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Mourenx, la tour des célibataires
Hervé Di Rosa
Print - 50 x 35 x 1 cm Print - 19.7 x 13.8 x 0.4 inch
$167
Psychédélique village
Martine Fauve Dechavanne
Painting - 120 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 47.2 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
$1,674
Serpentina naranja
Ariel Elizondo Lizarraga
Sculpture - 114 x 6 x 0.5 cm Sculpture - 44.9 x 2.4 x 0.2 inch
$2,456
Andres Alsina in Paris
Manuel Santelices
Fine Art Drawings - 27.9 x 27.9 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11 x 11 x 0.1 inch
$950
Taharqa et la nuit #14
Juliette Agnel
Photography - 106 x 160 cm Photography - 41.7 x 63 inch
$7,256
Cathédrale Saint Julien Le Mans
Stéphane Cantin
Painting - 60 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
$949
Villa au Palmier Rouge
Cédrick Vannier
Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$4,186
Villa aux Reflets Bleus
Cédrick Vannier
Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$4,186
West Bottoms Kansas City #1
John Ferry
Painting - 25.4 x 40.64 x 0.1 cm Painting - 10 x 16 x 0 inch
$2,210
White Dog in Dem Platz
Tinatin Chkhikvishvili
Painting - 26 x 32 x 2 cm Painting - 10.2 x 12.6 x 0.8 inch
$893 $759
Petit amphithéâtre
Guillaume Couffignal
Sculpture - 37 x 23 x 20 cm Sculpture - 14.6 x 9.1 x 7.9 inch
$2,009
L'hôtel isolé, Alcúdia
Christelle Yambayisa
Photography - 70 x 105 x 1 cm Photography - 27.6 x 41.3 x 0.4 inch
$3,126
Streets of Los Angeles
Serhii Cherniakovskyi
Painting - 90 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,700
Vagabondages 17
Carlos Arriagada
Photography - 75 x 50 x 0.1 cm Photography - 29.5 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$1,898
Pêcherie aux arbres
Pierrick Tual
Painting - 46 x 65 x 2 cm Painting - 18.1 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,674
Vertical en construction_1
David Moreno
Sculpture - 54 x 33 x 20 cm Sculpture - 21.3 x 13 x 7.9 inch
$3,349
Dog in a Chair
Tinatin Chkhikvishvili
Painting - 30 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
$1,005
House Near the Forest
Tinatin Chkhikvishvili
Painting - 60 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$2,233
Evening Cinque Terre
Alisa Onipchenko-Cherniakovska
Painting - 80 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$2,902 $2,322
Evening Beach, La Garoup, Antibes
Andrey Chebotaru
Painting - 80 x 150 x 2.5 cm Painting - 31.5 x 59.1 x 1 inch
$6,400 $5,120
Paradise Courtyard
Andrey Chebotaru
Painting - 100 x 90 x 2.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 35.4 x 1 inch
$5,300 $4,240
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
$837
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
$614
LI JAGYONG 1991 Monotype MMCA Museum Modern Contemporary Art Seoul
Li Ja-gyong
Print - 22.5 x 31.5 x 0.5 cm Print - 8.9 x 12.4 x 0.2 inch
$1,105
La relève - série Paysage imaginaire
Jean-Daniel Depardieu
Painting - 68 x 57 x 1 cm Painting - 26.8 x 22.4 x 0.4 inch
$1,256
L'heure bleue
Artiste Ouvrier
Painting - 120 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 47.2 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch
$5,023 $4,521
La nocturne
Artiste Ouvrier
Painting - 120 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 47.2 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch
$5,023 $4,521
Bâtiment dorés
Ysabel Laffitte
Painting - 30 x 40 x 1 cm Painting - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch
$1,105 $553
Sans titre - série coque et ancre de bateaux
Andreas Möltgen
Photography - 40 x 60 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0 inch
$692
Sans titre - série coque et ancre de bateau
Andreas Möltgen
Photography - 40 x 60 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0 inch
$692
Sans titre - série coque et ancre de bateaux
Andreas Möltgen
Photography - 40 x 60 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0 inch
$692
Sans titre - série Bateaux et coque de bateaux
Andreas Möltgen
Photography - 60 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0 inch
$692
Sas titre - série Bateaux et coque de bateaux
Andreas Möltgen
Photography - 40 x 60 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0 inch
$692
Sans titre - série Bateaux et coque de bateaux
Andreas Möltgen
Photography - 40 x 60 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0 inch
$692
Sans titre - série Bateaux et coque de bateaux
Andreas Möltgen
Photography - 40 x 60 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0 inch
$692
La estacion de autobus
Alejandro Quincoces
Painting - 32 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 12.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$3,126
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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