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Paris au moi de mai
Isabelle Hirtzig
Painting - 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch
€160
Four Seasons Hotel
Andrés Agustín Comastri
Painting - 85 x 125 x 3 cm Painting - 33.5 x 49.2 x 1.2 inch
€4,950
Seven eleven
Andrés Agustín Comastri
Painting - 85 x 120 x 3 cm Painting - 33.5 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch
€4,950
To the moon (2nd leg)
Andrés Agustín Comastri
Painting - 85 x 125 x 3 cm Painting - 33.5 x 49.2 x 1.2 inch
€4,950
L.A. downtown covid style
Andrés Agustín Comastri
Painting - 120 x 85 x 3 cm Painting - 47.2 x 33.5 x 1.2 inch
€4,950
Dotcom bubble
Andrés Agustín Comastri
Painting - 105 x 85 x 3 cm Painting - 41.3 x 33.5 x 1.2 inch
€3,850
Vuelta de obligado 2152. Belgrano. Buenos Aires
Andrés Agustín Comastri
Painting - 85 x 120 x 3 cm Painting - 33.5 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch
€4,950
Le pavillon de la reine
Matthieu Forichon
Print - 100 x 70 x 3 cm Print - 39.4 x 27.6 x 1.2 inch
€399
Paternal grandfather’s house l First floor l Black & white
Raffaella
Painting - 45 x 60.5 x 3 cm Painting - 17.7 x 23.8 x 1.2 inch
€2,500
Paternal grandfather’s house l Ground floor l Black & white
Raffaella
Painting - 45 x 60.5 x 3 cm Painting - 17.7 x 23.8 x 1.2 inch
€2,500
Factory in grandfather Wang’s house
Raffaella
Painting - 72.5 x 60.5 x 3 cm Painting - 28.5 x 23.8 x 1.2 inch
€3,000
Vineyard & Poppies - Tuscany painting landscape + frame
Roberto Gai
Painting - 40 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
€365
L’hippopotamesque et ses chaises
Nathalie Lemaître
Painting - 97 x 130 x 2 cm Painting - 38.2 x 51.2 x 0.8 inch
€5,400
Charlestown Port, Cornwall
James Presley
Painting - 30 x 41.9 x 0.3 cm Painting - 11.8 x 16.5 x 0.1 inch
€313
Falmouth Chippy, Cornwall
James Presley
Painting - 30 x 41.9 x 0.3 cm Painting - 11.8 x 16.5 x 0.1 inch
€314
Girl at the Inn, The Devonport Inn, Cornwall
James Presley
Painting - 30 x 39.9 x 0.3 cm Painting - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch
€327
Girl on the Beach, Clovelly, North Devon
James Presley
Painting - 30 x 40.9 x 0.3 cm Painting - 11.8 x 16.1 x 0.1 inch
€314
Sunset on the Barbican in Plymouth
James Presley
Painting - 30 x 40.9 x 0.3 cm Painting - 11.8 x 16.1 x 0.1 inch
€327
Cranborne Manor, Cranborne, Dorset
James Presley
Painting - 30 x 41.9 x 0.3 cm Painting - 11.8 x 16.5 x 0.1 inch
€327
Ferryside, Boddinick, Cornwall
James Presley
Painting - 30 x 40.9 x 0.3 cm Painting - 11.8 x 16.1 x 0.1 inch
€327
Jamaica Inn on Bodmin Moor, Cornwall
James Presley
Painting - 30 x 40.9 x 0.3 cm Painting - 11.8 x 16.1 x 0.1 inch
€327
Guthrie Covered Bridge
Greg Dorosh
Painting - 30.5 x 50.8 x 3.8 cm Painting - 12 x 20 x 1.5 inch
€257
Fractal Los Angeles
Alex Silver
Photography - 60.96 x 91.44 x 2 cm Photography - 24 x 36 x 0.8 inch
€2,800
Space grandfather Wang’s house colour
Raffaella
Painting - 60.5 x 50 x 3 cm Painting - 23.8 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch
€2,450
Un pas après l'autre
Virginie Mézan de Malartic
Painting - 162 x 130 x 2 cm Painting - 63.8 x 51.2 x 0.8 inch
€6,100
Old country houses - Tuscany landscape painting
Claudio Pallini
Painting - 20 x 30 x 1 cm Painting - 7.9 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
€165
Kremlin
Reynold Arnould
Fine Art Drawings - 25 x 31.5 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.8 x 12.4 x 0.1 inch
€480
View of Luxor
Reynold Arnould
Fine Art Drawings - 27 x 42.5 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 10.6 x 16.7 x 0.1 inch
€390
Melting snow
Victor Roschkov
Fine Art Drawings - 27.9 x 54.6 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11 x 21.5 x 0.1 inch
€401
Privée - limited edition of 19
Valentin Zaharia
Photography - 30 x 43 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 16.9 x 0 inch
€269
Eiffel tower rises
Moustache Bleue
Fine Art Drawings - 21.5 x 16.5 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.5 x 6.5 x 0.2 inch
€65
That Place with the Blue Door
Fatima Mian
Photography - 91 x 61 x 0.1 cm Photography - 35.8 x 24 x 0 inch
€329
Breakfast at the beach
Fatima Mian
Photography - 61 x 91 x 0.1 cm Photography - 24 x 35.8 x 0 inch
€329
Be home by dinner II
Fatima Mian
Photography - 91 x 61 x 0.1 cm Photography - 35.8 x 24 x 0 inch
€329
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!