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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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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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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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Breeze across the water
Alec Cumming
Painting - 81 x 96.5 x 2.5 cm Painting - 31.9 x 38 x 1 inch
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Etude Parisienne 7ème
Mathieu Dussaucy
Painting - 50 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
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Study for a Scenography
Eugene Berman
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 40 x 10 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 15.7 x 3.9 inch
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Composition à l'encre
André Marfaing
Fine Art Drawings - 64 x 50 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.2 x 19.7 inch
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Paysage enneigé
Vaclav Vojtech Novak
Painting - 25 x 35 x 0.3 cm Painting - 9.8 x 13.8 x 0.1 inch
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Sensations and Adventures
Alec Cumming
Painting - 152 x 152 x 2.5 cm Painting - 59.8 x 59.8 x 1 inch
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Brooklyn Bridge from the New York, New York Portfolio
Robert Indiana
Print - 77.5 x 58.4 cm Print - 30.5 x 23 inch
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L'Abbaye au Val de Joux
Fridolin Gaillard
Painting - 49 x 68 x 0.5 cm Painting - 19.3 x 26.8 x 0.2 inch
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Tower of Babel (2)
Robbie Cornelissen
Fine Art Drawings - 16 x 24 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 6.3 x 9.4 x 0.4 inch
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Maisons Saint-Gué 012
Marion Zylberman
Fine Art Drawings - 45 x 60 cm Fine Art Drawings - 17.7 x 23.6 inch
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L'infini, le regard vers le monde
Babs
Painting - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
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Coudé sur socle
Guy de Rougemont
Sculpture - 24.8 x 22 x 9.8 cm Sculpture - 9.8 x 8.7 x 3.9 inch
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Les toits de Paris sur le Panthéon
Vianney
Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
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January
Salvatore Mangione (Salvo)
Painting - 40 x 50 x 0.5 cm Painting - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.2 inch
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La fille d Ipanema
Pascal Milcendeau
Painting - 92 x 73 x 4 cm Painting - 36.2 x 28.7 x 1.6 inch
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Little Haiti (Republique Dominicaine)
Pascal Milcendeau
Painting - 73 x 92 x 4 cm Painting - 28.7 x 36.2 x 1.6 inch
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My Parallel Universe - Puzzle Series
Paola Ciarska
Painting - 10 x 10 cm Painting - 3.9 x 3.9 inch
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Un petit coin de Paradis
Michel Rigel
Painting - 50 x 70 x 1.5 cm Painting - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.6 inch
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Street Vitrine 'Quincallerie'
Benjamin Affagard aka Come
Sculpture - 25 x 25 x 5 cm Sculpture - 9.8 x 9.8 x 2 inch
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Fish N Chips for dinner - Hold the vinegar No2
Andrew Weir
Painting - 48 x 36 x 0.01 cm Painting - 18.9 x 14.2 x 0 inch
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Les toits de Paris
Pierrick Allemand
Painting - 93 x 73 x 2 cm Painting - 36.6 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch
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Notre Dame de Lorette
Danielle Maillet-Vila
Painting - 120 x 80 x 4 cm Painting - 47.2 x 31.5 x 1.6 inch
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Grant's Tomb
Lucio Forte
Fine Art Drawings - 14 x 14 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 5.5 x 5.5 x 0 inch
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Cherry Blossoms by Shakespeare & Company, Paris II
Ruslana Levandovska
Painting - 76.2 x 61 x 1.9 cm Painting - 30 x 24 x 0.75 inch
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Je vais vous faire une confession
Juarez Machado
Painting - 45 x 55 x 3 cm Painting - 17.7 x 21.7 x 1.2 inch
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Claudia Cardinale à Rome, Italie
Vittorio Pavan
Photography - 50 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0 inch
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Bank of China I (MA10)
Michelle Auboiron
Painting - 150 x 75 x 4 cm Painting - 59.1 x 29.5 x 1.6 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!