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La pointe courte
Claude Cruells
Photography - 80 x 60 x 6 cm Photography - 31.5 x 23.6 x 2.4 inch
$750
Keihin Industrial Zone
Naoko Shiozaki
Painting - 21 x 29.7 x 0.1 cm Painting - 8.3 x 11.7 x 0 inch
$3,078
Recomposition of a Landscape 2
Andrea Vandoni
Painting - 40 x 80 x 4 cm Painting - 15.7 x 31.5 x 1.6 inch
$1,591
Urbain brutalisme - Photographie digigraphie
Claire Giraudeau
Photography - 40 x 30 cm Photography - 15.7 x 11.8 inch
$171
Street in Paris 5
Shengqi Tang
Photography - 30 x 20 x 1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 7.9 x 0.4 inch
$739
Street in Paris 4
Shengqi Tang
Photography - 30 x 20 x 1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 7.9 x 0.4 inch
$739
Street in Paris 3
Shengqi Tang
Photography - 30 x 20 x 1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 7.9 x 0.4 inch
$739
Nomadas on the beach III
Shengqi Tang
Photography - 20 x 30 x 1 cm Photography - 7.9 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
$739
Maison à Colombages
Joël Fougman
Painting - 80 x 110 x 0.1 cm Painting - 31.5 x 43.3 x 0 inch
$1,591
Portet - Paysage des Pyrénées-Atlantiques entre réalité et imaginaire
Jean-Marc Lemasson
Painting - 81 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 31.9 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$881
Citadelle - Paysage entre réalité et imaginaire
Jean-Marc Lemasson
Painting - 81 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 31.9 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$881
Place Beaubourg
Blanche Bérat
Painting - 92 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 36.2 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,336 $1,203
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
$2,274
La Chambre - Édition limitée n° 2
Raymond Depardon
Print - 24 x 28.5 cm Print - 9.4 x 11.2 inch
$739
Visions of Barcelona - Casa Mila
Vladimir Kolosov
Painting - 29.8 x 19.7 x 0 cm Painting - 11.75 x 7.75 x 0.01 inch
$240
Dancing with Diamonds
Anthony Horth
Photography - 60 x 100 x 0.2 cm Photography - 23.6 x 39.4 x 0.1 inch
$1,430
Summer Yard
Tinatin Chkhikvishvili
Painting - 40 x 40 x 1.5 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.6 inch
$989
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
$1,364
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
$1,705
La cabane verte - série collage
Cécile Boceno
Painting - 60 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,705
Couloir d'yeux
Jean-Luc Parant
Fine Art Drawings - 60 x 50 cm Fine Art Drawings - 23.6 x 19.7 inch
$2,842
Tower Bridge Extended (Pink)
Angela Morris-Winmill
Print - 84 x 99 x 2 cm Print - 33.1 x 39 x 0.8 inch
$1,328
Libertys (Ultramarine)
Angela Morris-Winmill
Print - 75 x 48 x 2 cm Print - 29.5 x 18.9 x 0.8 inch
$1,008
Paysage animé en bord de Seine
Georges Darel
Painting - 54 x 63 x 2 cm Painting - 21.3 x 24.8 x 0.8 inch
$2,084
L'Usine à Châtelaine
Alexandre Rochat
Painting - 38 x 46 x 2 cm Painting - 15 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch
$1,863
Untitled [Homme Volant]
Jean-Michel Folon
Print - 50.5 x 66 x 0.3 cm Print - 19.9 x 26 x 0.1 inch
$2,501
Le Bistrot du Coin
Carlo Maiolini
Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$1,876
Notre-Dame de Paris
Simon Pradinas
Painting - 73 x 54 x 3 cm Painting - 28.7 x 21.3 x 1.2 inch
$1,785
Le Parc des Buttes Chaumont
Simon Pradinas
Painting - 73 x 54 x 3 cm Painting - 28.7 x 21.3 x 1.2 inch
$1,785
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!