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Urbain brutalisme - Photographie digigraphie
Claire Giraudeau
Photography - 70 x 50 cm Photography - 27.6 x 19.7 inch
$279
The horse of Marly
Antoine Buttafoghi
Photography - 100 x 80 cm Photography - 39.4 x 31.5 inch
$1,563
Lafayette - The Hero of Two Worlds
Antoine Buttafoghi
Photography - 100 x 80 cm Photography - 39.4 x 31.5 inch
$1,563
La Basilique Saint-Pierre, Rome
Luigi Surdi
Painting - 54.5 x 66 x 0.5 cm Painting - 21.5 x 26 x 0.2 inch
$1,007
Structures du quotidien
Severine Dietrich
Painting - 60 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$1,228
Rome, al Foro Romano
Luigi Surdi
Painting - 49 x 65.5 x 0.5 cm Painting - 19.3 x 25.8 x 0.2 inch
$1,007
Ano Syra-Bougainvillea
Andrzej Borowski
Painting - 50 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
$2,177
Zone Commerciale #2
Severine Dietrich
Painting - 80 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 31.5 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$1,563
La petite fille de Jérusalem
Eveline Weil
Painting - 60 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$2,177
Singapore, Marina Bay from the Flyer 3
Bruno Paget
Photography - 60 x 80 x 2.7 cm Photography - 23.6 x 31.5 x 1.1 inch
$3,349
Singapore, electric Mosquito
Bruno Paget
Photography - 60 x 80 x 2.7 cm Photography - 23.6 x 31.5 x 1.1 inch
$2,791
Singapore, Mariana Bay & The Sands 1
Bruno Paget
Photography - 60 x 80 x 2.7 cm Photography - 23.6 x 31.5 x 1.1 inch
$2,791
San Francisco, Bay Bridge golfer
Bruno Paget
Photography - 60 x 80 x 2.7 cm Photography - 23.6 x 31.5 x 1.1 inch
$2,791
San Francisco, the drunk
Bruno Paget
Photography - 80 x 120 x 2.7 cm Photography - 31.5 x 47.2 x 1.1 inch
$3,907
Cuetzalan, Pigment Print
Miguel Winograd
Photography - 50.8 x 61 x 0.3 cm Photography - 20 x 24 x 0.1 inch
$900
1911 Maison de campagne Country house
Eugène Druet
Photography - 43 x 54 cm Photography - 16.9 x 21.3 inch
$1,619
1915 Escalier du village Village Stairs
Eugène Druet
Photography - 54 x 43 cm Photography - 21.3 x 16.9 inch
$1,953
1915 Maison normande Normandy house
Eugène Druet
Photography - 43 x 54 cm Photography - 16.9 x 21.3 inch
$1,619
Delirio Exótico #15 Collage. From 'Exotic Delirium' series
Paloma Castello
Photography - 119.9 x 82.8 x 0.3 cm Photography - 47.2 x 32.6 x 0.1 inch
$1,500
Delirio Exótico #11
Paloma Castello
Photography - 119.9 x 82.8 x 0.3 cm Photography - 47.2 x 32.6 x 0.1 inch
$1,500
Delirio Exótico #9
Paloma Castello
Photography - 119.9 x 82.8 x 0.3 cm Photography - 47.2 x 32.6 x 0.1 inch
$1,500
Delirio Exótico #8
Paloma Castello
Photography - 82.8 x 119.9 x 0.3 cm Photography - 32.6 x 47.2 x 0.1 inch
$1,500
Delirio Exótico #7
Paloma Castello
Photography - 82.8 x 119.9 x 0.3 cm Photography - 32.6 x 47.2 x 0.1 inch
$1,500
Untitled 32 from the series of INtheVISIBLE
Arslan Sükan
Photography - 53 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 20.9 x 15.7 x 0 inch
$1,500
Architecture I.
Sandra Salamonová
Photography - 40 x 30 x 1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
$759
Blue Heaven
Sandra Salamonová
Photography - 40 x 30 x 1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
$759
The Repetition in Blue
Martin Kallay
Photography - 45 x 30 x 1 cm Photography - 17.7 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
$1,340
Untitled
Guillaume Chansarel (Guiyome)
Fine Art Drawings - 29.5 x 41.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.6 x 16.3 inch
$391
Une vie sinon rien
Alexandre Mijatovic
Sculpture - 70 x 20 x 20 cm Sculpture - 27.6 x 7.9 x 7.9 inch
$5,023
Savage System Casino
Robert Jaso
Photography - 100 x 100 x 1 cm Photography - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.4 inch
$2,735
Urban overstory
Madonna Phillips
Painting - 91.4 x 182.9 x 5.1 cm Painting - 36 x 72 x 2 inch
$10,500
Rock and roller
Adam Regan
Photography - 100.1 x 150.1 x 0.3 cm Photography - 39.4 x 59.1 x 0.1 inch
$1,035
La Venise bleue saison 2
SLH Artiste
Painting - 100 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$1,094
La Venise bleue saison 1
SLH Artiste
Painting - 100 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$1,094
Les heures sombres de Florence
SLH Artiste
Painting - 70 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$1,451
Give him that apple or not?
Tom Kuran
Painting - 100 x 80 x 2.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 1 inch
$6,084
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!