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The Link Bridge
Kamal Obat
Photography - 58.4 x 40.6 x 2.5 cm Photography - 23 x 16 x 1 inch
€192 €163
Verona Ponte Pietra
Antonino Puliafico
Painting - 120 x 150 x 2 cm Painting - 47.2 x 59.1 x 0.8 inch
Sold
Self-Portrait 20.58
Arthur Hent
Fine Art Drawings - 29.7 x 21 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.7 x 8.3 x 0 inch
Sold
53 attempts of greatness
Daniele Sigalot
Sculpture - 110 x 15 x 15 cm Sculpture - 43.3 x 5.9 x 5.9 inch
Sold
Coudé sur socle
Guy de Rougemont
Sculpture - 24.8 x 22 x 9.8 cm Sculpture - 9.8 x 8.7 x 3.9 inch
Sold
Les Soucis et l'Insomnie
Gabrielle Rul
Fine Art Drawings - 23 x 15.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.1 x 6.1 inch
Sold
Silo Artins #3
Alexandra Chauchereau
Painting - 65 x 46 x 2 cm Painting - 25.6 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch
Sold
On The Sunny Side Of The Moon Path
Kirill Postovit
Print - 76 x 54 x 0.1 cm Print - 29.9 x 21.3 x 0 inch
€270
Obélisque, Place de la Concorde, Paris (Image du monde flottant)
Imanol Marrodán
Photography - 30 x 45.4 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 17.9 x 0 inch
€950
Dog in a Chair
Tinatin Chkhikvishvili
Painting - 30 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
€900
House Near the Forest
Tinatin Chkhikvishvili
Painting - 60 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
€2,000
Plage de Saint-Cast
Bernard Buffet
Painting - 50 x 65 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch
€180,000
Courtyard in Greece
Evgeny Chernyakovsky
Painting - 90 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
€1,535
Blooming yard of Greece
Evgeny Chernyakovsky
Painting - 80 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
€1,343
Square devant l'église, Paris
Armand Marie Guérin
Painting - 49.5 x 72.5 x 0.5 cm Painting - 19.5 x 28.5 x 0.2 inch
€1,264
Dream on a winter night
Tetiana Ocheredko
Painting - 80 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
€1,727
A glimpse into rural tranquility
Narek Qochunc
Painting - 24 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 9.4 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
€191
Streets of Los Angeles
Serhii Cherniakovskyi
Painting - 90 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
€1,631
Chefchaouen streets
Serhii Cherniakovskyi
Painting - 90 x 48 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 18.9 x 0.8 inch
€1,700
St. Angelo Bridge in Rome
Serhii Cherniakovskyi
Painting - 45 x 65 x 2 cm Painting - 17.7 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch
€800
Santa Maria della Salute
Serhii Cherniakovskyi
Painting - 80 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
€1,900
Rustic Streets Viterbo 3
Liz McDonough
Painting - 80 x 80 x 4.6 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 1.8 inch
€1,376
The way to the top
Les Panchyshyn
Painting - 80 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
€5,009
Couleurs et formes du monde - Lumières d'automne
Thomas Jeunet
Painting - 100 x 80 x 3.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 1.4 inch
€1,800
Evening Cinque Terre
Alisa Onipchenko-Cherniakovska
Painting - 80 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
€2,600
Mediterranean light
Carlos Diaz
Painting - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
€5,400
Magasins généraux 48 instant 21
Marion Chombart de Lauwe
Fine Art Drawings - 15 x 30 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 5.9 x 11.8 x 0.2 inch
€1,950
Port de Villefranche-sur-Mer
Neal Turner
Painting - 46 x 55 x 2 cm Painting - 18.1 x 21.7 x 0.8 inch
€740
Pêcherie aux arbres
Pierrick Tual
Painting - 46 x 65 x 2 cm Painting - 18.1 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch
€1,500
Le Palais - Série village et port de Belle-île-en-mer
Yves Guillard
Painting - 100 x 81 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.9 x 0.8 inch
€1,875
Andres Alsina in Paris
Manuel Santelices
Fine Art Drawings - 27.9 x 27.9 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11 x 11 x 0.1 inch
€912
Useless Dream
Fred Borghesi
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 42 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 16.5 x 0.2 inch
€1,700
Vagabondages 11
Carlos Arriagada
Photography - 50 x 75 x 0.1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 29.5 x 0 inch
€1,450
Koudjour - 763603
Simeon Posen
Photography - 50.8 x 61 x 5.1 cm Photography - 20 x 24 x 2 inch
€3,214
Natanz Mosque - 765403
Simeon Posen
Photography - 50.8 x 61 x 5.1 cm Photography - 20 x 24 x 2 inch
€3,214
Persepolis - 765903
Simeon Posen
Photography - 50.8 x 61 x 5.1 cm Photography - 20 x 24 x 2 inch
€3,214
Shah Mosque Isfahan - 764903
Simeon Posen
Photography - 50.8 x 61 x 5.1 cm Photography - 20 x 24 x 2 inch
€3,214
Shah Mosque Isfahan - 764908
Simeon Posen
Photography - 50.8 x 61 x 5.1 cm Photography - 20 x 24 x 2 inch
€3,214
Shah Mosque Isfahan - 764910
Simeon Posen
Photography - 50.8 x 61 x 5.1 cm Photography - 20 x 24 x 2 inch
€3,214
Village in Snow - 7651204
Simeon Posen
Photography - 50.8 x 61 x 5.1 cm Photography - 20 x 24 x 2 inch
€3,214
Persepolis - 765910
Simeon Posen
Photography - 50.8 x 61 x 5.1 cm Photography - 20 x 24 x 2 inch
€3,214
Persepolis - 765911
Simeon Posen
Photography - 50.8 x 61 x 5.1 cm Photography - 20 x 24 x 2 inch
€3,214
Persepolis - 765913
Simeon Posen
Photography - 50.8 x 61 x 5.1 cm Photography - 20 x 24 x 2 inch
€3,214
Persepolis - 765914
Simeon Posen
Photography - 50.8 x 61 x 5.1 cm Photography - 20 x 24 x 2 inch
€3,214
Persepolis - 765915
Simeon Posen
Photography - 50.8 x 61 x 5.1 cm Photography - 20 x 24 x 2 inch
€3,214
765101 - Iran Collection
Simeon Posen
Photography - 50.8 x 61 x 5.1 cm Photography - 20 x 24 x 2 inch
€3,214
Friday Mosque Isfahan - 764111
Simeon Posen
Photography - 50.8 x 61 x 5.1 cm Photography - 20 x 24 x 2 inch
€3,214
Isfahan Bazaar - 7644802
Simeon Posen
Photography - 50.8 x 61 x 5.1 cm Photography - 20 x 24 x 2 inch
€3,214
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!