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Egg, Sao Paulo
Guilherme Licurgo
Photography - 88.9 x 58.4 x 0.3 cm Photography - 35 x 23 x 0.1 inch
$2,500
Vie secrète
Guillaume Lachapelle
Sculpture - 15 x 12 x 11 cm Sculpture - 5.9 x 4.7 x 4.3 inch
$2,800
1972 Muse à la Sculpture de granit monumentale MATHAUSEN
Florian Hunger-Pegof
Photography - 40 x 30 x 0.5 cm Photography - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.2 inch
$3,280
The Hidden Boat House
Rachael Dalzell
Painting - 110 x 140 x 6 cm Painting - 43.3 x 55.1 x 2.4 inch
$6,552
Boulevard des Capucines
Sylvie Julkowski-Egard
Painting - 93 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 36.6 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,696
Basilique Santa Maria Della Salute
Sylvie Julkowski-Egard
Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$1,809
Porte Saint Denis
Sylvie Julkowski-Egard
Painting - 93 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 36.6 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,696
Derrière l'Opéra
Sylvie Julkowski-Egard
Painting - 100 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$1,018
Madrid, Gran Vía Otoño
Leticia Felgueroso
Photography - 120 x 200 cm Photography - 47.2 x 78.7 inch
$4,382
Vertigo - Photographie argentique - Paris
Jules Gorce
Photography - 20 x 30 cm Photography - 7.9 x 11.8 inch
$792
Montmartre - La Fille en Jaune
Sylvie Schambill
Print - 30 x 30 x 0.2 cm Print - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch
$509
Wutun Temple in Snow
Shine Huang
Photography - 50.8 x 50.8 x 0.3 cm Photography - 20 x 20 x 0.1 inch
$2,400
Bureau architectural
Francesco Marino Di Teana
Design - 46 x 196 x 75 cm Design - 18.1 x 77.2 x 29.5 inch
$45,236
Global warming 1.6
Franck Guedj
Photography - 62.5 x 165 x 1 cm Photography - 24.6 x 65 x 0.4 inch
$5,089
Global warming 1.7
Franck Guedj
Photography - 61 x 121 x 1 cm Photography - 24 x 47.6 x 0.4 inch
$4,410
Global warming 1.5
Franck Guedj
Photography - 53 x 150 x 1 cm Photography - 20.9 x 59.1 x 0.4 inch
$4,410
Tokyo n°4 - série voyage en Asie
Brigitte Genty
Painting - 70 x 35 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 13.8 x 0.8 inch
$498
Sample space urban 2.2
Franck Guedj
Photography - 120 x 80 x 1 cm Photography - 47.2 x 31.5 x 0.4 inch
$3,280
Global warming 1.2
Franck Guedj
Photography - 91 x 139 x 10 cm Photography - 35.8 x 54.7 x 3.9 inch
$4,410
André Roland Brudieux
André Roland Brudieux
Fine Art Drawings - 24 x 30 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.4 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$430
Le Château de Mesnil Blondel
André Roland Brudieux
Fine Art Drawings - 24 x 30 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.4 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$430
French rural house
André Roland Brudieux
Fine Art Drawings - 22 x 29 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.7 x 11.4 x 0 inch
$385
Countryside house in Ladrat
André Roland Brudieux
Fine Art Drawings - 24 x 30 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.4 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$396
French countryside
André Roland Brudieux
Fine Art Drawings - 24 x 30 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.4 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$317
Maison Forte Cheyrac
André Roland Brudieux
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 24 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 9.4 x 0 inch
$385
Naveil Presbytère
André Roland Brudieux
Fine Art Drawings - 24 x 30 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.4 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$385
Place du tertre, un soir d'hiver
Christian Jodin
Painting - 20 x 20 x 2 cm Painting - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.8 inch
$334
Paris Montmartre The Painter
Christian Jodin
Painting - 20 x 20 x 2 cm Painting - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.8 inch
$338
September's Sun
Alexandr Kryushyn
Painting - 60 x 70 x 3 cm Painting - 23.6 x 27.6 x 1.2 inch
$3,619
Golden Elegance : Tokyo Tower in the Night's Sonata
Hiro Ando
Painting - 180 x 144 x 3 cm Painting - 70.9 x 56.7 x 1.2 inch
$8,482
Samuraicat’s Nikon Nocturne : Shadows Captured
Hiro Ando
Painting - 140 x 93 x 3 cm Painting - 55.1 x 36.6 x 1.2 inch
$5,881
BLUE LOVE IN SHINJUKU’S NIGHT SYMPHONY : NISHIKIGOI LULLABY
Hiro Ando
Painting - 180 x 84 x 5 cm Painting - 70.9 x 33.1 x 2 inch
$6,785
ALABASTER ELEGANCE AND CRIMSON ECHO : KOHAKU’S DANCE IN TOKYO’S NIGHT
Hiro Ando
Painting - 160 x 128 x 3 cm Painting - 63 x 50.4 x 1.2 inch
$6,785
Paleo-Logia- Homenaje a De Chirico
Renato Manzoni
Print - 70 x 90 x 5 cm Print - 27.6 x 35.4 x 2 inch
$5,654
Hawaïan pizzas are not pizzas!
Isabelle Derecque
Painting - 100 x 150 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 59.1 x 1.2 inch
$5,089
Ensemble C'Est Tout
Juliette Lamarca
Painting - 140 x 210 x 2 cm Painting - 55.1 x 82.7 x 0.8 inch
$7,916
Beautiful girl
Gisela Gaffoglio
Painting - 148 x 185 x 3 cm Painting - 58.3 x 72.8 x 1.2 inch
$5,202
Structure métal II
Delphine Brabant
Sculpture - 25 x 42 x 24 cm Sculpture - 9.8 x 16.5 x 9.4 inch
$2,601
Portrait of an Elderly Gentleman.
Igor Shulman
Painting - 115.3 x 150.1 x 5.1 cm Painting - 45.4 x 59.1 x 2 inch
$6,500
Babylone, Berceau des Impudiques
Marc Brousse
Fine Art Drawings - 76 x 56 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 29.9 x 22 x 0 inch
$5,881
Landscape with a Moon Jar
Mun-Hyun Cho
Fine Art Drawings - 130.3 x 162 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 51.3 x 63.8 x 0.1 inch
$16,963
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!