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Faith 03- sailing boat
Poonam Choudhary
Painting - 61 x 121.9 x 5.1 cm Painting - 24 x 48 x 2 inch
$550 $440
Never never land
Poonam Choudhary
Painting - 61 x 121.9 x 5.1 cm Painting - 24 x 48 x 2 inch
$750 $600
1972 Black Metallica 2
Florian Hunger-Pegof
Sculpture - 27 x 4 x 4 cm Sculpture - 10.6 x 1.6 x 1.6 inch
$2,188
Finn Juhl’s home
Manuel Santelices
Painting - 20 x 27 x 0.3 cm Painting - 7.9 x 10.6 x 0.1 inch
Sold
Au Clair de Lune a Venise
Christian Jodin
Painting - 92 x 60 x 1 cm Painting - 36.2 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch
$1,116 $559
Under The Red Umbrella Of Love
Delyafruz Bagirova
Painting - 100 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,683
The Secret Journey II
Tamara Bakhshinyan
Painting - 35 x 50 cm Painting - 13.8 x 19.7 inch
$438 $394
San Francisco View
Adrien Faveau
Painting - 146 x 114 x 2.5 cm Painting - 57.5 x 44.9 x 1 inch
$4,375
Cuetzalan, Pigment Print
Miguel Winograd
Photography - 50.8 x 61 x 0.3 cm Photography - 20 x 24 x 0.1 inch
$900
Untitled 32 from the series of INtheVISIBLE
Arslan Sükan
Photography - 53 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 20.9 x 15.7 x 0 inch
$1,500
Cocteau Aqua Atla #2235
Natasha Zupan
Photography - 152.4 x 135.9 x 0.3 cm Photography - 60 x 53.5 x 0.1 inch
$8,900
Architecture #3
Philippe Saucourt
Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$1,963
Mucho más que un techo. Casa Batlló
Carol Tomàs Alcaine
Painting - 100 x 100 x 3.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.4 inch
$2,019
Casa Batlló
Carol Tomàs Alcaine
Painting - 100 x 100 x 3.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.4 inch
$2,244
S/T. Serie, La Habana 500 detalles (4)
Sonia Almaguer
Photography - 24 x 16 x 2 cm Photography - 9.4 x 6.3 x 0.8 inch
$1,234
S/T. Serie, La Habana 500 detalles (3)
Sonia Almaguer
Photography - 24 x 16 x 2 cm Photography - 9.4 x 6.3 x 0.8 inch
$1,234
S/T. Serie, Habana 500 detalles (1)
Sonia Almaguer
Photography - 24 x 16 x 2 cm Photography - 9.4 x 6.3 x 0.8 inch
$1,234
Jardin de Luxemburgo 1
Emilio López
Painting - 81 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 31.9 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$2,132
The Woman of the Sea
Mario Pascual Cámara
Photography - 42.87 x 51 cm Photography - 16.9 x 20.1 inch
$1,122
8 rue Sedaine, sous les hauteurs des toits de la Bastille, à 10 heures
Christian Jodin
Painting - 50 x 50 x 1 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch
$898 $449
8 rue Sedaine, sous les hauteurs des toits de la Bastille, à 11 heures
Christian Jodin
Painting - 50 x 50 x 1 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch
$898 $449
Esglesia Sint Niklaas
Gerard Bassols
Painting - 50 x 45 x 4 cm Painting - 19.7 x 17.7 x 1.6 inch
$2,244
Le Monsieur de Borias a marié sa fille
Yves Calméjane
Painting - 60 x 73 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch
$1,997
Ruelle de Lumio
Yves Calméjane
Painting - 45 x 45.5 x 1.5 cm Painting - 17.7 x 17.9 x 0.6 inch
$1,122
The golden town
Kirill Postovit
Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$202
Confluence
Dominique Jullien
Photography - 20 x 20 x 1 cm Photography - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.4 inch
$337 $303
From central park to time square
Adrien Faveau
Painting - 120 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 47.2 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch
$4,039
Svarbova Splash Stage 1
Ana Patitú
Painting - 60 x 60 x 3.5 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 1.4 inch
$1,784
Moulin rouge, un soir d'été, Paris
Christian Jodin
Painting - 50 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$550 $275
Train de nuit #13 (au petit matin)
Philippe Saucourt
Painting - 70 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,599
Untitled 14 from the series of INtheVISIBLE
Arslan Sükan
Photography - 180 x 140 x 0.1 cm Photography - 70.9 x 55.1 x 0 inch
$4,500
Untitled 30 from the series of INtheVISIBLE
Arslan Sükan
Photography - 140 x 110 x 0.1 cm Photography - 55.1 x 43.3 x 0 inch
$4,500
James Moon / James Dean Castelloland
Paloma Castello
Photography - 83.8 x 119.9 x 0.3 cm Photography - 33 x 47.2 x 0.1 inch
Sold
Série : Berlin nord-est / arrière-cours
Manfred Paul
Photography - 40 x 30 cm Photography - 15.7 x 11.8 inch
$2,805 $2,244
Série : Berlin nord-est / arrière-cours - Kastanienallee
Manfred Paul
Photography - 40 x 30 cm Photography - 15.7 x 11.8 inch
$2,805 $2,104
Série : Berlin nord-est / arrière-cours - Kastanienallee
Manfred Paul
Photography - 40 x 30 cm Photography - 15.7 x 11.8 inch
$2,805 $2,384
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!