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La rue est à nous
Florence Le Van
Photography - 20 x 20 x 1 cm Photography - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.4 inch
€400
Plus de chien qui aboie
Miguel Nunez Rauschert
Painting - 130 x 97 x 3 cm Painting - 51.2 x 38.2 x 1.2 inch
€3,600
Okage Yokocho - série voyage en Asie
Brigitte Genty
Painting - 20 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 7.9 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
€365
La chambre de Van Gogh revisitée
Alione
Painting - 60 x 60 x 3 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch
€2,600
Tempête
Audrey Rouvin
Fine Art Drawings - 29.7 x 42 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.7 x 16.5 x 0 inch
€400
Coca Cola 7 up - New York 1964
Michel Hosszù
Print - 60 x 60 x 0.1 cm Print - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0 inch
€280
The Parable of the Tree
Ivan Shyshman
Painting - 92 x 72.5 x 2 cm Painting - 36.2 x 28.5 x 0.8 inch
€13,000
Derrière le portail
Agnès Cellérier
Painting - 27 x 46 x 2 cm Painting - 10.6 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch
€273
Sans titre (Grenouille/maison/cloche)
Daniel Nadaud
Fine Art Drawings - 45 x 74 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 17.7 x 29.1 x 0.1 inch
€400
Le petit banc de bois - 2/5
Sophie Mayeux
Photography - 20 x 20 x 1 cm Photography - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.4 inch
€180
Merci la caisse d’épargne
Sophie Mayeux
Photography - 20 x 20 x 1 cm Photography - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.4 inch
€180
Mourir d’amour enchaîné - 1/5
Sophie Mayeux
Photography - 20 x 20 x 1 cm Photography - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.4 inch
€180
Tsui Wah restaurant
Camille Levert
Photography - 55 x 55 x 7 cm Photography - 21.7 x 21.7 x 2.8 inch
€8,300
Call Me Too Love Me
Samuel Ryde
Photography - 67 x 47 x 1 cm Photography - 26.4 x 18.5 x 0.4 inch
€429
Amazing stairway
Rani Bruchstein
Photography - 100 x 150 x 2 cm Photography - 39.4 x 59.1 x 0.8 inch
€8,060
Red phone booth
Igor Shulman
Painting - 129.8 x 69.6 x 5.1 cm Painting - 51.1 x 27.4 x 2 inch
€4,698
Monastere fortifie
Louis Devienne
Painting - 79 x 118 x 2 cm Painting - 31.1 x 46.5 x 0.8 inch
€7,300
In the age of Brutalism
Paul J Bucknall
Photography - 45.7 x 30.5 x 0.3 cm Photography - 18 x 12 x 0.1 inch
€484
Painting with the Passphoto
Loi Duc
Painting - 109 x 169 x 1 cm Painting - 42.9 x 66.5 x 0.4 inch
€8,250
The Sun On Ho Guom Tower
Loi Duc
Painting - 100 x 100 x 1 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.4 inch
€7,500
L'appel à la récréation au pensionnat
Alois Wittlin
Painting - 50 x 61 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 24 x 0.8 inch
€2,100
Diptyque, Prado
Thomas Henriot
Fine Art Drawings - 97 x 137 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 38.2 x 53.9 x 0.1 inch
€5,450
Cristoffers blommor
Rocío Soriano
Painting - 28.5 x 28.5 x 1 cm Painting - 11.2 x 11.2 x 0.4 inch
€190
Voluta Rocking Chair
Stefano Marolla
Design - 73 x 60 x 103 cm Design - 28.7 x 23.6 x 40.6 inch
€23,000
Una articolo indeterminativo - Table
Stefano Marolla
Design - 73 x 240 x 95 cm Design - 28.7 x 94.5 x 37.4 inch
€20,000
Maison carrée
Coralie Honnorat
Photography - 22 x 34 x 0.1 cm Photography - 8.7 x 13.4 x 0 inch
€200
Angel
Guillaume Chansarel (Guiyome)
Painting - 65 x 92 x 2 cm Painting - 25.6 x 36.2 x 0.8 inch
€3,900
Debout
Guillaume Chansarel (Guiyome)
Painting - 81 x 116 x 2 cm Painting - 31.9 x 45.7 x 0.8 inch
€5,000
Gothica
Guillaume Chansarel (Guiyome)
Painting - 81 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 31.9 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
€4,700
Envolée fantastique - Surréalisme et imaginaire
Alyne
Painting - 20 x 20 x 2 cm Painting - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.8 inch
€125
Ghost 2
Guillaume Chansarel (Guiyome)
Painting - 92 x 65 x 1 cm Painting - 36.2 x 25.6 x 0.4 inch
€3,800
Toits de Paris II
Guillaume Chansarel (Guiyome)
Painting - 65 x 92 x 1 cm Painting - 25.6 x 36.2 x 0.4 inch
€3,600
École de Salsa Cienfuegos Cuba
Thierry Machuron
Painting - 60 x 81 x 1 cm Painting - 23.6 x 31.9 x 0.4 inch
€4,000
Instants II
Virginie Mézan de Malartic
Painting - 97 x 130 x 3 cm Painting - 38.2 x 51.2 x 1.2 inch
€4,100
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!