Architecture

Painting, L'orage, André Guillarmain

L'orage

André Guillarmain

Painting - 61 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 24 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

$943

Painting, Il Duomo Milano, Marco Crippa

Il Duomo Milano

Marco Crippa

Painting - 100 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch

$1,085

Painting, Bord de rivière, Michel Trapezaroff

Bord de rivière

Michel Trapezaroff

Painting - 38 x 55 x 2 cm Painting - 15 x 21.7 x 0.8 inch

$11,055

Photography, Goré 1977, Fabrice Malzieu

Goré 1977

Fabrice Malzieu

Photography - 29 x 29 x 0.3 cm Photography - 11.4 x 11.4 x 0.1 inch

$743

Painting, Pont du Gard, Natalia Kuruch

Pont du Gard

Natalia Kuruch

Painting - 80 x 120 x 3 cm Painting - 31.5 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch

$3,563

Print, Villa 6, Clément Reinaud

Villa 6

Clément Reinaud

Print - 55 x 77 x 0.2 cm Print - 21.7 x 30.3 x 0.1 inch

$277

Painting, Balcony, Marek Okrassa

Balcony

Marek Okrassa

Painting - 100 x 90 cm Painting - 39.4 x 35.4 inch

$6,660

Painting, Incoming Call, Wang Dianyu

Incoming Call

Wang Dianyu

Painting - 70 x 50 x 3 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch

$1,665

Painting, Avocado House in Volcanic Ash, Christopher Burk

Avocado House in Volcanic Ash

Christopher Burk

Painting - 20.3 x 20.3 x 5.1 cm Painting - 8 x 8 x 2 inch

$1,440

Print, Casa descompuesta, Francisco Nicolás

Casa descompuesta

Francisco Nicolás

Print - 30 x 40 x 0.1 cm Print - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0 inch

$166

Painting, Habiter demain, Rose #002, Patrick Santoni

Habiter demain, Rose #002

Patrick Santoni

Painting - 50 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

$1,332

Fine Art Drawings, Cité sous Marine, Audrey Rouvin

Cité sous Marine

Audrey Rouvin

Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 29.7 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 11.7 x 0 inch

$444

Print, Marine à Sète, Quim Corominas

Marine à Sète

Quim Corominas

Print - 66 x 50 x 0.5 cm Print - 26 x 19.7 x 0.2 inch

$166

Print, Cui-Cui, Bault

Cui-Cui

Bault

Print - 70 x 50 cm Print - 27.6 x 19.7 inch

$100

Photography, Tchernobyl, Guillaume Herbaut

Tchernobyl

Guillaume Herbaut

Photography - 60 x 75 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 29.5 x 0 inch

$3,274

Design, Radius, Olivier Moravik

Radius

Olivier Moravik

Design - 42 x 100 x 38 cm Design - 16.5 x 39.4 x 15 inch

$8,880

Painting, Ville de Granada, Carlos Marenco

Ville de Granada

Carlos Marenco

Painting - 100 x 70 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 27.6 x 1.2 inch

$3,330 $2,497

Painting, Cheerful Morning, Jia Yuan Hua

Cheerful Morning

Jia Yuan Hua

Painting - 30 x 25 x 3 cm Painting - 11.8 x 9.8 x 1.2 inch

$2,886

Painting, Grand Central, Rose Passalboni

Grand Central

Rose Passalboni

Painting - 80 x 80 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 inch

$6,064

Painting, Portxo II, Albert Alís

Portxo II

Albert Alís

Painting - 73 x 60 cm Painting - 28.7 x 23.6 inch

$2,109

Painting, Blue interior with plants, Bea Sarrias

Blue interior with plants

Bea Sarrias

Painting - 81 x 130 x 5 cm Painting - 31.9 x 51.2 x 2 inch

$3,774

Photography, Napoli, Gabriele Basilico

Napoli

Gabriele Basilico

Photography - 102 x 130 x 0.1 cm Photography - 40.2 x 51.2 x 0 inch

$9,990

Print, Au musée, Laurent Corvaisier

Au musée

Laurent Corvaisier

Print - 40 x 30 cm Print - 15.7 x 11.8 inch

$67

Painting, Village I, Jun Peng Wu

Village I

Jun Peng Wu

Painting - 80 x 40 x 1 cm Painting - 31.5 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch

