Architecture

Photography, Legendary Peter Behrens AEG Turbine Factory Berlin 1, Sergei Sviatchenko

Legendary Peter Behrens AEG Turbine Factory Berlin 1

Sergei Sviatchenko

Photography - 21 x 29 cm Photography - 8.3 x 11.4 inch

$3,371

Photography, Souvenirs de Paris 4 Everyone, Juan Pablo Castro

Souvenirs de Paris 4 Everyone

Juan Pablo Castro

Photography - 61 x 91.4 x 0.3 cm Photography - 24 x 36 x 0.1 inch

$3,000

Photography, Thank you, Juan Pablo Castro

Thank you

Juan Pablo Castro

Photography - 91.4 x 61 x 0.3 cm Photography - 36 x 24 x 0.1 inch

$3,000

Photography, Acoustics, Juan Pablo Castro

Acoustics

Juan Pablo Castro

Photography - 61 x 91.4 x 0.3 cm Photography - 24 x 36 x 0.1 inch

$3,000

Painting, Apparent, Mirtha Otaño

Apparent

Mirtha Otaño

Painting - 70 x 100 x 4 cm Painting - 27.6 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch

$3,360

Painting, Flow, Mirtha Otaño

Flow

Mirtha Otaño

Painting - 63 x 93 x 4 cm Painting - 24.8 x 36.6 x 1.6 inch

$3,360

Painting, Barcelona, Max Baris

Barcelona

Max Baris

Painting - 60 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

$2,360

Painting, Village I, Daozhou Huang

Village I

Daozhou Huang

Painting - 40 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch

$449

Painting, Le Jardin de Monet, Marie Tissot

Le Jardin de Monet

Marie Tissot

Painting - 73 x 92 x 2 cm Painting - 28.7 x 36.2 x 0.8 inch

$3,146

Print, Piazza di Spagna, Giuseppe Megna

Piazza di Spagna

Giuseppe Megna

Print - 17 x 25 x 0.2 cm Print - 6.7 x 9.8 x 0.1 inch

$281

Print, Origine, Michel Tabanou

Origine

Michel Tabanou

Print - 50 x 70 x 0.1 cm Print - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0 inch

$336

Print, In memory of George Orwell, Michel Tabanou

In memory of George Orwell

Michel Tabanou

Print - 50 x 70 x 0.1 cm Print - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0 inch

$336

Painting, The Bruges Canal, Alina Khrapchynska

The Bruges Canal

Alina Khrapchynska

Painting - 90 x 110 x 3 cm Painting - 35.4 x 43.3 x 1.2 inch

$5,113

Painting, Winter Houses, Nina Ruseva

Winter Houses

Nina Ruseva

Painting - 70 x 80 x 3 cm Painting - 27.6 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch

$2,517

Painting, Window, Nina Ruseva

Window

Nina Ruseva

Painting - 116 x 90 x 3 cm Painting - 45.7 x 35.4 x 1.2 inch

$3,146

Photography, Venise - Palazzo Cavalli Franchetti, Didier Fournet

Venise - Palazzo Cavalli Franchetti

Didier Fournet

Photography - 100 x 100 x 5 cm Photography - 39.4 x 39.4 x 2 inch

$6,349

Photography, Venise - Palazzo Cavalli, Didier Fournet

Venise - Palazzo Cavalli

Didier Fournet

Photography - 100 x 100 x 5 cm Photography - 39.4 x 39.4 x 2 inch

$6,349

Painting, When I was young, I used to have followers, now I just follow him, K Oldal

