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Via pescherie vecchie
Rocío Soriano
Painting - 43.5 x 39.2 x 1 cm Painting - 17.1 x 15.4 x 0.4 inch
$318
France 2023, étude numéro 1
Jean-Pierre Rives
Painting - 50 x 70 x 1 cm Painting - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.4 inch
$7,957
La maison rose, Golf du Morbihan
Fabienne Tuffigo
Painting - 20 x 14 x 0.3 cm Painting - 7.9 x 5.5 x 0.1 inch
$159
Le moulin rouge
Francis Apesteguy
Photography - 40 x 60 x 1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch
$557
Turbulences d'énergie mécanique
Francis Apesteguy
Photography - 40 x 60 x 1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch
$557
Le vaisseau fantôme
Francis Apesteguy
Photography - 40 x 60 x 1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch
$557
Tempête de sable à la bibliothèque
Francis Apesteguy
Photography - 40 x 60 x 1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch
$557
Downton Abbey North View
Daniel Clarke
Painting - 45.7 x 27.9 x 0.3 cm Painting - 18 x 11 x 0.1 inch
$266
Castle Green Pasadena
Daniel Clarke
Painting - 45.7 x 61 x 0.3 cm Painting - 18 x 24 x 0.1 inch
$290
Vue de Djerba, paysage
Hédy Gobaa
Painting - 104.9 x 160 x 5.1 cm Painting - 41.3 x 63 x 2 inch
$3,638
Vue d'El Ghazela, Technopole
Hédy Gobaa
Painting - 97 x 166.9 x 5.1 cm Painting - 38.2 x 65.7 x 2 inch
$3,638
Vraquier. port de Montréal
Hédy Gobaa
Painting - 144.3 x 199.9 x 5.1 cm Painting - 56.8 x 78.7 x 2 inch
$5,684
Evrett, Montréal, 2013
Hédy Gobaa
Painting - 151.6 x 199.9 x 5.1 cm Painting - 59.7 x 78.7 x 2 inch
$5,684
Latin Quarter Backwater
Daniel Clarke
Fine Art Drawings - 45.7 x 61 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 18 x 24 x 0.1 inch
$277
Bixby Creek Bridge Monterey
Daniel Clarke
Painting - 30.5 x 45.7 x 0.3 cm Painting - 12 x 18 x 0.1 inch
$301
N° 1183 Ile d'Aix. Façade Nord de l'église abbatiale.
R. Cavalié
Painting - 33 x 46 x 2 cm Painting - 13 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch
$512
Georgia Home, Watercolor on paper
Mike King
Fine Art Drawings - 33 x 50.8 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 13 x 20 x 0.1 inch
$469
Balboa Park, Evening
Daniel Clarke
Fine Art Drawings - 30.5 x 22.9 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12 x 9 x 0.1 inch
$148
Réaction
Notseig
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 70 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.4 inch
$2,615
N° 1166 Rochefort. Allée Paul Guimard.
R. Cavalié
Painting - 38 x 55 x 2 cm Painting - 15 x 21.7 x 0.8 inch
$477
N° 1080 Budapest 2. Széchenyi Lànchid A.
