The Old Country Refuge
Zhirayr Khachatryan
Painting - 50 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
$600
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Painting - 50 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
$600
Painting - 100 x 100 x 1 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.4 inch
$2,728
Painting - 60 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$710
Painting - 76.2 x 76.2 x 3.8 cm Painting - 30 x 30 x 1.5 inch
$1,750
Painting - 92 x 73 x 2 cm Painting - 36.2 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch
$3,183
Painting - 85 x 85 x 1 cm Painting - 33.5 x 33.5 x 0.4 inch
$892
Painting - 81 x 100 cm Painting - 31.9 x 39.4 inch
$9,663 $8,696
Painting - 53 x 45.5 x 3 cm Painting - 20.9 x 17.9 x 1.2 inch
$966
Painting - 20 x 20 x 1 cm Painting - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.4 inch
$281
Sculpture - 9 x 3 x 3 cm Sculpture - 3.5 x 1.2 x 1.2 inch
$91
Painting - 90 x 150 x 3.5 cm Painting - 35.4 x 59.1 x 1.4 inch
$6,500
Painting - 73 x 54 x 2.54 cm Painting - 28.7 x 21.3 x 1 inch
$16,000
Painting - 44 x 33 x 2 cm Painting - 17.3 x 13 x 0.8 inch
$2,160
Sculpture - 36.83 x 26.67 x 24.13 cm Sculpture - 14.5 x 10.5 x 9.5 inch
$9,500
Painting - 83.8 x 127 x 3.8 cm Painting - 33 x 50 x 1.5 inch
$3,200
Painting - 55.9 x 71.1 x 2.5 cm Painting - 22 x 28 x 1 inch
$3,890
Fine Art Drawings - 13 x 10 cm Fine Art Drawings - 5.1 x 3.9 inch
$2,160
Sculpture - 125 x 68 x 80 cm Sculpture - 49.2 x 26.8 x 31.5 inch
$13,641
Painting - 92 x 65 x 2 cm Painting - 36.2 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,591
Photography - 80 x 120 x 0.5 cm Photography - 31.5 x 47.2 x 0.2 inch
$1,478
Painting - 117 x 86 x 4 cm Painting - 46.1 x 33.9 x 1.6 inch
$1,910
Painting - 130 x 97 x 4 cm Painting - 51.2 x 38.2 x 1.6 inch
$3,410
Painting - 80 x 80 x 3.8 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 1.5 inch
$1,478
Painting - 100 x 150 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 59.1 x 0.8 inch
$5,693
Painting - 80 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$2,842
Painting - 81 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 31.9 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$3,297
Painting - 100 x 73 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch
$5,059
Sculpture - 70 x 42 x 10 cm Sculpture - 27.6 x 16.5 x 3.9 inch
$7,389
Painting - 32 x 24 x 0.1 cm Painting - 12.6 x 9.4 x 0 inch
$111
Fine Art Drawings - 26.5 x 35.5 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 10.4 x 14 x 0 inch
$682
Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$1,933
Painting - 100 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$3,297
Print - 142.2 x 106.9 x 0.3 cm Print - 56 x 42.1 x 0.1 inch
$1,500
Photography - 40 x 50 x 0.2 cm Photography - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch
$1,478
Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.2 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch
$341
Painting - 50 x 50 x 3 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch
$1,705
Painting - 35 x 45 x 1.5 cm Painting - 13.8 x 17.7 x 0.6 inch
$1,080
Photography - 60 x 42 x 0.5 cm Photography - 23.6 x 16.5 x 0.2 inch
$1,876
Photography - 60 x 90 x 1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0.4 inch
$887
Photography - 12 x 16 cm Photography - 4.7 x 6.3 inch
$1,080
Painting - 50 x 75 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 29.5 x 0.8 inch
$2,956
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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