When I was young, I used to have followers, now I just follow him

K Oldal

Painting - 20 x 25 x 0.2 cm Painting - 7.9 x 9.8 x 0.1 inch

$449

Painting, L'été À La Mer Noire, Alina Khrapchynska

L'été À La Mer Noire

Alina Khrapchynska

Painting - 70 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

$3,034

Painting, Les Heures De Tranquillité, Alina Khrapchynska

Les Heures De Tranquillité

Alina Khrapchynska

Painting - 70 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

$2,495

Painting, Été à la mer Noire, Alina Khrapchynska

Été à la mer Noire

Alina Khrapchynska

Painting - 70 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

$3,450

Painting, Karlovi Vari - Jour de fête, Alina Khrapchynska

Karlovi Vari - Jour de fête

Alina Khrapchynska

Painting - 80 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

$3,304

Painting, Automne a Dresden, Alina Khrapchynska

Automne a Dresden

Alina Khrapchynska

Painting - 70 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

$3,079

Painting, Monica, Soon

Monica

Soon

Painting - 60 x 60 x 2.1 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

$449

Photography, NYC Grand Central Terminal, Didier Fournet

NYC Grand Central Terminal

Didier Fournet

Photography - 130 x 180 x 5 cm Photography - 51.2 x 70.9 x 2 inch

$9,326

Photography, Plage de Barra de Guaratiba, Didier Fournet

Plage de Barra de Guaratiba

Didier Fournet

Photography - 130 x 94 x 5 cm Photography - 51.2 x 37 x 2 inch

$6,349

Photography, Paris Quai de Grenelle 2, Didier Fournet

Paris Quai de Grenelle 2

Didier Fournet

Photography - 130 x 180 x 5 cm Photography - 51.2 x 70.9 x 2 inch

$9,326

Painting, Le bois de Vincennes, Simon Pradinas

Le bois de Vincennes

Simon Pradinas

Painting - 73 x 108 x 3 cm Painting - 28.7 x 42.5 x 1.2 inch

$2,584

Painting, Cityscape - Modern Yerevan -2, Aram Movsisyan

Cityscape - Modern Yerevan -2

Aram Movsisyan

Painting - 40 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch

$200

Painting, Cityscape - Old Yerevan, Aram Movsisyan

Cityscape - Old Yerevan

Aram Movsisyan

Painting - 40 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch

$240

Painting, Cityscape with blue tram, Kamo Atoyan

Cityscape with blue tram

Kamo Atoyan

Painting - 50 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

$320

Painting, Station at Dalle, Max Baris

Station at Dalle

Max Baris

Painting - 80 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

$5,618

Print, Angers, Jean-Philippe Henric

Angers

Jean-Philippe Henric

Print - 120 x 90 x 3 cm Print - 47.2 x 35.4 x 1.2 inch

$561

Sculpture, Capriccio l, Mattia Listowski

Capriccio l

Mattia Listowski

Sculpture - 25 x 22 x 20 cm Sculpture - 9.8 x 8.7 x 7.9 inch

$3,146

Painting, Les berges du Rhônes, Lyon, Phil

Les berges du Rhônes, Lyon

Phil

Painting - 60 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

$326

Painting, Timesquare NY, Phil

Timesquare NY

Phil

Painting - 60 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

$326

Photography, Abstrait. Paréidolie. Bataille de dinosaure. Préhistoire. Bateau, Dominique Leroy

Abstrait. Paréidolie. Bataille de dinosaure. Préhistoire. Bateau

Dominique Leroy

Photography - 60 x 90 x 1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0.4 inch

$673

Photography, Saint Jean de Luz, Didier Fournet

Saint Jean de Luz

Didier Fournet

Photography - 130 x 130 cm Photography - 51.2 x 51.2 inch

$6,854

Painting, Citta, Felenzi

Citta

Felenzi

Painting - 80 x 80 x 3 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch

$2,877

Painting, Urban Rhythms, Kamo Atoyan

Urban Rhythms

Kamo Atoyan

Painting - 60 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

$450

Painting, Church in Kovachevitsa, Yordan Velkov

Church in Kovachevitsa

Yordan Velkov

Painting - 40 x 20 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 7.9 x 0.8 inch

$281

Painting, Moment in Gorno Dryanovo, Yordan Velkov

Moment in Gorno Dryanovo

Yordan Velkov

Painting - 40 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

$416

Painting, Rural house, Kamo Atoyan

Rural house

Kamo Atoyan

Painting - 40 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

$450

Print, Art is money, Michel Tabanou

Art is money

Michel Tabanou

Print - 50 x 70 x 0.1 cm Print - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0 inch

