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Les falaises du Trocadéro 18 mai 2021 19h58
JR
Print - 64 x 96 x 1 cm Print - 25.2 x 37.8 x 0.4 inch
$3,927
Le phare rouge et blanc
Christof Monnin
Painting - 90 x 90 x 2.5 cm Painting - 35.4 x 35.4 x 1 inch
$1,571
Lever de soleil à San Francisco
Vianney
Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$3,422
Aquarium at Coney Island, Ny
Michael K. Yamaoka
Photography - 50.8 x 50.8 x 0.1 cm Photography - 20 x 20 x 0.04 inch
$2,750 $2,338
Street view in Paris
Marie France Garrigues
Painting - 130 x 81 x 2 cm Painting - 51.2 x 31.9 x 0.8 inch
$2,693
Old Cozy Street - Positano, Italy
Reneta Isin
Painting - 100 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$12,341
Fossil Factory HPM 2/6
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Painting - 61 x 46 cm Painting - 24 x 18.1 inch
$10,209
Le quai de Bercy
Bernard Gantner
Painting - 65 x 81 x 2 cm Painting - 25.6 x 31.9 x 0.8 inch
$3,927 $3,141
L'Escalier Bleu
Marie France Garrigues
Painting - 100 x 81 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.9 x 0.8 inch
$2,356
Vue sur les toits (Vue 7)
Marie France Garrigues
Painting - 50 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$729
Jeune femme sur le banc
Marie France Garrigues
Painting - 55 x 46 x 2 cm Painting - 21.7 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch
$729
Un soir à Paris
Marie France Garrigues
Painting - 100 x 81 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.9 x 0.8 inch
$2,356
Le Moulin de la Galette
Marie France Garrigues
Painting - 55 x 46 x 2 cm Painting - 21.7 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch
$729
Nicely's Cafe, Mono Lake, California
Richard Heeps
Photography - 42 x 51 x 0.1 cm Photography - 16.5 x 20.1 x 0 inch
$406
La chambre verte
Cécile Baldewyns
Photography - 60 x 60 x 0.04 cm Photography - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0 inch
$898
Théorèmes #1
Nagsoul
Fine Art Drawings - 22 x 32 x 4 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.7 x 12.6 x 1.6 inch
$673
Wrapped Barcelona fontain
Christo and Jeanne-Claude
Print - 56 x 71 cm Print - 22 x 28 inch
$10,097 $7,573
Santa and Serena Antonelli
Slim Aarons
Photography - 76.2 x 101.6 cm Photography - 30 x 40 inch
$3,321
A la fin du voyage commence la mémoire
Jean Valera
Photography - 30 x 30 x 0.3 cm Photography - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch
$123
Les fleurs respirent la nuit
Julie Peiffer
Photography - 80 x 100 x 0.04 cm Photography - 31.5 x 39.4 x 0 inch
$2,693
When everything is upside down
Gergana Balabanova
Painting - 100 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch
$1,515
The Golden Sunrise of the Old Town
Kirill Postovit
Painting - 99 x 69 x 2 cm Painting - 39 x 27.2 x 0.8 inch
$1,683
Untitled, Naples
Kevin Jordan O'Shea
Photography - 30 x 45 x 0.3 cm Photography - 11.8 x 17.7 x 0.1 inch
$539
Bateaux à vapeur à l'embarcadère de Karakoy. Istanbul
Alexei Lantsev
Painting - 90 x 110 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 43.3 x 0.8 inch
$4,039
Architectural Extract N.10 - Archi-Lines Series
Anna Levesh
Photography - 100 x 75 cm Photography - 39.4 x 29.5 inch
$998
Architectural Extract N.3 - Archi-Lines Series
Anna Levesh
Photography - 99.6 x 79 cm Photography - 39.2 x 31.1 inch
$998
Chicago, Old and New
Michael K. Yamaoka
Photography - 91.4 x 61 x 0.1 cm Photography - 36 x 24 x 0.04 inch
$4,500 $3,825
34° 33’ 15" N 38° 16’ 00" E
Leah Desmousseaux
Photography - 110 x 170 x 4 cm Photography - 43.3 x 66.9 x 1.6 inch
$3,927
November
Giorgi Kukhalashvili
Painting - 50 x 70 x 3 cm Painting - 19.7 x 27.6 x 1.2 inch
$3,141 $2,670
Le Mont Saint-Michel
Raluca Vulcan
Painting - 89 x 116 x 2 cm Painting - 35 x 45.7 x 0.8 inch
$3,927
Car Wash, Brooklyn, Ny
Michael K. Yamaoka
Photography - 40.6 x 50.8 x 0.1 cm Photography - 16 x 20 x 0.04 inch
$2,500 $2,125
Joe's Barn, New York
Michael K. Yamaoka
Photography - 50.8 x 40.6 x 0.1 cm Photography - 20 x 16 x 0.04 inch
$2,500 $2,125
Reflection of the Empire State Building
Michael K. Yamaoka
Photography - 91.4 x 61 x 0.1 cm Photography - 36 x 24 x 0.04 inch
$4,000 $3,400
New York Lounge Bar - Interior
Ruslana Levandovska
Painting - 76.2 x 61 x 1.9 cm Painting - 30 x 24 x 0.75 inch
$5,800
Abstract cityscape
Marieta Martirosyan
Painting - 80 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch
$999
Neglected Roof Tiles
Michael K. Yamaoka
Photography - 61 x 91.4 x 0.3 cm Photography - 24 x 36 x 0.1 inch
$5,049
Paris, Place Vendôme Ritz
Chris Morin-Eitner
Print - 80 x 60 x 0.2 cm Print - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.1 inch
$168
Amsterdam city view
Peter Donkersloot
Painting - 120 x 120 x 3 cm Painting - 47.2 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch
$8,414
What the Future Holds (Sheats-Goldstein Residence)
Carrie Graber
Print - 68.6 x 106.7 cm Print - 27 x 42 inch
$1,375
Beauty and the Beast, Slim Aarons Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print
Slim Aarons
Photography - 101.6 x 101.6 cm Photography - 40 x 40 inch
$3,983
Flying over old Halden
Nadezda Stupina
Painting - 100 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch
$5,946
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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