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Un petit coin de ciel bleu
Thierry Charpentier
Painting - 30 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
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Tower of Babel (2)
Robbie Cornelissen
Fine Art Drawings - 16 x 24 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 6.3 x 9.4 x 0.4 inch
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Les cousines sur la Sears Tower à Chicago
Béatrice Coulibeuf-Espejo
Painting - 73 x 54 x 3 cm Painting - 28.7 x 21.3 x 1.2 inch
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Maisons Saint-Gué 015
Marion Zylberman
Fine Art Drawings - 45 x 60 cm Fine Art Drawings - 17.7 x 23.6 inch
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Maisons Saint-Gué 013
Marion Zylberman
Fine Art Drawings - 45 x 60 cm Fine Art Drawings - 17.7 x 23.6 inch
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Maisons Saint-Gué 011
Marion Zylberman
Fine Art Drawings - 60 x 45 cm Fine Art Drawings - 23.6 x 17.7 inch
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Maisons Saint-Gué 009
Marion Zylberman
Fine Art Drawings - 45 x 60 cm Fine Art Drawings - 17.7 x 23.6 inch
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Treehouse next to waterfall
Peter de Boer
Painting - 40 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
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Coudé sur socle
Guy de Rougemont
Sculpture - 24.8 x 22 x 9.8 cm Sculpture - 9.8 x 8.7 x 3.9 inch
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Série prestige : The Boat
Martin-Fréville
Painting - 73 x 116 x 2 cm Painting - 28.7 x 45.7 x 0.8 inch
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Les toits de Paris sur le Panthéon
Vianney
Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
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Coucher de soleil sur les toits de Paris
Vianney
Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
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Absis VIII mixed technique on canvas
Marc Prat
Painting - 130 x 130 x 4 cm Painting - 51.2 x 51.2 x 1.6 inch
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Notre Dame, Paris
Armand Marie Guérin
Painting - 60 x 73 x 0.5 cm Painting - 23.6 x 28.7 x 0.2 inch
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Fish N Chips for dinner - Hold the vinegar No2
Andrew Weir
Painting - 48 x 36 x 0.01 cm Painting - 18.9 x 14.2 x 0 inch
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Historischer Miniatur 04
Else Vinæs
Photography - 50 x 50 x 2 cm Photography - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
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Fresh air, New light
Alec Cumming
Painting - 152 x 152 x 4 cm Painting - 59.8 x 59.8 x 1.6 inch
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Grant's Tomb
Lucio Forte
Fine Art Drawings - 14 x 14 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 5.5 x 5.5 x 0 inch
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Nous sommes tous des enfants
Jean Valera
Photography - 20 x 30 x 0.3 cm Photography - 7.9 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch
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Des doutes planent (Diptyque)
Alione
Painting - 162 x 194 x 3 cm Painting - 63.8 x 76.4 x 1.2 inch
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Je vais vous faire une confession
Juarez Machado
Painting - 45 x 55 x 3 cm Painting - 17.7 x 21.7 x 1.2 inch
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Self portrait on the gulf on Naples
Daniele Sigalot
Photography - 60 x 90 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 inch
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The Wall-Wrapped Roman Wall
Christo and Jeanne-Claude
Photography - 64 x 95 cm Photography - 25.2 x 37.4 inch
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Le pont
François-Xavier de Boissoudy
Painting - 100 x 125 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 49.2 x 0.8 inch
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Le temple
François-Xavier de Boissoudy
Painting - 100 x 125 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 49.2 x 0.8 inch
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Vespa
Pauline Di Valentin
Fine Art Drawings - 70 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch
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L'Arc de Triomphe, Paris
Bernard Lignon
Painting - 47 x 55 x 2 cm Painting - 18.5 x 21.7 x 0.8 inch
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Don't forget money don't buy happiness
Just Cage
Fine Art Drawings - 75 x 50 x 3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 29.5 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch
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Brumes matinales sur Venise
Vianney
Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
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Guidé par la liberté
Thierry Charpentier
Painting - 73 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 28.7 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
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The Board of Trade Chicago (MA22)
Michelle Auboiron
Painting - 150 x 150 x 4 cm Painting - 59.1 x 59.1 x 1.6 inch
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Breeze over the pool
Magdalena Laskowska
Painting - 100 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
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Vers la Piazzetta et le Palais des Doges, Venise
André Hambourg
Fine Art Drawings - 13.2 x 20 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 5.2 x 7.9 x 0 inch
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Ponte degli Scalzi, Venise
André Hambourg
Fine Art Drawings - 13.2 x 20 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 5.2 x 7.9 x 0 inch
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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!