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View of an office building
Jason DeBose
Photography - 83 x 58 x 2 cm Photography - 32.7 x 22.8 x 0.8 inch
$2,468
Walk on Paris Champs Elysées (Promenade sur les Champs Elysées)
Christian Jodin
Painting - 20 x 20 x 1 cm Painting - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.4 inch
$443 $222
Sacré coeur au petit-matin
Christian Jodin
Painting - 20 x 20 x 1 cm Painting - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.4 inch
$443 $222
Paris Moulin Rouge at Night
Christian Jodin
Painting - 20 x 20 x 1 cm Painting - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.4 inch
$443 $222
Abstrait. Paréidolie. Bataille de dinosaure. Préhistoire. Bateau
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 60 x 90 x 1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0.4 inch
$672
En Olivier - Series lll - A View to the Church
Selwyn Midgen
Painting - 40 x 30 x 5 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 2 inch
$3,927
De sombras que se alargan y regresan
Karina Chechik
Print - 75 x 42 x 0.02 cm Print - 29.5 x 16.5 x 0 inch
$337
De lo que multiplican los espejos
Karina Chechik
Print - 75 x 42 x 0.02 cm Print - 29.5 x 16.5 x 0 inch
$337
Bénin. Femme et pirogues
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 60 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,346
Homenaje al Racionalismo
Renato Manzoni
Print - 120 x 60 x 1 cm Print - 47.2 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch
$16,828
Souvenirs de l'été
Albena Vatcheva
Painting - 34 x 34 x 2 cm Painting - 13.4 x 13.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,346
Souvenirs de Sofia
Albena Vatcheva
Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$2,243
Italian Church
Olga Korneeva
Fine Art Drawings - 17 x 25 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 6.7 x 9.8 x 0 inch
$101 $50
Dans la cité de Riomaggiore. de nuit Cinque Terre. Italie
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 60 x 90 x 1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0.4 inch
$673
Dans la cité de Riomaggiore. Cinque Terre. Italie
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 90 x 60 x 1 cm Photography - 35.4 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch
$673
Riomaggiore. Cinque Terre. Italie 2
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 60 x 90 x 1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0.4 inch
$673
Cinque terre. Riomaggiore. Italie
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 60 x 90 x 1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0.4 inch
$673
Mediterranean Architecture
Clemente Vergara
Photography - 70 x 50 cm Photography - 27.6 x 19.7 inch
$505
Les docks de Port Barcarès.
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 90 x 60 x 1 cm Photography - 35.4 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch
$670
Italie acqua dolce. Entre murs colorés et ruelles
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 90 x 60 x 1 cm Photography - 35.4 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch
$672
Dans les ruelles de Monterosso. Cinque terre. Italie
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 90 x 60 x 1 cm Photography - 35.4 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch
$670
Dreams and memories 2
Albena Vatcheva
Painting - 40 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
$1,571
Grande Motte Seagulls 2V
Clemente Vergara
Photography - 70 x 56 cm Photography - 27.6 x 22 inch
$505
Dawn in Paris
Kristina Malashchenko
Painting - 60 x 60 x 3 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch
$1,290
Hommage à Terry Pratchett
Albena Vatcheva
Painting - 100 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$2,467
Les villages de mon enfance
Albena Vatcheva
Print - 42 x 30 x 0.01 cm Print - 16.5 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$111
Le village aux 100 chats
Albena Vatcheva
Print - 42 x 30 x 0.01 cm Print - 16.5 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$111
Houses on the lake - Lombardy painting landscape & frame
Claudio Pallini
Painting - 20 x 30 x 1 cm Painting - 7.9 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
$309
Evening in Venice
Alisa Onipchenko-Cherniakovska
Painting - 90 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$2,700
Le Sanctuaire D'Anna Amalia. From the Grand Interiors series
Celia Rogge
Photography - 121.9 x 182.9 x 0.3 cm Photography - 48 x 72 x 0.1 inch
$9,875
Chinoiserie. From the Grand Interiors series
Celia Rogge
Photography - 101.6 x 152.4 x 0.3 cm Photography - 40 x 60 x 0.1 inch
$8,250
Monte Savello, Rome
Luigi Surdi
Painting - 55 x 65.5 x 0.5 cm Painting - 21.7 x 25.8 x 0.2 inch
$1,586
Obélisque, Place de la Concorde, Paris (Image du monde flottant)
Imanol Marrodán
Photography - 30 x 45.4 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 17.9 x 0 inch
$1,066
Dog in a Chair
Tinatin Chkhikvishvili
Painting - 30 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
$1,010
House Near the Forest
Tinatin Chkhikvishvili
Painting - 60 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$2,244
Allianz-Auditorium, München
Peter Neusser
Photography - 87 x 122 x 0.1 cm Photography - 34.3 x 48 x 0 inch
$3,590
Guggenheim Museum, New York
Peter Neusser
Photography - 87 x 122 x 0.1 cm Photography - 34.3 x 48 x 0 inch
$3,590
La Marelle (Russie), série 1991-2018
Irène Jonas
Photography - 30 x 45 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 17.7 x 0 inch
$1,346
Dream on a winter night
Tetiana Ocheredko
Painting - 80 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,800
Open Up The Red Door. From the Grand Interiors series
Celia Rogge
Photography - 121.9 x 182.9 x 0.3 cm Photography - 48 x 72 x 0.1 inch
$9,875
Château Des Déesses. From the Grand Interiors series
Celia Rogge
Photography - 101.6 x 152.4 x 0.3 cm Photography - 40 x 60 x 0.1 inch
$8,250
Mirror Me This. From the Grand Interiors series
Celia Rogge
Photography - 121.9 x 182.9 x 0.3 cm Photography - 48 x 72 x 0.1 inch
$9,875
Enfiladen Vid Hamnen. From the Grand Interiors series
Celia Rogge
Photography - 101.6 x 152.4 x 0.3 cm Photography - 40 x 60 x 0.1 inch
$8,250
L'hôtel isolé, Alcúdia
Christelle Yambayisa
Photography - 70 x 105 x 1 cm Photography - 27.6 x 41.3 x 0.4 inch
$3,141
Perpetuum Mobile
Gagik Ghazanchyan
Painting - 60 x 80 x 0.3 cm Painting - 23.6 x 31.5 x 0.1 inch
$1,683
Scaphandrier Architectural
Kafé Korse
Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$2,749
Nadege - Paris - Bibliothèque François Mitterand - série photo noir et blanc danse et architecture
Lucas Perrigot
Photography - 59.4 x 84.1 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.4 x 33.1 x 0 inch
$648
Kévin - L'ascension - Nantes - Pont Éric Tabarly - série photo noir et blanc danse et architecture
Lucas Perrigot
Photography - 59.4 x 84.1 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.4 x 33.1 x 0 inch
$648
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!