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Centre de Pyongyang
Didier Bizet
Photography - 50 x 75 x 3 cm Photography - 19.7 x 29.5 x 1.2 inch
$1,332
Journey to meet the ocean
Harouna Ouedraogo
Painting - 144 x 144 cm Painting - 56.7 x 56.7 inch
$4,440
Parvis de Notre Dame et les quais
Armand Marie Guérin
Painting - 65.5 x 80.5 x 0.5 cm Painting - 25.8 x 31.7 x 0.2 inch
$983
Les ponts de la Seine
Anne-Marie Toporkoff
Photography - 31 x 18.5 cm Photography - 12.2 x 7.3 inch
$877
La grande galerie avec squelette de baleine
Jürg Kreienbühl
Print - 91.5 x 71.5 cm Print - 36 x 28.1 inch
$2,220
Dreary School Day
Christian Frederiksen
Fine Art Drawings - 10 x 25 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 3.9 x 9.8 x 0 inch
$777
Memories IV
Victoria Dearing
Photography - 27.5 x 44.5 x 0.3 cm Photography - 10.8 x 17.5 x 0.1 inch
$555
Urbain brutalisme, Bleu Majorelle - Photographie digigraphie (2)
Claire Giraudeau
Photography - 70 x 50 cm Photography - 27.6 x 19.7 inch
$277
Urbain brutalisme, Bleu Majorelle - Photographie digigraphie
Claire Giraudeau
Photography - 70 x 50 cm Photography - 27.6 x 19.7 inch
$277
Pinasse du Bassin d'Arcachon
Nourreddine Guesmia
Painting - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$999
Une nuit d'ete a paris
Raya Sorkine
Painting - 81 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 31.9 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$23,309
Pin penché
Christian Lefevre
Photography - 70 x 100 x 0.3 cm Photography - 27.6 x 39.4 x 0.1 inch
$1,088
NYC - Downtown Pano II
Jochen Cerny
Photography - 81 x 152.1 x 2.8 cm Photography - 31.9 x 59.9 x 1.1 inch
$4,750
Landscape with cypresses
Yuriy Demiyanov
Painting - 45 x 55 x 2 cm Painting - 17.7 x 21.7 x 0.8 inch
$2,442
Insta(nt)llation - Saint Sophie, Istambul
Eszter Poroszlai
Photography - 27.5 x 19 x 3 cm Photography - 10.8 x 7.5 x 1.2 inch
$1,032
Insta(nt)llation - Printemps, Paris
Eszter Poroszlai
Photography - 20 x 25.5 x 3 cm Photography - 7.9 x 10 x 1.2 inch
$1,032
2Insta(nt)llation - Synagogue Rumbach Sebestyen, Budapest 2/2
Eszter Poroszlai
Photography - 29 x 19 x 3 cm Photography - 11.4 x 7.5 x 1.2 inch
$1,032
Insta(nt)llation - Synagogue Rumbach Sebestyen, Budapest 1/2
Eszter Poroszlai
Photography - 27.5 x 20 x 3 cm Photography - 10.8 x 7.9 x 1.2 inch
$1,032
Insta(nt)llation - Guggenheim NYC. 1/2
Eszter Poroszlai
Photography - 20 x 27.5 x 3 cm Photography - 7.9 x 10.8 x 1.2 inch
$1,032
Insta(nt)llation - Panthéon, Paris 1/3
Eszter Poroszlai
Photography - 28 x 18 x 3 cm Photography - 11 x 7.1 x 1.2 inch
$1,032
Insta(nt)llation - Basilica Szent Istvan, Budapest
Eszter Poroszlai
Photography - 28.5 x 19 x 3 cm Photography - 11.2 x 7.5 x 1.2 inch
$1,032
Alabama Street. From the series Lost in transition
Ying Chen
Photography - 203.2 x 152.4 x 0.3 cm Photography - 80 x 60 x 0.1 inch
$4,000
Carnegie Library/ Atlanta-Fulton county public library
Ying Chen
Photography - 203.2 x 152.4 x 0.3 cm Photography - 80 x 60 x 0.1 inch
$4,000
Atlanta high museum
Ying Chen
Photography - 203.2 x 152.4 x 0.3 cm Photography - 80 x 60 x 0.1 inch
$4,000
Peachtree Street
Ying Chen
Photography - 203.2 x 152.4 x 0.3 cm Photography - 80 x 60 x 0.1 inch
$4,000
Plaza and viaduct
Ying Chen
Photography - 203.2 x 152.4 x 0.3 cm Photography - 80 x 60 x 0.1 inch
$4,000
Sans titre - série coque et ancre de bateaux
Andreas Möltgen
Photography - 40 x 60 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0 inch
$688
Sans titre - série coque et ancre de bateau
Andreas Möltgen
Photography - 40 x 60 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0 inch
$688
Sans titre - série coque et ancre de bateaux
