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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
Woman. Guejar-Sierra
Emilio Perez Romero
Painting - 91.9 x 72.9 x 2 cm Painting - 36.2 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch
$2,800
Mass Extinction 6 - In pieces
Daniel Loveday
Painting - 100.1 x 119.9 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch
$2,705
Coalescent constructions #41
Christian Culver
Painting - 119.4 x 88.9 x 0.3 cm Painting - 47 x 35 x 0.1 inch
$2,660
City mirror NO42_ New York World Trade Center
Lixian Cai
Painting - 140 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 55.1 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$6,823
Afternoon sun on ancient architecture
Quynh Elisa Hoang
Painting - 72.9 x 100.1 x 3 cm Painting - 28.7 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$2,300
NY City Lights #20
Irina Alexandrina
Painting - 121.9 x 61 x 2.5 cm Painting - 48 x 24 x 1 inch
$2,090
New York 50
Jean-François Mollière
Photography - 70 x 150 x 1 cm Photography - 27.6 x 59.1 x 0.4 inch
$3,601
New York 69
Jean-François Mollière
Photography - 87 x 130 x 1 cm Photography - 34.3 x 51.2 x 0.4 inch
$3,601
New York 65
Jean-François Mollière
Photography - 76 x 71 x 1 cm Photography - 29.9 x 28 x 0.4 inch
$2,315
New York 58
Jean-François Mollière
Photography - 76 x 71 x 1 cm Photography - 29.9 x 28 x 0.4 inch
$2,315
New York 59
Jean-François Mollière
Photography - 69 x 91 x 1 cm Photography - 27.2 x 35.8 x 0.4 inch
$2,315
New York 7
Jean-François Mollière
Photography - 115 x 79 x 1 cm Photography - 45.3 x 31.1 x 0.4 inch
$3,076
Amsterdam by night
Tonny Baars
Painting - 120 x 240 x 2 cm Painting - 47.2 x 94.5 x 0.8 inch
$21,810
Evening in Amsterdam
Jan Brunclík
Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0 inch
$693
Fête de la Restauration du 31 décembre, Genève
Eugène Louis Martin
Painting - 35 x 27.5 x 2 cm Painting - 13.8 x 10.8 x 0.8 inch
$3,517
Tokyo Crossing XI
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 60 x 180 x 3 cm Photography - 23.6 x 70.9 x 1.2 inch
$3,344
Lady Monster and Mr Walker
Martin Kallay
Photography - 75 x 50 cm Photography - 29.5 x 19.7 inch
$2,349
La procession Taiêra
Sônia Furtado
Painting - 60 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$4,698
Temple Roulant
Erte Tirtoff
Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 23.5 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 6.2 x 9.3 x 0.4 inch
$6,711
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
$5,592
13 lames d' acier. sm 764
Jean-Paul Boyer
Sculpture - 80 x 60 x 60 cm Sculpture - 31.5 x 23.6 x 23.6 inch
$5,369
Untitled
Bernardo Navarro
Fine Art Drawings - 31 x 42.9 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.2 x 16.9 inch
$500
Les soleils d'Hiroshima
Gabriel Froget
Painting - 100 x 150 x 4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 59.1 x 1.6 inch
$6,711
Dream City Prague- Charles Bridge
Sona Adalyan
Painting - 29 x 29 x 3.4 cm Painting - 11.4 x 11.4 x 1.3 inch
$324
A la recherche du temps perdu
Olir Romanelli
Print - 30 x 30 x 1 cm Print - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
$56
Les quais de Bercy
Pierre Eychart
Painting - 73 x 116 x 3 cm Painting - 28.7 x 45.7 x 1.2 inch
$7,829
Paris Corner Cafe - with gold embellishment
Ruslana Levandovska
Painting - 76.2 x 61 x 1.9 cm Painting - 30 x 24 x 0.75 inch
$3,800
Black Drago, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Matthew Green
Painting - 76.2 x 121.9 x 5.1 cm Painting - 30 x 48 x 2 inch
$2,250
Maison Sauvage, Paris - with gold embellishment
Ruslana Levandovska
Painting - 76.2 x 61 x 1.9 cm Painting - 30 x 24 x 0.75 inch
$4,200
Canal de la Siagne
Louis Devienne
Painting - 64 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 25.2 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$5,302
Château de Agecroft
Louis Devienne
Painting - 74 x 49 x 2 cm Painting - 29.1 x 19.3 x 0.8 inch
$3,887
Little London - National Theatre
Michael Wallner
Print - 13 x 18 x 1 cm Print - 5.1 x 7.1 x 0.4 inch
$371
La Sainte Chapelle
Véronique Bourgeois-Noury
Painting - 90 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$3,076
London, Evening Promise
Ruslana Levandovska
Painting - 61 x 45.7 x 1.9 cm Painting - 24 x 18 x 0.75 inch
$2,500
Le Carlton, Festival de Cannes
Hippolyte Romain
Fine Art Drawings - 31.5 x 23.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.4 x 9.3 inch
$447
Ad Patres - Auprès des ancètres
Estelle Lagarde
Photography - 140 x 100 x 3 cm Photography - 55.1 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$4,250
New York
Jean-Michel Berts
Photography - 109 x 150 x 2 cm Photography - 42.9 x 59.1 x 0.8 inch
$7,214
Arc de Triomphe
Jean-Michel Berts
Photography - 110 x 150 x 2 cm Photography - 43.3 x 59.1 x 0.8 inch
$7,773
Paysage urbain animé
Adolfo Carducci
Painting - 47 x 67.5 x 2 cm Painting - 18.5 x 26.6 x 0.8 inch
$2,602
Piazza Venezia
Guillaume Chansarel (Guiyome)
Fine Art Drawings - 28 x 40 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11 x 15.7 inch
$391
Maisons Saint-Gué Jaune 002
Marion Zylberman
Painting - 81 x 120 cm Painting - 31.9 x 47.2 inch
$4,295
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
$2,796
Dramatic Sunset Over Berlin
Marc Todd
Painting - 100.1 x 119.9 x 4.1 cm Painting - 39.4 x 47.2 x 1.6 inch
$2,514
Secret Society
Franck Kemkeng Noah
Painting - 90 x 144 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 56.7 x 0.8 inch
$4,921
L'Allier à Pont-du-Château - Paysage de Rivière du Puy-de-Dôme
Danièle Badet
Painting - 30 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
$213
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!