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1915 Maison normande Normandy house
Eugène Druet
Photography - 43 x 54 cm Photography - 16.9 x 21.3 inch
€1,450
Bâtiment dorés
Ysabel Laffitte
Painting - 30 x 40 x 1 cm Painting - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch
€990 €693
Irin ajo
Ofobuike Okudoh
Fine Art Drawings - 100 x 70 cm Fine Art Drawings - 39.4 x 27.6 inch
€5,200
Ballinlough Castle
Christopher Simon Sykes
Photography - 40 x 60 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 inch
€760
Leixlip Window
Christopher Simon Sykes
Photography - 152.4 x 101.6 cm Photography - 60 x 40 inch
€760
Burghley Kitchen
Christopher Simon Sykes
Photography - 152.4 x 101.6 cm Photography - 60 x 40 inch
€760
Stanway House
Christopher Simon Sykes
Photography - 152.4 x 101.6 cm Photography - 60 x 40 inch
€760
Woburn At Dusk
Christopher Simon Sykes
Photography - 101.6 x 152.4 cm Photography - 40 x 60 inch
€760
Chatsworth Painting
Christopher Simon Sykes
Photography - 76.2 x 101.6 cm Photography - 30 x 40 inch
€1,500
Syon Long Gallery
Christopher Simon Sykes
Photography - 101.6 x 152.4 cm Photography - 40 x 60 inch
€760
Biddesden House
Christopher Simon Sykes
Photography - 152.4 x 101.6 cm Photography - 60 x 40 inch
€760
Castle Howard Statue
Christopher Simon Sykes
Photography - 152.4 x 101.6 cm Photography - 60 x 40 inch
€635
Drumlanrig Castle
Christopher Simon Sykes
Photography - 101.6 x 152.4 cm Photography - 40 x 60 inch
€635
Carlton Towers
Christopher Simon Sykes
Photography - 152.4 x 101.6 cm Photography - 60 x 40 inch
€635
Belvoir Castle
Christopher Simon Sykes
Photography - 101.6 x 152.4 cm Photography - 40 x 60 inch
€635
Houghton Housekeeper
Christopher Simon Sykes
Photography - 152.4 x 101.6 cm Photography - 60 x 40 inch
€635
Caledon Wallpaper
Christopher Simon Sykes
Photography - 152.4 x 101.6 cm Photography - 60 x 40 inch
€635
Syon House Decor
Christopher Simon Sykes
Photography - 152.4 x 101.6 cm Photography - 60 x 40 inch
€635
Leixlip Castle Window
Christopher Simon Sykes
Photography - 152.4 x 101.6 cm Photography - 60 x 40 inch
€635
Whitfield House
Christopher Simon Sykes
Photography - 101.6 x 152.4 cm Photography - 40 x 60 inch
€635
Castle Howard
Christopher Simon Sykes
Photography - 101.6 x 152.4 cm Photography - 40 x 60 inch
€760
Howard Bust
Christopher Simon Sykes
Photography - 101.6 x 152.4 cm Photography - 40 x 60 inch
€1,515
Cocteau Aqua Atla #2235
Natasha Zupan
Photography - 152.4 x 135.9 x 0.3 cm Photography - 60 x 53.5 x 0.1 inch
€8,594
Black Volta (Mouhoun) - Untitled n° 08
Adrien Bitibaly
Photography - 62.5 x 50 x 4 cm Photography - 24.6 x 19.7 x 1.6 inch
€2,000
The Sea of Windows
Martin Kallay
Photography - 45 x 30 x 1 cm Photography - 17.7 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
€1,200
Urbain brutalisme - Photographie digigraphie (1) (7)
Claire Giraudeau
Photography - 70 x 50 cm Photography - 27.6 x 19.7 inch
€250
Urbain brutalisme - Photographie digigraphie (1) (1)
Claire Giraudeau
Photography - 70 x 50 cm Photography - 27.6 x 19.7 inch
€250
Rock and roller
Adam Regan
Photography - 100.1 x 150.1 x 0.3 cm Photography - 39.4 x 59.1 x 0.1 inch
€999
Sunset Over The Old Town
Kirill Postovit
Fine Art Drawings - 29.7 x 21 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.7 x 8.3 x 0 inch
€170
City Roofs (d'après Edward Hopper)
Edward Hopper
Design - 80.5 x 61.5 x 1.2 cm Design - 31.7 x 24.2 x 0.5 inch
€650
Travelling to St Ives
Janet Gough
Painting - 49 x 49 x 4 cm Painting - 19.3 x 19.3 x 1.6 inch
€1,879
Divergent paths #3
Christian Culver
Painting - 86.4 x 50.8 x 0.3 cm Painting - 34 x 20 x 0.1 inch
€2,366
Note Fugi
Magdalena Lamri
Fine Art Drawings - 70 x 100 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 27.6 x 39.4 x 0.4 inch
€2,000
La pointe courte
Claude Cruells
Photography - 80 x 60 x 6 cm Photography - 31.5 x 23.6 x 2.4 inch
€660
Dripping Sacré Keur
Brusk (DMV)
Painting - 100 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
€17,000
Línea Estructura (Framed)
Rodrigo Spinel
Fine Art Drawings - 19 x 19 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.5 x 7.5 x 0.1 inch
€483
Plano Bloques. One of a Kind (Framed)
Rodrigo Spinel
Fine Art Drawings - 14.8 x 21 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 5.8 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch
€386
Belga. One of a Kind (Framed)
Rodrigo Spinel
Fine Art Drawings - 14.8 x 21 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 5.8 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch
€386
Línea Aparejo (Framed)
Rodrigo Spinel
Fine Art Drawings - 19 x 19 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.5 x 7.5 x 0.1 inch
€386
Textura (Framed)
Rodrigo Spinel
Fine Art Drawings - 25 x 35 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.8 x 13.8 x 0.1 inch
€483
Espejo. One of a Kind (Framed)
Rodrigo Spinel
Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 14.8 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 5.8 x 0.1 inch
€386
Picos Intercalados 2
Rodrigo Spinel
Fine Art Drawings - 14.8 x 21 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 5.8 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch
€386
Picos Invertido. One of a Kind (Framed)
Rodrigo Spinel
Fine Art Drawings - 14.8 x 21 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 5.8 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch
€386
Colores 3 (Framed)
Rodrigo Spinel
Fine Art Drawings - 14.8 x 21 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 5.8 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch
€386
Regular (Framed)
Rodrigo Spinel
Fine Art Drawings - 14.8 x 21 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 5.8 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch
€386
Bloques
Rodrigo Spinel
Fine Art Drawings - 14.8 x 21 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 5.8 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch
€386
Bloques Desalineado 2 (Framed)
Rodrigo Spinel
Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 14.8 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 5.8 x 0.1 inch
€386
A côté du chemin de fer
Henry Meylan
Painting - 50 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
€691
Pink Champagne Motel, Wildwood, New Jersey
Richard Heeps
Photography - 80 x 63.5 x 0.1 cm Photography - 31.5 x 25 x 0 inch
€849
Le conte du papillon - Memento mori 1
Céline Achour
Painting - 100 x 73 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch
€2,450
Bugatti Spirit
Xavier Wttrwulghe
Painting - 80 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch
€2,800
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!