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The abundance of of city life (inspired by the variety of experiences cities can offer us, hence the bowl of abundance)
Silvia Karamfilova
Painting - 30 x 40 x 1 cm Painting - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch
$2,791
The holy city (inspired by Ierusalem, Israel)
Silvia Karamfilova
Painting - 30 x 40 x 1 cm Painting - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch
$2,735
Mediterranean city (inspired by cities in Greece)
Silvia Karamfilova
Painting - 30 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$3,349
La Basilique Notre-Dame de Fourvière
Alkaplan
Painting - 81 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 31.9 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$5,023
Pérouges, place du Tilleul
Alkaplan
Painting - 79 x 92 x 3 cm Painting - 31.1 x 36.2 x 1.2 inch
$4,353
Lyon, de l'Amphithéâtre des trois Gaules à la colline de Fourvière
Alkaplan
Painting - 81 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 31.9 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$5,023
Garden Side
Patrick Pietropoli
Painting - 76.2 x 162.6 x 3.8 cm Painting - 30 x 64 x 1.5 inch
$14,000
Little London - National Theatre
Michael Wallner
Print - 13 x 18 x 1 cm Print - 5.1 x 7.1 x 0.4 inch
$366
Secrétariat à Chandigarh
Lucien Hervé
Photography - 26 x 26 x 0.2 cm Photography - 10.2 x 10.2 x 0.1 inch
$4,242
La Sainte Chapelle
Véronique Bourgeois-Noury
Painting - 90 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$3,070
La tourné des gondoles. Venise
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 90 x 60 x 2 cm Photography - 35.4 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,228
The Gallery
Michael Grine
Fine Art Drawings - 61 x 91.4 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 24 x 36 x 0.1 inch
$1,000
Ad Patres - Auprès des ancètres
Estelle Lagarde
Photography - 140 x 100 x 3 cm Photography - 55.1 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$4,242
Rosa Parks (Bus 60)
Camille Léage
Photography - 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$166
Passage sur cour
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 90 x 60 x 2 cm Photography - 35.4 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,228
Passage coloré
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 60 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,563
Passage en décalé
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 60 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,562
Pastel Marocain
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 90 x 60 x 2 cm Photography - 35.4 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,228
Passage sur cour marocaine
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 60 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,563
Mur d'affiche et tags
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,451
De sombras que se alargan y regresan
Karina Chechik
Print - 75 x 42 x 0.02 cm Print - 29.5 x 16.5 x 0 inch
$335
De lo que multiplican los espejos
Karina Chechik
Print - 75 x 42 x 0.02 cm Print - 29.5 x 16.5 x 0 inch
$335
Taj Mahal
Victoria and Albert Museum
Photography - 50.8 x 76.2 x 0.3 cm Photography - 20 x 30 x 0.1 inch
$234
Taj Mahal Agra
Victoria and Albert Museum
Photography - 76.2 x 50.8 x 0.3 cm Photography - 30 x 20 x 0.1 inch
$234
The Taj At Agra
Victoria and Albert Museum
Photography - 50.8 x 76.2 x 0.3 cm Photography - 20 x 30 x 0.1 inch
$234
Gestural abstraction
Maria Esmar
Painting - 120 x 100 x 4 cm Painting - 47.2 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch
$3,014
Maison et brume. Canada
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,451
Biarritz. Océan. France
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,451
Grand Canyon du Colorado. Amérique du Nord
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,563
Arènes de Nîmes à Noel. France
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,451
Architecture népalaise. Katmandou. Népal
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,563
Déambulation Vénitienne. Venise
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,451
Chapelle en Bretagne
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,563
Le pont Charles. Prague
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,563
Kasbah Taourit. Grand sud marocain
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,451
Carnaval de Salvador de Bahia. Brésil 2
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,563
L'homme au chapeau
Jean-Robert Franco
Photography - 60 x 90 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 inch
$1,563
Ouverture du carnaval de Venise
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,451
Les grilles de la liberté
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,563
Alain Prost. Ferrari. Monaco. F1
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,674
Kasbha du pacha el Glaoui. Télouet. Maroc
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,451
Eddie Irvine. Tunnel de Monaco. F1
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,451
Départ Formule 1. GP de Phoenix. Arizona. U.S.A
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,451
Existing in Costume – Witch Raining down the hailstorm
Chan-Hyo Bae
Photography - 153 x 120 cm Photography - 60.2 x 47.2 inch
$5,135
Maisons Saint-Gué Jaune 002
Marion Zylberman
Painting - 81 x 120 cm Painting - 31.9 x 47.2 inch
$4,286
Sunset London from One Tree Hill
Maria Luisa Azzini
Print - 14.6 x 19.7 x 0.2 cm Print - 5.7 x 7.8 x 0.1 inch
$109
La pointe des poulains - série Paysage marin de Belle-île-en-Mer
Virginie Le Roy
Painting - 20 x 20 x 2 cm Painting - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.8 inch
$195
Le monde vu du ciel
Gabriel Froget
Painting - 80 x 130 x 3 cm Painting - 31.5 x 51.2 x 1.2 inch
$4,577
Celui qui dort dans le froid
Gabriel Froget
Painting - 92 x 65 x 4 cm Painting - 36.2 x 25.6 x 1.6 inch
$2,567
Pauilhac au soir 2
Jean-Robert Franco
Photography - 80 x 60 x 1 cm Photography - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch
$2,233
Sicily - Coffee and chocolate
Krzysztof Ludwin
Painting - 80 x 90 x 3 cm Painting - 31.5 x 35.4 x 1.2 inch
$2,791
New York 50
Jean-François Mollière
Photography - 70 x 150 x 1 cm Photography - 27.6 x 59.1 x 0.4 inch
$3,594
New York 69
Jean-François Mollière
Photography - 87 x 130 x 1 cm Photography - 34.3 x 51.2 x 0.4 inch
$3,594
New York 65
Jean-François Mollière
Photography - 76 x 71 x 1 cm Photography - 29.9 x 28 x 0.4 inch
$2,311
New York 58
Jean-François Mollière
Photography - 76 x 71 x 1 cm Photography - 29.9 x 28 x 0.4 inch
$2,311
New York 59
Jean-François Mollière
Photography - 69 x 91 x 1 cm Photography - 27.2 x 35.8 x 0.4 inch
$2,311
New York 7
Jean-François Mollière
Photography - 115 x 79 x 1 cm Photography - 45.3 x 31.1 x 0.4 inch
$3,070
Bénin. Femme et pirogues
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 60 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,340
Aesthetic Beauty
Anand Manchiraju
Painting - 76.2 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Painting - 30 x 40 x 0.1 inch
$6,000
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!