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Misty Morning in Pasadena
Carrie Graber
Print - 121.9 x 91.4 x 3.8 cm Print - 48 x 36 x 1.5 inch
$1,850
The thaw
Alisa Onipchenko-Cherniakovska
Painting - 45 x 59.9 x 2 cm Painting - 17.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,300
Spring sun
Alisa Onipchenko-Cherniakovska
Painting - 39.9 x 59.9 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,100
Les heures mauves (1)
Charlotte Abecassis
Painting - 65 x 50 x 2.5 cm Painting - 25.6 x 19.7 x 1 inch
$2,488
Le phare rouge et blanc
Christof Monnin
Painting - 90 x 90 x 2.5 cm Painting - 35.4 x 35.4 x 1 inch
$1,583
Urbain brutalisme - Digital Art digigraphie
Claire Giraudeau
Photography - 70 x 50 cm Photography - 27.6 x 19.7 inch
$283
Clouds over Nice
Nadezda Stupina
Painting - 81 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 31.9 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$3,166
Walking under the bridge
Nadezda Stupina
Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$2,714
Denim series. Blue shadows of February.
Nadezda Stupina
Painting - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$3,845
Windy day in Strømfoss
Nadezda Stupina
Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$3,336
Short norwegian summer
Nadezda Stupina
Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$2,714
L'heure bleue à Venise
Feng Hatat
Photography - 30 x 45 x 1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 17.7 x 0.4 inch
$679
Le clocher de Sauzon
Bernard Buffet
Print - 56.5 x 76.5 x 0.2 cm Print - 22.2 x 30.1 x 0.1 inch
$3,280
Le Panthéon (vue de la rue Valette)
Marie France Garrigues
Painting - 55 x 46 x 2 cm Painting - 21.7 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch
$735
Le trou noir V2
Jean-Paul Jacquet
Painting - 100 x 100 x 7 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 2.8 inch
$3,166
Mémoire de JingDeZhen Village 7
Feng Hatat
Photography - 40 x 60 x 1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch
$679
Mémoire de JingDeZhen village 6
Feng Hatat
Photography - 40 x 60 x 1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch
$679
Mémoire de JingDeZhen Village 4
Feng Hatat
Photography - 60 x 40 x 1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch
$679
Mémoire de JingDeZhen Tour du four
Feng Hatat
Photography - 60 x 40 x 1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch
$679
Mémoire de JingDeZhen village YaoLi
Feng Hatat
Photography - 40 x 60 x 1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch
$679
Mémoire de JingDeZhen village II
Feng Hatat
Photography - 40 x 60 x 1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch
$679
Mémoire de JingDeZhen atelier II
Feng Hatat
Photography - 40 x 60 x 1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch
$679
JingDeZhen atelier I
Feng Hatat
Photography - 40 x 60 x 1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch
$565
La chambre verte
Cécile Baldewyns
Photography - 60 x 60 x 0.04 cm Photography - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0 inch
$905
On the way to the light
Eugene Gorbachenko
Painting - 70 x 50 x 0.1 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$1,696
Retour à la Caverne - Acte I, 7 septembre 2023, 06h52, Palais Garnier, Paris, France, 2023
JR
Print - 70 x 100 cm Print - 27.6 x 39.4 inch
$1,357
Golden windows
Barry Cawston
Photography - 67 x 200 x 2 cm Photography - 26.4 x 78.7 x 0.8 inch
$3,958
Lever de soleil à San Francisco
Vianney
Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$3,449
Aquarium at Coney Island, Ny
Michael K. Yamaoka
Photography - 50.8 x 50.8 x 0.1 cm Photography - 20 x 20 x 0.04 inch
$2,750
Street view in Paris
Marie France Garrigues
Painting - 130 x 81 x 2 cm Painting - 51.2 x 31.9 x 0.8 inch
$2,714
Théorèmes #1
Nagsoul
Fine Art Drawings - 22 x 32 x 4 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.7 x 12.6 x 1.6 inch
$679
Old Cozy Street - Positano, Italy
Reneta Isin
Painting - 100 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$12,440
Vue sur les toits. Vue 16
Marie France Garrigues
Painting - 60 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$848
Vue sur les toits. Vue 15
Marie France Garrigues
Painting - 46 x 33 x 2 cm Painting - 18.1 x 13 x 0.8 inch
$622
Fossil Factory HPM 2/6
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Painting - 61 x 46 cm Painting - 24 x 18.1 inch
$10,291
L'Escalier Bleu
Marie France Garrigues
Painting - 100 x 81 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.9 x 0.8 inch
$2,375
Vue sur les toits (Vue 7)
Marie France Garrigues
Painting - 50 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$735
Jeune femme sur le banc
Marie France Garrigues
Painting - 55 x 46 x 2 cm Painting - 21.7 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch
$735
Un soir à Paris
Marie France Garrigues
Painting - 100 x 81 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.9 x 0.8 inch
$2,375
Le Moulin de la Galette
Marie France Garrigues
Painting - 55 x 46 x 2 cm Painting - 21.7 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch
$735
A la fin du voyage commence la mémoire
Jean Valera
Photography - 30 x 30 x 0.3 cm Photography - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch
$124
Santa and Serena Antonelli
Slim Aarons
Photography - 76.2 x 101.6 cm Photography - 30 x 40 inch
$3,347
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.
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