Architecture

Photography, Aube, Christophe Jacrot

Aube

Christophe Jacrot

Photography - 70 x 105 x 0.1 cm Photography - 27.6 x 41.3 x 0 inch

$3,588

Photography, 5th Avenue, Christophe Jacrot

5th Avenue

Christophe Jacrot

Photography - 70 x 105 x 0.1 cm Photography - 27.6 x 41.3 x 0 inch

$3,588

Photography, West Broadway, Christophe Jacrot

West Broadway

Christophe Jacrot

Photography - 70 x 105 x 0.1 cm Photography - 27.6 x 41.3 x 0 inch

$3,588

Painting, Lemon room, Megan Chung

Lemon room

Megan Chung

Painting - 76 x 51 x 3 cm Painting - 29.9 x 20.1 x 1.2 inch

$1,177

Painting, Summer time, Alexander Shandor

Summer time

Alexander Shandor

Painting - 45 x 80 x 3 cm Painting - 17.7 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch

$2,000

Painting, Space granduncle’s house dining room and kitchen colour, Raffaella

Space granduncle’s house dining room and kitchen colour

Raffaella

Painting - 53 x 45.5 x 3 cm Painting - 20.9 x 17.9 x 1.2 inch

$2,186

Painting, Space grandfather Wang’s house garden colour, Raffaella

Space grandfather Wang’s house garden colour

Raffaella

Painting - 53 x 45.5 x 3 cm Painting - 20.9 x 17.9 x 1.2 inch

$2,186

Photography, Dress Code, Cheraine Collette

Dress Code

Cheraine Collette

Photography - 67 x 100 x 3 cm Photography - 26.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch

$4,148

Photography, Staring Lions, Cheraine Collette

Staring Lions

Cheraine Collette

Photography - 67 x 100 x 2 cm Photography - 26.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

$4,148

Photography, Tallest in the Building, Cheraine Collette

Tallest in the Building

Cheraine Collette

Photography - 67 x 100 x 2 cm Photography - 26.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

$4,484

Photography, Satirs and stripes, Cheraine Collette

Satirs and stripes

Cheraine Collette

Photography - 100 x 67 x 2 cm Photography - 39.4 x 26.4 x 0.8 inch

$4,484

Photography, Waltz of the whales, Cheraine Collette

Waltz of the whales

Cheraine Collette

Photography - 67 x 121 x 2 cm Photography - 26.4 x 47.6 x 0.8 inch

$4,148

Photography, Water ballet, Cheraine Collette

Water ballet

Cheraine Collette

Photography - 67 x 100 x 2 cm Photography - 26.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

$4,148

Painting, Tolède, Jacques Coquillay

Tolède

Jacques Coquillay

Painting - 65 x 65 x 0.5 cm Painting - 25.6 x 25.6 x 0.2 inch

$3,139

Photography, Seal of Treasures, Cheraine Collette

Seal of Treasures

Cheraine Collette

Photography - 67 x 100 x 3 cm Photography - 26.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch

$3,363

Painting, Sightseeing No.10, Jia Yuan Hua

Sightseeing No.10

Jia Yuan Hua

Painting - 40 x 50 x 4 cm Painting - 15.7 x 19.7 x 1.6 inch

$4,036

Painting, Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue, Jacques Coquillay

Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue

Jacques Coquillay

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

$3,139

Painting, Petite bergerie en Bourgogne, Michel Trapezaroff

Petite bergerie en Bourgogne

Michel Trapezaroff

Painting - 19 x 27 x 0.5 cm Painting - 7.5 x 10.6 x 0.2 inch

$3,296

Design, Forst Console natural brushed Carrara, Un'common

Forst Console natural brushed Carrara

Un'common

Design - 80 x 120 x 33 cm Design - 31.5 x 47.2 x 13 inch

$2,237

Design, Chair Zebu Smoky oak, Un'common

Chair Zebu Smoky oak

Un'common

Design - 70 x 70 x 63 cm Design - 27.6 x 27.6 x 24.8 inch

$1,547

Design, Console Table Camo Wood Dark oak, Un'common

Console Table Camo Wood Dark oak

Un'common

Design - 85 x 50 x 28 cm Design - 33.5 x 19.7 x 11 inch

$1,480

Design, GRUFF L brushed Nero Marquina, Un'common

GRUFF L brushed Nero Marquina

Un'common

Design - 30 x 90 x 90 cm Design - 11.8 x 35.4 x 35.4 inch

$1,570

Design, GRUFF L grooved Pietra Grey, Un'common

GRUFF L grooved Pietra Grey

Un'common

Design - 30 x 90 x 90 cm Design - 11.8 x 35.4 x 35.4 inch

$2,164

Design, GRUFF L grooved Carrara, Un'common

GRUFF L grooved Carrara

Un'common

Design - 30 x 90 x 90 cm Design - 11.8 x 35.4 x 35.4 inch

$2,164

Design, GRUFF L polished Carrara, Un'common

GRUFF L polished Carrara

Un'common

Design - 30 x 90 x 90 cm Design - 11.8 x 35.4 x 35.4 inch

$1,457

Design, GRUFF M grooved Pietra Grey, Un'common

GRUFF M grooved Pietra Grey

Un'common

Design - 35 x 70 x 70 cm Design - 13.8 x 27.6 x 27.6 inch

$1,570

Design, Gruff M grooved Carrara, Un'common

Gruff M grooved Carrara

Un'common

Design - 35 x 70 x 70 cm Design - 13.8 x 27.6 x 27.6 inch

$1,570

Painting, La fin d'une époque, Amor de Agua

La fin d'une époque

Amor de Agua

Painting - 24 x 30 x 0.4 cm Painting - 9.4 x 11.8 x 0.2 inch

$168

Painting, Old House, Alexander Shandor

Old House

Alexander Shandor

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

$800

Photography, Architecture of the anthropocene, Jessica Houston

Architecture of the anthropocene

Jessica Houston

Photography - 50.8 x 35.6 x 2.5 cm Photography - 20 x 14 x 1 inch

$2,130

Print, La Conciergerie, Paris, Michel-Henry

La Conciergerie, Paris

Michel-Henry

Print - 58 x 43 cm Print - 22.8 x 16.9 inch

$224

Photography, Invitation to Heavens, Slovenia, Nathan Soulez-Larivière

Invitation to Heavens, Slovenia

Nathan Soulez-Larivière

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

$561

Painting, Zatysyanskyy Museum of Regional Studies, Alexander Shandor

Zatysyanskyy Museum of Regional Studies

Alexander Shandor

Painting - 55 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 21.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

$1,400

Painting, Untitled, Irena Skalik

Untitled

Irena Skalik

Painting - 90 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch

$3,240

Painting, Untitled, Irena Skalik

Untitled

Irena Skalik

Painting - 90 x 130 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 51.2 x 0.8 inch

$3,599

Painting, Untitled, Irena Skalik

Untitled

Irena Skalik

Painting - 70 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

$3,061

Painting, Untitled, Irena Skalik

Untitled

Irena Skalik

Painting - 90 x 130 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 51.2 x 0.8 inch

$3,957

Painting, Untitled, Irena Skalik

Untitled

Irena Skalik

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

$3,531

Painting, Block, Irena Skalik

Block

Irena Skalik

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

$3,419

Photography, Castle #13, Afghanistan #55, Brian McKee

Castle #13, Afghanistan #55

Brian McKee

Photography - 126 x 161 x 0.1 cm Photography - 49.6 x 63.4 x 0 inch

$3,363

Sculpture, Complicity #34, Tulio Pinto

Complicity #34

Tulio Pinto

Sculpture - 68 x 150 x 150 cm Sculpture - 26.8 x 59.1 x 59.1 inch

$35,875

Painting, Sightseeing No.9, Jia Yuan Hua

Sightseeing No.9

Jia Yuan Hua

Painting - 40 x 30 x 3 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 1.2 inch

$3,812

Painting, Frosty Day, Alexander Shandor

Frosty Day

Alexander Shandor

Painting - 40 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

$2,000

Sculpture, Parallel Worlds, Jeff Cunningham

Parallel Worlds

Jeff Cunningham

Sculpture - 30 x 30 x 7 cm Sculpture - 11.8 x 11.8 x 2.8 inch

$3,447

Painting, Sightseeing No.4, Jia Yuan Hua

Sightseeing No.4

Jia Yuan Hua

Painting - 50 x 40 x 4 cm Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 1.6 inch

