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Around Shinsekai, Osaka
Marco Santaniello
Painting - 79 x 60 x 3 cm Painting - 31.1 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch
$5,033
Uomini e Cappelli, 1955 - New York
Fabrizio La Torre
Photography - 60 x 42 x 0.5 cm Photography - 23.6 x 16.5 x 0.2 inch
$1,845
MMCA Museum Collection 2 Pagodas Fountain sculptures Moon Shin 1979
Moon Shin
Fine Art Drawings - 25 x 21 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.8 x 8.3 inch
$4,418
1979 Moon Shin Monumental sculpture on the City
Moon Shin
Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 29 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 11.4 inch
$4,362
Paris La Défense Grande Arche 1971
Moon Shin
Fine Art Drawings - 32 x 25 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.6 x 9.8 inch
$3,244
1972 Dreaming Moon Shin Museum
Moon Shin
Fine Art Drawings - 24 x 30 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.4 x 11.8 inch
$4,362
Moon Shin Museum Dream 1972
Moon Shin
Fine Art Drawings - 26 x 22 cm Fine Art Drawings - 10.2 x 8.7 inch
$4,362
1972 Red and Black Moon Shin Museum en rouge et noir
Moon Shin
Fine Art Drawings - 24 x 22 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.4 x 8.7 inch
$4,362
1975 Moon Shin in black
Moon Shin
Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 16 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 6.3 inch
$3,244
Moon Shin Museum 1975
Moon Shin
Fine Art Drawings - 26 x 21 cm Fine Art Drawings - 10.2 x 8.3 inch
$4,362
Fontaines du Moon Shin Museum Fountains 1979
Moon Shin
Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 26 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 10.2 inch
$3,244
100th Anniversary Celebration Coffret # 11 - Hong Kong 1956 - Tiré à part # 1
Fabrizio La Torre
Photography - 42 x 30 x 0.3 cm Photography - 16.5 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch
$1,443
MOON SHIN Museum 1977
Moon Shin
Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 29 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 11.4 inch
$4,362
Moon Shin Museum 1977
Moon Shin
Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 29 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 11.4 inch
$5,480
JR au Palais de Tokyo, 28 Août 2020, 16H12, Paris
JR
Print - 100 x 70 x 0.1 cm Print - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0 inch
$2,561 $2,305
1911 Maison de campagne Country house
Eugène Druet
Photography - 43 x 54 cm Photography - 16.9 x 21.3 inch
$1,622
1915 Escalier du village Village Stairs
Eugène Druet
Photography - 54 x 43 cm Photography - 21.3 x 16.9 inch
$1,957
1915 Maison normande Normandy house
Eugène Druet
Photography - 43 x 54 cm Photography - 16.9 x 21.3 inch
$1,622
Le phare maître joueur des vagues - Paysage marin de la Nouvelle Calédonie
Caroline Degroiselle
Painting - 30 x 30 x 3.5 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 1.4 inch
$1,051
Splash II
Jochen Cerny
Photography - 120.9 x 120.9 x 2.8 cm Photography - 47.6 x 47.6 x 1.1 inch
$5,350
Dalila is thinking and thinking where is hidden the strength of Samson
Tom Kuran
Painting - 100 x 80 x 2.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 1 inch
$5,022
Le carrefour de la Goutte d'or, Paris
Pierre Boulat
Photography - 24 x 36 x 0.3 cm Photography - 9.4 x 14.2 x 0.1 inch
$1,118
De Gaulle et la grande réconciliation Franco Allemande.
Pierre Boulat
Photography - 60 x 50 x 1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch
$895
La Cour Damoye
Tanguy Mendrisse
Photography - 40 x 50 x 0.2 cm Photography - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch
$213
The Red Ballerina
Tanguy Mendrisse
Photography - 40 x 50 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$213
London Bustle by Night
David Hinchliffe
Painting - 98 x 93 x 3 cm Painting - 38.6 x 36.6 x 1.2 inch
$3,707
Le Notti Lyriche di Capri
Agathe Lemaire Thalazac
Painting - 106 x 75 x 2 cm Painting - 41.7 x 29.5 x 0.8 inch
$7,829
Santorini Magic
Sokratis Evgenidis
Painting - 80 x 80 x 3 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch
$6,152
Rio de San Travaso - Venise et son architecture
Lucien Dufour
Painting - 93 x 65 x 2 cm Painting - 36.6 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch
$2,097
Le pont Alexandre III - Paris et son architecture
Lucien Dufour
Painting - 65 x 92 x 2 cm Painting - 25.6 x 36.2 x 0.8 inch
$2,097
Enfilade de roches - Paysage
Michel Charlier-Haldorf
Painting - 92 x 65 x 2 cm Painting - 36.2 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,678
Ancrage - Paysage et Architecture
Michel Charlier-Haldorf
Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$1,678
Faith 03- sailing boat
Poonam Choudhary
Painting - 61 x 121.9 x 5.1 cm Painting - 24 x 48 x 2 inch
$550
Story abaot the red sky
Stanislav Lazarov
Painting - 70 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$1,085
Angels over the city
Svetla Koseva
Painting - 65 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 25.6 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,678
Le Rempart de Saint Paul
Véronique Vadon
Painting - 46 x 65 x 2 cm Painting - 18.1 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch
$2,539
1990 Paris Au coin de la Rue Valette Quartier Latin
Kojiro Akagi
Print - 28 x 18 cm Print - 11 x 7.1 inch
$1,398
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!