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Sandra Nunnerley at home
Manuel Santelices
Painting - 22 x 30 x 0.3 cm Painting - 8.7 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch
€859
Hamish Bowles apartment in New York
Manuel Santelices
Painting - 27.9 x 38.1 x 0.3 cm Painting - 11 x 15 x 0.1 inch
€955
Untitled, Morocco.
Kevin Jordan O'Shea
Photography - 30 x 30 x 0.3 cm Photography - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch
€600
Untitled, Marrakech Morocco.
Kevin Jordan O'Shea
Photography - 45 x 30 x 0.3 cm Photography - 17.7 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch
€500
Wheel and compass
Patrick Chevailler
Painting - 65 x 46 x 2 cm Painting - 25.6 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch
€2,600
This place has been here before #1
Radina Stoimenova
Fine Art Drawings - 97 x 140 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 38.2 x 55.1 x 0.1 inch
€1,440
#2, from the series 'The memory of objects remains in safe spaces'
Radina Stoimenova
Painting - 130 x 63 x 0.1 cm Painting - 51.2 x 24.8 x 0 inch
€840
Unreal Perception of the World
Dumisani Karamanski
Painting - 175 x 200 x 3 cm Painting - 68.9 x 78.7 x 1.2 inch
€3,300
Street view in Paris
Marie France Garrigues
Painting - 130 x 81 x 2 cm Painting - 51.2 x 31.9 x 0.8 inch
€2,400
Au grand Palais
Marie France Garrigues
Painting - 100 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
€2,300
Le Moulin de Janot
Georges R. Quinio
Painting - 38 x 46 x 4 cm Painting - 15 x 18.1 x 1.6 inch
€1,500
Paseando por el lac Leman
Josep Teixido
Painting - 27 x 35 x 2 cm Painting - 10.6 x 13.8 x 0.8 inch
€630
Iggy Pop, Ann Arbor, MI, 1968
Glen Craig
Photography - 40.6 x 50.8 x 5.1 cm Photography - 16 x 20 x 2 inch
€1,432
Daffy
Guillaume Chansarel (Guiyome)
Painting - 65 x 92 x 2 cm Painting - 25.6 x 36.2 x 0.8 inch
€3,900
Le Havre, Porte Océane
Lassana Sarr
Painting - 50 x 61 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 24 x 0.8 inch
€1,200
Venice, Italy
Behshad Arjomandi
Painting - 40.1 x 40.1 x 2 cm Painting - 15.8 x 15.8 x 0.8 inch
€778
Insta(nt)llation - Panthéon, Rome 2. 1/2
Eszter Poroszlai
Photography - 26 x 20 x 3 cm Photography - 10.2 x 7.9 x 1.2 inch
€930
Insta(nt)llation - Panthéon, Paris 1/2
Eszter Poroszlai
Photography - 28.5 x 19 x 2 cm Photography - 11.2 x 7.5 x 0.8 inch
€930
A sandy for Edward Hopper
Cristina J. Rey
Photography - 28 x 39 cm Photography - 11 x 15.4 inch
€190
Bus 60, Parc de Belleville
Camille Léage
Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0 inch
€179
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
€2,100
Urban Girl
Fabien Novarino
Photography - 100 x 100 x 2 cm Photography - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
€1,500
New York (Silk Roads)
Camille Léage
Photography - 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch
€199
Blue sky 1977 Ciel bleu
Jean Cuillerat
Painting - 77 x 57 x 0.5 cm Painting - 30.3 x 22.4 x 0.2 inch
€1,400
Times Square X
Marion Zimmermann
Painting - 101.6 x 149.9 x 2.5 cm Painting - 40 x 59 x 1 inch
€1,570
Yomeimon of Toshogu
Marco Araldi
Painting - 81.5 x 81.5 x 5 cm Painting - 32.1 x 32.1 x 2 inch
€3,914
The Book of Sand IV
Maarten Demmink
Painting - 40 x 32 x 3 cm Painting - 15.7 x 12.6 x 1.2 inch
€1,450
Le mas des garrigues
Pierrick Tual
Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
€2,880
NYC-Streets - Empire State Building II
Marion Zimmermann
Painting - 119.4 x 78.7 x 2.5 cm Painting - 47 x 31 x 1 inch
€1,200
Abstrait La forteresse
Françoise Danel
Painting - 120 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 47.2 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch
€4,900
One of Four (Battersea Power Station)
Michael Wallner
Print - 91 x 65 x 0.3 cm Print - 35.8 x 25.6 x 0.1 inch
€1,162
Borough Station 2
Michael Wallner
Photography - 48 x 35 x 0.3 cm Photography - 18.9 x 13.8 x 0.1 inch
€605
Beautiful Brutalism (National Theatre stairs)
Michael Wallner
Print - 91 x 68 x 2 cm Print - 35.8 x 26.8 x 0.8 inch
€972
Empire State Building (silver)
Michael Wallner
Print - 91 x 68 x 0.03 cm Print - 35.8 x 26.8 x 0 inch
€1,162
National Theatre (teal)
Michael Wallner
Print - 62 x 145 x 0.03 cm Print - 24.4 x 57.1 x 0 inch
€1,462
National Theatre (blue sky)
Michael Wallner
Print - 68 x 91 x 0.03 cm Print - 26.8 x 35.8 x 0 inch
€1,162
National Theatre (colours)
Michael Wallner
Print - 61 x 98 x 0.03 cm Print - 24 x 38.6 x 0 inch
€1,162
St Paul's (mellow yellow)
Michael Wallner
Print - 69 x 90 x 0.03 cm Print - 27.2 x 35.4 x 0 inch
€1,162
Empire State Building (blue)
Michael Wallner
Print - 91 x 68 x 0.03 cm Print - 35.8 x 26.8 x 0 inch
€1,162
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!