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Aix et ses hôtels particuliers
Jean-Luc Celereau de Clercq
Print - 30 x 20 x 0.1 cm Print - 11.8 x 7.9 x 0 inch
$396
Le Débarcadère
Jean-Guy Nakars
Photography - 40 x 90 x 0.3 cm Photography - 15.7 x 35.4 x 0.1 inch
$1,075
Colorful Building
Samiran Boruah
Painting - 77 x 126 x 1.5 cm Painting - 30.3 x 49.6 x 0.6 inch
$1,132
Projection on Sunset Pacific Motel, Los Angeles (large model)
Vincent Lamouroux
Sculpture - 55 x 55 x 55 cm Sculpture - 21.7 x 21.7 x 21.7 inch
$8,487
Inside, Outside, Urban
Remi Delaplace
Painting - 81 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 31.9 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$2,252
Colorful buildings (1)
Samiran Boruah
Painting - 100 x 100 x 1.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.6 inch
$1,697
Stargazing Girl
David Drebin
Photography - 105 x 155 x 3 cm Photography - 41.3 x 61 x 1.2 inch
$12,000
Campo San Polo
Vassilia Kouboulis
Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.3 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch
$396
Egine, Caiques, vers 1977
Jacques Despierre
Painting - 46 x 55 x 1 cm Painting - 18.1 x 21.7 x 0.4 inch
$8,487
An invitation to ascend
Daniel McKinley
Painting - 91.44 x 96.52 x 1 cm Painting - 36 x 38 x 0.4 inch
$21,501
The City of Women No.2
Karl-Karol Chrobok
Painting - 80 x 80 x 2.2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.9 inch
$1,811
Recogiendo Leña
Sofia Alvarez Watson
Painting - 25 x 35 x 1 cm Painting - 9.8 x 13.8 x 0.4 inch
$396
Port cranes, sunlight on water
Derek Buckner
Painting - 101.6 x 76.2 x 10.16 cm Painting - 40 x 30 x 4 inch
$13,541
Summer’s empty room
Tamalin Baumgarten
Painting - 45.72 x 71.12 x 5.08 cm Painting - 18 x 28 x 2 inch
$5,769
Harmonies Vénitiennes
Georges Corominas
Painting - 120 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 47.2 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$13,466
New York Skyline
Anand Manchiraju
Painting - 76.2 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Painting - 30 x 40 x 0.1 inch
$6,000
Moyka River St Petersburg
Georgii Vinogradov
Photography - 20 x 30 x 0.2 cm Photography - 7.9 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch
$385
Self-Portrait 20.63
Arthur Hent
Fine Art Drawings - 29.7 x 21 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.7 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch
$339
Self-Portrait 15.30
Arthur Hent
Fine Art Drawings - 29.7 x 21 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.7 x 8.3 x 0 inch
$317
Self-Portrait 15.21
Arthur Hent
Fine Art Drawings - 29.7 x 21 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.7 x 8.3 x 0 inch
$272
Tour
Arthur Hent
Fine Art Drawings - 32 x 24 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.6 x 9.4 x 0.1 inch
$396
Tour
Arthur Hent
Fine Art Drawings - 32 x 24 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.6 x 9.4 x 0.1 inch
$453
Tour
Arthur Hent
Fine Art Drawings - 32 x 24 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.6 x 9.4 x 0.1 inch
$453
En attendant la neige / 3
Adrianna MJW
Photography - 30 x 30 x 0.5 cm Photography - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.2 inch
$1,075
Ni intérieur, ni extérieur
Patrick Fuvel
Painting - 50 x 50 x 4 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 1.6 inch
$1,018
Japanese Kyoto Temple
Leandro Frutos
Photography - 30 x 20 x 0.3 cm Photography - 11.8 x 7.9 x 0.1 inch
$777
Inside, Outside, Le Passage
Remi Delaplace
Painting - 81 x 130 x 3 cm Painting - 31.9 x 51.2 x 1.2 inch
$3,384
Little Island New York
Marco Barberio
Painting - 98 x 69 x 3 cm Painting - 38.6 x 27.2 x 1.2 inch
$2,603
Hit or Miss?
K Oldal
Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 52 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 20.5 x 0.1 inch
$509
Mariupol no.2 /War in Ukraine
Karl-Karol Chrobok
Painting - 70 x 90 x 2.2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.9 inch
$3,848
Port city no.2
Karl-Karol Chrobok
Painting - 100 x 70 x 3.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 27.6 x 1.4 inch
$4,074
Houses and ladders
Karl-Karol Chrobok
Painting - 105 x 60 x 2.2 cm Painting - 41.3 x 23.6 x 0.9 inch
$3,848
Dreamed city - night - diptych
Karl-Karol Chrobok
Painting - 90 x 80 x 2.2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 31.5 x 0.9 inch
$3,621
Changing perspective
Galya Popova
Painting - 120 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 47.2 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$3,961
Dreams and memories 2
Albena Vatcheva
Painting - 40 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
$849
Brooklyn gbuck
Frédéric Lavaud
Sculpture - 146 x 45 x 45 cm Sculpture - 57.5 x 17.7 x 17.7 inch
$3,961
Le Musset, Paris - Limited Edition Print
Ruslana Levandovska
Print - 66 x 53.3 x 0.8 cm Print - 26 x 21 x 0.3 inch
$600
N° 1112 Belgrade ç. Musée Zepter D. Flagrant délit 3.
R. Cavalié
Painting - 61 x 46 x 2 cm Painting - 24 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch
$588
N° 1069 Congratulations 4
R. Cavalié
Painting - 50 x 65 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch
$566
N° 994 Ce sont amis que vent emporte
R. Cavalié
Painting - 65 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$566
Vue nocturne, Lisbonne by night, Portugal
José Nicolas
Photography - 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$339
Vue panoramique vers la mer, Lisbonne, Portugal
José Nicolas
Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0 inch
$339
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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