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Foam, Green Cotisso, Body in Paracas
Lorenzo Vitturi
Photography - 130 x 86.6 x 0.03 cm Photography - 51.2 x 34.1 x 0 inch
€8,000
Eiffel tower rises
Moustache Bleue
Fine Art Drawings - 21.5 x 16.5 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.5 x 6.5 x 0.2 inch
€65
Encrucijadas y revelaciones
Gustavo Díaz Sosa
Painting - 27 x 55 x 1.5 cm Painting - 10.6 x 21.7 x 0.6 inch
€2,100
Primigenia esencia, despojarse de lo que nos es extraño.
Gustavo Díaz Sosa
Painting - 47 x 26.5 x 2 cm Painting - 18.5 x 10.4 x 0.8 inch
€2,720
Manhattan vu du Washington Bridge
André Boubounelle
Painting - 50 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
€4,800
Maison Normande
André Boubounelle
Painting - 19 x 31.5 x 1 cm Painting - 7.5 x 12.4 x 0.4 inch
€2,300
Le patio de Frida
Claude Gazier
Painting - 102 x 144 x 3 cm Painting - 40.2 x 56.7 x 1.2 inch
€4,800
Berceau des civilisations
Samuel Azuelos
Painting - 80 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 31.5 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
€9,500
Crossing TV
Pauline Di Valentin
Fine Art Drawings - 60 x 40 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0 inch
€400
Oeuf
Pauline Di Valentin
Fine Art Drawings - 150 x 80 x 0.01 cm Fine Art Drawings - 59.1 x 31.5 x 0 inch
€3,000
Le carré Victoria (gris)
Steddy John
Sculpture - 25 x 25 x 6 cm Sculpture - 9.8 x 9.8 x 2.4 inch
€150
Le carré Victoria (beige)
Steddy John
Sculpture - 25 x 25 x 6 cm Sculpture - 9.8 x 9.8 x 2.4 inch
€150
Fontaine Neptune (Nancy)
Georges Corominas
Painting - 100 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
€10,470
Fontaine Amphitrite (Nancy)
Georges Corominas
Painting - 100 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
€10,470
Café de Paris Monaco
Georges Corominas
Painting - 81 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 31.9 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
€11,900
Café Repetto (Arcachon)
Georges Corominas
Painting - 81 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 31.9 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
€12,500
Les chevaux de Constantinople
Georges Corominas
Painting - 97 x 130 x 3 cm Painting - 38.2 x 51.2 x 1.2 inch
€19,500
Casino Mauresque Arcachon
Georges Corominas
Painting - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
€13,750
Harmonie vénitienne
Georges Corominas
Painting - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
€13,750
Queen Of Hills
Anand Manchiraju
Painting - 76.2 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Painting - 30 x 40 x 0.1 inch
€6,000
Covid 19 et autres pandémies à venir.
Max Parisot du Lyaumont
Print - 60 x 120 x 5 cm Print - 23.6 x 47.2 x 2 inch
€6,000
N° 1183 Ile d'Aix. Façade Nord de l'église abbatiale.
R. Cavalié
Painting - 33 x 46 x 2 cm Painting - 13 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch
€450
N° 1166 Rochefort. Allée Paul Guimard.
R. Cavalié
Painting - 38 x 55 x 2 cm Painting - 15 x 21.7 x 0.8 inch
€420
N° 1080 Budapest 2. Széchenyi Lànchid A.
R. Cavalié
Painting - 40 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
€380
Lux in tenebris” (La lumière dans les ténèbres)
Estelle Lagarde
Photography - 100 x 240 x 4 cm Photography - 39.4 x 94.5 x 1.6 inch
€6,600
Via pescherie vecchie
Rocío Soriano
Painting - 43.5 x 39.2 x 1 cm Painting - 17.1 x 15.4 x 0.4 inch
€280
France 2023, étude numéro 1
Jean-Pierre Rives
Painting - 50 x 70 x 1 cm Painting - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.4 inch
€7,000
La maison rose, Golf du Morbihan
Fabienne Tuffigo
Painting - 20 x 14 x 0.3 cm Painting - 7.9 x 5.5 x 0.1 inch
€140
Le moulin rouge
Francis Apesteguy
Photography - 40 x 60 x 1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch
€490
Turbulences d'énergie mécanique
Francis Apesteguy
Photography - 40 x 60 x 1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch
€490
Le vaisseau fantôme
Francis Apesteguy
Photography - 40 x 60 x 1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch
€490
Tempête de sable à la bibliothèque
Francis Apesteguy
Photography - 40 x 60 x 1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch
€490
Downton Abbey North View
Daniel Clarke
Painting - 45.7 x 27.9 x 0.3 cm Painting - 18 x 11 x 0.1 inch
€257
Castle Green Pasadena
Daniel Clarke
Painting - 45.7 x 61 x 0.3 cm Painting - 18 x 24 x 0.1 inch
€280
Console Table Camo Marble Calacatta Viola
Un'common
Design - 85 x 50 x 28 cm Design - 33.5 x 19.7 x 11 inch
€4,500
Coffee Table Pera M smoky oak Calacatta Viola
Un'common
Design - 35 x 70 x 70 cm Design - 13.8 x 27.6 x 27.6 inch
€2,100
Forst - Sideboard cognac grooved Carrara
Un'common
Design - 46 x 120 x 40 cm Design - 18.1 x 47.2 x 15.7 inch
€3,150
Latin Quarter Backwater
Daniel Clarke
Fine Art Drawings - 45.7 x 61 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 18 x 24 x 0.1 inch
€267
Bixby Creek Bridge Monterey
Daniel Clarke
Painting - 30.5 x 45.7 x 0.3 cm Painting - 12 x 18 x 0.1 inch
€291
Georgia Home, Watercolor on paper
Mike King
Fine Art Drawings - 33 x 50.8 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 13 x 20 x 0.1 inch
€453
Balboa Park, Evening
Daniel Clarke
Fine Art Drawings - 30.5 x 22.9 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12 x 9 x 0.1 inch
€143
Profitons du moment présent
Alione
Painting - 89 x 134 x 3 cm Painting - 35 x 52.8 x 1.2 inch
€5,600
Réaction
Notseig
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 70 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.4 inch
€2,300
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!