16.1 x 0 inch
$444
Three girls on the grass road
Arie Smit
Painting - 28 x 30.5 x 3 cm Painting - 11 x 12 x 1.2 inch
$7,000
Turning Prayer Wheels
Katherine Van Uytrecht
Print - 24 x 20 x 1 cm Print - 9.4 x 7.9 x 0.4 inch
$212
The Meeting -15-02-22
Corné Akkers
Painting - 59.9 x 80 x 1 cm Painting - 23.6 x 31.5 x 0.4 inch
$6,284
Peaceful Village
Shellie Garber
Painting - 91.4 x 91.4 x 3.8 cm Painting - 36 x 36 x 1.5 inch
$2,100
The splendor of benares
Samir Paul
Painting - 91.5 x 106.7 x 0.1 cm Painting - 36 x 42 x 0 inch
$8,369
Plymouth Gin Distillery, the Barbican Plymouth
James Presley
Painting - 23.1 x 31 x 0.3 cm Painting - 9.1 x 12.2 x 0.1 inch
$288
A cottage
Barbara Dyoniziak-Stuss
Fine Art Drawings - 49 x 59 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.3 x 23.2 inch
$499
Capri romantic sunset - Southern Italy
Silvio Valli
Painting - 30 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$294
Blue Thermal Baths
Ilan Benattar
Photography - 120 x 180 x 0.5 cm Photography - 47.2 x 70.9 x 0.2 inch
$6,660
Old Venice cityscape n°1 - Italian painting
Michele Martini
Painting - 50 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
Sold
Cuckoo Block "Frankfurt"
Guido Zimmermann
Sculpture - 78 x 26 x 14 cm Sculpture - 30.7 x 10.2 x 5.5 inch
$5,439
Sagalassos Funtain
Vincenzo Bizzarri
Fine Art Drawings - 14.8 x 21 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 5.8 x 8.3 x 0 inch
$222
Interior de la Iglesia de Espejo (Cordoba) en septiembre de 1937
Equipo Realidad
Print - 69 x 71 cm Print - 27.2 x 28 inch
$333
Le retour du fils prodigue
Winnie Denker
Photography - 160 x 120 x 5 cm Photography - 63 x 47.2 x 2 inch
$8,880
The treshold
Officine Creative Italiane
Photography - 60 x 90 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 inch
$549
Corner of the inn
Tamalin Baumgarten
Painting - 45.72 x 45.72 x 5.08 cm Painting - 18 x 18 x 2 inch
$3,981
The Building of Isolation I
Hesu Park
Fine Art Drawings - 38.6 x 25.8 x 2.6 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.2 x 10.2 x 1 inch
$289
Serene Christmas
Victorino Mercado
Fine Art Drawings - 76 x 56 cm Fine Art Drawings - 29.9 x 22 inch
$388
Urban wallpaper 10
Bruno Fontana
Photography - 80 x 120 x 0.1 cm Photography - 31.5 x 47.2 x 0 inch
$2,664
Living room with yellow walls
Michael Callas
Painting - 100 x 150 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 59.1 x 0.8 inch
$23,000
Le Musset, Paris - Limited Edition Print
Ruslana Levandovska
Print - 66 x 53.3 x 0.8 cm Print - 26 x 21 x 0.3 inch
$600
Pont des Saints Pères
Pierre Emile Le Prince Ringuet
Painting - 34 x 38 cm Painting - 13.4 x 15 inch
$433
Même structure
Jaildo Marihno
Sculpture - 32 x 44 x 41 cm Sculpture - 12.6 x 17.3 x 16.1 inch
$13,320
Dans les rues de Biot
Raph Eye's
Photography - 30 x 20 x 4 cm Photography - 11.8 x 7.9 x 1.6 inch
$155
Suzhou aux pastels - Chine
Thierry Machuron
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 40 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 15.7 inch
$666
D2
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
$166
Township home #01
José Luis Lopez Lara
Sculpture - 24.2 x 16 x 25.7 cm Sculpture - 9.5 x 6.3 x 10.1 inch
$444
Les colonnes n°1
Manon Deck-Sablon
Photography - 60 x 90 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0 inch
$1,332
Some Letters Rejected to the Sender
Gianfranco Baruchello
Painting - 36.5 x 51 x 0.2 cm Painting - 14.4 x 20.1 x 0.1 inch
$10,545
FotoZeit Salzau
Boris Mikhailov
Photography - 30 x 60 x 1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch
$3,330
Figure Collection : Dark version
Leni Smoragdova
Photography - 74.9 x 110 x 1 cm Photography - 29.5 x 43.3 x 0.4 inch
$2,386
Les Remparts
Raoul Dufy
Painting - 50 x 65 x 1 cm Painting - 19.7 x 25.6 x 0.4 inch
Price upon request
Aquanaut London 3D Watches
Johann Perathoner
Painting - 70 x 50 x 3 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch
Price upon request
Tour Eiffel #3
Ariel Elizondo Lizarraga
Sculpture - 55 x 45 x 35 cm Sculpture - 21.7 x 17.7 x 13.8 inch
$1,099
Le Pardon De Sigismund (La Vida Es Sueno)
Salvador Dali
Print - 57.5 x 79 x 0.1 cm Print - 22.6 x 31.1 x 0 inch
$999
Gratte ciel L
Ariel Elizondo Lizarraga
Sculpture - 134 x 29 x 32 cm Sculpture - 52.8 x 11.4 x 12.6 inch
$5,439
The red Carpet Treatment
Lilly Muth
Painting - 85 x 105 x 2 cm Painting - 33.5 x 41.3 x 0.8 inch
$1,665
Round courtyard
Alisa Onipchenko-Cherniakovska
Painting - 40 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,200 $960
Taharqa et la nuit #14
Juliette Agnel
Photography - 106 x 160 cm Photography - 41.7 x 63 inch
$7,215
White Dog in Dem Platz
Tinatin Chkhikvishvili
Painting - 26 x 32 x 2 cm Painting - 10.2 x 12.6 x 0.8 inch
$888
Dog in a Chair
Tinatin Chkhikvishvili
Painting - 30 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
$999
House Near the Forest
Tinatin Chkhikvishvili
Painting - 60 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$2,220
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!