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The Dom Of Aachen
Thorsten Ritzmann
Photography - 75 x 100 x 4 cm Photography - 29.5 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch
$1,907
Onlookers In Berlin
Thorsten Ritzmann
Photography - 75 x 100 x 4 cm Photography - 29.5 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch
$1,907
House of fieldworker at the field
Thorsten Ritzmann
Photography - 75 x 100 x 4 cm Photography - 29.5 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch
$1,907
Mont Saint Michel With Meadows And Audience
Thorsten Ritzmann
Photography - 75 x 100 x 4 cm Photography - 29.5 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch
$1,907
La Mystérieuse Porte Entrebâillée
Danielle Balagé
Painting - 73 x 54 x 2 cm Painting - 28.7 x 21.3 x 0.8 inch
$3,590
Bunker archéologie
Alain Longeaud
Photography - 85 x 120 x 0.5 cm Photography - 33.5 x 47.2 x 0.2 inch
$3,085
Le Passe-Muraille
Alain Longeaud
Photography - 120 x 96 x 0.5 cm Photography - 47.2 x 37.8 x 0.2 inch
$3,534
Provence - série Paysage et Architecture
Gilbert Ovtcharenko
Painting - 89 x 116 x 2 cm Painting - 35 x 45.7 x 0.8 inch
$3,164
Mr Wood reprend le service
Jean-Marie Gitard (Mr Strange)
Print - 49 x 70 x 0.1 cm Print - 19.3 x 27.6 x 0 inch
$335
Derniers Spasmes II
Jean-Marie Gitard (Mr Strange)
Print - 49 x 70 x 0.1 cm Print - 19.3 x 27.6 x 0 inch
$335
Venice - Piazza San Marco
Jan Brunclík
Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0 inch
$617
Between light and shadow
Myeonghyeon An
Painting - 40.9 x 53 x 2 cm Painting - 16.1 x 20.9 x 0.8 inch
$426
Ayasofya et ses environs
Serge Salis
Fine Art Drawings - 25 x 40 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.8 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch
$561
Capvespre quadrat d'or, Barcelona
Josep Moscardó
Painting - 60 x 130 cm Painting - 23.6 x 51.2 inch
$5,049
Bleecker Street - Lafayette NYC
Marco Santaniello
Print - 32 x 45 x 0.1 cm Print - 12.6 x 17.7 x 0 inch
$337 $286
Quartier de Villanova Cagliari
Serge Salis
Fine Art Drawings - 28 x 29 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11 x 11.4 x 0.4 inch
$673
Fruttivendolo in Naples
Marco Santaniello
Print - 45 x 32 x 0.1 cm Print - 17.7 x 12.6 x 0 inch
$337 $286
Meikong Train Market
Marco Santaniello
Print - 45 x 32 x 0.1 cm Print - 17.7 x 12.6 x 0 inch
$337 $286
Gundam Odaiba Tokyo
Marco Santaniello
Print - 45 x 32 x 0.1 cm Print - 17.7 x 12.6 x 0 inch
$337 $286
Squatter Building Berlin
Marco Santaniello
Print - 32 x 45 x 0.1 cm Print - 12.6 x 17.7 x 0 inch
$337 $286
Nature Reborn Red
Cecile Gonne Victoria
Painting - 50 x 60 x 3 cm Painting - 19.7 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch
$841
Jour d'Entraînement
Jean-Marie Gitard (Mr Strange)
Print - 49 x 70 x 0.1 cm Print - 19.3 x 27.6 x 0 inch
$335
High Line Passerelle vers tous les possibles
Cecile Gonne Victoria
Painting - 80 x 80 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 inch
$1,851
Svarbova Splash Stage 2
Ana Patitú
Painting - 60 x 60 x 3.5 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 1.4 inch
$1,784
Paris Tertre Place - Summer Evening
Christian Jodin
Painting - 46 x 38 x 1 cm Painting - 18.1 x 15 x 0.4 inch
$555 $278
Un Soir au Moulin Rouge
Christian Jodin
Painting - 20 x 20 x 1 cm Painting - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.4 inch
$335 $168
Lost Words
Cristina Rizzi Guelfi
Photography - 50 x 36 x 3 cm Photography - 19.7 x 14.2 x 1.2 inch
