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1968 Orange and green Parasols orange et vert
Jochen Michaelis
Painting - 32.5 x 50 x 0.5 cm Painting - 12.8 x 19.7 x 0.2 inch
$2,177
L'allée de cyprès
Andrée De Frémont
Painting - 54 x 65 x 2 cm Painting - 21.3 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch
$3,628
Washing lines
Barry Cawston
Photography - 100 x 120 x 2 cm Photography - 39.4 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch
$3,075
L'Usine à Châtelaine
Alexandre Rochat
Painting - 38 x 46 x 2 cm Painting - 15 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch
$755
Le bureau
Mathilde de Bellecombe
Painting - 80 x 120 x 4 cm Painting - 31.5 x 47.2 x 1.6 inch
$2,791
Toits de Paris II
Tanguy Mendrisse
Photography - 30 x 24 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 9.4 x 0 inch
$112
Le Monsieur de Borias a marié sa fille
Yves Calméjane
Painting - 60 x 73 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch
$1,987
Ruelle de Lumio
Yves Calméjane
Painting - 45 x 45.5 x 1.5 cm Painting - 17.7 x 17.9 x 0.6 inch
$1,116
Ponte Vecchio
Janice Alamanou
Photography - 48.5 x 64.5 x 0.2 cm Photography - 19.1 x 25.4 x 0.1 inch
$2,009
Sortie d’école, Kampala, Ouganda
Frédéric Noy
Photography - 40 x 60 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0 inch
$1,340
ED Ruscha : Picsou ta petite entreprise, connaît pas la crise ?
Benny Arte
Print - 50 x 78 x 1 cm Print - 19.7 x 30.7 x 0.4 inch
$1,005
The dog by the garage
Magnus Wahman
Photography - 40 x 73 x 0.3 cm Photography - 15.7 x 28.7 x 0.1 inch
$1,340
Apaemée, grande colonnade de torsadée
Michel Eisenlohr
Photography - 60 x 60 cm Photography - 23.6 x 23.6 inch
$1,340
Palmyre, temple de Bél
Michel Eisenlohr
Photography - 60 x 60 cm Photography - 23.6 x 23.6 inch
$1,340
Palmyre, bas relief au pied du temple de Bêl
Michel Eisenlohr
Photography - 60 x 50 cm Photography - 23.6 x 19.7 inch
$1,116
Palmyre, Temple funéraire
Michel Eisenlohr
Photography - 50 x 60 cm Photography - 19.7 x 23.6 inch
$1,116
Palmyre, Le tétrapyle
Michel Eisenlohr
Photography - 50 x 60 cm Photography - 19.7 x 23.6 inch
$1,116
Damas, mosquée des Omeyyades (cours)
Michel Eisenlohr
Photography - 50 x 60 cm Photography - 19.7 x 23.6 inch
$1,116
Damas, Mosquée des Omeyyades
Michel Eisenlohr
Photography - 60 x 50 cm Photography - 23.6 x 19.7 inch
$1,116
Palmyre, petit temple funéraire et château Qalat Ibn Maan
Michel Eisenlohr
Photography - 50 x 60 cm Photography - 19.7 x 23.6 inch
$1,116
Alep, la citadelle (murs)
Michel Eisenlohr
Photography - 50 x 60 cm Photography - 19.7 x 23.6 inch
$1,116
Palmyre, arc monumental
Michel Eisenlohr
Photography - 50 x 60 cm Photography - 19.7 x 23.6 inch
$1,116
Palmyre, temple de Bel
Michel Eisenlohr
Photography - 60 x 50 cm Photography - 23.6 x 19.7 inch
$1,116
Palmyre, Grande colonnade
Michel Eisenlohr
Photography - 60 x 50 cm Photography - 23.6 x 19.7 inch
$1,116
Arc de triomphe du Carrousel Paris impressionism
Gav Banns
Painting - 33 x 40.6 x 0.3 cm Painting - 13 x 16 x 0.1 inch
$881
Modern indifference
Lukasz Zalucki
Painting - 70 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 27.6 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$1,451
Gaia and the forest wanderer
Lukasz Zalucki
Painting - 80 x 120 x 3 cm Painting - 31.5 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch
$1,786
Le retour du Capitaine Nemo - Tour Perret
François Schuiten
Print - 70 x 50 cm Print - 27.6 x 19.7 inch
$123
Grands ensembles 13
Raynald Najosky
Photography - 30 x 20 x 1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 7.9 x 0.4 inch
$670
Chrysler 405 4
Raynald Najosky
Photography - 30 x 20 x 1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 7.9 x 0.4 inch
$670
La Dogana II sous la neige
Marianne Dencausse Robbe
Painting - 80 x 80 x 3 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch
$1,887
Instantané
Marianne Dencausse Robbe
Painting - 70 x 70 x 3 cm Painting - 27.6 x 27.6 x 1.2 inch
$1,775
Joshua Tree MLRS-02
Megan Mickael
Photography - 14.35 x 21.67 x 2.54 cm Photography - 5.6 x 8.5 x 1 inch
$1,842
Le Mont-Saint-Michel - série Paysage et mer
Nicolas Pizy
Painting - 50 x 50 x 3.5 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 1.4 inch
$592
Toits de Cassis
Léa Dedieu
Fine Art Drawings - 29.7 x 21 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.7 x 8.3 x 0 inch
$647
Toits de Provence
Léa Dedieu
Fine Art Drawings - 29.7 x 21 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.7 x 8.3 x 0 inch
$614
Quartier de l'Albacin, Grenade
Yves Brayer
Painting - 19 x 24 x 2.5 cm Painting - 7.5 x 9.4 x 1 inch
$6,140
La place animée et la Piazza Governo, à Bellinzone
Adrien Holy
Painting - 33 x 46 x 2 cm Painting - 13 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch
$1,235
Bio center – station over the vine
Kaliya Ka
Painting - 40 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
$513
Escalier à Tinos, Grèce
Jean Jacques Boimond
Painting - 40 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
$732
Wall with Rhombus
Charlotte Yonga
Photography - 86 x 70 x 0.2 cm Photography - 33.9 x 27.6 x 0.1 inch
$2,735
Sample space urban 2.3
Franck Guedj
Photography - 50 x 130 x 1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 51.2 x 0.4 inch
$3,237
Biltmore Hotel Clock at Palmcourt
Florian Doru Crihana
Painting - 40 x 30 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 inch
$900
Golden windows
Barry Cawston
Photography - 67 x 200 x 2 cm Photography - 26.4 x 78.7 x 0.8 inch
$3,907
By lamplight
Barry Cawston
Photography - 100 x 120 x 2 cm Photography - 39.4 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch
$3,860
Le baiser de Bordeaux
Yves Bordes Lapeyre
Photography - 30 x 45 x 1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 17.7 x 0.4 inch
$603
Chalet en montagne
Louis Henri Salzmann
Painting - 38 x 46 x 2 cm Painting - 15 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch
$881
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!