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Eiffel tower rises
Moustache Bleue
Fine Art Drawings - 21.5 x 16.5 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.5 x 6.5 x 0.2 inch
$73
Encrucijadas y revelaciones
Gustavo Díaz Sosa
Painting - 27 x 55 x 1.5 cm Painting - 10.6 x 21.7 x 0.6 inch
$2,344
Primigenia esencia, despojarse de lo que nos es extraño.
Gustavo Díaz Sosa
Painting - 47 x 26.5 x 2 cm Painting - 18.5 x 10.4 x 0.8 inch
$3,036
Le patio de Frida
Claude Gazier
Painting - 102 x 144 x 3 cm Painting - 40.2 x 56.7 x 1.2 inch
$5,358
Queen Of Hills
Anand Manchiraju
Painting - 76.2 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Painting - 30 x 40 x 0.1 inch
$6,698
Berceau des civilisations
Samuel Azuelos
Painting - 80 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 31.5 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$10,605
Burn-out au paradis.
Jean-Jacques Venturini
Painting - 60 x 51 x 4 cm Painting - 23.6 x 20.1 x 1.6 inch
$893
Le carré Victoria (gris)
Steddy John
Sculpture - 25 x 25 x 6 cm Sculpture - 9.8 x 9.8 x 2.4 inch
$167
Le carré Victoria (beige)
Steddy John
Sculpture - 25 x 25 x 6 cm Sculpture - 9.8 x 9.8 x 2.4 inch
$167
Fontaine Neptune (Nancy)
Georges Corominas
Painting - 100 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$11,687
Fontaine Amphitrite (Nancy)
Georges Corominas
Painting - 100 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$11,687
Café de Paris Monaco
Georges Corominas
Painting - 81 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 31.9 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$13,284
Café Repetto (Arcachon)
Georges Corominas
Painting - 81 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 31.9 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$13,953
Les chevaux de Constantinople
Georges Corominas
Painting - 97 x 130 x 3 cm Painting - 38.2 x 51.2 x 1.2 inch
$21,767
Casino Mauresque Arcachon
Georges Corominas
Painting - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$15,349
Harmonie vénitienne
Georges Corominas
Painting - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$15,349
Covid 19 et autres pandémies à venir.
Max Parisot du Lyaumont
Print - 60 x 120 x 5 cm Print - 23.6 x 47.2 x 2 inch
$6,698
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
$447
Oeuf
Pauline Di Valentin
Fine Art Drawings - 150 x 80 x 0.01 cm Fine Art Drawings - 59.1 x 31.5 x 0 inch
$3,349
Le pavillon de la reine
Matthieu Forichon
Print - 100 x 70 x 3 cm Print - 39.4 x 27.6 x 1.2 inch
$445
Hot Air Balloon Invasion of New York
Peter Simakov
Print - 80 x 80 x 1 cm Print - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.4 inch
$279
Le moulin rouge
Francis Apesteguy
Photography - 40 x 60 x 1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch
$547
Turbulences d'énergie mécanique
Francis Apesteguy
Photography - 40 x 60 x 1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch
$547
Le vaisseau fantôme
Francis Apesteguy
Photography - 40 x 60 x 1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch
$547
Tempête de sable à la bibliothèque
Francis Apesteguy
Photography - 40 x 60 x 1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch
$547
Venezia / Venise
Justina Napiorkowska
Photography - 40 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0 inch
$391
Wroclaw - the Town Hall
Mariusz Szalajdewicz
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 30 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 11.8 inch
$279
Via pescherie vecchie
Rocío Soriano
Painting - 43.5 x 39.2 x 1 cm Painting - 17.1 x 15.4 x 0.4 inch
$313
France 2023, étude numéro 1
Jean-Pierre Rives
Painting - 50 x 70 x 1 cm Painting - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.4 inch
$7,814
La maison rose, Golf du Morbihan
Fabienne Tuffigo
Painting - 20 x 14 x 0.3 cm Painting - 7.9 x 5.5 x 0.1 inch
$156
Downton Abbey North View
Daniel Clarke
Painting - 45.7 x 27.9 x 0.3 cm Painting - 18 x 11 x 0.1 inch
$266
Castle Green Pasadena
Daniel Clarke
Painting - 45.7 x 61 x 0.3 cm Painting - 18 x 24 x 0.1 inch
$290
Triadou Haussman
Sylvie Julkowski-Egard
Painting - 74 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 29.1 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,005
Place de l'Etoile
Sylvie Julkowski-Egard
Painting - 65 x 54 x 2 cm Painting - 25.6 x 21.3 x 0.8 inch
$670
Console Table Camo Marble Calacatta Viola
Un'common
Design - 85 x 50 x 28 cm Design - 33.5 x 19.7 x 11 inch
$5,023
Coffee Table Pera M smoky oak Calacatta Viola
Un'common
Design - 35 x 70 x 70 cm Design - 13.8 x 27.6 x 27.6 inch
$2,344
Forst - Sideboard cognac grooved Carrara
Un'common
Design - 46 x 120 x 40 cm Design - 18.1 x 47.2 x 15.7 inch
$3,516
Latin Quarter Backwater
Daniel Clarke
Fine Art Drawings - 45.7 x 61 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 18 x 24 x 0.1 inch
$277
Bixby Creek Bridge Monterey
Daniel Clarke
Painting - 30.5 x 45.7 x 0.3 cm Painting - 12 x 18 x 0.1 inch
$301
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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