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Lights at the mountains
Francisco Nicolás
Print - 30 x 40 x 0.1 cm Print - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0 inch
€150
De la serie Huérfanos de Babel
Gustavo Díaz Sosa
Fine Art Drawings - 29.7 x 21 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.7 x 8.3 x 0.2 inch
€750
De la serie Torres, hombres y cielos
Gustavo Díaz Sosa
Fine Art Drawings - 29.7 x 21 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.7 x 8.3 x 0.2 inch
€750
De la serie primigenia esencia
Gustavo Díaz Sosa
Painting - 28 x 48 x 2 cm Painting - 11 x 18.9 x 0.8 inch
€1,960
Matthew Barney, Cremaster 5
Michael James O'Brien
Photography - 43.2 x 61 x 0.3 cm Photography - 17 x 24 x 0.1 inch
€3,838
Motovun. Istra. Croatia
Simon Kozhin
Painting - 60 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
€13,500
Huelva 2
Jean-Claude Mathier
Photography - 70 x 105 x 1 cm Photography - 27.6 x 41.3 x 0.4 inch
€780
La Forteresse Rougeoyante
Josette Dubost
Painting - 40 x 40 x 3 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 1.2 inch
€400
Militarized Landscape
Akim Levich
Painting - 87 x 95 x 2 cm Painting - 34.3 x 37.4 x 0.8 inch
€7,500
Inspirations méditerranéennes
Topolino
Print - 50.5 x 65 x 0.8 cm Print - 19.9 x 25.6 x 0.3 inch
€200
Monte Amiata I, Milan
Richard Heeps
Photography - 38 x 28 x 0.5 cm Photography - 15 x 11 x 0.2 inch
€219
Lumière dans la kasbah
Richard Bouts
Painting - 58 x 38 x 1.6 cm Painting - 22.8 x 15 x 0.6 inch
€850
Dolce Vita 17
Aimee Hillman
Photography - 61 x 45.7 x 0.3 cm Photography - 24 x 18 x 0.1 inch
€2,195
Dolce Vita 16
Aimee Hillman
Photography - 61 x 45.7 x 0.3 cm Photography - 24 x 18 x 0.1 inch
€2,195
Dolce Vita 13
Aimee Hillman
Photography - 61 x 45.7 x 0.3 cm Photography - 24 x 18 x 0.1 inch
€2,195
Fruttivendolo in Naples
Marco Santaniello
Print - 45 x 32 x 0.1 cm Print - 17.7 x 12.6 x 0 inch
€300
Squatter Building Berlin
Marco Santaniello
Print - 32 x 45 x 0.1 cm Print - 12.6 x 17.7 x 0 inch
€300
La passante mystérieuse au balcon
Jean-Pierre Al Courty
Painting - 90 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
€3,000
Disney friends
Peter Donkersloot
Painting - 100 x 120 x 4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 47.2 x 1.6 inch
€2,450
The Reefs of Cetara in my Dreams (Amalfi Coast)
Alex Bertaina
Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
€2,743
Lone House, Billings Montana
Michael K. Yamaoka
Photography - 50.8 x 40.6 x 0.1 cm Photography - 20 x 16 x 0.04 inch
€2,399
Sentimental Journey, Bavaria
Michael K. Yamaoka
Photography - 61 x 94 x 0.1 cm Photography - 24 x 37 x 0.04 inch
€4,500
December
Kamsar Ohanyan
Fine Art Drawings - 37 x 27 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 14.6 x 10.6 x 0 inch
€200
Hôtel Bleu Azur et Or à Paris Saint Germain des Prés
Christian Jodin
Painting - 20 x 20 x 2 cm Painting - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.8 inch
€295
View of Manhattan From Long Island City
Michael K. Yamaoka
Photography - 91.4 x 61 x 0.1 cm Photography - 36 x 24 x 0.04 inch
€3,838
Up, Up, and Away
Michael K. Yamaoka
Photography - 91.4 x 61 x 0.1 cm Photography - 36 x 24 x 0.04 inch
€3,838
