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Fondazione Prada 1
Sergey Bondarev
Painting - 40 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$3,924
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
Century Class
Patrick Lajoie
Photography - 95 x 124 x 3 cm Photography - 37.4 x 48.8 x 1.2 inch
$6,334
Cadillac Dreams
Patrick Lajoie
Photography - 95 x 124 x 3 cm Photography - 37.4 x 48.8 x 1.2 inch
$6,334
Los Angeles beach
Yaroslav Yasenev
Painting - 160 x 150 x 2 cm Painting - 63 x 59.1 x 0.8 inch
$3,812
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
Thank you
Juan Pablo Castro
Photography - 91.4 x 61 x 0.3 cm Photography - 36 x 24 x 0.1 inch
$3,000
Acoustics
Juan Pablo Castro
Photography - 61 x 91.4 x 0.3 cm Photography - 24 x 36 x 0.1 inch
$3,000
New York
Jean-Michel Berts
Photography - 109 x 150 x 2 cm Photography - 42.9 x 59.1 x 0.8 inch
$7,231
Mausoleum of Prince Etmad-Dowlah
Samuel Bourne
Photography - 50.8 x 76.2 cm Photography - 20 x 30 inch
$247
The Taj Mahal from the River, Agra
Samuel Bourne
Photography - 50.8 x 76.2 cm Photography - 20 x 30 inch
$247
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
The Majorelle festival
Franck Kemkeng Noah
Painting - 130 x 105 x 5 cm Painting - 51.2 x 41.3 x 2 inch
$5,606
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
Uproar Landseer Lion
Arthur Steel
Photography - 66 x 86 x 1 cm Photography - 26 x 33.9 x 0.4 inch
$3,027
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
History and Dreams
Darlene Winfield
Painting - 137.2 x 193 x 2.5 cm Painting - 54 x 76 x 1 inch
$7,031
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
Château de Agecroft
Louis Devienne
Painting - 74 x 49 x 2 cm Painting - 29.1 x 19.3 x 0.8 inch
$3,896
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
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
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
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
Promenade Parisienne
Jean-Baptiste Delarue
Painting - 52 x 74 x 2 cm Painting - 20.5 x 29.1 x 0.8 inch
$7,848
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
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
Tomb of the Emperor Hoomaoon
Felice Beato
Photography - 50.8 x 76.2 cm Photography - 20 x 30 inch
$247
Pink Champagne Ceiling
Philip A. Harrington
Photography - 50.8 x 76.2 cm Photography - 20 x 30 inch
$278
Le pin aux cigales
Michèle Delimeux
Painting - 92 x 73 x 5 cm Painting - 36.2 x 28.7 x 2 inch
$2,354
Spatial Anomaly
Colleen Wolstenholme
Sculpture - 89 x 89 x 26 cm Sculpture - 35 x 35 x 10.2 inch
$8,128
Sculpture polyptyquement incorrecte
Christian Lignais
Sculpture - 74 x 81 x 26 cm Sculpture - 29.1 x 31.9 x 10.2 inch
$21,301
Les Demoiselles Amazones I
Franck Kemkeng Noah
Painting - 160 x 230 x 2 cm Painting - 63 x 90.6 x 0.8 inch
$10,987
Diptyque, Prado
Thomas Henriot
Fine Art Drawings - 97 x 137 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 38.2 x 53.9 x 0.1 inch
$5,606
Une page d’histoire…
Maylis Bourdet
Painting - 118 x 100 x 2.5 cm Painting - 46.5 x 39.4 x 1 inch
$3,206
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!