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Jardin au bord du lac
Catherine Clare
Painting - 140 x 128 x 2 cm Painting - 55.1 x 50.4 x 0.8 inch
$4,297
Temple d'Isis à l'île sacrée de Philae
Catherine Clare
Painting - 100 x 81 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.9 x 0.8 inch
$2,601
La nuit mystérieuse jaune
Lisbeth Buonanno
Painting - 130 x 89 x 2 cm Painting - 51.2 x 35 x 0.8 inch
$4,524
Château le Grand Barrail de Saint-Emilion
Noël Granger
Fine Art Drawings - 33 x 24.8 cm Fine Art Drawings - 13 x 9.8 inch
$102
Habiter demain Rose #001
Patrick Santoni
Painting - 50 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
$1,696
Habiter demain, kaki #001
Patrick Santoni
Painting - 50 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
$1,696
Paris Cadenassée
Jean-Guy Nakars
Photography - 90 x 60 x 0.5 cm Photography - 35.4 x 23.6 x 0.2 inch
$3,280
Cologne Cathedral no.9
Karl-Karol Chrobok
Painting - 140 x 100 x 2.2 cm Painting - 55.1 x 39.4 x 0.9 inch
$9,047 $8,142
Late summer in Glebokie
Karl-Karol Chrobok
Painting - 100 x 100 x 2.2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.9 inch
$6,107
Dreamed city no.12
Karl-Karol Chrobok
Painting - 110 x 150 x 2.2 cm Painting - 43.3 x 59.1 x 0.9 inch
$12,440
Castellans, triptych
Marian Williams
Painting - 25 x 75 x 3 cm Painting - 9.8 x 29.5 x 1.2 inch
$283
New York Lounge Bar - Interior
Ruslana Levandovska
Painting - 76.2 x 61 x 1.9 cm Painting - 30 x 24 x 0.75 inch
$5,800
New York City Central Park in Winter
Ruslana Levandovska
Painting - 76.2 x 61 x 1.9 cm Painting - 30 x 24 x 0.75 inch
$6,000
Whisky & Shadows
Ruslana Levandovska
Painting - 89.9 x 69.9 x 1.9 cm Painting - 35.4 x 27.5 x 0.75 inch
$7,200
Night in Venice, Italy
Ruslana Levandovska
Painting - 91.4 x 61 x 1.9 cm Painting - 36 x 24 x 0.75 inch
$7,200
Autumn at Les Deux Magots, Paris
Ruslana Levandovska
Painting - 76.2 x 61 x 1.9 cm Painting - 30 x 24 x 0.75 inch
$5,800
Gondolas at the Rialto Bridge in Venice
Ruslana Levandovska
Painting - 91.4 x 61 x 1.9 cm Painting - 36 x 24 x 0.75 inch
$7,500
Gondola in Venice, Italy II
Ruslana Levandovska
Painting - 76.2 x 61 x 1.9 cm Painting - 30 x 24 x 0.75 inch
$5,600
Maison sauvage, Paris - Wisteria
Ruslana Levandovska
Painting - 76.2 x 61 x 1.9 cm Painting - 30 x 24 x 0.75 inch
$5,600
Place du Pantheon, Paris
Ruslana Levandovska
Painting - 76.2 x 76.2 x 1.9 cm Painting - 30 x 30 x 0.75 inch
$6,800
The Streets of Paris
Ruslana Levandovska
Painting - 76.2 x 61 x 1.9 cm Painting - 30 x 24 x 0.75 inch
$5,600
At the Trevi Fountain
Ruslana Levandovska
Painting - 76.2 x 61 x 1.9 cm Painting - 30 x 24 x 0.75 inch
$7,500
Autumn at Brooklyn Bridge in DUMBO, New York
Ruslana Levandovska
Painting - 91.4 x 76.2 x 1.9 cm Painting - 36 x 30 x 0.75 inch
$7,800
Under the Stars of New York
Ruslana Levandovska
Painting - 101.6 x 76.2 x 1.9 cm Painting - 40 x 30 x 0.75 inch
$8,000
The lights that shine in New York
Ruslana Levandovska
Painting - 91.4 x 61 x 1.9 cm Painting - 36 x 24 x 0.75 inch
$6,800
Le confiné II
Romain Liverato
Photography - 90 x 60 x 0.2 cm Photography - 35.4 x 23.6 x 0.1 inch
$452
House at the lock
Karl-Karol Chrobok
Painting - 80 x 80 x 2.2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.9 inch
$3,053
Holiday homes in the pine forest
Karl-Karol Chrobok
Painting - 70 x 100 x 2.2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 39.4 x 0.9 inch
$4,071
Cold Winter
Karl-Karol Chrobok
Painting - 100 x 70 x 2.2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0.9 inch
$4,071
N° 1106 Belgrade 3. Kafeterija Magazin B. Casse-tête.
R. Cavalié
Painting - 46 x 38 x 2 cm Painting - 18.1 x 15 x 0.8 inch
$294
Destruction of humanity
Aziz Anzabi
Painting - 102 x 102 x 4 cm Painting - 40.2 x 40.2 x 1.6 inch
$13,571
City Abstraction-10
Anand Manchiraju
Painting - 76.2 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Painting - 30 x 40 x 0.1 inch
$6,000
City abstraction-9
Anand Manchiraju
Painting - 76.2 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Painting - 30 x 40 x 0.1 inch
$6,000
City Abstraction-4
Anand Manchiraju
Painting - 76.2 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Painting - 30 x 40 x 0.1 inch
$7,500
City Abstraction-2
Anand Manchiraju
Painting - 101.6 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Painting - 40 x 40 x 0.1 inch
$9,000
Beauty of stair case
Anand Manchiraju
Painting - 101.6 x 76.2 x 0.3 cm Painting - 40 x 30 x 0.1 inch
$6,000
Milanese Morning
Ciprian Mihailescu
Painting - 70 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$2,827
Le confiné III
Romain Liverato
Photography - 90 x 60 x 0.2 cm Photography - 35.4 x 23.6 x 0.1 inch
$509
Romantic ideals drawing no 2
Julio Ramon Serrano Moreno
Fine Art Drawings - 58 x 76 cm Fine Art Drawings - 22.8 x 29.9 inch
$3,958
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.
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