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Me Against the World
George Maskharashvili
Painting - 134 x 185 x 3 cm Painting - 52.8 x 72.8 x 1.2 inch
$11,766
Le Passage de Bastia - Corse
Nathalie Lemaître
Painting - 195 x 97 x 3 cm Painting - 76.8 x 38.2 x 1.2 inch
$6,105
La passerelle
Georges Laporte
Fine Art Drawings - 37 x 23.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 14.6 x 9.3 inch
$388
La chapelle
Georges Laporte
Fine Art Drawings - 35 x 26 cm Fine Art Drawings - 13.8 x 10.2 inch
$388
Ruelle ombragée
Georges Laporte
Fine Art Drawings - 34 x 24 cm Fine Art Drawings - 13.4 x 9.4 inch
$388
Urban Landscape Series - What Kind Of City
Zhao De-Wei
Painting - 150 x 200 x 4 cm Painting - 59.1 x 78.7 x 1.6 inch
$33,466
Urban Landscape Series, Pudong, Shanghai
Zhao De-Wei
Painting - 100 x 150 x 4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 59.1 x 1.6 inch
$16,872
Potsdam, Dampfmaschinenhaus (Moschee)
Frank Suplie
Painting - 150 x 120 x 4 cm Painting - 59.1 x 47.2 x 1.6 inch
$23,309
Berlin, alte Botschaft, Macht und Tod
Frank Suplie
Painting - 120 x 150 x 4 cm Painting - 47.2 x 59.1 x 1.6 inch
$22,199
Berlin, Fichtebunker
Frank Suplie
Painting - 120 x 150 x 4 cm Painting - 47.2 x 59.1 x 1.6 inch
$22,199
Groß Dölln, Ehemalige Russenstadt, Solarfeld
Frank Suplie
Painting - 50 x 60 x 4 cm Painting - 19.7 x 23.6 x 1.6 inch
$5,994
Hamburg, Blohm&Voss, Nordic Hunter im Trockendock
Frank Suplie
Painting - 100 x 80 x 4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 1.6 inch
$8,436
Groß Dölln - Uckermark, Grünes Hais
Frank Suplie
Painting - 55 x 70 x 4 cm Painting - 21.7 x 27.6 x 1.6 inch
$9,990
Zehdenick - Havel, Seerosen, Gänse klein
Frank Suplie
Painting - 80 x 100 x 4 cm Painting - 31.5 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch
$8,436
Berlin Osthafen, Reigen der Kräne
Frank Suplie
Painting - 150 x 120 x 4 cm Painting - 59.1 x 47.2 x 1.6 inch
$21,977
Berlin, alte Glasfabrik Stralau
Frank Suplie
Painting - 120 x 150 x 4 cm Painting - 47.2 x 59.1 x 1.6 inch
$21,977
Berlin, Osthafen, Getreidespeicher
Frank Suplie
Painting - 120 x 150 x 4 cm Painting - 47.2 x 59.1 x 1.6 inch
$23,309
Berlin, Zufahrt zum Gutshaus
Frank Suplie
Painting - 60 x 50 x 4 cm Painting - 23.6 x 19.7 x 1.6 inch
$5,994
Berlin, Gutshaus Kladow, heißer Tag
Frank Suplie
Painting - 50 x 60 x 4 cm Painting - 19.7 x 23.6 x 1.6 inch
$5,994
Berlin, U-Bahnhof Gleisdreieck
Frank Suplie
Painting - 80 x 100 x 4 cm Painting - 31.5 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch
$8,436
Dreamhouse Series n.16
Cristina Rizzi Guelfi
Photography - 50 x 38 x 3 cm Photography - 19.7 x 15 x 1.2 inch
$555
Architecture et goélands
Lionel le Jeune
Photography - 60 x 60 x 0.4 cm Photography - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.2 inch
$721
Untitled 12 from the series of INtheVISIBLE
Arslan Sükan
Photography - 120 x 180 x 0.1 cm Photography - 47.2 x 70.9 x 0 inch
$4,000
Untitled 34 from the series of INtheVISIBLE
Arslan Sükan
Photography - 50 x 70 x 0.1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0 inch
$2,500
Untitled 31 from the series of INtheVISIBLE
Arslan Sükan
Photography - 75 x 50 x 0.1 cm Photography - 29.5 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$2,500
Untitled 6 from the series of INtheVISIBLE
Arslan Sükan
Photography - 180 x 250 x 0.1 cm Photography - 70.9 x 98.4 x 0 inch
$5,000
Untitled 5 from the series of INtheVISIBLE
Arslan Sükan
Photography - 170 x 255 x 0.1 cm Photography - 66.9 x 100.4 x 0 inch
$5,000
Untitled 24 from the series of INtheVISIBLE
Arslan Sükan
Photography - 80 x 120 x 0.1 cm Photography - 31.5 x 47.2 x 0 inch
$3,500
Untitled 33 from the series of INtheVISIBLE
