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Château
Hermann Paul
Fine Art Drawings - 32 x 25.5 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.6 x 10 x 0.1 inch
$453
Port de pêche animé
Ezelino Briante
Painting - 50 x 61 x 0.5 cm Painting - 19.7 x 24 x 0.2 inch
$2,259
Paysage et maison de campagne
René Guinand
Painting - 49.5 x 65 x 2 cm Painting - 19.5 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch
$2,396
Cambodia Mixed Media IX
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 80 x 45 x 3 cm Photography - 31.5 x 17.7 x 1.2 inch
$1,686
Ancient Asia XXII
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 100 x 70 x 3 cm Photography - 39.4 x 27.6 x 1.2 inch
$1,799
Ancient Asia XXIV
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 100 x 70 x 3 cm Photography - 39.4 x 27.6 x 1.2 inch
$1,799
Fountain of the Turtles
Giuseppe Malandrino
Print - 35 x 50 x 0.1 cm Print - 13.8 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$272
Nara in Blue, Japan
Alexandra Roddan
Painting - 65 x 75 x 2 cm Painting - 25.6 x 29.5 x 0.8 inch
$3,961
Maternité de Grozny, Tchétchénie
Françoise Spiekermeier
Photography - 50 x 75 cm Photography - 19.7 x 29.5 inch
$2,829
Naples in Light Blue
Alexandra Roddan
Painting - 75 x 65 x 2 cm Painting - 29.5 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch
$3,961
Television Antenna
Domenico Purificato
Painting - 35.6 x 25.3 x 0.1 cm Painting - 14 x 10 x 0 inch
$475
Sur les Chemins d'Alice - Là-bas.
Brno Del Zou
Photography - 33 x 22 x 0.1 cm Photography - 13 x 8.7 x 0 inch
$226
2004 Paris Rue du Grenier sur l'eau
Kojiro Akagi
Painting - 46 x 27 cm Painting - 18.1 x 10.6 inch
$8,487
1994 Paris Hôtel de l'Abbé Jean Brunet Rue d'Ecosse et de Lanneau
Kojiro Akagi
Painting - 46 x 38 cm Painting - 18.1 x 15 inch
$10,750
1985 Bruxelles Rue de Rollebeck A l'étrille du Vieux Bruxelles
Kojiro Akagi
Painting - 24 x 20 x 0.5 cm Painting - 9.4 x 7.9 x 0.2 inch
$8,487
Confinement sans perspective
Odile Pinto-Corbin
Painting - 60 x 40 x 3 cm Painting - 23.6 x 15.7 x 1.2 inch
$1,132
Paysage d'un village enneigé
Albert Joseph Januarius Di Décarli
Painting - 37.5 x 45 x 1 cm Painting - 14.8 x 17.7 x 0.4 inch
$2,270
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
$453
Teatro
Robbie Cornelissen
Fine Art Drawings - 125 x 125 cm Fine Art Drawings - 49.2 x 49.2 inch
$7,073
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
$3,395
Nature on the coast - Ravello Italy painting
Vincenzo Somma
Painting - 40 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$368
Seaside lookout - Amalfi Italy painting
Vincenzo Somma
Painting - 40 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$368
Pointview of the town - Positano Italy painting
Vincenzo Somma
Painting - 40 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$368
View of the Stacks - Capri Italy painting
Vincenzo Somma
Painting - 40 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$368
Terrace on the sea vertical - Amalfi Italy painting
Vincenzo Somma
Painting - 50 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
$368
View of the sea town - panoramic version Positano painting
Vincenzo Somma
Painting - 40 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$481
Overlooking the Gulf - panoramic version Sorrento painting
Vincenzo Somma
Painting - 40 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$481
Seaside with boats - panoramic version Amalfi
Vincenzo Somma
Painting - 40 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$481
Flowering on the coast - panoramic version Positano painting
Vincenzo Somma
Painting - 40 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$481
Deux écureuils à New York
Sophie Neury
Painting - 20 x 20 x 1 cm Painting - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.4 inch
$226
Les canaux de Venise
Romain Ozanon
Painting - 32 x 24 x 0.3 cm Painting - 12.6 x 9.4 x 0.1 inch
$136
Ancient temple hidden in the deep mountains
Jinxian Zhang
Painting - 64 x 164 x 0.5 cm Painting - 25.2 x 64.6 x 0.2 inch
$5,092
La mise au tombeau du Christ
Frédéric Goerg
Painting - 100.5 x 81.5 x 2.5 cm Painting - 39.6 x 32.1 x 1 inch
$2,499
Old Woman Feeding Birds
Akim Levich
Painting - 85 x 85 x 2 cm Painting - 33.5 x 33.5 x 0.8 inch
$7,356
View from the terrace (vertical version) - Positano painting
Vincenzo Somma
Painting - 50 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
$368
The blue one
Didier Engels
Photography - 120 x 85 x 9 cm Photography - 47.2 x 33.5 x 3.5 inch
$6,111
Amalfi flowery road - Southern Italy painting
Vincenzo Somma
Painting - 40 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$368
The town in bloom - Positano Italy painting
Vincenzo Somma
Painting - 40 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$356
The Waiting Room
Ilan Benattar
Photography - 100 x 150 x 0.5 cm Photography - 39.4 x 59.1 x 0.2 inch
$3,961
The Bridge
Ilan Benattar
Photography - 100 x 150 x 0.5 cm Photography - 39.4 x 59.1 x 0.2 inch
$3,961
A Surrealistic Window
Sara Margolin
Painting - 40 x 25 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 9.8 x 0.8 inch
$238 $214
Desire of a city II
Maral Der Boghossian
Painting - 149 x 70.5 cm Painting - 58.7 x 27.8 inch
$7,956
Les cabanes sur la plage
Pierrette Dijonneau
Painting - 17 x 22 x 1 cm Painting - 6.7 x 8.7 x 0.4 inch
$328
Les cabanes sur la plage
Pierrette Dijonneau
Painting - 17 x 22 x 1 cm Painting - 6.7 x 8.7 x 0.4 inch
$328
Une nuit de confort (2017-4)
Hyun Ah KIM
Painting - 20 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 7.9 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
$283
Twin Palms #2
Heike Bohnstengel
Photography - 30 x 30 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$396
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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