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Dolce Vita 17
Aimee Hillman
Photography - 61 x 45.7 x 0.3 cm Photography - 24 x 18 x 0.1 inch
€2,202
Dolce Vita 16
Aimee Hillman
Photography - 61 x 45.7 x 0.3 cm Photography - 24 x 18 x 0.1 inch
€2,202
Dolce Vita 13
Aimee Hillman
Photography - 61 x 45.7 x 0.3 cm Photography - 24 x 18 x 0.1 inch
€2,202
Repérage Casse tête chinois New York, Hotel Midtown
Cédric Klapisch
Photography - 33.68 x 60 cm Photography - 13.3 x 23.6 inch
€1,000
Kalaallit Nunaat 12-12
Antoine Buttafoghi
Photography - 60 x 90 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 inch
€1,200
Kalaallit Nunaat 11-11
Antoine Buttafoghi
Photography - 60 x 90 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 inch
€1,200
Kalaallit Nunaat 09-09
Antoine Buttafoghi
Photography - 60 x 90 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 inch
€1,200
Kalaallit Nunaat 05-05
Antoine Buttafoghi
Photography - 60 x 90 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 inch
€1,200
Un soir à New York
Raymond Poulet
Painting - 65 x 54 x 2 cm Painting - 25.6 x 21.3 x 0.8 inch
€8,480
Lone House, Billings Montana
Michael K. Yamaoka
Photography - 50.8 x 40.6 x 0.1 cm Photography - 20 x 16 x 0.04 inch
€2,386
Sentimental Journey, Bavaria
Michael K. Yamaoka
Photography - 61 x 94 x 0.1 cm Photography - 24 x 37 x 0.04 inch
€4,500
December
Kamsar Ohanyan
Fine Art Drawings - 37 x 27 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 14.6 x 10.6 x 0 inch
€200
View of Manhattan From Long Island City
Michael K. Yamaoka
Photography - 91.4 x 61 x 0.1 cm Photography - 36 x 24 x 0.04 inch
€3,818
Up, Up, and Away
Michael K. Yamaoka
Photography - 91.4 x 61 x 0.1 cm Photography - 36 x 24 x 0.04 inch
€3,818
Sloping Rooftops, Sulzbach-Rosenberg
Michael K. Yamaoka
Photography - 61 x 91.4 x 0.1 cm Photography - 24 x 36 x 0.04 inch
€3,818
Rainbow at the Eiffel Tower
Michael K. Yamaoka
Photography - 91.4 x 61 x 0.1 cm Photography - 36 x 24 x 0.04 inch
€3,818
Midsummer Clouds-Cumulonimbus
Michael K. Yamaoka
Photography - 91.4 x 61 x 0.1 cm Photography - 36 x 24 x 0.04 inch
€3,818
Lamppost at the Old World Trade Center
Michael K. Yamaoka
Photography - 91.4 x 61 x 0.1 cm Photography - 36 x 24 x 0.04 inch
€3,818
I.M.Pei Pyramide du Louvre
Michael K. Yamaoka
Photography - 91.4 x 61 x 0.1 cm Photography - 36 x 24 x 0.04 inch
€3,818
Geometric Building
Michael K. Yamaoka
Photography - 61 x 91.4 x 0.1 cm Photography - 24 x 36 x 0.04 inch
€3,818
Facade of a Torn-Down Building
Michael K. Yamaoka
Photography - 61 x 91.4 x 0.1 cm Photography - 24 x 36 x 0.04 inch
€3,818
Extravagant City
Michael K. Yamaoka
Photography - 61 x 91.4 x 0.1 cm Photography - 24 x 36 x 0.04 inch
€3,818
Palladio, Villa Godi second view
Lucio Forte
Painting - 23 x 27 x 0.1 cm Painting - 9.1 x 10.6 x 0 inch
€75
Stamattina dalla finestra
Luigi Iona
Painting - 70 x 50 x 0.3 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch
€90
Panorama of Gorokhovets
Simon Kozhin
Painting - 60 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
€11,740
La Palette dans le Circuit de Sao
Carol Aplogan
Photography - 80 x 60 x 0.3 cm Photography - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.1 inch
€700
Helix, Singapour
Carol Aplogan
Photography - 60 x 80 x 0.3 cm Photography - 23.6 x 31.5 x 0.1 inch
€750
La Palette de Sao, Brazil
Carol Aplogan
Photography - 60 x 80 x 0.3 cm Photography - 23.6 x 31.5 x 0.1 inch
€700
Sous Mac, Niteroï
Carol Aplogan
Photography - 80 x 60 x 0.3 cm Photography - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.1 inch
€700
Evening. Aragon castle. Ischia. Italy
Simon Kozhin
Painting - 60 x 75 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 29.5 x 0.8 inch
€15,940
The sitting room at castle Ward Co Down. Northern Ireland
Simon Kozhin
Painting - 62.7 x 50.5 x 2 cm Painting - 24.7 x 19.9 x 0.8 inch
€10,786
Console Table Camo Wood Dark oak
Un'common
Design - 85 x 50 x 28 cm Design - 33.5 x 19.7 x 11 inch
€1,320
GRUFF L brushed Nero Marquina
Un'common
Design - 30 x 90 x 90 cm Design - 11.8 x 35.4 x 35.4 inch
€1,400
GRUFF L grooved Pietra Grey
Un'common
Design - 30 x 90 x 90 cm Design - 11.8 x 35.4 x 35.4 inch
€1,930
GRUFF M grooved Pietra Grey
Un'common
Design - 35 x 70 x 70 cm Design - 13.8 x 27.6 x 27.6 inch
€1,400
Send in the Clown-Are We a Pair?
Michael K. Yamaoka
Photography - 91.4 x 61 x 0.3 cm Photography - 36 x 24 x 0.1 inch
€4,500
Judgement of Sophia
Michael K. Yamaoka
Photography - 61 x 91.4 x 0.3 cm Photography - 24 x 36 x 0.1 inch
€4,750
Cat in a Soho Window
Michael K. Yamaoka
Photography - 91.4 x 91.4 x 0.3 cm Photography - 36 x 36 x 0.1 inch
€4,500
Barcelona Children's Museum II
Michael K. Yamaoka
Photography - 91.4 x 61 x 0.3 cm Photography - 36 x 24 x 0.1 inch
€4,500
Groenland
Jean-Christophe Béchet
Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0 inch
€690
Hercule à l'obélisque
Ivan Theimer
Sculpture - 37 x 7 x 7 cm Sculpture - 14.6 x 2.8 x 2.8 inch
€11,000
Eureka, USA
Jean-Christophe Béchet
Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0 inch
€690
Sci-Fi Library (Artist Proof Edition 5)
Lucio Forte
Print - 30 x 40 x 0.1 cm Print - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0 inch
€89
Energy Self-sufficient House A22
Lucio Forte
Print - 28 x 36 x 0.1 cm Print - 11 x 14.2 x 0 inch
€100
Architecture et goélands
Lionel le Jeune
Photography - 60 x 60 x 0.4 cm Photography - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.2 inch
€650
La maison jaune
Jean-Paul Duvilliers
Painting - 30 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
€150
Fin de journée
Jean-Paul Duvilliers
Painting - 73 x 92 x 2 cm Painting - 28.7 x 36.2 x 0.8 inch
€700
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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