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Rustic Streets Viterbo 3
Liz McDonough
Painting - 80 x 80 x 4.6 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 1.8 inch
$1,434
Charles Bridg in the evening
Serhii Cherniakovskyi
Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$1,952
Chefchaouen streets
Serhii Cherniakovskyi
Painting - 90 x 48 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 18.9 x 0.8 inch
$1,907
St. Angelo Bridge in Rome
Serhii Cherniakovskyi
Painting - 45 x 65 x 2 cm Painting - 17.7 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch
$898
Blooming street Greece
Serhii Cherniakovskyi
Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$1,795
Santa Maria della Salute
Serhii Cherniakovskyi
Painting - 80 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
$2,132
The Wrinkles of the city, La Havana, Antonio Cruz Gordillo
JR
Print - 100 x 70 x 0.2 cm Print - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0.1 inch
$2,132
Villa au Palmier Rouge
Cédrick Vannier
Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$4,207
Villa aux Reflets Bleus
Cédrick Vannier
Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$4,207
Childhood dreams-63
Abgar Khachatryan
Painting - 60 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$750
Progreso
Reyner
Fine Art Drawings - 29 x 19 x 0.03 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.4 x 7.5 x 0 inch
$1,629
Girasoles
Reyner
Fine Art Drawings - 29 x 19 x 0.03 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.4 x 7.5 x 0 inch
$1,128
Evolución
Reyner
Fine Art Drawings - 29 x 19 x 0.03 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.4 x 7.5 x 0 inch
$1,629
Pêcherie aux arbres
Pierrick Tual
Painting - 46 x 65 x 2 cm Painting - 18.1 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,683
Le Palais - Série village et port de Belle-île-en-mer
Yves Guillard
Painting - 100 x 81 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.9 x 0.8 inch
$2,104
Petite chapelle
Armand Marie Guérin
Painting - 60 x 72.5 x 0.5 cm Painting - 23.6 x 28.5 x 0.2 inch
$1,551
Le Louvre, Paris
Philippe Olivier
Painting - 100 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$954
Vue sur le Sacré-Cœur, Paris
Philippe Olivier
Painting - 100 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$954
Quai St Michel, Paris
Philippe Olivier
Painting - 100 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$954
Useless Dream
Fred Borghesi
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 42 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 16.5 x 0.2 inch
$1,907 $1,621
Tour Eiffel
Jean François Humbert
Photography - 84 x 60 x 0.15 cm Photography - 33.1 x 23.6 x 0.1 inch
$2,019
Digestion, Paris
Christelle Yambayisa
Photography - 70 x 105 x 1 cm Photography - 27.6 x 41.3 x 0.4 inch
$2,132
Le vide, Paris
Christelle Yambayisa
Photography - 70 x 105 x 1 cm Photography - 27.6 x 41.3 x 0.4 inch
$2,132
L'attente du client
Christelle Yambayisa
Photography - 70 x 105 x 1 cm Photography - 27.6 x 41.3 x 0.4 inch
$2,132
L'envie de réussir, New York
Christelle Yambayisa
Photography - 70 x 105 x 1 cm Photography - 27.6 x 41.3 x 0.4 inch
$2,132
Même combat, New York
Christelle Yambayisa
Photography - 70 x 105 x 1 cm Photography - 27.6 x 41.3 x 0.4 inch
$2,132
Vue sur mer, Alcúdia
Christelle Yambayisa
Photography - 105 x 70 x 1 cm Photography - 41.3 x 27.6 x 0.4 inch
$2,132
Jardin Suspendu, Singapour
Christelle Yambayisa
Photography - 70 x 105 x 1 cm Photography - 27.6 x 41.3 x 0.4 inch
$2,132
Voyages et connexions cosmiques
Jean-Emmanuel Gagoyan
Painting - 57 x 76 x 2 cm Painting - 22.4 x 29.9 x 0.8 inch
