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Ferme au bord de la rivière
Albert Silvestre
Painting - 60 x 46 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch
$628
Sobre el filtro de la realidad II
Francisco Nicolás
Print - 30 x 40 x 0.1 cm Print - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0 inch
$166
High Line Passerelle vers tous les possibles
Cecile Gonne Victoria
Painting - 80 x 80 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 inch
$1,831
Le palais berbère
Célestin Messaggio
Painting - 81 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 31.9 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$8,280
HK Fragments III
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Photography - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$1,987
Hong Kong Urban Arch XV
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 120 x 80 x 3 cm Photography - 47.2 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch
$1,987
Hong Kong Urban Arch XIX
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 120 x 80 x 3 cm Photography - 47.2 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch
$1,987
My gifts make room for you
Christa David
Photography - 35.56 x 27.94 x 0.2 cm Photography - 14 x 11 x 0.1 inch
$3,108
Toits de Paris
Bernadette Broussal
Painting - 116 x 89 x 2 cm Painting - 45.7 x 35 x 0.8 inch
$1,110
Going to nowhere n 35
Gianni Colangelo
Photography - 100 x 150 x 2 cm Photography - 39.4 x 59.1 x 0.8 inch
$3,330
Going to nowhere n 29
Gianni Colangelo
Photography - 100 x 150 x 2 cm Photography - 39.4 x 59.1 x 0.8 inch
$3,330
Marseille, Tour CMA CGM
José Nicolas
Photography - 80 x 120 x 1 cm Photography - 31.5 x 47.2 x 0.4 inch
$1,998
Penta Goda
Jean Brillant
Sculpture - 300 x 113 x 120 cm Sculpture - 118.1 x 44.5 x 47.2 inch
$31,079
Notre Dame de Paris - Paris 1967
Michel Hosszù
Print - 60 x 60 x 0.1 cm Print - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0 inch
$311
Miami Abstractions II
Luca Artioli
Photography - 99.1 x 99.1 x 0.3 cm Photography - 39 x 39 x 0.1 inch
$3,000
View of an office building
Jason DeBose
Photography - 83 x 58 x 2 cm Photography - 32.7 x 22.8 x 0.8 inch
$2,442
Paleo-Logia- Homenaje a De Chirico
Renato Manzoni
Print - 70 x 90 x 5 cm Print - 27.6 x 35.4 x 2 inch
$5,550
Tomb of the Emperor Hoomaoon
Felice Beato
Photography - 50.8 x 76.2 cm Photography - 20 x 30 inch
$244
L'impasse
Jean-Léonard Polo
Photography - 130 x 130 x 0.1 cm Photography - 51.2 x 51.2 x 0 inch
$499
Homenaje al Racionalismo
Renato Manzoni
Print - 120 x 60 x 1 cm Print - 47.2 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch
$16,650
Teatro
Robbie Cornelissen
Fine Art Drawings - 125 x 125 cm Fine Art Drawings - 49.2 x 49.2 inch
$6,937
A Surrealistic Window
Sara Margolin
Painting - 40 x 25 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 9.8 x 0.8 inch
$233 $199
The Parable of the Tree
Ivan Shyshman
Painting - 92 x 72.5 x 2 cm Painting - 36.2 x 28.5 x 0.8 inch
$14,430
Tokyo 1.2005
Patrick Messina
Photography - 50 x 60 x 0.1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 23.6 x 0 inch
$2,775
Crossing TV
Pauline Di Valentin
Fine Art Drawings - 60 x 40 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0 inch
$444
That Place with the Blue Door
Fatima Mian
Photography - 91 x 61 x 0.1 cm Photography - 35.8 x 24 x 0 inch
$347
Breakfast at the beach
Fatima Mian
Photography - 61 x 91 x 0.1 cm Photography - 24 x 35.8 x 0 inch
$347
Be home by dinner II
Fatima Mian
Photography - 91 x 61 x 0.1 cm Photography - 35.8 x 24 x 0 inch
$347
Be home by dinner I
Fatima Mian
Photography - 91 x 61 x 0.1 cm Photography - 35.8 x 24 x 0 inch
$347
Melting snow
Victor Roschkov
Fine Art Drawings - 27.9 x 54.6 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11 x 21.5 x 0.1 inch
$418
Quartier de Villanova centre historique de Cagliari
Serge Salis
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 40 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch
$499
Disque de frein. Rouille
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,554 $1,321
Carnaval de Venise. Les amoureux 2
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,443
Carnaval de Venise. Miroir mon beau miroir
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,554
Touareg. Ouarzazate. Maroc
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,443 $1,227
Calle Betis
Valérie Abadie
Fine Art Drawings - 18 x 26 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.1 x 10.2 x 0.4 inch
$433
Mur d'affiche et tags
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,443
Maison et brume. Canada
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,443
Biarritz. Océan. France
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,443
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!