R. Cavalié
Painting - 40 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$432
Mine de Chuquicamata
Laurent Chabot
Painting - 200 x 200 x 5 cm Painting - 78.7 x 78.7 x 2 inch
$7,616
Etna
Pauline Di Valentin
Fine Art Drawings - 130 x 100 cm Fine Art Drawings - 51.2 x 39.4 inch
$3,410
Four Seasons Hotel
Andrés Agustín Comastri
Painting - 85 x 125 x 3 cm Painting - 33.5 x 49.2 x 1.2 inch
$5,627
Seven eleven
Andrés Agustín Comastri
Painting - 85 x 120 x 3 cm Painting - 33.5 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch
$5,627
To the moon (2nd leg)
Andrés Agustín Comastri
Painting - 85 x 125 x 3 cm Painting - 33.5 x 49.2 x 1.2 inch
$5,627
L.A. downtown covid style
Andrés Agustín Comastri
Painting - 120 x 85 x 3 cm Painting - 47.2 x 33.5 x 1.2 inch
$5,627
Dotcom bubble
Andrés Agustín Comastri
Painting - 105 x 85 x 3 cm Painting - 41.3 x 33.5 x 1.2 inch
$4,377
Vuelta de obligado 2152. Belgrano. Buenos Aires
Andrés Agustín Comastri
Painting - 85 x 120 x 3 cm Painting - 33.5 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch
$5,627
Vineyard & Poppies - Tuscany painting landscape + frame
Roberto Gai
Painting - 40 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
$415
Paris, Beauté et religion dans le Marais
Olivia Bonnamour
Photography - 30 x 45 cm Photography - 11.8 x 17.7 inch
$512
Paris, Jeune homme dans le Marais
Olivia Bonnamour
Photography - 30 x 45 x 1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 17.7 x 0.4 inch
$512
Summer Synevyrska Polyana
Alexander Shandor
Painting - 60 x 80 x 3 cm Painting - 23.6 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch
$2,800
Kimono
Pauline Di Valentin
Fine Art Drawings - 135 x 77 x 0.01 cm Fine Art Drawings - 53.1 x 30.3 x 0 inch
$3,410
Triadou Haussman
Sylvie Julkowski-Egard
Painting - 74 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 29.1 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,023
Place de l'Etoile
Sylvie Julkowski-Egard
Painting - 65 x 54 x 2 cm Painting - 25.6 x 21.3 x 0.8 inch
$682
Crowd with Straw Ramparts
Judith Berry
Painting - 30.5 x 274.3 x 5.1 cm Painting - 12 x 108 x 2 inch
$4,547
St-Laurent
Guillaume Lachapelle
Sculpture - 24.9 x 19.1 x 11.9 cm Sculpture - 9.8 x 7.5 x 4.7 inch
$2,956
Un coin de rue
Guillaume Lachapelle
Sculpture - 23.1 x 30 x 10.9 cm Sculpture - 9.1 x 11.8 x 4.3 inch
$3,183
Balcon mécanique
Guillaume Lachapelle
Sculpture - 25.4 x 20.3 x 15.2 cm Sculpture - 10 x 8 x 6 inch
$4,320
Console Table Camo Marble Calacatta Viola
Un'common
Design - 85 x 50 x 28 cm Design - 33.5 x 19.7 x 11 inch
$5,115
Coffee Table Pera M smoky oak Calacatta Viola
Un'common
Design - 35 x 70 x 70 cm Design - 13.8 x 27.6 x 27.6 inch
$2,387
Forst - Sideboard cognac grooved Carrara
Un'common
Design - 46 x 120 x 40 cm Design - 18.1 x 47.2 x 15.7 inch
$3,581
Privée - limited edition of 19
Valentin Zaharia
Photography - 30 x 43 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 16.9 x 0 inch
$306
Le Roi des Aulnes
AES + F
Photography - 120 x 140 x 1 cm Photography - 47.2 x 55.1 x 0.4 inch
$51,155
Inspiré par Candice Renoir
Mike Jacobs
Painting - 122 x 92 x 2.4 cm Painting - 48 x 36.2 x 0.9 inch
$4,774
Paternal grandfather’s house l First floor l Black & white
Raffaella
Painting - 45 x 60.5 x 3 cm Painting - 17.7 x 23.8 x 1.2 inch
$2,842
Paternal grandfather’s house l Ground floor l Black & white
Raffaella
Painting - 45 x 60.5 x 3 cm Painting - 17.7 x 23.8 x 1.2 inch
$2,842
Factory in grandfather Wang’s house
Raffaella
Painting - 72.5 x 60.5 x 3 cm Painting - 28.5 x 23.8 x 1.2 inch
$3,410
L’hippopotamesque et ses chaises
Nathalie Lemaître
Painting - 97 x 130 x 2 cm Painting - 38.2 x 51.2 x 0.8 inch
$6,139
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!