Architecture

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

$280

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

$415

Painting, Japon sacré, Raymond Poulet

Japon sacré

Raymond Poulet

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

$6,502

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

$335

Print, Floraison en mer, Jean-Claude Quilici

Floraison en mer

Jean-Claude Quilici

Print - 24.5 x 27 x 0.2 cm Print - 9.6 x 10.6 x 0.1 inch

$448

Photography, Tree by the wall, Astor Salcedo

Tree by the wall

Astor Salcedo

Photography - 10 x 8 x 0.5 cm Photography - 3.9 x 3.1 x 0.2 inch

$2,803

Photography, House by the pool, Astor Salcedo

House by the pool

Astor Salcedo

Photography - 10 x 8 x 0.5 cm Photography - 3.9 x 3.1 x 0.2 inch

$2,803

Photography, Pool House, Astor Salcedo

Pool House

Astor Salcedo

Photography - 10 x 8 x 0.5 cm Photography - 3.9 x 3.1 x 0.2 inch

$2,803

Photography, House with bridge, Astor Salcedo

House with bridge

Astor Salcedo

Photography - 10 x 8 x 0.5 cm Photography - 3.9 x 3.1 x 0.2 inch

$2,803

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, Louvres hors d'atteinte, Veroe

Louvres hors d'atteinte

Veroe

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

$202

Painting, Musees-job-hors d'atteinte, Veroe

Musees-job-hors d'atteinte

Veroe

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

$202

Painting, Palais hors d'atteinte, Veroe

Palais hors d'atteinte

Veroe

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

$179

Photography, Terminal Station/Rusell Federal Building, Ying Chen

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

$4,000

Photography, Impermanence, Nikolay Stefanov

Impermanence

Nikolay Stefanov

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

$415

Photography, Hunter Street/Martin Luther King JR Drive, Ying Chen

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

$4,000

Photography, Five Points, Ying Chen

Five Points

Ying Chen

Photography - 203.2 x 152.4 x 0.3 cm Photography - 80 x 60 x 0.1 inch

$4,000

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

$3,924

Painting, Hyosik park, Hyo-Sik Park

Hyosik park

Hyo-Sik Park

Painting - 61 x 38 x 2 cm Painting - 24 x 15 x 0.8 inch

$504

Painting, Red Barn, Chris Ritter

Red Barn

Chris Ritter

Painting - 48.8 x 61 x 0.3 cm Painting - 19.23 x 24 x 0.1 inch

$2,400

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

$2,915

Print, Icônes Marseille - Bleu, Lionel Borla

Icônes Marseille - Bleu

Lionel Borla

Print - 50 x 35 x 1 cm Print - 19.7 x 13.8 x 0.4 inch

$224

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

$420

Print, L'Eden d'Eileen, Lionel Borla

L'Eden d'Eileen

Lionel Borla

Print - 50 x 35 x 1 cm Print - 19.7 x 13.8 x 0.4 inch

$224

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

$2,522

Print, Untitled, Arnau Alemany

Untitled

Arnau Alemany

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

$448

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

$224

Painting, Ha Noi Old Quarter, Luong Trung

Ha Noi Old Quarter

Luong Trung

Painting - 90 x 120 x 1 cm Painting - 35.4 x 47.2 x 0.4 inch

$4,204

Photography, Century Class, Patrick Lajoie

Century Class

Patrick Lajoie

Photography - 95 x 124 x 3 cm Photography - 37.4 x 48.8 x 1.2 inch

$6,334

Photography, Cadillac Dreams, Patrick Lajoie

Cadillac Dreams

Patrick Lajoie

Photography - 95 x 124 x 3 cm Photography - 37.4 x 48.8 x 1.2 inch

$6,334

Print, Bastia, Jean-Claude Quilici

Bastia

Jean-Claude Quilici

Print - 25 x 29 cm Print - 9.8 x 11.4 inch

$280

Painting, Los Angeles beach, Yaroslav Yasenev

Los Angeles beach

Yaroslav Yasenev

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

$3,812

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

Photography, New York, Jean-Michel Berts

New York

Jean-Michel Berts

Photography - 109 x 150 x 2 cm Photography - 42.9 x 59.1 x 0.8 inch

$7,231

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

$448

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

$2,522

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

$3,195

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

$235

Photography, Arc de Triomphe, Jean-Michel Berts

Arc de Triomphe

Jean-Michel Berts

Photography - 110 x 150 x 2 cm Photography - 43.3 x 59.1 x 0.8 inch

$7,792

Photography, Tour Eiffel brume, Jean-Michel Berts

Tour Eiffel brume

Jean-Michel Berts

Photography - 150 x 110 x 2 cm Photography - 59.1 x 43.3 x 0.8 inch

$7,792

Painting, Mazots au pied du Cervin, Marius Chambaz

Mazots au pied du Cervin

Marius Chambaz

