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Dining At The Eagle Club - Slim Aarons Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print
Slim Aarons
Photography - 76.2 x 50.8 cm Photography - 30 x 20 inch
$2,964
Textura Base (Framed)
Rodrigo Spinel
Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 29.7 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 11.7 x 0.1 inch
$600
Jorge's kitchen
Barry Cawston
Photography - 100 x 120 x 2 cm Photography - 39.4 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch
$3,111
Thunderbird Motel (The Last Picture Show)
Stefanie Schneider
Photography - 57 x 56 x 0.1 cm Photography - 22.4 x 22 x 0 inch
$2,237
The Moonlight in Prague
Kirill Postovit
Fine Art Drawings - 72 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 28.3 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$570
Autumn in the village
Mateos Sargsyan
Painting - 50 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$900
Soir sur le Golden Gate
Vianney
Painting - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$4,809
Dream City Prague -Old Square
Alexandr Klemens
Painting - 100 x 79.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.3 inch
$1,678
Italian Landscape with Signals
Leo Guida
Painting - 50 x 61 x 3 cm Painting - 19.7 x 24 x 1.2 inch
$1,454
An interior by Joseph Dirand
Manuel Santelices
Fine Art Drawings - 22.9 x 30.5 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9 x 12 x 0.1 inch
$800
Construction
Yves Bordes Lapeyre
Photography - 60 x 90 x 1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0.4 inch
$604
Ferme de Saint Georges
René Guinand
Painting - 50 x 61 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 24 x 0.8 inch
$2,462
Façades blanches en Suède
Agnès Cellérier
Painting - 60 x 92 x 3 cm Painting - 23.6 x 36.2 x 1.2 inch
$1,146
Useless Dream
Fred Borghesi
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 42 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 16.5 x 0.2 inch
$1,901
Les bleuets - série Les Poupées
Pierre Jarraud
Painting - 50 x 65 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,678
Sur les Chemins d'Alice - Le Vieux Monsieur.
Brno Del Zou
Photography - 22 x 33 x 0.1 cm Photography - 8.7 x 13 x 0 inch
$224
Sans titre - série mer et phares
Alain Abramatic
Painting - 55 x 33 x 2 cm Painting - 21.7 x 13 x 0.8 inch
$604
Marine 42 - série mer et phares
Alain Abramatic
Painting - 55 x 33 x 2 cm Painting - 21.7 x 13 x 0.8 inch
$604
Fraserbourg - série mer et phares
Alain Abramatic
Painting - 50 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$727
Promenade Parisienne
Jean-Baptiste Delarue
Print - 52 x 74 x 2 cm Print - 20.5 x 29.1 x 0.8 inch
$783
Après avoir marché tout est beau
Juliette June
Painting - 80 x 40 x 2.5 cm Painting - 31.5 x 15.7 x 1 inch
$1,007
Wren library, Cambridge
Reinhard Gorner
Photography - 127 x 159 x 2 cm Photography - 50 x 62.6 x 0.8 inch
$6,711
Black & White Atmosphere
Daniel Castan
Painting - 120 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 47.2 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch
$5,033
Chat ailé sur la colonne
M.Chat
Painting - 105 x 110 x 3 cm Painting - 41.3 x 43.3 x 1.2 inch
$10,066
Spring behind the fence
Yuriy Demiyanov
Painting - 45 x 55 x 3 cm Painting - 17.7 x 21.7 x 1.2 inch
$1,901
Factory & Soft mountain chain
Marion Sagon
Painting - 140 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 55.1 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$6,599
Landscape with a Barrel
Yuriy Demiyanov
Painting - 40 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$1,230
Escalier en colimaçon 6
Fabrice Quignette
Photography - 100 x 100 x 1 cm Photography - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.4 inch
$2,237
Escalier en colimaçon 5
Fabrice Quignette
Photography - 100 x 100 x 1 cm Photography - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.4 inch
$2,237
Escalier en colimaçon 4
Fabrice Quignette
Photography - 100 x 100 x 1 cm Photography - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.4 inch
$2,237
Escalier en colimaçon 3
Fabrice Quignette
Photography - 100 x 100 x 1 cm Photography - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.4 inch
$2,237
Escalier en colimaçon 2
Fabrice Quignette
Photography - 100 x 100 x 1 cm Photography - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.4 inch
$2,237
Escalier en colimaçon 1
Fabrice Quignette
Photography - 100 x 100 x 1 cm Photography - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.4 inch
$2,237
Composition de Notre Dame
Paul Mathey
Painting - 29 x 41 x 0.3 cm Painting - 11.4 x 16.1 x 0.1 inch
$1,172
La dame sous la neige
Eric Turlot
Painting - 100 x 81 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.9 x 0.8 inch
$2,237
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!