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The Bridge
Ilan Benattar
Photography - 100 x 150 x 0.5 cm Photography - 39.4 x 59.1 x 0.2 inch
$3,924
Paysage et maison de campagne
René Guinand
Painting - 49.5 x 65 x 2 cm Painting - 19.5 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch
$2,439
Desire of a city II
Maral Der Boghossian
Painting - 149 x 70.5 cm Painting - 58.7 x 27.8 inch
$7,956
Okage Yokocho - série voyage en Asie
Brigitte Genty
Painting - 20 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 7.9 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$409
Une nuit de confort (2017-4)
Hyun Ah KIM
Painting - 20 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 7.9 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
$280
Twin Palms #2
Heike Bohnstengel
Photography - 30 x 30 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$392
Teatro
Robbie Cornelissen
Fine Art Drawings - 125 x 125 cm Fine Art Drawings - 49.2 x 49.2 inch
$7,007
Derrière le portail
Agnès Cellérier
Painting - 27 x 46 x 2 cm Painting - 10.6 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch
$306
Light it up like dynamite!
Isabelle Derecque
Painting - 126 x 126 x 3 cm Painting - 49.6 x 49.6 x 1.2 inch
$5,045
Sans titre (Grenouille/maison/cloche)
Daniel Nadaud
Fine Art Drawings - 45 x 74 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 17.7 x 29.1 x 0.1 inch
$448
Parages 26- manèges-Dunkerque (4)
Gil Michel
Photography - 80 x 120 x 1 cm Photography - 31.5 x 47.2 x 0.4 inch
$2,803
Parages 6- holidays-Morbihan
Gil Michel
Photography - 80 x 120 x 1 cm Photography - 31.5 x 47.2 x 0.4 inch
$2,803
Red poppies field - Tuscany painting + frame
Domenico Ronca
Painting - 30 x 20 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 7.9 x 0.8 inch
$308
Pere Lachaise City Cemtery
Gav Banns
Painting - 24.9 x 24.9 x 0.3 cm Painting - 9.8 x 9.8 x 0.1 inch
$254
Phare de Montreuil
James Chedburn
Sculpture - 23 x 24 x 9 cm Sculpture - 9.1 x 9.4 x 3.5 inch
$3,812
Quiet country farmhouse - Tuscany landscape painting
Claudio Pallini
Painting - 20 x 30 x 1 cm Painting - 7.9 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
$185
Corridor of Cram School
Wang Dianyu
Painting - 50 x 30 x 3 cm Painting - 19.7 x 11.8 x 1.2 inch
$448
Parisian city life - France Belle Epoque painting
Domenico Ronca
Painting - 50 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
$504
La soledad de las columnas (1)
Luis Miguel Valdes
Painting - 140 x 460 x 0.3 cm Painting - 55.1 x 181.1 x 0.1 inch
$28,000
Souvenir d'une nuit étoilée
Alione
Painting - 120 x 80 x 3 cm Painting - 47.2 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch
$5,157
Limiting (What You See Is What You Get)
Juan Pablo Castro
Photography - 152.4 x 203.2 x 0.3 cm Photography - 60 x 80 x 0.1 inch
$6,000
Gateway
Juan Pablo Castro
Photography - 152.4 x 203.2 x 0.3 cm Photography - 60 x 80 x 0.1 inch
$6,000
Daltonism
Juan Pablo Castro
Photography - 152.4 x 203.2 x 0.3 cm Photography - 60 x 80 x 0.1 inch
$6,000
Plus de chien qui aboie
Miguel Nunez Rauschert
Painting - 130 x 97 x 3 cm Painting - 51.2 x 38.2 x 1.2 inch
$4,036
La chambre de Van Gogh revisitée
Alione
Painting - 60 x 60 x 3 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch
$2,915
Coca Cola 7 up - New York 1964
Michel Hosszù
Print - 60 x 60 x 0.1 cm Print - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0 inch
$314
The Parable of the Tree
Ivan Shyshman
Painting - 92 x 72.5 x 2 cm Painting - 36.2 x 28.5 x 0.8 inch
$14,574
Vertical gulf view - Sorrento painting seaside
Gio Sannino
Painting - 70 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$353
The sun goes down - Positano painting seaside
Gio Sannino
Painting - 50 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
$353
Towards the village - Positano painting seaside
Gio Sannino
Painting - 50 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
$353
Flowery belvedere - Sorrento painting seaside
Gio Sannino
Painting - 50 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
$353
Old Bridge. Mostar
Alisa Onipchenko-Cherniakovska
Painting - 90 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$2,800
Angkor Vat Ritual
Franck Kemkeng Noah
Painting - 160 x 200 x 5 cm Painting - 63 x 78.7 x 2 inch
$10,090
Trône en Majesté Nfonrifoum
Franck Kemkeng Noah
Painting - 160 x 200 x 5 cm Painting - 63 x 78.7 x 2 inch
$10,090
Débarquement Massaïs à Marrakech
Franck Kemkeng Noah
Painting - 180 x 240 x 5 cm Painting - 70.9 x 94.5 x 2 inch
$11,211
Procession in Casablanca
Franck Kemkeng Noah
Painting - 180 x 240 x 5 cm Painting - 70.9 x 94.5 x 2 inch
$11,211
Ritual d’Initiation
Franck Kemkeng Noah
Painting - 160 x 240 x 5 cm Painting - 63 x 94.5 x 2 inch
$11,211
View of the gulf - Sorrento painting
Gio Sannino
Painting - 40 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$258
Flowery house on the coast - Sorrento painting
Gio Sannino
Painting - 40 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$258
Le petit banc de bois - 2/5
Sophie Mayeux
Photography - 20 x 20 x 1 cm Photography - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.4 inch
$202
Mourir d’amour enchaîné - 1/5
Sophie Mayeux
Photography - 20 x 20 x 1 cm Photography - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.4 inch
$202
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!