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La estacion de autobus
Alejandro Quincoces
Painting - 32 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 12.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$3,132
Le sage de Clédat
Tanguy Mendrisse
Photography - 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$190
Paris, Hotel des Saint Pères
Filippo De Pisis
Painting - 54 x 37 x 1 cm Painting - 21.3 x 14.6 x 0.4 inch
$53,686
Le petit abre
Jean-Jacques Abieniste
Painting - 50 x 42 x 1.5 cm Painting - 19.7 x 16.5 x 0.6 inch
$1,934
Letters Of A Traveler
Tako Chanchaleishvili
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 36 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 14.2 x 0 inch
$727
Motives Of Abkhazia
Tako Chanchaleishvili
Fine Art Drawings - 26 x 35 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 10.2 x 13.8 x 0 inch
$615
Paysage de campagne
Maurice Sarkissoff
Painting - 33 x 46 x 2 cm Painting - 13 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch
$2,098
Notre Dame Monochrome
Adrien Faveau
Painting - 100 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$3,020
Paris, Eiffel Liberté
Chris Morin-Eitner
Print - 80 x 60 x 0.2 cm Print - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.1 inch
$201
Matière et couleurs de Venise
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 90 x 60 x 2 cm Photography - 35.4 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,566
Place du village animée
B. Ciappa
Painting - 32 x 26 x 2 cm Painting - 12.6 x 10.2 x 0.8 inch
$2,087
La Plage - série bord de mer
Carla PM
Painting - 31 x 23 x 3 cm Painting - 12.2 x 9.1 x 1.2 inch
$436
Ferme au bord de la rivière
Albert Silvestre
Painting - 60 x 46 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch
$2,110
Sous les hauteurs des toits de la Bastille
Christian Jodin
Painting - 50 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$442
Au détour du passage Choiseul, Paris, un dimanche d'Été
Christian Jodin
Painting - 64 x 46 x 1 cm Painting - 25.2 x 18.1 x 0.4 inch
$436
La Tour Seegmuller - 2
Jean Valera
Photography - 40 x 60 x 0.6 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.2 inch
$213
Lichtreflex - Translation / Rotation
Hein Gravenhorst
Photography - 38 x 28 cm Photography - 15 x 11 inch
$16,777
Rue de l´Épée-de-Bois, Paris
Neal Turner
Painting - 73 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 28.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$962
Iglesia de Santa Eulalia - Unha
Adriana Setter
Painting - 41 x 33 x 1.5 cm Painting - 16.1 x 13 x 0.6 inch
$783
Classic Car Rendezvous
Ellie Hesse
Painting - 80 x 100 x 5 cm Painting - 31.5 x 39.4 x 2 inch
$3,965
Connecting Bridge
Richard Szkutnik
Painting - 45.7 x 61 x 0.5 cm Painting - 18 x 24 x 0.2 inch
$2,050
The Pantiles with Snow
Brian King
Painting - 30 x 39.9 x 1.5 cm Painting - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.6 inch
$903
La Chambre - Édition limitée n° 2
Raymond Depardon
Print - 24 x 28.5 cm Print - 9.4 x 11.2 inch
$727
Smart - Collection Architecture
Rodrigo
Photography - 26.7 x 35.6 x 0.1 cm Photography - 10.5 x 14 x 0 inch
$1,398
Luna Park - Collection We luv NYC
Rodrigo
Photography - 35.1 x 27.1 x 0.1 cm Photography - 13.8 x 10.7 x 0 inch
$2,236
Planète Mars - Collection Hey Mars
Rodrigo
Photography - 35.6 x 26.7 x 0.1 cm Photography - 14 x 10.5 x 0 inch
$1,398
Love in the tropics
Rodrigo
Photography - 35.6 x 23.8 x 0.1 cm Photography - 14 x 9.4 x 0 inch
$2,236
Little Odessa, New York.
Kevin Jordan O'Shea
Photography - 45 x 30 x 0.3 cm Photography - 17.7 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch
$503
Fenêtre sur soi - série Paysage imaginaire
Dominique Arzoumanian (Darzou)
Painting - 46 x 38 x 2 cm Painting - 18.1 x 15 x 0.8 inch
$324
Paris Tertre Place - Summer Evening
Christian Jodin
Painting - 46 x 38 x 1 cm Painting - 18.1 x 15 x 0.4 inch
$554
Structural Beauty
Alexander Benz
Photography - 40 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0 inch
$514
Un Soir au Moulin Rouge
Christian Jodin
Painting - 20 x 20 x 1 cm Painting - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.4 inch
$334
Les Granges de Port Royal
André Roland Brudieux
Fine Art Drawings - 34 x 49 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 13.4 x 19.3 x 0.1 inch
$358
New York Skyliner V
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 140 x 70 x 4 cm Photography - 55.1 x 27.6 x 1.6 inch
$1,443
New York Skyliner III
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 140 x 70 x 4 cm Photography - 55.1 x 27.6 x 1.6 inch
$1,443
Model for Monument to the White Squirrel
Brandon Vickerd
Sculpture - 30.5 x 30.5 x 20.3 cm Sculpture - 12 x 12 x 8 inch
$6,711
Color Blocking (Sunrise)
Téber
Photography - 70 x 50 x 0.1 cm Photography - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$1,398
Energy Flows (Gold)
Téber
Photography - 50.3 x 50.3 x 0.1 cm Photography - 19.8 x 19.8 x 0 inch
$1,398
Vieille ville de Srinagar
Marie Dorigny
Photography - 39 x 49 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.4 x 19.3 x 0 inch
$895
Sindhu Palchowk
Marie Dorigny
Photography - 39 x 49 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.4 x 19.3 x 0 inch
$895
Old village on the rock - Tuscany landscape painting
Andrea Borella
Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$1,007
Western Church in Amsterdam.
Anna Pavlova
Painting - 63.5 x 45.7 x 2.5 cm Painting - 25 x 18 x 1 inch
$870
Old farmhouses - Tuscany painting landscape
Andrea Borella
Painting - 100 x 60 x 1 cm Painting - 39.4 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch
$951
Afternoon on the lake - Italian painting
Andrea Borella
Painting - 95 x 65 x 1 cm Painting - 37.4 x 25.6 x 0.4 inch
$1,063
Old houses - Tuscany landscape painting
Andrea Borella
Painting - 50 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
$783
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!