$1,110

Print, Miller's, Jean-Baptiste Delarue

Miller's

Jean-Baptiste Delarue

Print - 35 x 35 x 0.1 cm Print - 13.8 x 13.8 x 0 inch

$194

Photography, Afghanistan, Brian McKee

Afghanistan

Brian McKee

Photography - 126 x 161 x 0.1 cm Photography - 49.6 x 63.4 x 0 inch

$3,330

Photography, Venice #1, William Stewart

Venice #1

William Stewart

Photography - 60 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0 inch

$386

Painting, 0958_0317_xchildhoodx, Yvan Salomone

0958_0317_xchildhoodx

Yvan Salomone

Painting - 96.5 x 137.3 cm Painting - 38 x 54.1 inch

$9,990

Painting, Senza Titolo, Veronica Botticelli

Senza Titolo

Veronica Botticelli

Painting - 100 x 150 cm Painting - 39.4 x 59.1 inch

$5,772

Painting, Toulouse Dawn, Olivier Lamboray

Toulouse Dawn

Olivier Lamboray

Painting - 50.8 x 68.6 x 5.1 cm Painting - 20 x 27 x 2 inch

$6,500

Painting, The Cleaning Lady, Max Baris

The Cleaning Lady

Max Baris

Painting - 50 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

$2,220

Print, City of words, Vito Acconci

City of words

Vito Acconci

Print - 87 x 70 cm Print - 34.3 x 27.6 inch

$3,330

Painting, Jeu de balle, Chufy

Jeu de balle

Chufy

Painting - 100 x 81 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.9 x 0.8 inch

$2,886

Painting, Distorted Landscape 2, Silvia Popova

Distorted Landscape 2

Silvia Popova

Painting - 96 x 117 x 2 cm Painting - 37.8 x 46.1 x 0.8 inch

$1,565

Painting, Plateforme Environnementale, Serge Salis

Plateforme Environnementale

Serge Salis

Painting - 29.5 x 39.5 x 0.5 cm Painting - 11.6 x 15.6 x 0.2 inch

$721

Painting, Hamburg, Blohm&Voss, Rio Tolten im Schwimmdock, Frank Suplie

Hamburg, Blohm&Voss, Rio Tolten im Schwimmdock

Frank Suplie

Painting - 80 x 100 x 4 cm Painting - 31.5 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch

$8,436

Print, Traverse Fleurie à Mykonos, Jean-Claude Quilici

Traverse Fleurie à Mykonos

Jean-Claude Quilici

Print - 73 x 94 x 0.3 cm Print - 28.7 x 37 x 0.1 inch

$422

Print, Bathing Beauties, Olivier Masmonteil

Bathing Beauties

Olivier Masmonteil

Print - 70 x 96 cm Print - 27.6 x 37.8 inch

$777

Photography, Miami Stripes 09 11bn, Luca Artioli

Miami Stripes 09 11bn

Luca Artioli

Photography - 114.3 x 177.8 x 0.3 cm Photography - 45 x 70 x 0.1 inch

$5,000

Painting, Ode to Textiles, Catalina Escallón Rosselli

Ode to Textiles

Catalina Escallón Rosselli

Painting - 12.7 x 17.78 x 1 cm Painting - 5 x 7 x 0.4 inch

$1,698

Photography, Untitled Desert Tile 2, Guido Segni

Untitled Desert Tile 2

Guido Segni

Photography - 70 x 100 x 3 cm Photography - 27.6 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch

$1,554

Photography, Bus 60, Cambrai, Camille Léage

Bus 60, Cambrai

Camille Léage

Photography - 40 x 30 cm Photography - 15.7 x 11.8 inch

$199

Print, Oxygen factory, Teddy Gardez

Oxygen factory

Teddy Gardez

Print - 80 x 110 x 0.2 cm Print - 31.5 x 43.3 x 0.1 inch

$1,054

Fine Art Drawings, Landscape with a Moon Jar, Mun-Hyun Cho

Landscape with a Moon Jar

Mun-Hyun Cho

Fine Art Drawings - 130.3 x 162 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 51.3 x 63.8 x 0.1 inch

$16,650

Print, Venice, Veronika Benoni

Venice

Veronika Benoni

Print - 30 x 40 cm Print - 11.8 x 15.7 inch

$322

Painting, Untitled, Mauro Bellucci

Untitled

Mauro Bellucci

Painting - 50 x 50 x 0.1 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0 inch

$1,110

Painting, Fenêtre sur Soi - série Paysage imaginaire matiériste, Dominique Arzoumanian (Darzou)

Fenêtre sur Soi - série Paysage imaginaire matiériste

Dominique Arzoumanian (Darzou)

