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Cityscape - Yerevan - OPERA
Aram Movsisyan
Painting - 65 x 45 x 2 cm Painting - 25.6 x 17.7 x 0.8 inch
$380 $323
Door of Freedom
Helen Warner
Fine Art Drawings - 60 x 42 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 23.6 x 16.5 x 0 inch
$2,540
Avant l'Accalmie
Juliette Lamarca
Painting - 146 x 114 x 2 cm Painting - 57.5 x 44.9 x 0.8 inch
$4,495
Stranger in a Stranger Land
Matteo Nannini
Painting - 90 x 130 x 3 cm Painting - 35.4 x 51.2 x 1.2 inch
$5,394
Dream City Prague- Charles Bridge
Sona Adalyan
Painting - 29 x 29 x 3.4 cm Painting - 11.4 x 11.4 x 1.3 inch
$326
Stretched Canvas In Yellow
Derek Olson
Painting - 45.7 x 121.9 x 3.8 cm Painting - 18 x 48 x 1.5 inch
$2,419
The Marina of the Marmaris
Andrey Chebotaru
Painting - 88.9 x 99.1 x 2.5 cm Painting - 35 x 39 x 1 inch
$3,500
Above the Clouds
Marc Brousse
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 65 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 25.6 x 0 inch
$5,057
Senza titolo collezione Hong Kong
Guillaume Chansarel (Guiyome)
Fine Art Drawings - 25 x 35 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.8 x 13.8 x 0.2 inch
$393
Senza titolo Collezione Hong Kong
Guillaume Chansarel (Guiyome)
Fine Art Drawings - 25 x 35 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.8 x 13.8 x 0.2 inch
$393
Senza titolo collezione Hong Kong
Guillaume Chansarel (Guiyome)
Fine Art Drawings - 35 x 25 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 13.8 x 9.8 x 0.2 inch
$393
Senza titolo collezione Hong Kong
Guillaume Chansarel (Guiyome)
Fine Art Drawings - 25 x 35 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.8 x 13.8 x 0.2 inch
$393
La facade en or et bronze
Madeleine Colaço
Painting - 125 x 170 x 1 cm Painting - 49.2 x 66.9 x 0.4 inch
$9,551
No Title, Interieur Series 4
Baurjan Aralov
Painting - 120 x 90 x 4 cm Painting - 47.2 x 35.4 x 1.6 inch
$2,360
No Title, Interieur Series 2
Baurjan Aralov
Painting - 120 x 90 x 4 cm Painting - 47.2 x 35.4 x 1.6 inch
$2,360
No Title, Interieur Series 1
Baurjan Aralov
Painting - 130 x 105 x 4 cm Painting - 51.2 x 41.3 x 1.6 inch
$2,697
Evening in Amsterdam
Jan Brunclík
Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0 inch
$697
Hercule à l'obélisque
Ivan Theimer
Sculpture - 37 x 7 x 7 cm Sculpture - 14.6 x 2.8 x 2.8 inch
$12,360
Grozny détruite 2 , Tchétchénie
Françoise Spiekermeier
Photography - 50 x 75 cm Photography - 19.7 x 29.5 inch
$1,686
Les médias
Marie-Laure Vareilles
Photography - 100 x 100 x 4 cm Photography - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch
$4,719
Hong Kong
Marie-Laure Vareilles
Photography - 100 x 100 x 1 cm Photography - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.4 inch
$4,719
Botanical sceneries - Petit palais Sévilles
Aurélie Trabaud
Painting - 20 x 20 x 1 cm Painting - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.4 inch
$730
1979 Moon Shin Monumental sculpture on Woodstock paper
Moon Shin
Fine Art Drawings - 29 x 21 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.4 x 8.3 inch
$5,562
Moon Shin Museum 1975
Moon Shin
Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 29 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 11.4 inch
$3,259
Moon Shin Museum with China Ink 1975
Moon Shin
Fine Art Drawings - 22 x 30 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.7 x 11.8 inch
$3,259
Paris Quartier Latin Moon Shin Home Design Rue Domat 1974
Moon Shin
Fine Art Drawings - 31 x 23 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.2 x 9.1 inch
$3,259
Paris Quartier Latin Rue des Carmes Commissariat Maubert 1970
Moon Shin
Fine Art Drawings - 23 x 29 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.1 x 11.4 inch
$3,259
Paris Quartier Latin Design Moon Shin Home Rue Domat 1972
Moon Shin
Fine Art Drawings - 32 x 24 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.6 x 9.4 inch
$3,259
PARIS Quartier Latin rue Galande 1974
Moon Shin
Fine Art Drawings - 29 x 23 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.4 x 9.1 inch
$3,259
PARIS Quartier Latin Moon Shin Home Rue Domat 1976
Moon Shin
Fine Art Drawings - 33 x 22 cm Fine Art Drawings - 13 x 8.7 inch
$3,259
Paris Quartier Latin Saint Severin 1974
Moon Shin
Fine Art Drawings - 29 x 17 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.4 x 6.7 inch
$3,259
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!