$4,821

Painting, Trip to Germany, Jia Yuan Hua

Trip to Germany

Jia Yuan Hua

Painting - 40 x 50 x 4 cm Painting - 15.7 x 19.7 x 1.6 inch

$4,036

Painting, Dream Builder, Jia Yuan Hua

Dream Builder

Jia Yuan Hua

Painting - 60 x 50 x 4 cm Painting - 23.6 x 19.7 x 1.6 inch

$3,363

Print, Les Maisons de Paris, Gilles Invernizzi

Les Maisons de Paris

Gilles Invernizzi

Print - 60 x 80 cm Print - 23.6 x 31.5 inch

$202

Photography, Serie Chapadmalal #8513, Marcel Antelo

Serie Chapadmalal #8513

Marcel Antelo

Photography - 36 x 42 cm Photography - 14.2 x 16.5 inch

$2,478

Fine Art Drawings, The Castellan, Florisa Cordova

The Castellan

Florisa Cordova

Fine Art Drawings - 23 x 14 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.1 x 5.5 x 0 inch

$280

Photography, Architecture et goélands, Lionel le Jeune

Architecture et goélands

Lionel le Jeune

Photography - 60 x 60 x 0.4 cm Photography - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.2 inch

$729

Photography, Villa Andréa II, Christian Bruneau

Villa Andréa II

Christian Bruneau

Photography - 36 x 24 x 0.5 cm Photography - 14.2 x 9.4 x 0.2 inch

$67

Photography, Villa des demeurés, Christian Bruneau

Villa des demeurés

Christian Bruneau

Photography - 24 x 36 x 0.5 cm Photography - 9.4 x 14.2 x 0.2 inch

$67

Photography, Villa Royale, Christian Bruneau

Villa Royale

Christian Bruneau

Photography - 24 x 36 x 0.5 cm Photography - 9.4 x 14.2 x 0.2 inch

$67

Photography, L'Arche perdue, Christian Bruneau

L'Arche perdue

Christian Bruneau

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

$179

Photography, Château du charcutier, Christian Bruneau

Château du charcutier

Christian Bruneau

Photography - 24 x 36 x 0.5 cm Photography - 9.4 x 14.2 x 0.2 inch

$67

Photography, Château, Christian Bruneau

Château

Christian Bruneau

Photography - 24 x 36 x 0.5 cm Photography - 9.4 x 14.2 x 0.2 inch

$67

Photography, Casino Parade, Christian Bruneau

Casino Parade

Christian Bruneau

Photography - 24 x 36 x 0.5 cm Photography - 9.4 x 14.2 x 0.2 inch

$67

Photography, Pastels, Lionel le Jeune

Pastels

Lionel le Jeune

Photography - 60 x 60 x 0.4 cm Photography - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.2 inch

$729

Painting, Sous les Tropiques, Corine Lescop

Sous les Tropiques

Corine Lescop

Painting - 100 x 100 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 inch

$4,372

Painting, Reflets, Corine Lescop

Reflets

Corine Lescop

Painting - 100 x 100 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 inch

$4,372

Painting, Place Saint Marc, Georges Corominas

Place Saint Marc

Georges Corominas

Painting - 38 x 46 x 2 cm Painting - 15 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch

$5,157

Photography, Punition, Christian Bruneau

Punition

Christian Bruneau

Photography - 60 x 90 x 3 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 1.2 inch

$404

Painting, Barques au repos, Franck Mugnie

Barques au repos

Franck Mugnie

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

$280

Print, Aerial Landscape 2, Laddie John Dill

Aerial Landscape 2

Laddie John Dill

Print - 56 x 76 cm Print - 22 x 29.9 inch

$785

Print, Tree, Francisco Nicolás

Tree

Francisco Nicolás

Print - 30 x 40 x 0.1 cm Print - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0 inch

$168

Print, Un artiste dans la ville, François Schuiten

Un artiste dans la ville

François Schuiten

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

$123

Painting, Xena, Aperato

Xena

Aperato

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

$964

Photography, Beverly Hills Hotel, Oleg Char

Beverly Hills Hotel

Oleg Char

Photography - 58.4 x 81.3 cm Photography - 23 x 32 inch

$1,650

Painting, Disco volante Boston Terrier, Aperato

Disco volante Boston Terrier

Aperato

Painting - 42 x 60 x 3 cm Painting - 16.5 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch

