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Place du tertre, un soir d'hiver
Christian Jodin
Painting - 20 x 20 x 2 cm Painting - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.8 inch
$334
Paris Montmartre The Painter
Christian Jodin
Painting - 20 x 20 x 2 cm Painting - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.8 inch
$338
Checkmate mundo de sombras, Milan
Guilherme Licurgo
Photography - 88.9 x 58.4 x 0.3 cm Photography - 35 x 23 x 0.1 inch
$2,500
Gothic – Milan
Guilherme Licurgo
Photography - 88.9 x 58.4 x 0.3 cm Photography - 35 x 23 x 0.1 inch
$2,500
Self-Portrait 20.50
Arthur Hent
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 20 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 7.9 x 0 inch
$362
A Clear Day at Pylypets
Zlata Shyshman
Painting - 50 x 55 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 21.7 x 0.8 inch
$2,659
The Sunny Courtyard
Zlata Shyshman
Painting - 65 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 25.6 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$2,376
Rain In The Mountain Village
Zlata Shyshman
Painting - 42 x 79 x 2 cm Painting - 16.5 x 31.1 x 0.8 inch
$2,376
Egg, Sao Paulo
Guilherme Licurgo
Photography - 88.9 x 58.4 x 0.3 cm Photography - 35 x 23 x 0.1 inch
$2,500
Trinity College Library - The Long Room IV
Reinhard Gorner
Photography - 127 x 157 x 2 cm Photography - 50 x 61.8 x 0.8 inch
$6,790
Small landscape - Village 1
Natalie Shiporina
Painting - 15 x 20 x 0.3 cm Painting - 5.9 x 7.9 x 0.1 inch
$562
The Golden Dream Of Prague - The King’s Town
Delyafruz Bagirova
Painting - 30 x 24 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 9.4 x 0.8 inch
$338
2020 le confinement
Sophie Dumont
Painting - 65 x 81 x 2 cm Painting - 25.6 x 31.9 x 0.8 inch
$4,413
Blue Pearl - Collection Morocco
Rodrigo
Photography - 26.7 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 10.5 x 15.7 x 0 inch
$792
House in the woods
André Roland Brudieux
Fine Art Drawings - 49 x 34 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.3 x 13.4 x 0 inch
$475
Sculpture Moon Shin Museum 3
Moon Shin
Fine Art Drawings - 20 x 30 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.9 x 11.8 inch
$5,545
Whitfield Garden
Christopher Simon Sykes
Photography - 76.2 x 101.6 cm Photography - 30 x 40 inch
$560
Miami Abstractions II
Luca Artioli
Photography - 99.1 x 99.1 x 0.3 cm Photography - 39 x 39 x 0.1 inch
$3,000
Miami Stripes (B&W)
Luca Artioli
Photography - 68.6 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Photography - 27 x 40 x 0.1 inch
$3,000
Miami Abstractions B&W
Luca Artioli
Photography - 101.6 x 68.6 x 0.3 cm Photography - 40 x 27 x 0.1 inch
$3,000
Miami Stripes 2
Luca Artioli
Photography - 68.6 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Photography - 27 x 40 x 0.1 inch
$3,000
Miami Abstractions I
Luca Artioli
Photography - 101.6 x 68.6 x 0.3 cm Photography - 40 x 27 x 0.1 inch
$3,000
Miami Stripes I
Luca Artioli
Photography - 114.3 x 114.3 x 0.3 cm Photography - 45 x 45 x 0.1 inch
$5,000
Miami Downtown I
Luca Artioli
Photography - 99.1 x 99.1 x 0.3 cm Photography - 39 x 39 x 0.1 inch
$4,000
Untitled 14 from the series of INtheVISIBLE
Arslan Sükan
Photography - 180 x 140 x 0.1 cm Photography - 70.9 x 55.1 x 0 inch
$4,500
Untitled 12 from the series of INtheVISIBLE
Arslan Sükan
Photography - 120 x 180 x 0.1 cm Photography - 47.2 x 70.9 x 0 inch
$4,000
Untitled 34 from the series of INtheVISIBLE
Arslan Sükan
Photography - 50 x 70 x 0.1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0 inch
$2,500
Untitled 31 from the series of INtheVISIBLE
Arslan Sükan
Photography - 75 x 50 x 0.1 cm Photography - 29.5 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$2,500
Untitled 6 from the series of INtheVISIBLE
Arslan Sükan
Photography - 180 x 250 x 0.1 cm Photography - 70.9 x 98.4 x 0 inch
$5,000
Untitled 5 from the series of INtheVISIBLE
Arslan Sükan
Photography - 170 x 255 x 0.1 cm Photography - 66.9 x 100.4 x 0 inch
$5,000
Untitled 24 from the series of INtheVISIBLE
Arslan Sükan
Photography - 80 x 120 x 0.1 cm Photography - 31.5 x 47.2 x 0 inch
$3,500
Untitled 33 from the series of INtheVISIBLE
Arslan Sükan
Photography - 70 x 100 x 0.1 cm Photography - 27.6 x 39.4 x 0 inch
$3,500
Untitled 30 from the series of INtheVISIBLE
Arslan Sükan
Photography - 140 x 110 x 0.1 cm Photography - 55.1 x 43.3 x 0 inch
$4,500
Vie secrète
Guillaume Lachapelle
Sculpture - 15 x 12 x 11 cm Sculpture - 5.9 x 4.7 x 4.3 inch
$2,800
Seaside with flowers vertical version - Positano painting
Vincenzo Somma
Painting - 50 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
$368
Portrait of an Elderly Gentleman.
Igor Shulman
Painting - 115.3 x 150.1 x 5.1 cm Painting - 45.4 x 59.1 x 2 inch
$6,500
Au Flore
Sylvie Julkowski-Egard
Painting - 90 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$2,037 $1,630
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!