Arslan Sükan
Photography - 70 x 100 x 0.1 cm Photography - 27.6 x 39.4 x 0 inch
$3,500
Cathedral of St. Nicholas in Kremenets
Nataliia Krykun
Painting - 40 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
$11,066
House in the forest
Nataliia Krykun
Painting - 25 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 9.8 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
$11,100
Palace on the Island / Lazienki Park in Warsaw, Poland, city landscape
Nataliia Krykun
Painting - 40 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$11,066
St. Anna Chapel, Tirol, Austria
Nataliia Krykun
Painting - 50 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
$11,096
Mountain landscape. Ehrwald, Tirol, Austria
Nataliia Krykun
Painting - 40 x 40 x 4 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 1.6 inch
$11,066
Kremenets castle
Nataliia Krykun
Painting - 150 x 200 x 4 cm Painting - 59.1 x 78.7 x 1.6 inch
$11,089
Windmills in Ukraine
Nataliia Krykun
Painting - 120 x 180 x 4 cm Painting - 47.2 x 70.9 x 1.6 inch
$11,089
Innsbruck, Austria
Nataliia Krykun
Painting - 150 x 150 x 4 cm Painting - 59.1 x 59.1 x 1.6 inch
$11,100
Venice-where love live
Dasha Pogodina
Painting - 50 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
$277
Abstraction urbaine
Guillaume Chevallard
Photography - 100 x 70 x 4 cm Photography - 39.4 x 27.6 x 1.6 inch
$2,442
First and First
Michael Grine
Fine Art Drawings - 45.7 x 61 x 1.9 cm Fine Art Drawings - 18 x 24 x 0.75 inch
$500 $375
Cascade de Lumière
Coralie Honnorat
Photography - 27 x 18 x 2 cm Photography - 10.6 x 7.1 x 0.8 inch
$166
Bridge, Tree and Rock in Fog, Alentejo
Gonçalo Martins
Photography - 27 x 35 x 0.1 cm Photography - 10.6 x 13.8 x 0 inch
$178
Miami Abstractions II
Luca Artioli
Photography - 99.1 x 99.1 x 0.3 cm Photography - 39 x 39 x 0.1 inch
$3,000
Miami Stripes (B&W)
Luca Artioli
Photography - 68.6 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Photography - 27 x 40 x 0.1 inch
$3,000
Miami Abstractions B&W
Luca Artioli
Photography - 101.6 x 68.6 x 0.3 cm Photography - 40 x 27 x 0.1 inch
$3,000
Miami Stripes 2
Luca Artioli
Photography - 68.6 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Photography - 27 x 40 x 0.1 inch
$3,000
Miami Abstractions I
Luca Artioli
Photography - 101.6 x 68.6 x 0.3 cm Photography - 40 x 27 x 0.1 inch
$3,000
Miami Stripes I
Luca Artioli
Photography - 114.3 x 114.3 x 0.3 cm Photography - 45 x 45 x 0.1 inch
$5,000
Miami Downtown I
Luca Artioli
Photography - 99.1 x 99.1 x 0.3 cm Photography - 39 x 39 x 0.1 inch
$4,000
Checkmate mundo de sombras, Milan
Guilherme Licurgo
Photography - 88.9 x 58.4 x 0.3 cm Photography - 35 x 23 x 0.1 inch
$2,500
Self-Portrait 20.50
Arthur Hent
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 20 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 7.9 x 0 inch
$133
A Clear Day at Pylypets
Zlata Shyshman
Painting - 50 x 55 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 21.7 x 0.8 inch
$2,608
The Sunny Courtyard
Zlata Shyshman
Painting - 65 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 25.6 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$2,331
Rain In The Mountain Village
Zlata Shyshman
Painting - 42 x 79 x 2 cm Painting - 16.5 x 31.1 x 0.8 inch
$2,331
Self-Portrait 15.27
Arthur Hent
Fine Art Drawings - 29.7 x 21 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.7 x 8.3 x 0 inch
$100
Egg, Sao Paulo
Guilherme Licurgo
Photography - 88.9 x 58.4 x 0.3 cm Photography - 35 x 23 x 0.1 inch
$2,500
Le métropolitain
Brigitte Thonhauser-Merk
Painting - 50 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$333
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!