Painting - 70 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

$1,165

Photography, Notre-Dame de Paris, Justina Napiorkowska

Notre-Dame de Paris

Justina Napiorkowska

Photography - 30 x 30 cm Photography - 11.8 x 11.8 inch

$277

Print, Untitle, Luis Fernández

Untitle

Luis Fernández

Print - 96.5 x 70 cm Print - 38 x 27.6 inch

$444

Sculpture, Mémoires, Isabelle Jeandot

Mémoires

Isabelle Jeandot

Sculpture - 46 x 28 x 18 cm Sculpture - 18.1 x 11 x 7.1 inch

$12,210

Painting, Lumière Etrange, Jean Duquoc

Lumière Etrange

Jean Duquoc

Painting - 81 x 65 x 4 cm Painting - 31.9 x 25.6 x 1.6 inch

$11,544

Print, Fontainebleau, Miami, Enoc Perez

Fontainebleau, Miami

Enoc Perez

Print - 70 x 100 x 0.02 cm Print - 27.6 x 39.4 x 0 inch

$7,770

Photography, Moti Masjid, Samuel Bourne

Moti Masjid

Samuel Bourne

Photography - 50.8 x 76.2 cm Photography - 20 x 30 inch

$244

Photography, Oblivion 3, Reza Khatir

Oblivion 3

Reza Khatir

Photography - 30 x 60 cm Photography - 11.8 x 23.6 inch

$805

Painting, New York 5, Wilfred

New York 5

Wilfred

Painting - 100 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

$3,108

Photography, Corvée d'eau, Tchétchénie, Françoise Spiekermeier

Corvée d'eau, Tchétchénie

Françoise Spiekermeier

Photography - 50 x 75 cm Photography - 19.7 x 29.5 inch

$1,665

Photography, The office, Jean-Michel Berts

The office

Jean-Michel Berts

Photography - 107 x 160 cm Photography - 42.1 x 63 inch

$7,159

Print, Artchitecture 64A, Lynette Jackson

Artchitecture 64A

Lynette Jackson

Print - 60 x 60 x 2 cm Print - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

$699

Painting, Friche à Coney Island, André Boubounelle

Friche à Coney Island

André Boubounelle

Painting - 40 x 40 x 1 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch

$4,440

Painting, Amsterdam, Jacques Coquillay

Amsterdam

Jacques Coquillay

Painting - 65 x 65 x 0.5 cm Painting - 25.6 x 25.6 x 0.2 inch

$2,886

Painting, Every corner is a meeting place, Ivan Peev

Every corner is a meeting place

Ivan Peev

Painting - 100 x 73 x 1.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 28.7 x 0.6 inch

$1,054

Painting, Am I Real, bAMbEL

Am I Real

bAMbEL

Painting - 65 x 92 x 2 cm Painting - 25.6 x 36.2 x 0.8 inch

$1,998

Print, Sous le baobab, Nadine Bénichou

Sous le baobab

Nadine Bénichou

Print - 30 x 40 x 2 cm Print - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

$599

Print, Bandiera, Tino Stefanoni

Bandiera

Tino Stefanoni

Print - 50 x 70 x 0.1 cm Print - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0 inch

$477

Painting, Memory 2, Nguyen Minh Nam

Memory 2

Nguyen Minh Nam

Painting - 70 x 50 x 1 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch

$5,272

Photography, Defining Shadows II, Maureen J Haldeman

Defining Shadows II

Maureen J Haldeman

Photography - 101.6 x 76.2 x 0.6 cm Photography - 40 x 30 x 0.25 inch

$1,400

Print, Dialogues of an introvert #16, Sameer Tawde

Dialogues of an introvert #16

Sameer Tawde

Print - 76.2 x 101.6 cm Print - 30 x 40 inch

$3,000

Design, Îlot 2, Grégoire Lavigne

Îlot 2

Grégoire Lavigne

Design - 23 x 58 x 51 cm Design - 9.1 x 22.8 x 20.1 inch

$1,332

Photography, Boxster, Patrick Lajoie

Boxster

Patrick Lajoie

Photography - 95 x 124 x 3 cm Photography - 37.4 x 48.8 x 1.2 inch

$5,439

Print, Chromatic Triangulation II, Herbert Bayer

Chromatic Triangulation II

Herbert Bayer

Print - 79.375 x 79.375 x 2.54 cm Print - 31.3 x 31.3 x 1 inch

$1,250

Painting, Sixth Floor, Keti Shapatava

Sixth Floor

Keti Shapatava

Painting - 80 x 60 x 2.3 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.9 inch

