Moulage brutaliste en béton des choux de Créteil par le studio Spaceplay et la galerie 54 Dunkerque.
Spaceplay Spaceplay
Sculpture - 9 x 3 x 3 cm Sculpture - 3.5 x 1.2 x 1.2 inch
$94
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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Paris Quai de Grenelle 2
Didier Fournet
Photography - 130 x 180 x 5 cm Photography - 51.2 x 70.9 x 2 inch
$9,711
Les inséparables
Elips
Fine Art Drawings - 29.7 x 42 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.7 x 16.5 x 0.1 inch
$550
Brooklyn gbuck
Frédéric Lavaud
Sculpture - 146 x 45 x 45 cm Sculpture - 57.5 x 17.7 x 17.7 inch
$4,095
Untitled
Robert Delval
Fine Art Drawings - 50.8 x 40.6 x 2.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 20 x 16 x 1 inch
$125
Tour de Babel - série les Grands Dessins
Claude Courtecuisse
Fine Art Drawings - 220 x 150 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 86.6 x 59.1 x 0.1 inch
$17,550
Dans les rues de Biot
Raph Eye's
Photography - 30 x 20 x 4 cm Photography - 11.8 x 7.9 x 1.6 inch
$164
Le retour du fils prodigue
Winnie Denker
Photography - 160 x 120 x 5 cm Photography - 63 x 47.2 x 2 inch
$9,360
Figure Collection : Light Version
Leni Smoragdova
Photography - 100.1 x 150.1 x 1 cm Photography - 39.4 x 59.1 x 0.4 inch
$2,691
La Maison du Fada nº1
Manon Deck-Sablon
Photography - 60 x 40 x 1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch
$526
Liberty in the Center of it All … N.Y.C. DX Alu
Charles Fazzino
Sculpture - 60.5 x 40.5 x 5 cm Sculpture - 23.8 x 15.9 x 2 inch
Price upon request
La Ferme dans les Avoines
Maurice de Vlaminck
Fine Art Drawings - 30.2 x 34 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.9 x 13.4 x 0.4 inch
Price upon request
Cheval Cubiste de Guernica Bois
Miguel Guía
Sculpture - 56 x 25 x 20 cm Sculpture - 22 x 9.8 x 7.9 inch
$5,382
Essence de la jeunesse bois
Miguel Guía
Sculpture - 58 x 28 x 20 cm Sculpture - 22.8 x 11 x 7.9 inch
$5,803
The Wrinkles of the city, La Havana, Antonio Cruz Gordillo
JR
Print - 100 x 70 x 0.2 cm Print - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0.1 inch
$2,223 $2,001
Doors of new opportunities
Nadin Antoniuk
Painting - 130 x 100 x 0.3 cm Painting - 51.2 x 39.4 x 0.1 inch
$1,813
The Door to Serenity (ready to hang)
Nadin Antoniuk
Painting - 100 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$913
Sunlit Haven (ready to hang)
Nadin Antoniuk
Painting - 100 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
Sold
The iron flat building
Jean-Philippe Berger
Painting - 122 x 61 x 4 cm Painting - 48 x 24 x 1.6 inch
$819
28 Millimètres, Face 2 Face, Separation Wall, Security fence, Palestinian side, Bethlehem, 2007
JR
Print - 70 x 100 x 0.2 cm Print - 27.6 x 39.4 x 0.1 inch
$2,340 $2,106
Greek olive tree
Marcus Cederberg
Photography - 70 x 50 x 0.1 cm Photography - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$234
Gicleé City's soul reflection NY NIGHT 2
Miguel Guía
Print - 75 x 100 x 4 cm Print - 29.5 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch
$1,018
Essence de jeunesse Grand bronze coulé
Miguel Guía
Sculpture - 54 x 20 x 25 cm Sculpture - 21.3 x 7.9 x 9.8 inch
$5,803
Promenade Parisienne
Julien Raynaud
Painting - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$4,095
A deux pas de la plage
Aurélie Trabaud
Painting - 32 x 31 x 0.1 cm Painting - 12.6 x 12.2 x 0 inch
$913
Les Valeurs Personnelles
René Magritte
Print - 58 x 78 x 0.2 cm Print - 22.8 x 30.7 x 0.1 inch
$1,638
Guitariste Arlequin Grand Fonte du Bronze
Miguel Guía
Sculpture - 53 x 31 x 25 cm Sculpture - 20.9 x 12.2 x 9.8 inch
$5,827
Venice-where love live
Dasha Pogodina
Painting - 50 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
$585
That Time Again
Philip Hearsey
Sculpture - 45 x 21.5 x 8.5 cm Sculpture - 17.7 x 8.5 x 3.3 inch
$2,087
Coliseum (ready to hang)
Nadin Antoniuk
Painting - 70 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,755
Searching for the sea
Galya Popova
Painting - 60 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$1,930
Palermo_5
Galya Popova
Fine Art Drawings - 100 x 70 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0 inch
$2,106
Reflecting pool (Etude)
Maude Ovize
Painting - 50 x 40 x 0.1 cm Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0 inch
$936
It's Not a Party Until Someone Falls in the Pool
Carrie Graber
Print - 58.4 x 91.4 cm Print - 23 x 36 inch
$1,000
Série Landscape Sketch - 54
Li Dongfeng
Painting - 40 x 28 x 1 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11 x 0.4 inch
$877
Canal Saint Martin
Franck-Bernard Gaulier
Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$1,989
City's soul reflection NY 1
Miguel Guía
Painting - 110 x 110 x 2 cm Painting - 43.3 x 43.3 x 0.8 inch
$22,113
City's soul reflection NY 2
Miguel Guía
Painting - 100 x 140 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 55.1 x 0.8 inch
$22,113
Santorini streets - Greece
Serhii Cherniakovskyi
Painting - 60 x 35 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 13.8 x 0.8 inch
$900 $720
La conciergerie et notre dame - Paris
Louis Magre
Painting - 46 x 55 x 3 cm Painting - 18.1 x 21.7 x 1.2 inch
$1,708
Around Shinsekai, Osaka
Marco Santaniello
Painting - 79 x 60 x 3 cm Painting - 31.1 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch
$5,265
When the Light Returns
Nadin Antoniuk
Painting - 88 x 177 x 0.3 cm Painting - 34.6 x 69.7 x 0.1 inch
$2,106
Majorelle, le temps passe.
Sophie Petetin
Painting - 55 x 46 x 2.5 cm Painting - 21.7 x 18.1 x 1 inch
$1,111