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Pink Champagne Motel, Wildwood, New Jersey
Richard Heeps
Photography - 80 x 63.5 x 0.1 cm Photography - 31.5 x 25 x 0 inch
$916
La piscine du Vallon des Auffes
Sébastien Arcouet
Painting - 61 x 50 x 1 cm Painting - 24 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch
$1,049
Ancient architects
Tatiana Iliina
Painting - 129.5 x 149.9 x 0.3 cm Painting - 51 x 59 x 0.1 inch
$2,495
Spring super special offer - 40% - The Transient Palette of Sunset - Art: 110123
Nadine Antoniuk
Painting - 95 x 195 x 0.1 cm Painting - 37.4 x 76.8 x 0 inch
$1,674
Mahatao Lighthouse (Batanes, Philippines)
Dwight Lu
Photography - 29 x 39 cm Photography - 11.4 x 15.4 inch
$550
Emirates Palace Royal Entrance Gates
Anthony Horth
Photography - 51 x 61 x 0.2 cm Photography - 20.1 x 24 x 0.1 inch
$1,150
Silent city
Tove Sparvath Holmøy
Painting - 100 x 120 x 4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 47.2 x 1.6 inch
$3,940
View from my Window
Giorgi Kukhalashvili
Painting - 60 x 80 x 3 cm Painting - 23.6 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch
$2,121
Spring
Giorgi Kukhalashvili
Painting - 60 x 65 x 3 cm Painting - 23.6 x 25.6 x 1.2 inch
$2,009 $1,708
Keihin Industrial Zone
Naoko Shiozaki
Painting - 21 x 29.7 x 0.1 cm Painting - 8.3 x 11.7 x 0 inch
$3,023
Defining Shadows IV
Maureen J Haldeman
Photography - 61 x 45.7 x 0.6 cm Photography - 24 x 18 x 0.25 inch
$750
Breakthrough III, Mixed Media Abstract Painting
Madonna Phillips
Painting - 76.2 x 76.2 x 5.1 cm Painting - 30 x 30 x 2 inch
$4,600
Paris Notre Dame Cathédrale de Paris II
Bruno Fournier
Photography - 24 x 18 x 1 cm Photography - 9.4 x 7.1 x 0.4 inch
$893
Paris Notre Dame Cathédrale de Paris
Bruno Fournier
Photography - 24 x 18 x 1 cm Photography - 9.4 x 7.1 x 0.4 inch
$893
Paris Moulin Rouge
Bruno Fournier
Photography - 24 x 18 x 1 cm Photography - 9.4 x 7.1 x 0.4 inch
$893
Petite ruine au printemps en Grèce
Danielle Launay
Painting - 80 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 31.5 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$2,233
Times Square XVII
Marion Zimmermann
Painting - 80 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch
$1,619
Manhattan Twilight ll
Marion Zimmermann
Painting - 80 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch
$1,697
Manhattan View in Twilight
Marion Zimmermann
Painting - 80 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch
$1,697
Winter Landscape
Baurjan Aralov
Painting - 100 x 53 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 20.9 x 1.2 inch
$1,674 $1,423
Summer Yard
Tinatin Chkhikvishvili
Painting - 40 x 40 x 1.5 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.6 inch
$971 $826
Zimmer I
Olivier Furter
Fine Art Drawings - 70 x 100 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 27.6 x 39.4 x 0 inch
$1,340 $1,139
Île-de-France IV
Olivier Furter
Fine Art Drawings - 70 x 100 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 27.6 x 39.4 x 0 inch
$1,674 $1,423
Around Shinsekai, Osaka
Marco Santaniello
Painting - 79 x 60 x 3 cm Painting - 31.1 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch
$5,023 $4,270
Urbain brutalisme - Photographie digigraphie
Claire Giraudeau
Photography - 40 x 30 cm Photography - 15.7 x 11.8 inch
$167
Arc de Triomphe Paris
Alena Carbonel
Painting - 81 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 31.9 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,116
San Francisco View
Adrien Faveau
Painting - 146 x 114 x 2.5 cm Painting - 57.5 x 44.9 x 1 inch
$4,353
Untitled (3862)
Jean-Charles Mandou
Photography - 80 x 80 cm Photography - 31.5 x 31.5 inch
$1,340 $1,139
Untitled (9015)
Jean-Charles Mandou
Photography - 80 x 80 cm Photography - 31.5 x 31.5 inch
$1,340 $1,139
Untitled (6522)
Jean-Charles Mandou
Photography - 80 x 80 cm Photography - 31.5 x 31.5 inch
$1,340 $1,139
Place Fleurie
Joël Fougman
Painting - 80 x 110 x 0.1 cm Painting - 31.5 x 43.3 x 0 inch
$1,563 $1,328
Monfort - L'Amaury
Joël Fougman
Painting - 80 x 80 x 0.1 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0 inch
$1,116 $949
Maison à Colombages
Joël Fougman
Painting - 80 x 110 x 0.1 cm Painting - 31.5 x 43.3 x 0 inch
$1,563 $1,328
Le Bateau Lavoir
Carlo Maiolini
Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$1,842 $1,566
Chez Louise
Carlo Maiolini
Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$1,842 $1,566
Hôtel du Nord
Carlo Maiolini
Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$1,842 $1,566
Le Bistrot du Coin
Carlo Maiolini
Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$1,842 $1,566
Quartier St Michel - Bordeaux
Brno Del Zou
Photography - 60 x 125 x 0.5 cm Photography - 23.6 x 49.2 x 0.2 inch
$893
Half Hours in the Far East
Adele Moreau
Sculpture - 45.5 x 40.5 x 8 cm Sculpture - 17.9 x 15.9 x 3.1 inch
$981
Bruges, H15 - Photographie Belgique
Danielle Aspis
Photography - 60 x 90 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0 inch
$1,741
Bruges, H14 - Photographie Belgique
Danielle Aspis
Photography - 60 x 90 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0 inch
$1,741
Bruges, H13 - Photographie Belgique
Danielle Aspis
Photography - 60 x 90 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0 inch
$1,741
Bruges, H10 - Photographie Belgique
Danielle Aspis
Photography - 60 x 90 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0 inch
$1,741
Bruges, H8 - Photographie Belgique
Danielle Aspis
Photography - 60 x 90 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0 inch
$1,741
Bruges, H7 - Photographie Belgique
Danielle Aspis
Photography - 60 x 90 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0 inch
$1,741
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!