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Le chat gourmand
Loreto Verrocchia
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 40 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 15.7 inch
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Vue sur les toits 3
Marie France Garrigues
Painting - 30 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
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Self-Portrait 20.58
Arthur Hent
Fine Art Drawings - 29.7 x 21 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.7 x 8.3 x 0 inch
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Les insouciants à Paris
Béatrice Coulibeuf-Espejo
Painting - 45 x 38 x 3 cm Painting - 17.7 x 15 x 1.2 inch
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Les insouciants à Chicago - 2
Béatrice Coulibeuf-Espejo
Painting - 45 x 38 x 3 cm Painting - 17.7 x 15 x 1.2 inch
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Breackfast at the Grizzly
Mónica Castanys
Painting - 80 x 120 x 4 cm Painting - 31.5 x 47.2 x 1.6 inch
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Sans titre - série mer et phares
Alain Abramatic
Painting - 55 x 33 x 2 cm Painting - 21.7 x 13 x 0.8 inch
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Grand-Rue, Vielle Ville de Genève
Sergio Cecchi
Painting - 76 x 53 x 2 cm Painting - 29.9 x 20.9 x 0.8 inch
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Bagdad, Monument Al Shasheed
José Nicolas
Photography - 40 x 60 x 0.2 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.1 inch
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The Softness Of Prague’s Morning
Kirill Postovit
Painting - 80 x 55 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 21.7 x 0.8 inch
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Flatiron Building 1920
Marco Barberio
Painting - 70 x 50 x 3 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch
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High frequency London
Maria Luisa Azzini
Painting - 80 x 100 x 4 cm Painting - 31.5 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch
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Manhattan Photo-Grafs
CharlElie Couture
Photography - 60 x 60 x 3 cm Photography - 23.6 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch
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La rivière de Crac’h
Jacques Coquillay
Painting - 48 x 48 x 1 cm Painting - 18.9 x 18.9 x 0.4 inch
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Rien dis. Rien vu. Rien entendu...
M.Chat
Painting - 48 x 68 x 1 cm Painting - 18.9 x 26.8 x 0.4 inch
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Souvenir de Notre-Dame
Linda McCluskey
Painting - 73 x 54 x 2 cm Painting - 28.7 x 21.3 x 0.8 inch
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The Song Of Peace
Delyafruz Bagirova
Painting - 120 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 47.2 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
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A Summertime Day
Delyafruz Bagirova
Painting - 40 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
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Stairs Crawling on Plants
Silvia Popova
Painting - 80 x 94 x 2.5 cm Painting - 31.5 x 37 x 1 inch
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A breather
Gabrielle Rul
Fine Art Drawings - 54 x 48 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 21.3 x 18.9 x 0 inch
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Le froid bleu des contres nuits 3
Antonio Segui
Print - 26 x 37 x 0.3 cm Print - 10.2 x 14.6 x 0.1 inch
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Lovers in an Aston Martin in front of the Monaco casino
Patrick Cornée
Painting - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
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J'ai mes bretelles qui tombent
Diane Rosaz
Painting - 101 x 76 x 4 cm Painting - 39.8 x 29.9 x 1.6 inch
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Matinée à Venise III
Alexei Lantsev
Painting - 110 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 43.3 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
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Room Of Metamorphosis
Mariah Birsak
Painting - 59.4 x 42 x 0.1 cm Painting - 23.4 x 16.5 x 0 inch
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Le Rhône à Genève - Ma jolie (Ile Rousseau et Pont du Mont-Blanc)
Percival Pernet
Painting - 76 x 88 x 1 cm Painting - 29.9 x 34.6 x 0.4 inch
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Vieille ville et Cathédrale Saint Pierre, Genève
Sergio Cecchi
Painting - 73 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 28.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
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Place du Bourg-De-Four, Genève
Sergio Cecchi
Painting - 43 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 16.9 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
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Retro cityscape
Andranik Harutyunyan
Painting - 80 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch
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Requiem pour un piano N°114
Romain Thiery
Photography - 60 x 90 x 4 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 1.6 inch
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Requiem pour un piano N°75
Romain Thiery
Photography - 60 x 90 x 0.3 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0.1 inch
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Requiem pour un piano N°2
Romain Thiery
Photography - 50 x 75 x 0.3 cm Photography - 19.7 x 29.5 x 0.1 inch
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Requiem pour un piano N°10
Romain Thiery
Photography - 50 x 75 x 0.3 cm Photography - 19.7 x 29.5 x 0.1 inch
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Requiem pour pianos 93
Romain Thiery
Photography - 60 x 90 x 0.3 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0.1 inch
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Requiem pour pianos 4
Romain Thiery
Photography - 60 x 90 x 0.3 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0.1 inch
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Requiem pour pianos 31
Romain Thiery
Photography - 50 x 70 x 0.4 cm Photography - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.2 inch
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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!