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Fogy New York city
Nadine Antoniuk
Painting - 100 x 205 x 0.1 cm Painting - 39.4 x 80.7 x 0 inch
$1,728
Hommage à Lao Tseu H.16 cm Brossée
Francesco Marino Di Teana
Sculpture - 16 x 8.5 x 4 cm Sculpture - 6.3 x 3.3 x 1.6 inch
$449
Faith 03- sailing boat
Poonam Choudhary
Painting - 61 x 121.9 x 5.1 cm Painting - 24 x 48 x 2 inch
$550 $440
Composed gate
Yonatan Wondwosen
Painting - 100 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$4,488
Never never land
Poonam Choudhary
Painting - 61 x 121.9 x 5.1 cm Painting - 24 x 48 x 2 inch
$750 $600
Espace magique
Pedro Moreno Linares
Sculpture - 26 x 16 x 16 cm Sculpture - 10.2 x 6.3 x 6.3 inch
$1,099
N°1302 - How much " Geran " ?
Mehdi Mirbagheri
Print - 60 x 180 x 5 cm Print - 23.6 x 70.9 x 2 inch
$5,609
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
Untitled 1
Juan Pablo Castro
Photography - 61 x 91.4 x 0.3 cm Photography - 24 x 36 x 0.1 inch
$3,000
N°80.160-1 14 (NG05)
Nicolas Galtier
Painting - 160 x 80 x 3 cm Painting - 63 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch
$4,488
And There Is Thinking Over Something
Eleonora Drumeva
Painting - 90 x 102 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 40.2 x 0.8 inch
$2,693
Au fond de la piscine
Lionel Morateur
Photography - 60 x 90 x 0.5 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0.2 inch
$1,122
Paris Boulevards extérieurs...
Michel Bianconi
Painting - 89 x 146 x 3 cm Painting - 35 x 57.5 x 1.2 inch
$6,731
Harlem bridge overpass dark
Logan Hicks
Photography - 66 x 96 cm Photography - 26 x 37.8 inch
$2,019
Perpetual Motion
Gagik Ghazanchyan
Painting - 62 x 84 x 0.2 cm Painting - 24.4 x 33.1 x 0.1 inch
$1,683
Fog in L.A
George Maskharashvili
Painting - 85 x 143 x 3 cm Painting - 33.5 x 56.3 x 1.2 inch
$11,892 $10,108
La Danse de la Mort - Planche 1 (293)
Roberto Matta
Print - 66 x 50.8 cm Print - 26 x 20 inch
$2,500
La Maison de Rabelais, Metz
Camille Hilaire
Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 11.6 cm Fine Art Drawings - 6.5 x 4.6 inch
$898
Voile dans le brouillard
Paul Natter
Painting - 110 x 122 x 2 cm Painting - 43.3 x 48 x 0.8 inch
$1,907
Tomorrows world
Barry Cawston
Photography - 120 x 100 x 2 cm Photography - 47.2 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$2,188
Élévation au Musée - Corée
Jean-Marc Stoeffler
Photography - 37 x 47 x 1 cm Photography - 14.6 x 18.5 x 0.4 inch
$280
Yomeimon of Toshogu
Marco Araldi
Painting - 81.5 x 81.5 x 5 cm Painting - 32.1 x 32.1 x 2 inch
$4,187
In The Blooming Garden - sunny spring landscape painting
Nikolay Dmitriev
Painting - 70 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$1,683
La Grande Dame (Vue 6 du jardin du Ranelagh)
Marie France Garrigues
Painting - 30 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
$393
Untitled.
Kevin Jordan O'Shea
Photography - 30 x 45 x 0.3 cm Photography - 11.8 x 17.7 x 0.1 inch
$561
Je pars d'un point et parviens à rejoindre un complexe de formes et couleurs... L' abstrait est devant moi
Serge Salis
Painting - 90 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$4,488
Ouessant - série bord de mer
Philippe Maillebuau
Painting - 52 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 20.5 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$740
56th floor
Jean-Michel Berts
Photography - 109 x 120 x 2 cm Photography - 42.9 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch
$6,507
Notre Dame jour
Jean-Michel Berts
Photography - 110 x 150 x 2 cm Photography - 43.3 x 59.1 x 0.8 inch
$7,797
Koban Police station
Jean-Michel Berts
Photography - 105 x 125 x 2 cm Photography - 41.3 x 49.2 x 0.8 inch
$7,797
Train de nuit #9
Philippe Saucourt
Painting - 95 x 53 x 2 cm Painting - 37.4 x 20.9 x 0.8 inch
$1,683
Schloss Ort Insel, Traunsee - Austria
Nataliia Krykun
Painting - 42 x 59 cm Painting - 16.5 x 23.2 inch
$1,571
City Wiener Neustadt, Austria
Nataliia Krykun
Painting - 42 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 16.5 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
$1,021
La rue norvins Montmartre Paris
Louis Magre
Painting - 70 x 70 x 3 cm Painting - 27.6 x 27.6 x 1.2 inch
$2,917
Savannah Food Store
Alain Le Garsmeur
Photography - 101 x 152 x 0.1 cm Photography - 39.8 x 59.8 x 0 inch
$1,285
Rancher’s Ride
Alain Le Garsmeur
Photography - 76 x 101 x 0.1 cm Photography - 29.9 x 39.8 x 0 inch
$937
Ramshackle Bar
Alain Le Garsmeur
Photography - 76 x 101 x 0.1 cm Photography - 29.9 x 39.8 x 0 inch
$937
Morning Deckchairs
Alain Le Garsmeur
Photography - 40 x 50 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$639
Liquor Store - Limited Edition Archival Pigment Print
Alain Le Garsmeur
Photography - 101 x 152 x 0.1 cm Photography - 39.8 x 59.8 x 0 inch
$1,285
Kingston Studios - Limited Edition Archival Pigment Print
Alain Le Garsmeur
Photography - 101 x 152 x 0.1 cm Photography - 39.8 x 59.8 x 0 inch
$1,285
Kentucky Farm
Alain Le Garsmeur
Photography - 101 x 152 x 0.1 cm Photography - 39.8 x 59.8 x 0 inch
$1,285
Jokhang Monks - Limited Edition Archival Pigment Print
Alain Le Garsmeur
Photography - 50 x 76 x 0.1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 29.9 x 0 inch
$740
Harlem Buildings
Alain Le Garsmeur
Photography - 76 x 101 x 0.1 cm Photography - 29.9 x 39.8 x 0 inch
$937
Elvis Flowers - Limited Edition Archival Pigment Print
Alain Le Garsmeur
Photography - 121 x 182 x 0.1 cm Photography - 47.6 x 71.7 x 0 inch
$1,621
Bikers Bar - Limited Edition Archival Pigment Print
Alain Le Garsmeur
Photography - 50 x 76 x 0.1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 29.9 x 0 inch
$746
Dancing Partners - Limited Edition Archival Pigment Print
Alain Le Garsmeur
Photography - 50 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0 inch
$639
Dream City Prague -Old Square
Alexandr Klemens
Painting - 100 x 79.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.3 inch
$1,683
Jeux d'ombre
Agnès Tiollier
Fine Art Drawings - 100 x 70 x 0.25 cm Fine Art Drawings - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0.1 inch
$1,458
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!