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Submerged Civilization III
Shengqi Tang
Photography - 50 x 75 x 1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 29.5 x 0.4 inch
$1,340
Submerged Civilization II
Shengqi Tang
Photography - 50 x 75 x 1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 29.5 x 0.4 inch
$1,340
Submerged Civilization I
Shengqi Tang
Photography - 50 x 75 x 1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 29.5 x 0.4 inch
$1,340
MBA, Lumière blanche
Jame's Prunier
Painting - 116 x 89 x 2.4 cm Painting - 45.7 x 35 x 0.9 inch
$5,526
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
$1,111
Cathédrale Saint Pierre, Haut de vieille ville Genève
Benjamin II Vautier
Painting - 65 x 54 x 2 cm Painting - 25.6 x 21.3 x 0.8 inch
$1,178
Paris la Tour Effel
Philippe De Lestrange
Print - 55 x 46 x 2 cm Print - 21.7 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch
$1,116
Paris Notre Dame Cathedrale de Paris 7
Bruno Fournier
Photography - 18 x 24 x 1 cm Photography - 7.1 x 9.4 x 0.4 inch
$893
Paris Notre Dame Cathedrale de Paris 6
Bruno Fournier
Photography - 18 x 24 x 1 cm Photography - 7.1 x 9.4 x 0.4 inch
$893
Paris Tour Eiffel 2
Bruno Fournier
Photography - 28 x 24 x 1 cm Photography - 11 x 9.4 x 0.4 inch
$949
One of Four (Battersea Power Station)
Michael Wallner
Print - 91 x 65 x 0.3 cm Print - 35.8 x 25.6 x 0.1 inch
$1,243
Borough Station 2
Michael Wallner
Photography - 48 x 35 x 0.3 cm Photography - 18.9 x 13.8 x 0.1 inch
$648
Beautiful Brutalism (National Theatre stairs)
Michael Wallner
Print - 91 x 68 x 2 cm Print - 35.8 x 26.8 x 0.8 inch
$1,040
Empire State Building (silver)
Michael Wallner
Print - 91 x 68 x 0.03 cm Print - 35.8 x 26.8 x 0 inch
$1,243
National Theatre (teal)
Michael Wallner
Print - 62 x 145 x 0.03 cm Print - 24.4 x 57.1 x 0 inch
$1,564
National Theatre (blue sky)
Michael Wallner
Print - 68 x 91 x 0.03 cm Print - 26.8 x 35.8 x 0 inch
$1,243
National Theatre (colours)
Michael Wallner
Print - 61 x 98 x 0.03 cm Print - 24 x 38.6 x 0 inch
$1,243
St Paul's (mellow yellow)
Michael Wallner
Print - 69 x 90 x 0.03 cm Print - 27.2 x 35.4 x 0 inch
$1,243
Empire State Building (blue)
Michael Wallner
Print - 91 x 68 x 0.03 cm Print - 35.8 x 26.8 x 0 inch
$1,243
Brooklyn Bridge (turquoise)
Michael Wallner
Print - 68 x 91 x 0.03 cm Print - 26.8 x 35.8 x 0 inch
$1,243
405 Lexington Avenue (Chrysler Building)
Michael Wallner
Print - 91 x 67 cm Print - 35.8 x 26.4 inch
$1,243
Way to the church
Mateos Sargsyan
Painting - 60 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$900 $765
Autumn in the village
Mateos Sargsyan
Painting - 50 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$900 $765
Babylon (from children’s bible)
Tekla Aleksieva
Painting - 30 x 45 x 0.2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 17.7 x 0.1 inch
$1,239
L arrivée de l autobus...
Fausto Perez
Painting - 40 x 40 x 3 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 1.2 inch
$1,228
Nocturne Place de Mexico
Alena Carbonel
Painting - 81 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 31.9 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,116
Sorry for people whom came to new york and don't know anybody
Manuela Karin Knaut
Painting - 150 x 120 x 4 cm Painting - 59.1 x 47.2 x 1.6 inch
$5,135
Le petit pont de Central Park - série New York
Marianne Dencausse
Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$2,093
Utopian Foyer, Milan
Richard Heeps
Photography - 61 x 75 x 0.1 cm Photography - 24 x 29.5 x 0 inch
$778
The Angels Wanna Wear my Red Shoes
Linda McCluskey
Painting - 70 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,842
La mort en fete dans le forêt profonde
Anne-Marie Vesco
Painting - 33 x 25 x 3 cm Painting - 13 x 9.8 x 1.2 inch
$1,674
Le carré Victoria (Terracotta)
Steddy John
Sculpture - 25 x 25 x 6 cm Sculpture - 9.8 x 9.8 x 2.4 inch
$167
Farmhouse with Chickens
Michael Hill
Painting - 60 x 60 x 4 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 1.6 inch
$1,570
On the cloud No.2
Jia Yuan Hua
Painting - 30 x 24 x 3 cm Painting - 11.8 x 9.4 x 1.2 inch
$2,121 $1,803
Distorted Landscape 4
Silvia Popova
Painting - 96 x 140 x 2 cm Painting - 37.8 x 55.1 x 0.8 inch
$1,652
Fin d'averse au Pont-Neuf
Pierre Allard
Painting - 92 x 73 x 2 cm Painting - 36.2 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch
$893
Place des peintres
Georges Corominas
Painting - 92 x 73 x 2 cm Painting - 36.2 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch
$12,558
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
$1,674 $971
The Rooftops Of The Old Town
Delyafruz Bagirova
Painting - 60 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$1,105
The Golden Old Town
Delyafruz Bagirova
Painting - 60 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$893
The Autumn Breeze Of Prague
Delyafruz Bagirova
Painting - 60 x 80 x 1 cm Painting - 23.6 x 31.5 x 0.4 inch
$1,105
La porte d'or, Place Stanislas, Nancy
Jame's Prunier
Painting - 46 x 65 cm Painting - 18.1 x 25.6 inch
$1,674
Coucher du soleil au Pont Royal et Notre Dame, Paris
André René César Brechet
Painting - 46 x 61 x 2 cm Painting - 18.1 x 24 x 0.8 inch
$1,487
La Plage - série bord de mer
Carla PM
Painting - 31 x 23 x 3 cm Painting - 12.2 x 9.1 x 1.2 inch
$435
Chiesa di Garnier - Bordighera
Linda McCluskey
Painting - 50 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
$737
Close DIII
Michal Zahornacky
Photography - 60 x 60 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0 inch
$1,674
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!