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Church in Kovachevitsa
Yordan Velkov
Painting - 40 x 20 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 7.9 x 0.8 inch
€250
Moment in Gorno Dryanovo
Yordan Velkov
Painting - 40 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
€370
Spring windmill in Maasluis
Elena Sokolova
Painting - 30 x 30 x 1 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
€264
On the Black Island
Katarzyna Biskupska
Painting - 90 x 120 x 3 cm Painting - 35.4 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch
€2,500
Tree by the wall
Astor Salcedo
Photography - 10 x 8 x 0.5 cm Photography - 3.9 x 3.1 x 0.2 inch
€2,500
House by the pool
Astor Salcedo
Photography - 10 x 8 x 0.5 cm Photography - 3.9 x 3.1 x 0.2 inch
€2,500
House with bridge
Astor Salcedo
Photography - 10 x 8 x 0.5 cm Photography - 3.9 x 3.1 x 0.2 inch
€2,500
Mountain Houses
Nguyen Xuan Anh
Painting - 69.9 x 78.7 x 2.5 cm Painting - 27.5 x 31 x 1 inch
€2,864
Terminal Station/Rusell Federal Building
Ying Chen
Photography - 203.2 x 152.4 x 0.3 cm Photography - 80 x 60 x 0.1 inch
€3,818
Hunter Street/Martin Luther King JR Drive
Ying Chen
Photography - 203.2 x 152.4 x 0.3 cm Photography - 80 x 60 x 0.1 inch
€3,818
Fondazione Prada 1
Sergey Bondarev
Painting - 40 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
€3,500
Igrexa do meu pobo
Paco Ascón Callejo
Painting - 40 x 120 x 5 cm Painting - 15.7 x 47.2 x 2 inch
€2,600
Los Angeles beach
Yaroslav Yasenev
Painting - 160 x 150 x 2 cm Painting - 63 x 59.1 x 0.8 inch
€3,400
Souvenirs de Paris 4 Everyone
Juan Pablo Castro
Photography - 61 x 91.4 x 0.3 cm Photography - 24 x 36 x 0.1 inch
€2,864
Thank you
Juan Pablo Castro
Photography - 91.4 x 61 x 0.3 cm Photography - 36 x 24 x 0.1 inch
€2,864
Acoustics
Juan Pablo Castro
Photography - 61 x 91.4 x 0.3 cm Photography - 24 x 36 x 0.1 inch
€2,864
Promenade Parisienne
Jean-Baptiste Delarue
Painting - 52 x 74 x 2 cm Painting - 20.5 x 29.1 x 0.8 inch
€7,000
Le Grand Geroldseck 1
Jean Valera
Photography - 40 x 60 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0 inch
€190
Mausoleum of Prince Etmad-Dowlah
Samuel Bourne
Photography - 50.8 x 76.2 cm Photography - 20 x 30 inch
€220
The Taj Mahal from the River, Agra
Samuel Bourne
Photography - 50.8 x 76.2 cm Photography - 20 x 30 inch
€220
En Olivier - Series lll - A View to the Church
Selwyn Midgen
Painting - 40 x 30 x 5 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 2 inch
€3,500
Le bois de Vincennes
Simon Pradinas
Painting - 73 x 108 x 3 cm Painting - 28.7 x 42.5 x 1.2 inch
€2,300
Matrice de la gravure 'Instant 17'
Blandine Galtier
Print - 65 x 40 x 1 cm Print - 25.6 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch
€2,500
Jeanne Hébuterne - Planche 48
Nadine Van Der Straeten
Print - 42 x 29.7 x 1 cm Print - 16.5 x 11.7 x 0.4 inch
€490
La ville, Les maisons, Les Visages (5)
Morten Schelde
Print - 28 x 21.5 cm Print - 11 x 8.5 inch
€150
La ville, Les maisons, Les Visages (3)
Morten Schelde
Print - 28 x 21.5 cm Print - 11 x 8.5 inch
€150
La ville, Les maisons, Les Visages (2)
Morten Schelde
Print - 28 x 21.5 cm Print - 11 x 8.5 inch
€150
Collioure - série Paysage de Méditerranée
Claude Laffaye
Painting - 13 x 18 x 2 cm Painting - 5.1 x 7.1 x 0.8 inch
€100
History and Dreams
Darlene Winfield
Painting - 137.2 x 193 x 2.5 cm Painting - 54 x 76 x 1 inch
€6,711
The Escalator
Jean-Marie Gitard (Mr Strange)
Print - 70 x 50 x 0.1 cm Print - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch
€199
La liberté bafouée
Jean-Marie Gitard (Mr Strange)
Print - 50 x 50 x 0.1 cm Print - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0 inch
€199
2023, cool life !
Jean-Marie Gitard (Mr Strange)
Print - 50 x 70 x 0.1 cm Print - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0 inch
€199
Stefanoni Factory
Jean-Marie Gitard (Mr Strange)
Print - 50 x 50 x 0.1 cm Print - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0 inch
€199
Canal de la Siagne
Louis Devienne
Painting - 64 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 25.2 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
€4,740
Château de Agecroft
Louis Devienne
Painting - 74 x 49 x 2 cm Painting - 29.1 x 19.3 x 0.8 inch
€3,475
Je m'enfonce dans un Urbanisme Chaotique
Serge Salis
Painting - 90 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
€3,000
Les chasseurs chez Billy
Georges Darel
Painting - 73 x 91.5 x 2 cm Painting - 28.7 x 36 x 0.8 inch
€2,101
Le Grand Geroldseck 3
Jean Valera
Photography - 40 x 60 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0 inch
€190
Le Grand Geroldseck 2
Jean Valera
Photography - 40 x 60 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0 inch
€190
X-Y Building Facade OP.6, NO.4
Is Wang
Photography - 120 x 54 x 4 cm Photography - 47.2 x 21.3 x 1.6 inch
€2,500
X-Y Building Facade OP.6, NO.3
Is Wang
Photography - 120 x 45 x 4 cm Photography - 47.2 x 17.7 x 1.6 inch
€2,500
Tomb of the Emperor Hoomaoon
Felice Beato
Photography - 50.8 x 76.2 cm Photography - 20 x 30 inch
€220
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!