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Cantarum Urbis 2
Bernard Ambielle
Painting - 60 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,850
Home Alone in the Pink and Green
Brian Nash
Painting - 61 x 61 x 3.8 cm Painting - 24 x 24 x 1.5 inch
$1,400
Aghdam Juma Mosque
Nigar Helmi
Painting - 120 x 110 x 3 cm Painting - 47.2 x 43.3 x 1.2 inch
$10,707
Opera house seagull
Alastair Mc Naughton
Photography - 24.5 x 34 cm Photography - 9.6 x 13.4 inch
$56
Wilfred 4 Nexw-York
Wilfred Lang
Painting - 100 x 100 x 1 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.4 inch
$2,691
Port de Villefranche-sur-Mer
Neal Turner
Painting - 46 x 55 x 2 cm Painting - 18.1 x 21.7 x 0.8 inch
$830
A glimpse into rural tranquility
Narek Qochunc
Painting - 24 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 9.4 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
$199
That Time Again
Philip Hearsey
Sculpture - 45 x 21.5 x 8.5 cm Sculpture - 17.7 x 8.5 x 3.3 inch
$1,989
Vue sur le lac Léman le bouvenet
Bernard Gantner
Painting - 80 x 80 x 4 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 1.6 inch
$9,529
Hamlet stone road - Tuscany painting landscape & frame
Claudio Pallini
Painting - 20 x 30 x 1 cm Painting - 7.9 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
$308
Farmhouse in summer - Tuscany painting landscape & frame
Claudio Pallini
Painting - 20 x 30 x 1 cm Painting - 7.9 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
$308
Towards the country house - Tuscany painting landscape & frame
Claudio Pallini
Painting - 20 x 30 x 1 cm Painting - 7.9 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
$308
Vu Interieur Nenuphar
Robin Obitz
Painting - 97 x 162 x 3 cm Painting - 38.2 x 63.8 x 1.2 inch
$9,529
Koudjour - 763603
Simeon Posen
Photography - 50.8 x 61 x 5.1 cm Photography - 20 x 24 x 2 inch
$3,350
Natanz Mosque - 765403
Simeon Posen
Photography - 50.8 x 61 x 5.1 cm Photography - 20 x 24 x 2 inch
$3,350
Persepolis - 765903
Simeon Posen
Photography - 50.8 x 61 x 5.1 cm Photography - 20 x 24 x 2 inch
$3,350
Shah Mosque Isfahan - 764903
Simeon Posen
Photography - 50.8 x 61 x 5.1 cm Photography - 20 x 24 x 2 inch
$3,350
Shah Mosque Isfahan - 764908
Simeon Posen
Photography - 50.8 x 61 x 5.1 cm Photography - 20 x 24 x 2 inch
$3,350
Shah Mosque Isfahan - 764910
Simeon Posen
Photography - 50.8 x 61 x 5.1 cm Photography - 20 x 24 x 2 inch
$3,350
Village in Snow - 7651204
Simeon Posen
Photography - 50.8 x 61 x 5.1 cm Photography - 20 x 24 x 2 inch
$3,350
Persepolis - 765910
Simeon Posen
Photography - 50.8 x 61 x 5.1 cm Photography - 20 x 24 x 2 inch
$3,350
Persepolis - 765911
Simeon Posen
Photography - 50.8 x 61 x 5.1 cm Photography - 20 x 24 x 2 inch
$3,350
Persepolis - 765913
Simeon Posen
Photography - 50.8 x 61 x 5.1 cm Photography - 20 x 24 x 2 inch
$3,350
Persepolis - 765914
Simeon Posen
Photography - 50.8 x 61 x 5.1 cm Photography - 20 x 24 x 2 inch
$3,350
Persepolis - 765915
Simeon Posen
Photography - 50.8 x 61 x 5.1 cm Photography - 20 x 24 x 2 inch
$3,350
765101 - Iran Collection
Simeon Posen
Photography - 50.8 x 61 x 5.1 cm Photography - 20 x 24 x 2 inch
$3,350
Friday Mosque Isfahan - 764111
Simeon Posen
Photography - 50.8 x 61 x 5.1 cm Photography - 20 x 24 x 2 inch