Painting - 33 x 22 x 2 cm Painting - 13 x 8.7 x 0.8 inch

$3,484

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

$3,868

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

$3,924

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

$2,579

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

$2,803

Print, Jeanne Hébuterne - Planche 48, Nadine Van Der Straeten

Jeanne Hébuterne - Planche 48

Nadine Van Der Straeten

Print - 42 x 29.7 x 1 cm Print - 16.5 x 11.7 x 0.4 inch

$549

Painting, The Majorelle festival, Franck Kemkeng Noah

The Majorelle festival

Franck Kemkeng Noah

Painting - 130 x 105 x 5 cm Painting - 51.2 x 41.3 x 2 inch

$5,606

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

$4,260

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

$3,700

Photography, Rome, Norman Reedus

Rome

Norman Reedus

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

$2,579

Painting, Golden Gate view, Timothy Mulligan

Golden Gate view

Timothy Mulligan

Painting - 121.9 x 91.4 x 3.8 cm Painting - 48 x 36 x 1.5 inch

$9,500

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

$3,139

Painting, Prague, Zhivko Zhelyazkov

Prague

Zhivko Zhelyazkov

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

$3,083

Photography, Uproar Landseer Lion, Arthur Steel

Uproar Landseer Lion

Arthur Steel

Photography - 66 x 86 x 1 cm Photography - 26 x 33.9 x 0.4 inch

$3,027

Photography, The QE II, Arthur Steel

The QE II

Arthur Steel

Photography - 66 x 86 x 1 cm Photography - 26 x 33.9 x 0.4 inch

$3,027

Painting, Collioure - série Paysage de Méditerranée, Claude Laffaye

Collioure - série Paysage de Méditerranée

Claude Laffaye

Painting - 13 x 18 x 2 cm Painting - 5.1 x 7.1 x 0.8 inch

$112

Painting, History and Dreams, Darlene Winfield

History and Dreams

Darlene Winfield

Painting - 137.2 x 193 x 2.5 cm Painting - 54 x 76 x 1 inch

$7,031

Painting, Horizon, Bruno Maître

Horizon

Bruno Maître

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

$336

Painting, City Blocks-Triptych, Carl McGrady

City Blocks-Triptych

Carl McGrady

Painting - 61 x 190.5 x 2.5 cm Painting - 24 x 75 x 1 inch

$6,500

Painting, El campo rojo, Lika Shkhvatsabaia

El campo rojo

Lika Shkhvatsabaia

Painting - 65 x 90 x 3 cm Painting - 25.6 x 35.4 x 1.2 inch

$3,221

Painting, Canal de la Siagne, Louis Devienne

Canal de la Siagne

Louis Devienne

Painting - 64 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 25.2 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

$5,314

Painting, Château de Agecroft, Louis Devienne

Château de Agecroft

Louis Devienne

Painting - 74 x 49 x 2 cm Painting - 29.1 x 19.3 x 0.8 inch

$3,896

Photography, Abstraction, bois, fong gris, Jean-Robert Franco

Abstraction, bois, fong gris

Jean-Robert Franco

Photography - 80 x 120 x 1 cm Photography - 31.5 x 47.2 x 0.4 inch

$2,018

Painting, Untitled, Irena Skalik

Untitled

Irena Skalik

Painting - 90 x 130 x 1 cm Painting - 35.4 x 51.2 x 0.4 inch

$2,952

Painting, Untitled, Irena Skalik

Untitled

Irena Skalik

Painting - 70 x 100 x 1 cm Painting - 27.6 x 39.4 x 0.4 inch

$2,653

Painting, Untitled, Irena Skalik

Untitled

Irena Skalik

Painting - 90 x 130 x 1 cm Painting - 35.4 x 51.2 x 0.4 inch

$3,480

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

$3,363

Painting, Negresco, Omar Logang

Negresco

Omar Logang

Painting - 160 x 190 x 3 cm Painting - 63 x 74.8 x 1.2 inch

$19,059

Fine Art Drawings, First and First, Michael Grine

First and First

Michael Grine

Fine Art Drawings - 45.7 x 61 x 1.9 cm Fine Art Drawings - 18 x 24 x 0.75 inch

$500

Painting, Les chasseurs chez Billy, Georges Darel

Les chasseurs chez Billy

Georges Darel

Painting - 73 x 91.5 x 2 cm Painting - 28.7 x 36 x 0.8 inch

$2,288

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

$7,848

Photography, X-Y Building Facade OP.6, NO.4, Is Wang

X-Y Building Facade OP.6, NO.4

Is Wang

Photography - 120 x 54 x 4 cm Photography - 47.2 x 21.3 x 1.6 inch

$2,803

Photography, X-Y Building Facade OP.6, NO.3, Is Wang

X-Y Building Facade OP.6, NO.3

Is Wang

Photography - 120 x 45 x 4 cm Photography - 47.2 x 17.7 x 1.6 inch

$2,803

Photography, Goéland, Lionel le Jeune

Goéland

Lionel le Jeune

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

$729

Photography, Jain Temple, Felice Beato

Jain Temple

Felice Beato

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

$247

Photography, Jumna Masjid, Felice Beato

Jumna Masjid

Felice Beato

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

$247

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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