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Textura Base (Framed)
Rodrigo Spinel
Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 29.7 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 11.7 x 0.1 inch
$600
Cabanes du Touquet
Anne du Planty
Painting - 30 x 90 x 4 cm Painting - 11.8 x 35.4 x 1.6 inch
$1,116
Miami Circles 01
Luca Artioli
Photography - 68.6 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Photography - 27 x 40 x 0.1 inch
$3,000
Self-Portrait 18.110
Arthur Hent
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 20 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 7.9 x 0 inch
$335
Après avoir marché tout est beau
Juliette June
Painting - 80 x 40 x 2.5 cm Painting - 31.5 x 15.7 x 1 inch
$1,005
London Bustle by Night
David Hinchliffe
Painting - 98 x 93 x 3 cm Painting - 38.6 x 36.6 x 1.2 inch
$3,664
Sainte Barbe
Philippe Grincourt
Photography - 39 x 59 x 0.3 cm Photography - 15.4 x 23.2 x 0.1 inch
$502
Attraction désastre
Céline Achour
Painting - 70 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$1,094
New York city lights 4 by M.Y.
Max Yaskin
Painting - 95 x 200 x 1 cm Painting - 37.4 x 78.7 x 0.4 inch
$1,842
Les amants imaginaires
Tanguy Mendrisse
Photography - 80 x 60 x 0.1 cm Photography - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0 inch
$654
Porch Steps
Alain Le Garsmeur
Photography - 101 x 76 x 0.1 cm Photography - 39.8 x 29.9 x 0 inch
$932
Hommage à Lao Tseu H.16 cm Brossée
Francesco Marino Di Teana
Sculpture - 16 x 8.5 x 4 cm Sculpture - 6.3 x 3.3 x 1.6 inch
$447
Green & Blue Interior
Edmund Sumner
Photography - 119 x 84 x 0.1 cm Photography - 46.9 x 33.1 x 0 inch
$2,878
Fogy New York city
Nadine Antoniuk
Painting - 100 x 205 x 0.1 cm Painting - 39.4 x 80.7 x 0 inch
$1,719
N°80.160-1 14 (NG05)
Nicolas Galtier
Painting - 160 x 80 x 3 cm Painting - 63 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch
$4,465
Au fond de la piscine
Lionel Morateur
Photography - 60 x 90 x 0.5 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0.2 inch
$1,116
Italian courtyard
Alisa Onipchenko-Cherniakovska
Painting - 80 x 100.1 x 2.5 cm Painting - 31.5 x 39.4 x 1 inch
$2,150
Autumn in the courtyard, Painting, Oil on canvas
Alisa Onipchenko-Cherniakovska
Painting - 89.9 x 100.1 x 2.5 cm Painting - 35.4 x 39.4 x 1 inch
$2,650
Composed gate
Yonatan Wondwosen
Painting - 100 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$4,465
Espace magique
Pedro Moreno Linares
Sculpture - 26 x 16 x 16 cm Sculpture - 10.2 x 6.3 x 6.3 inch
$1,094
N°1302 - How much " Geran " ?
Mehdi Mirbagheri
Print - 60 x 180 x 5 cm Print - 23.6 x 70.9 x 2 inch
$5,581
An interior by Joseph Dirand
Manuel Santelices
Fine Art Drawings - 22.9 x 30.5 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9 x 12 x 0.1 inch
$800
Untitled 1
Juan Pablo Castro
Photography - 61 x 91.4 x 0.3 cm Photography - 24 x 36 x 0.1 inch
$3,000
And There Is Thinking Over Something
Eleonora Drumeva
Painting - 90 x 102 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 40.2 x 0.8 inch
$2,679
Paris Boulevards extérieurs...
Michel Bianconi
Painting - 89 x 146 x 3 cm Painting - 35 x 57.5 x 1.2 inch
$6,698
Harlem bridge overpass dark
Logan Hicks
Photography - 66 x 96 cm Photography - 26 x 37.8 inch
$2,009
Harmony Motel, Twentynine Palms, California
Richard Heeps
Photography - 61 x 61 x 1 cm Photography - 24 x 24 x 0.4 inch
$1,116
Untitled.
Kevin Jordan O'Shea
Photography - 30 x 45 x 0.3 cm Photography - 11.8 x 17.7 x 0.1 inch
$558
Perpetual Motion
Gagik Ghazanchyan
Painting - 62 x 84 x 0.2 cm Painting - 24.4 x 33.1 x 0.1 inch
$1,674 $1,507
Fog in L.A
George Maskharashvili
Painting - 85 x 143 x 3 cm Painting - 33.5 x 56.3 x 1.2 inch
$11,832
La Danse de la Mort - Planche 1 (293)
Roberto Matta
Print - 66 x 50.8 cm Print - 26 x 20 inch
$2,500
Ouessant - série bord de mer
Philippe Maillebuau
Painting - 52 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 20.5 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$737
Voile dans le brouillard
Paul Natter
Painting - 110 x 122 x 2 cm Painting - 43.3 x 48 x 0.8 inch
$1,898
Tomorrows world
Barry Cawston
Photography - 120 x 100 x 2 cm Photography - 47.2 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$2,177
Last bar in Vegas
Barry Cawston
Photography - 90 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 35.4 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,507
Élévation au Musée - Corée
Jean-Marc Stoeffler
Photography - 37 x 47 x 1 cm Photography - 14.6 x 18.5 x 0.4 inch
$279
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!