$336

Painting, Des tout gentils, Zwy Milshtein

Des tout gentils

Zwy Milshtein

Painting - 50 x 65 x 1 cm Painting - 19.7 x 25.6 x 0.4 inch

$3,146

Painting, Mountain Houses, Nguyen Xuan Anh

Mountain Houses

Nguyen Xuan Anh

Painting - 69.9 x 78.7 x 2.5 cm Painting - 27.5 x 31 x 1 inch

$3,000

Painting, Steve's Place, John Kaltenhauser

Steve's Place

John Kaltenhauser

Painting - 121.9 x 152.4 x 5.1 cm Painting - 48 x 60 x 2 inch

$2,438

Photography, Impermanence, Nikolay Stefanov

Impermanence

Nikolay Stefanov

Photography - 60 x 40 x 5 cm Photography - 23.6 x 15.7 x 2 inch

$416

Painting, Fondazione Prada 1, Sergey Bondarev

Fondazione Prada 1

Sergey Bondarev

Painting - 40 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

$3,933

Painting, Visions of Barcelona - Montjuic Castle, Vladimir Kolosov

Visions of Barcelona - Montjuic Castle

Vladimir Kolosov

Painting - 16.5 x 11.4 x 0 cm Painting - 6.5 x 4.5 x 0.01 inch

$220

Painting, Visions of Barcelona - Casa Mila, Vladimir Kolosov

Visions of Barcelona - Casa Mila

Vladimir Kolosov

Painting - 29.8 x 19.7 x 0 cm Painting - 11.75 x 7.75 x 0.01 inch

$240

Painting, Igrexa do meu pobo, Paco Ascón Callejo

Igrexa do meu pobo

Paco Ascón Callejo

Painting - 40 x 120 x 5 cm Painting - 15.7 x 47.2 x 2 inch

$2,922

Print, Audubon Hollow, Jonathan McFadden

Audubon Hollow

Jonathan McFadden

Print - 71 x 53 x 0.3 cm Print - 28 x 20.9 x 0.1 inch

$730

Print, Year Of The Snake, Dan McCarthy

Year Of The Snake

Dan McCarthy

Print - 48.26 x 63.5 x 0.2 cm Print - 19 x 25 x 0.1 inch

$421

Painting, Porta Sur, Paco Ascón Callejo

Porta Sur

Paco Ascón Callejo

Painting - 120 x 40 x 5 cm Painting - 47.2 x 15.7 x 2 inch

$2,528

Painting, Back home, Reinaldo Chavez

Back home

Reinaldo Chavez

Painting - 10 x 10 x 0.6 cm Painting - 3.9 x 3.9 x 0.2 inch

$225

Painting, Je m'enfonce dans un Urbanisme Chaotique, Serge Salis

Je m'enfonce dans un Urbanisme Chaotique

Serge Salis

Painting - 90 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

$3,371

Painting, Thinking of nothing, Ruben Cukier

Thinking of nothing

Ruben Cukier

Painting - 80 x 60 x 3 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch

$2,500

Photography, NY Chinatown, Didier Fournet

NY Chinatown

Didier Fournet

Photography - 130 x 130 x 5 cm Photography - 51.2 x 51.2 x 2 inch

$7,810

Photography, Hong Kong Footing, Didier Fournet

Hong Kong Footing

Didier Fournet

Photography - 100 x 100 x 5 cm Photography - 39.4 x 39.4 x 2 inch

$6,349

Photography, Hong Kong Jour #33, Didier Fournet

Hong Kong Jour #33

Didier Fournet

Photography - 100 x 100 x 5 cm Photography - 39.4 x 39.4 x 2 inch

$6,349

Photography, Hong Kong Jour #78, Didier Fournet

Hong Kong Jour #78

Didier Fournet

Photography - 100 x 100 x 5 cm Photography - 39.4 x 39.4 x 2 inch

$6,349

Photography, Good Morning San Marco - Venise #36, Didier Fournet

Good Morning San Marco - Venise #36

Didier Fournet

Photography - 100 x 100 x 5 cm Photography - 39.4 x 39.4 x 2 inch

$6,349

Photography, Goal, Marick

Goal

Marick

Photography - 19 x 27 x 1 cm Photography - 7.5 x 10.6 x 0.4 inch

$315

Painting, Los Angeles sunset, Yaroslav Yasenev

Los Angeles sunset

Yaroslav Yasenev

Painting - 150 x 160 x 2 cm Painting - 59.1 x 63 x 0.8 inch

$3,820

Painting, 1956 Pékin La Cité Interdite  Peking The Forbidden City, Kam Zin Choon

1956 Pékin La Cité Interdite Peking The Forbidden City

Kam Zin Choon

Painting - 50 x 70 x 0.5 cm Painting - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.2 inch

$5,562

Painting, Promenade Parisienne, Jean-Baptiste Delarue

Promenade Parisienne

Jean-Baptiste Delarue

Painting - 52 x 74 x 2 cm Painting - 20.5 x 29.1 x 0.8 inch

$7,866

Painting, Les deux phares, Bruno Tremohars

Les deux phares

Bruno Tremohars

Painting - 27 x 22 x 2 cm Painting - 10.6 x 8.7 x 0.8 inch

$393

Print, Navona Square/Rome, Giuseppe Malandrino

Navona Square/Rome

Giuseppe Malandrino

Print - 35 x 24.5 x 0.1 cm Print - 13.8 x 9.6 x 0 inch

$281

Painting, Renaissance, Jean-Marc Boissy

Renaissance

Jean-Marc Boissy

Painting - 81 x 65 x 2 cm Painting - 31.9 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch

