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La relève - série Paysage imaginaire
Jean-Daniel Depardieu
Painting - 68 x 57 x 1 cm Painting - 26.8 x 22.4 x 0.4 inch
$1,279
Babylon (from children’s bible)
Tekla Aleksieva
Painting - 30 x 45 x 0.2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 17.7 x 0.1 inch
$1,262
Times Square XVII
Marion Zimmermann
Painting - 80 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch
$1,648
Bucolique
Françoise Dugourd-Caput
Painting - 81 x 50 x 3 cm Painting - 31.9 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch
$1,466
Paysages sensibles 5
Jean-François Mollière
Photography - 50 x 48 x 1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 18.9 x 0.4 inch
$1,285
Spring super special offer - 40% - Sunset in the city
Nadine Antoniuk
Painting - 110 x 205 x 0.1 cm Painting - 43.3 x 80.7 x 0 inch
$1,739
Manhattan Twilight ll
Marion Zimmermann
Painting - 80 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch
$1,728
Manhattan View in Twilight
Marion Zimmermann
Painting - 80 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch
$1,728
La Grande Dame (Vue 6 du jardin du Ranelagh)
Marie France Garrigues
Painting - 30 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
$398
Disfrutando del paseo
Josep Teixido
Painting - 81 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 31.9 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$4,320
The other side of fence
Evgeniya Buravleva
Painting - 35 x 45 x 1.5 cm Painting - 13.8 x 17.7 x 0.6 inch
$1,080
Rue de marché animée par jour de pluie
Bernard Lignon
Painting - 46.5 x 55.5 x 2 cm Painting - 18.3 x 21.9 x 0.8 inch
$1,467
Serie Chapadmalal #8482
Marcel Antelo
Photography - 43 x 59 cm Photography - 16.9 x 23.2 inch
$2,069
Chiesa del gesù - Genova
Antonio Bettuelli
Painting - 29.7 x 21 cm Painting - 11.7 x 8.3 inch
$1,626
Forte fratello minore - Genova
Antonio Bettuelli
Painting - 33 x 33 cm Painting - 13 x 13 inch
$1,626
Il chiostro di Palazzo Serra Gerace - Genova
Antonio Bettuelli
Painting - 32 x 24 cm Painting - 12.6 x 9.4 inch
$1,626
Haloween sur mer
Charlotte Abecassis
Painting - 35 x 27 x 2 cm Painting - 13.8 x 10.6 x 0.8 inch
$796
Distorted Landscape 4
Silvia Popova
Painting - 96 x 140 x 2 cm Painting - 37.8 x 55.1 x 0.8 inch
$1,682
Memory - Autumn landscape
Mitko Dimitrov
Painting - 40 x 55 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 21.7 x 0.8 inch
$1,250
Chicago Bouquet
Catalina Escallón Rosselli
Painting - 17.8 x 12.7 x 1 cm Painting - 7 x 5 x 0.4 inch
$2,194
Avenida del Atlántico
Catalina Escallón Rosselli
Painting - 17.8 x 12.7 x 1 cm Painting - 7 x 5 x 0.4 inch
$1,830
Gowanus con Ganas
Catalina Escallón Rosselli
Painting - 17.8 x 12.7 x 1 cm Painting - 7 x 5 x 0.4 inch
$1,830
Domino + Dominoes
Catalina Escallón Rosselli
Painting - 12.7 x 17.78 x 1 cm Painting - 5 x 7 x 0.4 inch
$2,012
Brooklyn Tiles
Catalina Escallón Rosselli
Painting - 12.7 x 17.78 x 1 cm Painting - 5 x 7 x 0.4 inch
$1,739
Buenos Aires Buenas Vibras
Catalina Escallón Rosselli
Painting - 17.8 x 12.7 x 1 cm Painting - 7 x 5 x 0.4 inch
$1,830
Sunny's and Soles
Catalina Escallón Rosselli
Painting - 17.78 x 12.7 x 1 cm Painting - 7 x 5 x 0.4 inch
$1,921
Barichara with a View
Catalina Escallón Rosselli
Painting - 17.78 x 12.7 x 1 cm Painting - 7 x 5 x 0.4 inch
$1,830
1955 Village Au bord de l'eau By the water
Kam Zin Choon
Painting - 50 x 59 cm Painting - 19.7 x 23.2 inch
$4,490
La grande galerie avec squelette de baleine
Jürg Kreienbühl
Print - 91.5 x 71.5 cm Print - 36 x 28.1 inch
$2,274
Architecture I
Chiara Indelicato
Photography - 69 x 102 x 0.5 cm Photography - 27.2 x 40.2 x 0.2 inch
$1,194
The Blue Chimney
Elena Borstein
Painting - 132.1 x 188 x 4.1 cm Painting - 52 x 74 x 1.6 inch
$25,009
City Roofs (d'après Edward Hopper)
Edward Hopper
Design - 80.5 x 61.5 x 1.2 cm Design - 31.7 x 24.2 x 0.5 inch
$739
Porch Steps
Alain Le Garsmeur
Photography - 101 x 76 x 0.1 cm Photography - 39.8 x 29.9 x 0 inch
$949
Disruption
Charles Pétillon
Photography - 60 x 84 x 1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 33.1 x 0.4 inch
$4,547
Dalila is thinking and thinking where is hidden the strength of Samson
Tom Kuran
Painting - 100 x 80 x 2.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 1 inch
$5,104
Urbain brutalisme - Photographie digigraphie
Claire Giraudeau
Photography - 70 x 50 cm Photography - 27.6 x 19.7 inch
$284
Lighthouse Snow Globe
Brian Nash
Painting - 91.4 x 91.4 x 3.8 cm Painting - 36 x 36 x 1.5 inch
$2,450
Shopping sous les arcades
Linda Clerget
Painting - 92 x 73 x 1 cm Painting - 36.2 x 28.7 x 0.4 inch
$3,410
Emirates Palace Royal Entrance Gates
Anthony Horth
Photography - 51 x 61 x 0.2 cm Photography - 20.1 x 24 x 0.1 inch
$1,150
Angels over the city
Svetla Koseva
Painting - 65 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 25.6 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,705 $1,535
Around Shinsekai, Osaka
Marco Santaniello
Painting - 79 x 60 x 3 cm Painting - 31.1 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch
$5,115
L'incinérateur d'Ivry sur Seine
Bault
Painting - 100 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$3,638
Nice Beautiful Dream Houses
Joanna Glazer
Painting - 70 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 27.6 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$557
Nice Little Paradise
Joanna Glazer
Painting - 80 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 31.5 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$557
The Red Bench
Michael K. Yamaoka
Photography - 91.4 x 61 x 0.1 cm Photography - 36 x 24 x 0.04 inch
$4,500
Structures du quotidien
Severine Dietrich
Painting - 60 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$1,250
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!