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World Trade Center, New York.
Kevin Jordan O'Shea
Photography - 22 x 15 x 0.3 cm Photography - 8.7 x 5.9 x 0.1 inch
$1,137
Untitled, Tokyo Japan.
Kevin Jordan O'Shea
Photography - 30 x 45 x 0.3 cm Photography - 11.8 x 17.7 x 0.1 inch
$1,137
Izamal, Church of the convento de san antonio de padua, Yucatan Mexico.
Kevin Jordan O'Shea
Photography - 45 x 30 x 0.3 cm Photography - 17.7 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch
$568
Gicleé City's soul reflection NY NIGHT 2
Miguel Guía
Print - 75 x 100 x 4 cm Print - 29.5 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch
$989
Ruben Micieli au château de Bourgon
Jacques Guillet
Painting - 100 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$2,274
28 Millimètres, Face 2 Face, Separation Wall, Security fence, Palestinian side, Bethlehem, 2007
JR
Print - 70 x 100 x 0.2 cm Print - 27.6 x 39.4 x 0.1 inch
$2,274 $2,046
Fabrique à glace 23 #2
Marion Chombart de Lauwe
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 49 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 19.3 x 0.1 inch
$3,297
Silence anticipation
Stanislav Lazarov
Painting - 35 x 35 x 2 cm Painting - 13.8 x 13.8 x 0.8 inch
$398
"D'un pont à un autre" abstrait vernis pigments et masquages sur plaque de bois 77x122cm
Olivier Ebel
Painting - 77 x 122 x 2 cm Painting - 30.3 x 48 x 0.8 inch
$2,274
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Michal Zahornacky
Photography - 60 x 60 x 0.3 cm Photography - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.1 inch
$1,705
Paris Cathédrale Notre Dame de Paris 5
Bruno Fournier
Photography - 18 x 24 x 1 cm Photography - 7.1 x 9.4 x 0.4 inch
$909
Douceur matinale en bord de mer
Martine Fauve Dechavanne
Painting - 50 x 50 x 1.5 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.6 inch
$1,000
Temporal Perception # 45
Serge Hamad
Photography - 91.4 x 121.9 x 0.3 cm Photography - 36 x 48 x 0.1 inch
$2,250
The old REX
Mourad Cherifi
Photography - 40 x 60 x 0.02 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0 inch
$1,535
Denpasar International Airport
Antoine Kubler
Photography - 29.7 x 42 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.7 x 16.5 x 0 inch
$284
The Grand Mosque of Ghana
Kamal Obat
Print - 142.2 x 106.9 x 0.3 cm Print - 56 x 42.1 x 0.1 inch
$1,500
Soleil entrant
Marie France Garrigues
Painting - 92 x 73 x 2 cm Painting - 36.2 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch
$1,989
Perspective
Marie France Garrigues
Painting - 92 x 73 x 2 cm Painting - 36.2 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch
$1,989
Love you New York
Marie France Garrigues
Painting - 92 x 73 x 2 cm Painting - 36.2 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch
$1,989
L'Empire State Building (Vue 4)
Marie France Garrigues
Painting - 92 x 73 x 2 cm Painting - 36.2 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch
$1,989
Vue sur les toits - vue 12
Marie France Garrigues
Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$1,819
"Vue sur les toits " vue 10
Marie France Garrigues
Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$1,705
Nouveau départ 2
Marie France Garrigues
Painting - 92 x 73 x 2 cm Painting - 36.2 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch
$1,989
Chocolate Factory & Crazy Sunset
Marion Sagon
Print - 40 x 30 x 0.5 cm Print - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.2 inch
$205
Lever de soleil à San Francisco
Vianney
Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$3,467
Close XIV
Michal Zahornacky
Photography - 60 x 60 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0 inch
$1,705
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Michal Zahornacky
Photography - 60 x 60 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0 inch
$1,705
Rêverie à Volgograd
Jacques Guillet
Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$1,137
MacDonald - Mascate
Annaelle Myriam Chaib
Painting - 60 x 80 x 5 cm Painting - 23.6 x 31.5 x 2 inch
$2,274
Carga Frágil Mural
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 70 x 100 x 0.2 cm Print - 27.6 x 39.4 x 0.1 inch
$1,466
Le kiosque à journaux de New York
Pierre Boulat
Photography - 28 x 28 x 0.3 cm Photography - 11 x 11 x 0.1 inch
$739
Architectural Extract N.20 - Archi-Lines Series
Anna Levesh
Photography - 90 x 120 cm Photography - 35.4 x 47.2 inch
$1,125
New York City Park
Marco Barberio
Painting - 100 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
$2,706
Unforgettable Paris
Marco Barberio
Painting - 135 x 98 x 3 cm Painting - 53.1 x 38.6 x 1.2 inch
$3,751
La Grande Dame (Vue 7, vue du Champs de Mars)
Marie France Garrigues
Painting - 30 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
$398
Palm Springs party
Slim Aarons
Photography - 30 x 41 x 0.01 cm Photography - 11.8 x 16.1 x 0 inch
$1,876
Poolside social
Slim Aarons
Photography - 41 x 51 x 0.01 cm Photography - 16.1 x 20.1 x 0 inch
$2,217
Poolside gathering
Slim Aarons
Photography - 41 x 51 x 0.01 cm Photography - 16.1 x 20.1 x 0 inch
$2,217
Poolside socialites
Slim Aarons
Photography - 30 x 41 x 0.01 cm Photography - 11.8 x 16.1 x 0 inch
$1,876
Dimitris Kritsas
Slim Aarons
Photography - 30 x 30 x 0.01 cm Photography - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$1,876
Spring in Notting Hill
Valerie Le Meur
Painting - 50 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$2,046
Des constructions blanches au bord de la mer
Josep Teixido
Painting - 46 x 55 x 1 cm Painting - 18.1 x 21.7 x 0.4 inch
$1,421
Dominos | Lac Léman Suisse
Gwenaël Bollinger
Photography - 60 x 90 x 1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0.4 inch
$887
Tour d'Ulster - Guerre 14-18
Philippe Grincourt
Photography - 34 x 51 x 0.1 cm Photography - 13.4 x 20.1 x 0 inch
$182
Endormie
Stella Dite Loo'ise
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 65 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 25.6 x 0 inch
$1,478
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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