$2,220

Painting, Performance, Dénesh Ghyczy

Performance

Dénesh Ghyczy

Painting - 100 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch

$7,770

Painting, La bistro, Viktor Shvaiko

La bistro

Viktor Shvaiko

Painting - 61 x 81.3 x 2.5 cm Painting - 24 x 32 x 1 inch

$8,200

Painting, Petit bar à Kyoto - série voyage en Asie, Brigitte Genty

Petit bar à Kyoto - série voyage en Asie

Brigitte Genty

Painting - 46 x 38 x 2 cm Painting - 18.1 x 15 x 0.8 inch

$433

Painting, Clouds over the Tay Rail Bridge, Alastair Faulkner

Clouds over the Tay Rail Bridge

Alastair Faulkner

Painting - 35 x 45 x 5 cm Painting - 13.8 x 17.7 x 2 inch

$1,887

Sculpture, Le Minus, Alexandre Mijatovic

Le Minus

Alexandre Mijatovic

Sculpture - 26 x 10 x 10 cm Sculpture - 10.2 x 3.9 x 3.9 inch

$1,831

Design, Broken line 2, Goddog

Broken line 2

Goddog

Design - 70 x 70 x 4 cm Design - 27.6 x 27.6 x 1.6 inch

$3,552

Photography, Wooden Cab, Pedro Correa

Wooden Cab

Pedro Correa

Photography - 180 x 120 x 3 cm Photography - 70.9 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch

$7,082

Print, Il minareto, Salvatore Mangione (Salvo)

Il minareto

Salvatore Mangione (Salvo)

Print - 80 x 60 x 1 cm Print - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch

$766

Painting, Divergent paths #7, Christian Culver

Divergent paths #7

Christian Culver

Painting - 48.3 x 27.9 x 0.3 cm Painting - 19 x 11 x 0.1 inch

$1,550

Sculpture, Untitled, Gerd Kanz

Untitled

Gerd Kanz

Sculpture - 28 x 20 x 8 cm Sculpture - 11 x 7.9 x 3.1 inch

$1,887

Design, Lampe UNE, Arnaud Pohl

Lampe UNE

Arnaud Pohl

Design - 21 x 15.5 x 10.5 cm Design - 8.3 x 6.1 x 4.1 inch

$1,332

Fine Art Drawings, This place has been here before #2, Radina Stoimenova

This place has been here before #2

Radina Stoimenova

Fine Art Drawings - 97 x 140 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 38.2 x 55.1 x 0.1 inch

$1,598

Fine Art Drawings, Cubos Transparencia 2 (Framed), Rodrigo Spinel

Cubos Transparencia 2 (Framed)

Rodrigo Spinel

Fine Art Drawings - 25 x 35 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.8 x 13.8 x 0.1 inch

$700

Photography, Golden Flame, Juan Pablo Castro

Golden Flame

Juan Pablo Castro

Photography - 152.4 x 203.2 x 0.3 cm Photography - 60 x 80 x 0.1 inch

$6,000

Painting, Black Holes, Ernesto Jesus Garcia

Black Holes

Ernesto Jesus Garcia

Painting - 69.5 x 49.5 x 1 cm Painting - 27.4 x 19.5 x 0.4 inch

$3,996

Painting, Saint James town, Kofi Attigah

Saint James town

Kofi Attigah

Painting - 82 x 140 x 2 cm Painting - 32.3 x 55.1 x 0.8 inch

$666

Photography, Admont Abbey, library Hall, Austria, Reinhard Gorner

Admont Abbey, library Hall, Austria

Reinhard Gorner

Photography - 127 x 132 cm Photography - 50 x 52 inch

$6,660

Painting, Villa Hadriana - Teatro Marittimo - Tivoli, Thierry Machuron

Villa Hadriana - Teatro Marittimo - Tivoli

Thierry Machuron

Painting - 70 x 180 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 70.9 x 0.8 inch

$10,550

Photography, Architecture 14, Gonçalo Martins

Architecture 14

Gonçalo Martins

Photography - 19.5 x 19.5 x 0.1 cm Photography - 7.7 x 7.7 x 0 inch

$144

Photography, Pink Reflection, Elin Liavik

Pink Reflection

Elin Liavik

Photography - 29 x 39 cm Photography - 11.4 x 15.4 inch

$566

Painting, H-K Beautiful fake, Meleo

H-K Beautiful fake

Meleo

Painting - 39 x 29 x 4 cm Painting - 15.4 x 11.4 x 1.6 inch

$1,054

Sculpture, The invisible map bronze edition, Vincent Lamouroux

The invisible map bronze edition

Vincent Lamouroux

Sculpture - 2 x 6 x 11 cm Sculpture - 0.8 x 2.4 x 4.3 inch

$943

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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