$2,760
Vagabondages 17
Carlos Arriagada
Photography - 75 x 50 x 0.1 cm Photography - 29.5 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$1,907
Idylls Of Havelland. From the Schinkel Enfilades - Interiors Series
Celia Rogge
Photography - 101.6 x 119.4 x 0.3 cm Photography - 40 x 47 x 0.1 inch
$3,200
Flowers by the sea
Evgeny Chernyakovsky
Painting - 90 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$2,200
Casas de Palma
Reyner
Fine Art Drawings - 29 x 19 x 0.03 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.4 x 7.5 x 0 inch
$1,128
Biocreación
Reyner
Fine Art Drawings - 29 x 14 x 0.03 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.4 x 5.5 x 0 inch
$1,128
Evening Cinque Terre
Alisa Onipchenko-Cherniakovska
Painting - 80 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$2,917 $2,334
Civita Di Bagnoregio
Ahn Sung Kyu
Painting - 50 x 50 x 3 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch
$2,244 $1,907
Hannoversche Allgemeine Zeitung
Pol Bury
Print - 68 x 49 x 0.1 cm Print - 26.8 x 19.3 x 0 inch
$1,683
Les quais - Série village et port de Belle-île-en-mer
Yves Guillard
Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$1,683
Sauzon - Série village et port de Belle-île-en-mer
Yves Guillard
Painting - 100 x 81 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.9 x 0.8 inch
$1,683
Le Louvre
Enfant Précoce / Francis Essoua Kalu
Painting - 214 x 130 x 2 cm Painting - 84.3 x 51.2 x 0.8 inch
$17,950
A Peaceful Day Of August
Delyafruz Bagirova
Painting - 45 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 17.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,111
La Dame En Bleu. From the Château D’eau Enfilades series
Celia Rogge
Photography - 121.9 x 182.9 x 0.3 cm Photography - 48 x 72 x 0.1 inch
$9,875
Un Rêve Prussien. From the Château D’eau Enfilades series
Celia Rogge
Photography - 152.4 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Photography - 60 x 40 x 0.1 inch
$8,250
La Vie En Rose. From the Château D’eau Enfilades series
Celia Rogge
Photography - 182.9 x 121.9 x 0.3 cm Photography - 72 x 48 x 0.1 inch
$9,875
Hotel Chelsea, New York. Interiors Hall, Third Floor
Victoria Cohen
Photography - 101.6 x 67.6 x 0.3 cm Photography - 40 x 26.6 x 0.1 inch
$3,200
Dare To Be Blue. From the Schinkel Enfilades - Interiors Series
Celia Rogge
Photography - 152.4 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Photography - 60 x 40 x 0.1 inch
$8,250
La Source. Dames Qui Se Baignent. From the Schinkel Enfilades - Interiors Series
Celia Rogge
Photography - 121.9 x 182.9 x 0.3 cm Photography - 48 x 72 x 0.1 inch
$9,875
Hotel Chelsea. New York.
Victoria Cohen
Photography - 101.6 x 152.4 x 0.3 cm Photography - 40 x 60 x 0.1 inch
$4,200
Neue Kammern Enfilade I. From the Neue Kammern Enfilades series
Celia Rogge
Photography - 152.4 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Photography - 60 x 40 x 0.1 inch
$8,250
Neue Kammern Potsdam VI. From the Neue Kammern Enfilades series
Celia Rogge
Photography - 152.4 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Photography - 60 x 40 x 0.1 inch
$8,250
Neue Kammern Potsdam I. From the Neue Kammern Enfilades series
Celia Rogge
Photography - 121.9 x 182.9 x 0.3 cm Photography - 48 x 72 x 0.1 inch
$9,875
Neue Kammern Enfilade IV. From the Neue Kammern Enfilades series
Celia Rogge
Photography - 101.6 x 152.4 x 0.3 cm Photography - 40 x 60 x 0.1 inch
$8,250
Tulips in Holland
Evgeny Chernyakovsky
Painting - 80 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$2,200
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!