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NYC - Downtown Pano II
Jochen Cerny
Photography - 81 x 152.1 x 2.8 cm Photography - 31.9 x 59.9 x 1.1 inch
€4,534
Sur le Causse Aveyronnais
André Lac
Painting - 38 x 46 x 3 cm Painting - 15 x 18.1 x 1.2 inch
€1,060
Village du Couserans
André Lac
Fine Art Drawings - 35 x 50 cm Fine Art Drawings - 13.8 x 19.7 inch
€640
La chapelle de la Joie à St Pierre
Richard Bouts
Painting - 30.2 x 64 x 2 cm Painting - 11.9 x 25.2 x 0.8 inch
€1,450
Sans titre
Stéphane Spach
Photography - 40 x 54 x 0.5 cm Photography - 15.7 x 21.3 x 0.2 inch
€1,000
Moulin rouge, un soir d'été, Paris
Christian Jodin
Painting - 50 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
€490
Basilique Santa Maria della Salute, Venezia
Bruno Martini
Painting - 58.5 x 37 x 0.4 cm Painting - 23 x 14.6 x 0.2 inch
€1,056
Paris Luxemburg Castle
Christian Jodin
Painting - 20 x 20 x 1 cm Painting - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.4 inch
€299
Black and Color series: New York City - Lower Manhattan
Mark Elst
Photography - 90 x 60 x 2 cm Photography - 35.4 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
€900
Amsterdam View opus 47
Geert Lemmers
Photography - 89.9 x 89.9 x 2.5 cm Photography - 35.4 x 35.4 x 1 inch
€1,165
N° 1198 Entracte. Jardinière 4.
R. Cavalié
Painting - 80 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
€620
Sur les toits de l'abbatiale
Ledentelier
Fine Art Drawings - 70 x 50 cm Fine Art Drawings - 27.6 x 19.7 inch
€1,500
Insta(nt)llation - Saint Sophie, Istambul
Eszter Poroszlai
Photography - 27.5 x 19 x 3 cm Photography - 10.8 x 7.5 x 1.2 inch
€930
Insta(nt)llation - Printemps, Paris
Eszter Poroszlai
Photography - 20 x 25.5 x 3 cm Photography - 7.9 x 10 x 1.2 inch
€930
2Insta(nt)llation - Synagogue Rumbach Sebestyen, Budapest 2/2
Eszter Poroszlai
Photography - 29 x 19 x 3 cm Photography - 11.4 x 7.5 x 1.2 inch
€930
Insta(nt)llation - Synagogue Rumbach Sebestyen, Budapest 1/2
Eszter Poroszlai
Photography - 27.5 x 20 x 3 cm Photography - 10.8 x 7.9 x 1.2 inch
€930
Insta(nt)llation - Guggenheim NYC. 1/2
Eszter Poroszlai
Photography - 20 x 27.5 x 3 cm Photography - 7.9 x 10.8 x 1.2 inch
€930
Insta(nt)llation - Panthéon, Paris 1/3
Eszter Poroszlai
Photography - 28 x 18 x 3 cm Photography - 11 x 7.1 x 1.2 inch
€930
Insta(nt)llation - Basilica Szent Istvan, Budapest
Eszter Poroszlai
Photography - 28.5 x 19 x 3 cm Photography - 11.2 x 7.5 x 1.2 inch
€930
Alabama Street. From the series Lost in transition
Ying Chen
Photography - 203.2 x 152.4 x 0.3 cm Photography - 80 x 60 x 0.1 inch
€3,818
Carnegie Library/ Atlanta-Fulton county public library
Ying Chen
Photography - 203.2 x 152.4 x 0.3 cm Photography - 80 x 60 x 0.1 inch
€3,818
Atlanta high museum
Ying Chen
Photography - 203.2 x 152.4 x 0.3 cm Photography - 80 x 60 x 0.1 inch
€3,818
Peachtree Street
Ying Chen
Photography - 203.2 x 152.4 x 0.3 cm Photography - 80 x 60 x 0.1 inch
€3,818
Plaza and viaduct
Ying Chen
Photography - 203.2 x 152.4 x 0.3 cm Photography - 80 x 60 x 0.1 inch
€3,818
Bunker 4
Agathe Wagner
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 45 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 17.7 x 0 inch
€600
Bunker 3
Agathe Wagner
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 45 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 17.7 x 0 inch
€800
Bunker 1
Agathe Wagner
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 45 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 17.7 x 0 inch
€800
Santa María a Maior
Paco Ascón Callejo
Painting - 73 x 61 x 5 cm Painting - 28.7 x 24 x 2 inch
€1,350
Grozny en ruines (Tchétchénie)
Françoise Spiekermeier
Photography - 50 x 75 cm Photography - 19.7 x 29.5 inch
€1,300
Cinderella is the proof that a new pair of shoes can change your life!
Grzegorz Sikorski
Photography - 40 x 60 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0 inch
€190
Akihabara - série voyage en Asie
Brigitte Genty
Painting - 70 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
€575
Plongée sur William's Street
Rudyard Heaton
Painting - 97 x 146 x 2.5 cm Painting - 38.2 x 57.5 x 1 inch
€2,100
London Bridge is Falling Down
Sarah Jack
Painting - 61 x 46 x 1 cm Painting - 24 x 18.1 x 0.4 inch
€887
Carnegie Hall from the Carnegie Hall 100th Anniversary Portfolio
Larry Rivers
Print - 144.8 x 101.6 cm Print - 57 x 40 inch
€5,727
Pour l'espoir
André Masson
Fine Art Drawings - 34 x 52 cm Fine Art Drawings - 13.4 x 20.5 inch
€7,500
Untitled
Guillaume Chansarel (Guiyome)
Fine Art Drawings - 29.5 x 41.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.6 x 16.3 inch
€350
Untitled
Guillaume Chansarel (Guiyome)
Fine Art Drawings - 29.5 x 41.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.6 x 16.3 inch
€350
Untitled
Guillaume Chansarel (Guiyome)
Fine Art Drawings - 29.5 x 41.5 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.6 x 16.3 x 0 inch
€350
Untitled
Guillaume Chansarel (Guiyome)
Fine Art Drawings - 29.5 x 41.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.6 x 16.3 inch
€350
Untitled
Guillaume Chansarel (Guiyome)
Fine Art Drawings - 29.5 x 41.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.6 x 16.3 inch
€350
Color Life
Vassilia Kouboulis
Photography - 60 x 90 x 3 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 1.2 inch
€1,550
Untitled
Guillaume Chansarel (Guiyome)
Fine Art Drawings - 29.5 x 41.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.6 x 16.3 inch
€350
The Golden Lane
Kirill Postovit
Fine Art Drawings - 18 x 13 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.1 x 5.1 x 0 inch
€170
Another day in Paradise
Leo Bengtson
Painting - 116 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 45.7 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
€2,950
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!