Andreas Möltgen
Photography - 40 x 60 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0 inch
$688
Sans titre - série Bateaux et coque de bateaux
Andreas Möltgen
Photography - 60 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0 inch
$688
Sas titre - série Bateaux et coque de bateaux
Andreas Möltgen
Photography - 40 x 60 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0 inch
$688
Sans titre - série Bateaux et coque de bateaux
Andreas Möltgen
Photography - 40 x 60 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0 inch
$688
Sans titre - série Bateaux et coque de bateaux
Andreas Möltgen
Photography - 40 x 60 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0 inch
$688
La chapelle de la Joie à St Pierre
Richard Bouts
Painting - 30.2 x 64 x 2 cm Painting - 11.9 x 25.2 x 0.8 inch
$1,609
Inside Fondation Louis Vuitton
Mark Elst
Photography - 70 x 46.7 cm Photography - 27.55 x 18.37 inch
$832
La Basilique Saint-Pierre, Rome
Luigi Surdi
Painting - 54.5 x 66 x 0.5 cm Painting - 21.5 x 26 x 0.2 inch
$1,006
Untitled [Homme Volant]
Jean-Michel Folon
Print - 50.5 x 66 x 0.3 cm Print - 19.9 x 26 x 0.1 inch
$2,442
Montmartre, Paris
William Goliasch
Painting - 63 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 24.8 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$1,314
Rome, al Foro Romano
Luigi Surdi
Painting - 49 x 65.5 x 0.5 cm Painting - 19.3 x 25.8 x 0.2 inch
$1,006
Urbain brutalisme - Photographie digigraphie (1) (10)
Claire Giraudeau
Photography - 70 x 50 cm Photography - 27.6 x 19.7 inch
$277
Urbain brutalisme - Photographie digigraphie (1) (9)
Claire Giraudeau
Photography - 70 x 50 cm Photography - 27.6 x 19.7 inch
$277
Urbain brutalisme - Photographie digigraphie (1) (8)
Claire Giraudeau
Photography - 70 x 50 cm Photography - 27.6 x 19.7 inch
$277
Urbain brutalisme - Photographie digigraphie (1) (1)
Claire Giraudeau
Photography - 70 x 50 cm Photography - 27.6 x 19.7 inch
$277
Urbain brutalisme - Photographie digigraphie (1)
Claire Giraudeau
Photography - 70 x 50 cm Photography - 27.6 x 19.7 inch
$277
Urbain brutalisme - Photographie digigraphie
Claire Giraudeau
Photography - 70 x 50 cm Photography - 27.6 x 19.7 inch
$277
Urbain brutalisme - Photographie digigraphie (1)
Claire Giraudeau
Photography - 70 x 50 cm Photography - 27.6 x 19.7 inch
$277
Urbain brutalisme, Bleu Majorelle - Photographie digigraphie (3) (5)
Claire Giraudeau
Photography - 70 x 50 cm Photography - 27.6 x 19.7 inch
$277
Urbain brutalisme, Bleu Majorelle - Photographie digigraphie
Claire Giraudeau
Photography - 70 x 50 cm Photography - 27.6 x 19.7 inch
$277
Urbain brutalisme, Bleu Majorelle - Photographie digigraphie (3) (3)
Claire Giraudeau
Photography - 70 x 50 cm Photography - 27.6 x 19.7 inch
$277
Urbain brutalisme - Photographie digigraphie
Claire Giraudeau
Photography - 70 x 50 cm Photography - 27.6 x 19.7 inch
$277
Urbain brutalisme, Bleu Majorelle - Photographie digigraphie (3)
Claire Giraudeau
Photography - 70 x 50 cm Photography - 27.6 x 19.7 inch
$277
Urbain brutalisme, Bleu Majorelle - Photographie digigraphie
Claire Giraudeau
Photography - 70 x 50 cm Photography - 27.6 x 19.7 inch
$277
Amsterdam View opus 47
Geert Lemmers
Photography - 89.9 x 89.9 x 2.5 cm Photography - 35.4 x 35.4 x 1 inch
$1,220
Forst Console natural brushed Carrara
Un'common
Design - 80 x 120 x 33 cm Design - 31.5 x 47.2 x 13 inch
$2,214
I saw this in my hometown Opus III
Geert Lemmers
Photography - 99.1 x 81.3 x 2.5 cm Photography - 39 x 32 x 1 inch
$1,197
Sur le Causse Aveyronnais
André Lac
Painting - 38 x 46 x 3 cm Painting - 15 x 18.1 x 1.2 inch
$1,177
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!