$561
Dreamhouse series n.14
Cristina Rizzi Guelfi
Photography - 50 x 38 x 3 cm Photography - 19.7 x 15 x 1.2 inch
$561
New - York Manhattan
Valerie Le Meur
Painting - 89 x 116 x 2 cm Painting - 35 x 45.7 x 0.8 inch
$2,917
Light Illuminating Monopoli
Alex Bertaina
Painting - 97 x 130 x 2.5 cm Painting - 38.2 x 51.2 x 1 inch
$6,280
Energy Self-sufficient House 5 b
Lucio Forte
Print - 30 x 30 x 0.1 cm Print - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$110
Musique by night
Christian Jodin
Painting - 20 x 20 x 2 cm Painting - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.8 inch
$335 $168
Hôtel Le Festival
Christian Jodin
Painting - 20 x 20 x 2 cm Painting - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.8 inch
$335 $168
Dreamhouse n.10
Cristina Rizzi Guelfi
Photography - 50 x 38 x 3 cm Photography - 19.7 x 15 x 1.2 inch
$561
Palais sur le Grand Canal
Célestin Messaggio
Painting - 100 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$8,863
La machine à remonter le temps
Lionel Morateur
Print - 50 x 70 x 0.1 cm Print - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0 inch
$309
Le chat qui s'en va tout seul
Lionel Morateur
Print - 50 x 70 x 0.1 cm Print - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0 inch
$309 $155
L'oeil regardait Cain
Lionel Morateur
Print - 50 x 70 x 0.1 cm Print - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0 inch
$309 $155
Little London, The English Motorway System
Michael Wallner
Print - 20 x 12 x 0.3 cm Print - 7.9 x 4.7 x 0.1 inch
$366
New York Rooftops (Empire State blue sky)
Michael Wallner
Print - 20 x 12 x 0.03 cm Print - 7.9 x 4.7 x 0 inch
$366
Chrysler Building (blue sky with trees)
Michael Wallner
Print - 20 x 12 x 0.3 cm Print - 7.9 x 4.7 x 0.1 inch
$366
Le palais berbère
Célestin Messaggio
Painting - 81 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 31.9 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$8,369
Peace on Earth
Carolina Hidalgo Salas
Painting - 65 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 25.6 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$841
Clair de lune à New-York
Cécile Jaunet
Painting - 90 x 116 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 45.7 x 0.8 inch
$6,731
Cubic Geometry Six-27
David Umemoto
Sculpture - 15.2 x 15.2 x 15.2 cm Sculpture - 6 x 6 x 6 inch
$673
Six Sided Piece Side 5
David Umemoto
Sculpture - 22.9 x 17.8 x 17.8 cm Sculpture - 9 x 7 x 7 inch
$1,346
Untitled
Bernardo Navarro
Fine Art Drawings - 45 x 59.9 cm Fine Art Drawings - 17.7 x 23.6 inch
$800
Rio de San Félice - Venise et son architecture
Lucien Dufour
Painting - 92 x 73 x 2 cm Painting - 36.2 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch
$2,384
Sottoportegho del Tagiapiera - Venise et son architecture
Lucien Dufour
Painting - 93 x 73 x 2 cm Painting - 36.6 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch
$2,384
Le Moulin Rouge - Paris et son architecture
Lucien Dufour
Painting - 65 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 25.6 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$2,384
Brasserie parisienne - Paris et son architecture
Lucien Dufour
Painting - 93 x 73 x 2 cm Painting - 36.6 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch
$2,384
Church tower in the background
Thomas Falkner
Print - 60 x 80 x 3 cm Print - 23.6 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch
$1,683
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!