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Architecture
Sébastien Chauchot
Photography - 35 x 40 x 1 cm Photography - 13.8 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch
$391
Color Life
Vassilia Kouboulis
Photography - 60 x 90 x 3 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 1.2 inch
$1,730
Doors Open, Come on In
Fatima Mian
Photography - 150 x 100 x 0.1 cm Photography - 59.1 x 39.4 x 0 inch
$922
Trapèze
Guillaume Chansarel (Guiyome)
Painting - 90 x 90 x 2.5 cm Painting - 35.4 x 35.4 x 1 inch
$5,023
Paris, le Sacré Coeur
Georges Yoldjoglou
Painting - 92 x 73 x 2 cm Painting - 36.2 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch
$2,009
Paris, le pont des Arts
Georges Yoldjoglou
Painting - 73 x 92 x 2 cm Painting - 28.7 x 36.2 x 0.8 inch
$2,009
Urban Patterns - 5-panels
Carl McGrady
Painting - 61 x 165.1 x 2.5 cm Painting - 24 x 65 x 1 inch
$5,500
Monte Amiata I, Milan
Richard Heeps
Photography - 38 x 28 x 0.5 cm Photography - 15 x 11 x 0.2 inch
$236
Paysage de Printemps avec une Chapelle
François Gos
Painting - 39 x 45 x 2 cm Painting - 15.4 x 17.7 x 0.8 inch
$1,544
Akihabara - série voyage en Asie
Brigitte Genty
Painting - 70 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$642
Station Barbès
Fabrice Quignette
Photography - 39 x 29 x 1 cm Photography - 15.4 x 11.4 x 0.4 inch
$558
Vue sur les toits
Frédéric Goerg
Painting - 36.8 x 36.8 x 2 cm Painting - 14.5 x 14.5 x 0.8 inch
$904
Repérage Casse tête chinois New York, Hotel Midtown
Cédric Klapisch
Photography - 33.68 x 60 cm Photography - 13.3 x 23.6 inch
$1,116
A los pies de Zorrilla (Valladolid)
Tere Duro
Photography - 100 x 75 cm Photography - 39.4 x 29.5 inch
$781
Rokko Housing 2
Yves Bélorgey
Fine Art Drawings - 80 x 121 cm Fine Art Drawings - 31.5 x 47.6 inch
$8,372
69 rue des Pyrénées
Yves Bélorgey
Fine Art Drawings - 81 x 121 cm Fine Art Drawings - 31.9 x 47.6 inch
$8,372
283 rue des Pyrénées
Yves Bélorgey
Fine Art Drawings - 80 x 121 cm Fine Art Drawings - 31.5 x 47.6 inch
$8,372
The National Theatre
David Walker
Painting - 120 x 120 x 5 cm Painting - 47.2 x 47.2 x 2 inch
$5,495
Les lumières de Central Park
Vianney
Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$3,405
Alerte Ouragan : Villa Ravagée N°1
Yann Crenn
Print - 105 x 75 x 0.1 cm Print - 41.3 x 29.5 x 0 inch
$2,567
Le retour du capitaine nemo - Cathédrale
François Schuiten
Print - 80 x 55 x 0.05 cm Print - 31.5 x 21.7 x 0 inch
$335
Petra, le trésor immergé
Charlotte Pivard
Painting - 130 x 97 x 2 cm Painting - 51.2 x 38.2 x 0.8 inch
$2,231
Your majesty, The Tyn church
Kirill Postovit
Fine Art Drawings - 64 x 41 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.2 x 16.1 x 0 inch
$469
Intérieur parisien Haussmanien
Cyril Destrade
Fine Art Drawings - 28 x 18 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11 x 7.1 inch
$837
Cascade
Anna Krtshatsyan
Painting - 125 x 145 x 2 cm Painting - 49.2 x 57.1 x 0.8 inch
$1,451 $1,306
Un après midi sur la baie de San Francisco
Vianney
Painting - 80 x 80 x 3 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch
$3,349
Honfleur couleurs du soir
Lyne Seybel
Painting - 46 x 65 x 4 cm Painting - 18.1 x 25.6 x 1.6 inch
$1,094
Moda DIOR, Venezia 1951
Vittorio Pavan
Photography - 40 x 32 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 12.6 x 0 inch
$558
Le silence de la nuit et de ses oiseaux
Magali Trivino
Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$1,473
Le beau temps du printemps
Magali Trivino
Painting - 120 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 47.2 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
$1,674
Colisée, Rome
Frédéric Schmied
Fine Art Drawings - 29.5 x 39 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.6 x 15.4 x 0.1 inch
$881
Escalier au pied de l'église
Jean Jacques Boimond
Painting - 114 x 82.5 x 2 cm Painting - 44.9 x 32.5 x 0.8 inch
$778
Au coeur du village
Jean Jacques Boimond
Painting - 81 x 60.5 x 2 cm Painting - 31.9 x 23.8 x 0.8 inch
$743
Maison de campagne
Jean Jacques Boimond
Painting - 116 x 81 x 2 cm Painting - 45.7 x 31.9 x 0.8 inch
$743
Village de Beton-Bazoche
Jean Jacques Boimond
Painting - 67.7 x 93 x 2 cm Painting - 26.7 x 36.6 x 0.8 inch
$743
Scène de Nice - Negresco
Christiane Guerry
Painting - 30 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
$647
Portail à Brie
Jean Jacques Boimond
Painting - 50 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
$629
Disney friends
Peter Donkersloot
Painting - 100 x 120 x 4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 47.2 x 1.6 inch
$2,735
Paysage automnal
Jean Jacques Boimond
Painting - 67.5 x 93 x 2 cm Painting - 26.6 x 36.6 x 0.8 inch
$743
Decoration of Flatiron Building
Florian Doru Crihana
Painting - 40 x 30 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 inch
$900
Carnegie Hall Chandelier
Florian Doru Crihana
Painting - 40 x 30 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 inch
$900
Place royale - Barcelone
Fabrice Quignette
Photography - 29 x 39 x 1 cm Photography - 11.4 x 15.4 x 0.4 inch
$558
Maxim's à la tour
Fabrice Quignette
Photography - 39 x 29 x 1 cm Photography - 15.4 x 11.4 x 0.4 inch
$558
Les Sans Logis
Fabrice Quignette
Photography - 39 x 29 x 1 cm Photography - 15.4 x 11.4 x 0.4 inch
$558
La dame de Montmartre
Fabrice Quignette
Photography - 29 x 39 x 1 cm Photography - 11.4 x 15.4 x 0.4 inch
$558
La México. CDMX.
Andrés Calamaro
Photography - 40 x 60 x 2 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$8,763
Vieille ville, Genève
Harry Urban
Painting - 32 x 41.5 x 0.5 cm Painting - 12.6 x 16.3 x 0.2 inch
$606
Vue depuis la vieille ville sur Genève
Eugène Louis Martin
Painting - 81 x 65 x 2 cm Painting - 31.9 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch
$743
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
$4,019
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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