$1,345

Painting, Musicians in living color, Mike Jacobs

Musicians in living color

Mike Jacobs

Painting - 61 x 46 x 2.5 cm Painting - 24 x 18.1 x 1 inch

$1,099

Photography, Light work, Jaie Johnson-Miller

Light work

Jaie Johnson-Miller

Photography - 55 x 55 cm Photography - 21.7 x 21.7 inch

$1,749

Photography, Smoker, Jaie Johnson-Miller

Smoker

Jaie Johnson-Miller

Photography - 45 x 45 cm Photography - 17.7 x 17.7 inch

$1,749

Photography, Bridge, Jaie Johnson-Miller

Bridge

Jaie Johnson-Miller

Photography - 55 x 75 cm Photography - 21.7 x 29.5 inch

$1,749

Photography, Malibu Pier, Oleg Char

Malibu Pier

Oleg Char

Photography - 58.4 x 81.3 cm Photography - 23 x 32 inch

$1,550

Photography, 1972 Muse à la Sculpture de granit monumentale MATHAUSEN, Florian Hunger-Pegof

1972 Muse à la Sculpture de granit monumentale MATHAUSEN

Florian Hunger-Pegof

Photography - 40 x 30 x 0.5 cm Photography - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.2 inch

$3,251

Photography, Arabesque, Gina Soden

Arabesque

Gina Soden

Photography - 44.64 x 44.64 x 0.1 cm Photography - 17.6 x 17.6 x 0 inch

$1,457

Photography, Klinik, Gina Soden

Klinik

Gina Soden

Photography - 44.6 x 65 x 0.1 cm Photography - 17.6 x 25.6 x 0 inch

$1,457

Painting, Le petit bateau de l'Ile de Ré, Blanche Bérat

Le petit bateau de l'Ile de Ré

Blanche Bérat

Painting - 61 x 46 x 2 cm Painting - 24 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch

$880

Painting, Cafè de París, Maite Farreres

Cafè de París

Maite Farreres

Painting - 76 x 56 x 0.3 cm Painting - 29.9 x 22 x 0.1 inch

$1,850

Painting, Si no fue un sueño... Poco le faltó!, Carol Tomàs Alcaine

Si no fue un sueño... Poco le faltó!

Carol Tomàs Alcaine

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

$1,457

Painting, Red barn 2.0, Savvas Christodoulou

Red barn 2.0

Savvas Christodoulou

Painting - 30 x 40 x 1.8 cm Painting - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.7 inch

$1,121

Painting, Colonial Cliza, Benjamín Lafuente

Colonial Cliza

Benjamín Lafuente

Painting - 58 x 64 cm Painting - 22.8 x 25.2 inch

$673

Painting, Le Roi, Armen Gasparian

Le Roi

Armen Gasparian

Painting - 73 x 55 x 2 cm Painting - 28.7 x 21.7 x 0.8 inch

$3,027

Painting, Pont du Paradis, Georges Corominas

Pont du Paradis

Georges Corominas

Painting - 33 x 24 x 2 cm Painting - 13 x 9.4 x 0.8 inch

$3,139

Painting, Tribute, Hico

Tribute

Hico

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

$1,121

Painting, Big Bazard, Hico

Big Bazard

Hico

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

$561

Print, Tribute to Vasarely 19, Jim Bird

Tribute to Vasarely 19

Jim Bird

Print - 68 x 68 cm Print - 26.8 x 26.8 inch

$247

Print, The Two, Chau Le Thai Huyen

The Two

Chau Le Thai Huyen

Print - 116 x 95 x 3 cm Print - 45.7 x 37.4 x 1.2 inch

$3,049

Print, Cruel summer, Chau Le Thai Huyen

Cruel summer

Chau Le Thai Huyen

Print - 116 x 95 x 3 cm Print - 45.7 x 37.4 x 1.2 inch

$2,321

Print, 070822, Chau Le Thai Huyen

070822

Chau Le Thai Huyen

Print - 116 x 95 x 3 cm Print - 45.7 x 37.4 x 1.2 inch

$2,581

Print, One person party, Chau Le Thai Huyen

One person party

Chau Le Thai Huyen

Print - 116 x 95 x 3 cm Print - 45.7 x 37.4 x 1.2 inch

$2,639

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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