Sloping Rooftops, Sulzbach-Rosenberg
Michael K. Yamaoka
Photography - 61 x 91.4 x 0.1 cm Photography - 24 x 36 x 0.04 inch
€3,838
Rainbow at the Eiffel Tower
Michael K. Yamaoka
Photography - 91.4 x 61 x 0.1 cm Photography - 36 x 24 x 0.04 inch
€3,838
Midsummer Clouds-Cumulonimbus
Michael K. Yamaoka
Photography - 91.4 x 61 x 0.1 cm Photography - 36 x 24 x 0.04 inch
€3,838
Lamppost at the Old World Trade Center
Michael K. Yamaoka
Photography - 91.4 x 61 x 0.1 cm Photography - 36 x 24 x 0.04 inch
€3,838
I.M.Pei Pyramide du Louvre
Michael K. Yamaoka
Photography - 91.4 x 61 x 0.1 cm Photography - 36 x 24 x 0.04 inch
€3,838
Geometric Building
Michael K. Yamaoka
Photography - 61 x 91.4 x 0.1 cm Photography - 24 x 36 x 0.04 inch
€3,838
Facade of a Torn-Down Building
Michael K. Yamaoka
Photography - 61 x 91.4 x 0.1 cm Photography - 24 x 36 x 0.04 inch
€3,838
Extravagant City
Michael K. Yamaoka
Photography - 61 x 91.4 x 0.1 cm Photography - 24 x 36 x 0.04 inch
€3,838
Palladio, Villa Godi second view
Lucio Forte
Painting - 23 x 27 x 0.1 cm Painting - 9.1 x 10.6 x 0 inch
€75
Domenica D'Agosto, Monochrome
Fred Borghesi
Fine Art Drawings - 18 x 21 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.1 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch
€2,600
Dress Code
Cheraine Collette
Photography - 67 x 100 x 3 cm Photography - 26.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
€3,700
Staring Lions
Cheraine Collette
Photography - 67 x 100 x 2 cm Photography - 26.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
€3,700
Tallest in the Building
Cheraine Collette
Photography - 67 x 100 x 2 cm Photography - 26.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
€4,000
Satirs and stripes
Cheraine Collette
Photography - 100 x 67 x 2 cm Photography - 39.4 x 26.4 x 0.8 inch
€4,000
Waltz of the whales
Cheraine Collette
Photography - 67 x 121 x 2 cm Photography - 26.4 x 47.6 x 0.8 inch
€3,700
Water ballet
Cheraine Collette
Photography - 67 x 100 x 2 cm Photography - 26.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
€3,700
Seal of Treasures
Cheraine Collette
Photography - 67 x 100 x 3 cm Photography - 26.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
€3,000
Intramuros
Luis Miguel Valdes
Painting - 199.9 x 460 x 0.3 cm Painting - 78.7 x 181.1 x 0.1 inch
€24,946
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Guillaume Chevallard
Photography - 70 x 50 x 4 cm Photography - 27.6 x 19.7 x 1.6 inch
€1,200
Abstraction urbaine #6
Guillaume Chevallard
Photography - 70 x 50 x 4 cm Photography - 27.6 x 19.7 x 1.6 inch
€1,200
Diagonale tropicale
Christian Lefevre
Photography - 75 x 100 x 0.3 cm Photography - 29.5 x 39.4 x 0.1 inch
€940
Send in the Clown-Are We a Pair?
Michael K. Yamaoka
Photography - 91.4 x 61 x 0.3 cm Photography - 36 x 24 x 0.1 inch
€4,500
Judgement of Sophia
Michael K. Yamaoka
Photography - 61 x 91.4 x 0.3 cm Photography - 24 x 36 x 0.1 inch
€4,750
Cat in a Soho Window
Michael K. Yamaoka
Photography - 91.4 x 91.4 x 0.3 cm Photography - 36 x 36 x 0.1 inch
€4,500
Barcelona Children's Museum II
Michael K. Yamaoka
Photography - 91.4 x 61 x 0.3 cm Photography - 36 x 24 x 0.1 inch
€4,500
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!