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C'est ici - série paysage imaginaire
Marc Sinic
Print - 50 x 70 x 1.5 cm Print - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.6 inch
€400
Autoportrait au pack - série monde imaginaire
Marc Sinic
Print - 50 x 70 x 1.5 cm Print - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.6 inch
€400
Les chasseurs chez Billy
Georges Darel
Painting - 73 x 91.5 x 2 cm Painting - 28.7 x 36 x 0.8 inch
€2,151
Singapore, gardens by the Bay 2
Bruno Paget
Photography - 60 x 80 x 2.7 cm Photography - 23.6 x 31.5 x 1.1 inch
€2,500
The End of the Day
Natalia Tretyakova
Painting - 55 x 65 x 2 cm Painting - 21.7 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch
€2,200
Old Village Greece
Natalia Tretyakova
Painting - 60 x 85 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 33.5 x 0.8 inch
€2,200
Le bois de Vincennes
Simon Pradinas
Painting - 73 x 108 x 3 cm Painting - 28.7 x 42.5 x 1.2 inch
€2,300
Trinity College Library - The Long Room IV
Reinhard Gorner
Photography - 127 x 157 x 2 cm Photography - 50 x 61.8 x 0.8 inch
€6,000
Cape Cornwall England 1
Marilyn Henrion
Painting - 45.7 x 61 x 2.5 cm Painting - 18 x 24 x 1 inch
€3,953
West 3rd Street, NYC,
Marilyn Henrion
Painting - 61 x 45.7 x 2.5 cm Painting - 24 x 18 x 1 inch
€4,002
Lodz 2- Manufaktura
Marilyn Henrion
Painting - 61 x 45.7 x 2.5 cm Painting - 24 x 18 x 1 inch
€4,026
Door of Freedom
Helen Warner
Fine Art Drawings - 60 x 42 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 23.6 x 16.5 x 0 inch
€2,260
Stranger in a Stranger Land
Matteo Nannini
Painting - 90 x 130 x 3 cm Painting - 35.4 x 51.2 x 1.2 inch
€4,800
Lemon tree in the backyard
John Kilduff
Painting - 121.9 x 91.4 x 2 cm Painting - 48 x 36 x 0.8 inch
€3,308
Stretched Canvas In Yellow
Derek Olson
Painting - 45.7 x 121.9 x 3.8 cm Painting - 18 x 48 x 1.5 inch
€2,347
The Marina of the Marmaris
Andrey Chebotaru
Painting - 88.9 x 99.1 x 2.5 cm Painting - 35 x 39 x 1 inch
€3,396
Stairs in Heaven
Tinatin Bakhtadze
Painting - 100 x 80 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch
€2,500
Ansouis en Luberon
Pascal Plazanet
Painting - 35 x 43 x 2 cm Painting - 13.8 x 16.9 x 0.8 inch
€2,400
La facade en or et bronze
Madeleine Colaço
Painting - 125 x 170 x 1 cm Painting - 49.2 x 66.9 x 0.4 inch
€8,500
No Title, Interieur Series 4
Baurjan Aralov
Painting - 120 x 90 x 4 cm Painting - 47.2 x 35.4 x 1.6 inch
€2,100
No Title, Interieur Series 2
Baurjan Aralov
Painting - 120 x 90 x 4 cm Painting - 47.2 x 35.4 x 1.6 inch
€2,100
No Title, Interieur Series 1
Baurjan Aralov
Painting - 130 x 105 x 4 cm Painting - 51.2 x 41.3 x 1.6 inch
€2,400
Abstraction, bois, fong gris
Jean-Robert Franco
Photography - 80 x 120 x 1 cm Photography - 31.5 x 47.2 x 0.4 inch
€1,800
Christmas: A warm touch in the snow
Ziad Dib Jreige
Painting - 7 x 7 cm Painting - 2.8 x 2.8 inch
€419
Corridor chess
Baptiste Laurent
Painting - 130 x 97 x 0.3 cm Painting - 51.2 x 38.2 x 0.1 inch
€2,490
La place animée et la Piazza Governo, à Bellinzone
Adrien Holy
Painting - 33 x 46 x 2 cm Painting - 13 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch
€3,057
Matière et couleurs de Venise
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 90 x 60 x 2 cm Photography - 35.4 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
€1,400
Waiting for the seeds to come
Wei-Hong Ma
Painting - 50 x 120 x 4 cm Painting - 19.7 x 47.2 x 1.6 inch
€2,100
Arquitecturas espaciales IX
José Fernández Morán
Painting - 48 x 67 cm Painting - 18.9 x 26.4 inch
€375
Twin towers
Francis Apesteguy
Photography - 60 x 40 x 1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch
€350
Obelisque et Tour Eiffel
Francis Apesteguy
Photography - 60 x 40 x 1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch
€350
Eiffel Tower
Francis Apesteguy
Photography - 60 x 40 x 1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch
€350
Vue depuis la vieille ville sur Genève
Eugène Louis Martin
Painting - 81 x 65 x 2 cm Painting - 31.9 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch
€2,173
Le pin aux cigales
Michèle Delimeux
Painting - 92 x 73 x 5 cm Painting - 36.2 x 28.7 x 2 inch
€2,100
The temple of Saletta
White Shark
Painting - 49 x 37 x 1.5 cm Painting - 19.3 x 14.6 x 0.6 inch
€300
Sculpture polyptyquement incorrecte
Christian Lignais
Sculpture - 74 x 81 x 26 cm Sculpture - 29.1 x 31.9 x 10.2 inch
€19,000
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
€490
Les Demoiselles Amazones I
Franck Kemkeng Noah
Painting - 160 x 230 x 2 cm Painting - 63 x 90.6 x 0.8 inch
€9,800
Une page d’histoire…
Maylis Bourdet
Painting - 118 x 100 x 2.5 cm Painting - 46.5 x 39.4 x 1 inch
€2,860
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!