$2,528

Painting, What Time, Jean-Marc Boissy

What Time

Jean-Marc Boissy

Painting - 80 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

$3,202

Photography, Mausoleum of Prince Etmad-Dowlah, Samuel Bourne

Mausoleum of Prince Etmad-Dowlah

Samuel Bourne

Photography - 50.8 x 76.2 cm Photography - 20 x 30 inch

$247

Photography, Mosque At Fatehpur Sikri, Samuel Bourne

Mosque At Fatehpur Sikri

Samuel Bourne

Photography - 50.8 x 76.2 cm Photography - 20 x 30 inch

$247

Photography, Nizam-ood-deen, Samuel Bourne

Nizam-ood-deen

Samuel Bourne

Photography - 50.8 x 76.2 cm Photography - 20 x 30 inch

$247

Photography, Pillars at the Qutub, Samuel Bourne

Pillars at the Qutub

Samuel Bourne

Photography - 50.8 x 76.2 cm Photography - 20 x 30 inch

$247

Photography, Qutab Minar, Samuel Bourne

Qutab Minar

Samuel Bourne

Photography - 50.8 x 76.2 cm Photography - 20 x 30 inch

$247

Photography, The Astrologer’s Seat, Samuel Bourne

The Astrologer’s Seat

Samuel Bourne

Photography - 50.8 x 61 cm Photography - 20 x 24 inch

$191

Photography, The Taj Mahal, Samuel Bourne

The Taj Mahal

Samuel Bourne

Photography - 50.8 x 76.2 cm Photography - 20 x 30 inch

$247

Photography, Zenana, Samuel Bourne

Zenana

Samuel Bourne

Photography - 50.8 x 76.2 cm Photography - 20 x 30 inch

$247

Photography, The Taj Mahal from the River, Agra, Samuel Bourne

The Taj Mahal from the River, Agra

Samuel Bourne

Photography - 50.8 x 76.2 cm Photography - 20 x 30 inch

$247

Photography, Qutub Minar, Samuel Bourne

Qutub Minar

Samuel Bourne

Photography - 50.8 x 40.6 cm Photography - 20 x 16 inch

$157

Photography, Blue Opera, Philip A. Harrington

Blue Opera

Philip A. Harrington

Photography - 50.8 x 76.2 cm Photography - 20 x 30 inch

$236

Painting, Danube Houses, Ivan Shyshman

Danube Houses

Ivan Shyshman

Painting - 40 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

$3,877

Photography, Renaissance, Sandra Salamonová

Renaissance

Sandra Salamonová

Photography - 40 x 38 cm Photography - 15.7 x 15 inch

$371

Painting, Venise, Marko Stupar

Venise

Marko Stupar

Painting - 46 x 55 x 2 cm Painting - 18.1 x 21.7 x 0.8 inch

$3,146

Print, Village 05, Konstantin Kornakov

Village 05

Konstantin Kornakov

Print - 20 x 30 x 0.2 cm Print - 7.9 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch

$225

Painting, En Olivier - Series lll - A View to the Church, Selwyn Midgen

En Olivier - Series lll - A View to the Church

Selwyn Midgen

Painting - 40 x 30 x 5 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 2 inch

$3,933

Sculpture, Spatial Anomaly, Colleen Wolstenholme

Spatial Anomaly

Colleen Wolstenholme

Sculpture - 89 x 89 x 26 cm Sculpture - 35 x 35 x 10.2 inch

$8,147

Print, Matrice de la gravure 'Instant 17', Blandine Galtier

Matrice de la gravure 'Instant 17'

Blandine Galtier

Print - 65 x 40 x 1 cm Print - 25.6 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch

$2,809

Painting, Red Morning, Sarkis Hamalbashian

Red Morning

Sarkis Hamalbashian

Painting - 60 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch

$4,270

Painting, Autumn Sun, Sarkis Hamalbashian

Autumn Sun

Sarkis Hamalbashian

Painting - 50 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

$3,708

Photography, Rome, Norman Reedus

Rome

Norman Reedus

Photography - 50.8 x 40.64 x 2 cm Photography - 20 x 16 x 0.8 inch

$2,584

Painting, Old town Sofia, Zhivko Zhelyazkov

Old town Sofia

Zhivko Zhelyazkov

Painting - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

$3,146

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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