Breakthrough II, 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
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Painting - 76.2 x 76.2 x 5.1 cm Painting - 30 x 30 x 2 inch
$4,600
Photography - 63 x 58 x 2 cm Photography - 24.8 x 22.8 x 0.8 inch
$2,037
Photography - 27 x 27 x 0.5 cm Photography - 10.6 x 10.6 x 0.2 inch
$328
Painting - 30 x 79 x 3 cm Painting - 11.8 x 31.1 x 1.2 inch
$1,132
Painting - 60 x 50 x 1 cm Painting - 23.6 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch
$2,037
Painting - 80 x 120 x 3 cm Painting - 31.5 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch
$2,037
Photography - 41 x 31 x 0.1 cm Photography - 16.1 x 12.2 x 0 inch
$1,358
Fine Art Drawings - 29.5 x 42 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.6 x 16.5 x 0 inch
$1,018
Photography - 40 x 30 x 2.5 cm Photography - 15.7 x 11.8 x 1 inch
$1,697
Painting - 21.5 x 16.5 x 2 cm Painting - 8.5 x 6.5 x 0.8 inch
$1,018
Photography - 40 x 73 x 0.3 cm Photography - 15.7 x 28.7 x 0.1 inch
$1,358
Fine Art Drawings - 60 x 72 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 23.6 x 28.3 x 0 inch
$2,037
Painting - 30 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
$1,267
Painting - 50 x 40 x 3 cm Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 1.2 inch
$1,200
Design - 24.5 x 24.5 x 2.5 cm Design - 9.6 x 9.6 x 1 inch
$1,132
Painting - 50 x 61 x 5 cm Painting - 19.7 x 24 x 2 inch
$1,630
Fine Art Drawings - 76.2 x 55.9 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 22 x 0.1 inch
$920
Painting - 140 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 55.1 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$43,002
Print - 50 x 65 x 0.5 cm Print - 19.7 x 25.6 x 0.2 inch
$1,120 $560
Painting - 26 x 36 x 0.5 cm Painting - 10.2 x 14.2 x 0.2 inch
$1,369
Painting - 60 x 73 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch
$1,471
Photography - 40 x 60 x 0.3 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.1 inch
$928
Painting - 73 x 60 x 1 cm Painting - 28.7 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch
$3,331
Painting - 33 x 33 x 2 cm Painting - 13 x 13 x 0.8 inch
$2,207
Painting - 50 x 70 x 0.2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.1 inch
$1,358
Photography - 178 x 126 cm Photography - 70.1 x 49.6 inch
$905
Photography - 50 x 75 x 3 cm Photography - 19.7 x 29.5 x 1.2 inch
$1,358
Painting - 50 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
$2,207
Photography - 80 x 120 x 0.3 cm Photography - 31.5 x 47.2 x 0.1 inch
$1,697
Painting - 60 x 48 x 0.3 cm Painting - 23.6 x 18.9 x 0.1 inch
$1,597
Painting - 30 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
$2,207
Painting - 19.5 x 25.5 x 0.5 cm Painting - 7.7 x 10 x 0.2 inch
$1,015
Fine Art Drawings - 49 x 49 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.3 x 19.3 x 0.1 inch
$905
Painting - 24 x 27.5 x 2 cm Painting - 9.4 x 10.8 x 0.8 inch
$764
Painting - 41 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 16.1 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
$2,008
Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 25 x 2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 9.8 x 0.8 inch
$1,358
Print - 48 x 63.5 x 1 cm Print - 18.9 x 25 x 0.4 inch
$1,018
Print - 50 x 38.5 x 0.2 cm Print - 19.7 x 15.2 x 0.1 inch
$147
Photography - 100 x 150 cm Photography - 39.4 x 59.1 inch
$2,037
Painting - 24 x 19 x 1 cm Painting - 9.4 x 7.5 x 0.4 inch
$1,471
Fine Art Drawings - 15.5 x 14.5 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 6.1 x 5.7 x 0.1 inch
$656
Painting - 35 x 60 x 1 cm Painting - 13.8 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch
$622
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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