$3,350
Isfahan Bazaar - 7644802
Simeon Posen
Photography - 50.8 x 61 x 5.1 cm Photography - 20 x 24 x 2 inch
$3,350
Isfahan Bazaar - 764807
Simeon Posen
Photography - 50.8 x 61 x 5.1 cm Photography - 20 x 24 x 2 inch
$3,350
Isfahan Friday Mosque - 7641104
Simeon Posen
Photography - 50.8 x 61 x 5.1 cm Photography - 20 x 24 x 2 inch
$3,350
Persepolis - 765909
Simeon Posen
Photography - 50.8 x 61 x 5.1 cm Photography - 20 x 24 x 2 inch
$3,350
7651003 - Iran Collection
Simeon Posen
Photography - 50.8 x 61 x 5.1 cm Photography - 20 x 24 x 2 inch
$3,350
7651001 - Iran Collection
Simeon Posen
Photography - 50.8 x 61 x 5.1 cm Photography - 20 x 24 x 2 inch
$3,350
Gross Domestic Product
Joe Lasker
Fine Art Drawings - 41.9 x 54.6 x 5.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 21.5 x 2 inch
$2,600
Studio Lane 2
HowardArthur Tweedie
Painting - 48 x 36 x 3 cm Painting - 18.9 x 14.2 x 1.2 inch
$1,457
#3203 "Berlinimalism #03"
Oliver Lipinski
Photography - 50 x 50 x 0.6 cm Photography - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.2 inch
$891
Tropical Mood - Archi-Lines Series
Anna Levesh
Photography - 60 x 45 cm Photography - 23.6 x 17.7 inch
$841
Le Brooklyn Brigde
Marie France Garrigues
Painting - 92 x 73 x 2 cm Painting - 36.2 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch
$1,962
Sacré-Coeur - Paris - série Architecture
Laurent Lamare
Painting - 100 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$3,924
Les Roches - Villa de Roches Brunes - Dinard - série Paysage de bord de mer Bretagne
Laurent Lamare
Painting - 100 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$3,924
Le Confinement
Marie France Garrigues
Painting - 92 x 73 x 2 cm Painting - 36.2 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch
$1,962
Villa au Palmier Rouge
Cédrick Vannier
Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$4,204
Villa aux Reflets Bleus
Cédrick Vannier
Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$4,204
Progreso
Reyner
Fine Art Drawings - 29 x 19 x 0.03 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.4 x 7.5 x 0 inch
$1,626
Girasoles
Reyner
Fine Art Drawings - 29 x 19 x 0.03 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.4 x 7.5 x 0 inch
$1,121
Evolución
Reyner
Fine Art Drawings - 29 x 19 x 0.03 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.4 x 7.5 x 0 inch
$1,626
Innsbruck, Austria
Nataliia Krykun
Painting - 150 x 150 x 4 cm Painting - 59.1 x 59.1 x 1.6 inch
$12,444
Innsbruck, Austria
Nataliia Krykun
Painting - 150 x 150 x 4 cm Painting - 59.1 x 59.1 x 1.6 inch
$12,444
West Bottoms Kansas City #1
John Ferry
Painting - 25.4 x 40.64 x 0.1 cm Painting - 10 x 16 x 0 inch
$2,220
Santorini Magic (1)
Sokratis Evgenidis
Painting - 80 x 80 x 3 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch
$6,166
Inside Out, Times Square, Close Up, USA, 2013
JR
Print - 100 x 70 cm Print - 39.4 x 27.6 inch
$1,144
Flowers by the sea
Evgeny Chernyakovsky
Painting - 90 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$2,200
Alice searches for her wonderland - Alice recherche son pays des merveilles (1)
Cecile Gonne Victoria
Painting - 120 x 60 x 4 cm Painting - 47.2 x 23.6 x 1.6 inch
$841
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!