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St Giles, Cripplegate
David Walker
Painting - 26 x 24 x 0.2 cm Painting - 10.2 x 9.4 x 0.1 inch
$1,135
Saint Félix de Lauragais au début de l 'Automne
André Lac
Painting - 46 x 55 cm Painting - 18.1 x 21.7 inch
$1,432
White Paris blanc La Tour Eiffel et La Seine 1966 Eiffel Tower and Seine River
Jochen Michaelis
Painting - 26 x 37.5 cm Painting - 10.2 x 14.8 inch
$2,217
Colin Tennant, 1973 Slim Aarons Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print
Slim Aarons
Photography - 76.2 x 76.2 cm Photography - 30 x 30 inch
$3,422
Britt Ekland, 1969 Slim Aarons Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print
Slim Aarons
Photography - 101.6 x 101.6 cm Photography - 40 x 40 inch
$4,036
Peggy Guggenheim,1978 Slim Aarons Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print
Slim Aarons
Photography - 101.6 x 152.4 cm Photography - 40 x 60 inch
$4,036
Fan Mail Slim Aarons Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print
Slim Aarons
Photography - 101.6 x 101.6 cm Photography - 40 x 40 inch
$5,411
George Cameron - Slim Aarons Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print
Slim Aarons
Photography - 101.6 x 101.6 cm Photography - 40 x 40 inch
$4,036
Dolores Guinness - Slim Aarons Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print
Slim Aarons
Photography - 101.6 x 101.6 cm Photography - 40 x 40 inch
$4,739
CZ’s House 1955 Slim Aarons Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print
Slim Aarons
Photography - 101.6 x 152.4 cm Photography - 40 x 60 inch
$4,036
Harriet at Mougins - 1957 Slim Aarons Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print
Slim Aarons
Photography - 101.6 x 101.6 cm Photography - 40 x 40 inch
$4,036
Satin Seduction - 1955 Slim Aarons Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print
Slim Aarons
Photography - 101.6 x 101.6 cm Photography - 40 x 40 inch
$4,036
Capote At Home, Slim Aarons Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print
Slim Aarons
Photography - 101.6 x 101.6 cm Photography - 40 x 40 inch
$4,036
Equestrian Entrance 1957
Slim Aarons
Photography - 101.6 x 101.6 cm Photography - 40 x 40 inch
$4,926
Le courage des modernes
Benoit Tessier
Painting - 48 x 48 x 0.1 cm Painting - 18.9 x 18.9 x 0 inch
$443
Hôtel de Ville de Paris
Frederic Weisz
Painting - 130 x 89 x 5 cm Painting - 51.2 x 35 x 2 inch
$4,149
Mes plus belles vacances
Martine Fauve Dechavanne
Painting - 100 x 81 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.9 x 0.8 inch
$2,706
Village en bord de mer
Martine Fauve Dechavanne
Painting - 89 x 116 x 2 cm Painting - 35 x 45.7 x 0.8 inch
$2,842
Take Two and Call Me in the Morning
Charles Fazzino
Print - 68.6 x 78.7 x 5.1 cm Print - 27 x 31 x 2 inch
$3,350
A deux pas de la plage
Aurélie Trabaud
Painting - 32 x 31 x 0.1 cm Painting - 12.6 x 12.2 x 0 inch
$887
Prague- Old Square
Sona Adalyan
Painting - 50 x 20 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 7.9 x 0.8 inch
$284 $256
Village arboré en bord de mer
Martine Fauve Dechavanne
Painting - 120 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 47.2 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch
$4,320
Nel pomeriggio 1
Stein Smaaskjaer
Painting - 120 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 47.2 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$11,834
Fickle Memory 03
Yasuo Kiyonaga
Photography - 70 x 100 x 3 cm Photography - 27.6 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$909
Fickle Memory 02
Yasuo Kiyonaga
Photography - 100 x 70 x 3 cm Photography - 39.4 x 27.6 x 1.2 inch
$909
Palais des expositions (MA26)
Michelle Auboiron
Painting - 150 x 150 x 4 cm Painting - 59.1 x 59.1 x 1.6 inch
$8,867
Every corner is a meeting place
Ivan Peev
Painting - 100 x 73 x 1.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 28.7 x 0.6 inch
$1,080
1972 Black Metallica 2
Florian Hunger-Pegof
Sculpture - 27 x 4 x 4 cm Sculpture - 10.6 x 1.6 x 1.6 inch
$2,217 $1,108
Au grand Palais
Marie France Garrigues
Painting - 100 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$2,615
Oxygènement harmonisant
Emilie Serris
Painting - 80 x 80 x 3 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch
$1,921
Jeunesse en été : ping pong à la Rochelle
Linda Clerget
Painting - 40 x 50 x 1 cm Painting - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch
$682
Bateaux à vapeur à l'embarcadère de Karakoy. Istanbul
Alexei Lantsev
Painting - 90 x 110 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 43.3 x 0.8 inch
$4,092
Période bleu
Yannick Bouillault
Sculpture - 37 x 34 x 27 cm Sculpture - 14.6 x 13.4 x 10.6 inch
Sold
L'homme près de la Porte
Marie France Garrigues
Painting - 81 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 31.9 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$2,387
Série : Se faire passer pour Mao
Nathalie Daoust
Photography - 60 x 90 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 inch
$2,842
Karmaliuk’s Tower
Zakhar Shevchuk
Painting - 30 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
$1,137
Before the Storm (Old Fortress)
Zakhar Shevchuk
Painting - 60 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$1,478
Mediterranean House
Zakhar Shevchuk
Painting - 60 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$1,478
Paesaggio 1990
Salvatore Mangione (Salvo)
Print - 60 x 80 x 1 cm Print - 23.6 x 31.5 x 0.4 inch
$784
Harmony Motel, Twentynine Palms, California
Richard Heeps
Photography - 61 x 61 x 1 cm Photography - 24 x 24 x 0.4 inch
$1,137
Pulley and ropework
Patrick Chevailler
Painting - 30 x 45 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 17.7 x 0.8 inch
$909
Architecture
Sergio Storel
Fine Art Drawings - 38 x 56 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15 x 22 x 0.1 inch
$995
Poolside In Sotogrande - 1975 Slim Aarons Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print
Slim Aarons
Photography - 101.6 x 152.4 cm Photography - 40 x 60 inch
$4,036
Hotel Mermaid Club #5
Chris Rhodes
Photography - 8 x 10 x 0.2 cm Photography - 3.1 x 3.9 x 0.1 inch
$171
Bruges, H12 - Composition abstraite photographique Belgique
Danielle Aspis
Photography - 60 x 90 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0 inch
$1,773
Chat ailé sur la colonne
M.Chat
Painting - 105 x 110 x 3 cm Painting - 41.3 x 43.3 x 1.2 inch
$10,231
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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