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Places des Fêtes, Paris (Bus 60)
Camille Léage
Photography - 40 x 30 cm Photography - 15.7 x 11.8 inch
€179
Geometric Contact
Juan Pablo Castro
Photography - 61 x 91.4 x 0.3 cm Photography - 24 x 36 x 0.1 inch
€2,916
Have Some Skittles
Juan Pablo Castro
Photography - 61 x 91.4 x 0.3 cm Photography - 24 x 36 x 0.1 inch
€2,916
Avignon Castle
Alexandr Reznichenko
Painting - 130 x 70 x 3 cm Painting - 51.2 x 27.6 x 1.2 inch
€6,000
Rest of the Plastic Swans
Eleonora Drumeva
Painting - 60 x 70 x 4 cm Painting - 23.6 x 27.6 x 1.6 inch
€2,640
View of an office building
Jason DeBose
Photography - 83 x 58 x 2 cm Photography - 32.7 x 22.8 x 0.8 inch
€2,200
Carnaval de Venise. Les amoureux 2
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
€1,300
Carnaval de Venise. Miroir mon beau miroir
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
€1,400
Touareg. Ouarzazate. Maroc
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
€1,300
Paleo-Logia- Homenaje a De Chirico
Renato Manzoni
Print - 70 x 90 x 5 cm Print - 27.6 x 35.4 x 2 inch
€5,000
Underworld (1b)
Robbie Cornelissen
Fine Art Drawings - 27 x 35 cm Fine Art Drawings - 10.6 x 13.8 inch
€3,200
Loggia
Robbie Cornelissen
Fine Art Drawings - 28.5 x 36 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.2 x 14.2 x 0.4 inch
€3,013
Autumn in Chisinau
Natalia Yampolskaya
Painting - 90 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
€2,950
Memories of Greece
Natalia Yampolskaya
Painting - 90 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
€2,200
Aan de Amsterdamse Grachten III
Rick Triest
Painting - 80 x 120 x 4 cm Painting - 31.5 x 47.2 x 1.6 inch
€2,450
History and Dreams
Darlene Winfield
Painting - 137.2 x 193 x 2.5 cm Painting - 54 x 76 x 1 inch
€6,834
Nimrod Semiramis Tammuz
Martin Wojnowski
Painting - 120 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 47.2 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
€2,500
House by the pool
Astor Salcedo
Photography - 10 x 8 x 0.5 cm Photography - 3.9 x 3.1 x 0.2 inch
€2,500
House with bridge
Astor Salcedo
Photography - 10 x 8 x 0.5 cm Photography - 3.9 x 3.1 x 0.2 inch
€2,500
Walk on Paris Champs Elysées (Promenade sur les Champs Elysées)
Christian Jodin
Painting - 20 x 20 x 1 cm Painting - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.4 inch
€395
La maison de la colline
Tim Blandin
Painting - 97 x 146 x 3 cm Painting - 38.2 x 57.5 x 1.2 inch
€6,800
La Grande Mosquée des Omeyades
Thibaut De Rohan-Chabot
Photography - 61 x 41 x 0.1 cm Photography - 24 x 16.1 x 0 inch
€500
City Hall
Thibaut De Rohan-Chabot
Photography - 71 x 71 x 0.2 cm Photography - 28 x 28 x 0.1 inch
€500
Life in the city I
Paraskevas Papadopoulos
Painting - 60 x 40 x 3 cm Painting - 23.6 x 15.7 x 1.2 inch
€5,689
Life in the city
Paraskevas Papadopoulos
Painting - 100 x 70 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 27.6 x 1.2 inch
€6,578
Terminal Station/Rusell Federal Building
Ying Chen
Photography - 203.2 x 152.4 x 0.3 cm Photography - 80 x 60 x 0.1 inch
€3,888
Hunter Street/Martin Luther King JR Drive
Ying Chen
Photography - 203.2 x 152.4 x 0.3 cm Photography - 80 x 60 x 0.1 inch
€3,888
Sacré coeur au petit-matin
Christian Jodin
Painting - 20 x 20 x 1 cm Painting - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.4 inch
€395
Paris Moulin Rouge at Night
Christian Jodin
Painting - 20 x 20 x 1 cm Painting - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.4 inch
€395
C'est ici - série paysage imaginaire
Marc Sinic
Print - 50 x 70 x 1.5 cm Print - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.6 inch
€400
Autoportrait au pack - série monde imaginaire
Marc Sinic
Print - 50 x 70 x 1.5 cm Print - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.6 inch
€400
Dream Machine / Homage To Interbau 57 Berlin 3
Sergei Sviatchenko
Photography - 21 x 29 cm Photography - 8.3 x 11.4 inch
€3,000
Dream Machine / Homage To Interbau 57 Berlin 4
Sergei Sviatchenko
Photography - 21 x 29 cm Photography - 8.3 x 11.4 inch
€3,000
Dream Machine / Homage To Interbau 57 Berlin 5
Sergei Sviatchenko
Photography - 21 x 29 cm Photography - 8.3 x 11.4 inch
€3,000
Dream Machine / Homage To Interbau 57 Berlin 6
Sergei Sviatchenko
Photography - 21 x 29 cm Photography - 8.3 x 11.4 inch
€3,000
Dream Machine / Homage To Interbau 57 Berlin 7
Sergei Sviatchenko
Photography - 21 x 29 cm Photography - 8.3 x 11.4 inch
€3,000
Dream Machine / Homage To Interbau 57 Berlin 1
Sergei Sviatchenko
Photography - 29 x 21 cm Photography - 11.4 x 8.3 inch
€3,000
Dream Machine / Homage To Interbau 57 Berlin 2
Sergei Sviatchenko
Photography - 21 x 29 cm Photography - 8.3 x 11.4 inch
€3,000
Dream Machine / Homage To Interbau 57 Berlin 1
Sergei Sviatchenko
Photography - 21 x 29 cm Photography - 8.3 x 11.4 inch
€3,000
Legendary Peter Behrens AEG Turbine Factory Berlin 4
Sergei Sviatchenko
Photography - 21 x 29 cm Photography - 8.3 x 11.4 inch
€3,000
Legendary Peter Behrens AEG Turbine Factory Berlin 7
Sergei Sviatchenko
Photography - 21 x 29 cm Photography - 8.3 x 11.4 inch
€3,000
Legendary Peter Behrens AEG Turbine Factory Berlin 9
Sergei Sviatchenko
Photography - 21 x 29 cm Photography - 8.3 x 11.4 inch
€3,000
Legendary Peter Behrens AEG Turbine Factory Berlin 10
Sergei Sviatchenko
Photography - 29 x 21 cm Photography - 11.4 x 8.3 inch
€3,000
Legendary Peter Behrens AEG Turbine Factory Berlin 13
Sergei Sviatchenko
Photography - 29 x 21 cm Photography - 11.4 x 8.3 inch
€3,000
Legendary Peter Behrens AEG Turbine Factory Berlin 12
Sergei Sviatchenko
Photography - 29 x 21 cm Photography - 11.4 x 8.3 inch
€3,000
Legendary Peter Behrens AEG Turbine Factory Berlin 3
Sergei Sviatchenko
Photography - 21 x 29 cm Photography - 8.3 x 11.4 inch
€3,000
Legendary Peter Behrens AEG Turbine Factory Berlin 1
Sergei Sviatchenko
Photography - 21 x 29 cm Photography - 8.3 x 11.4 inch
€3,000
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!