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Hospital
Ray Smith
Fine Art Drawings - 27 x 37 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 10.6 x 14.6 x 0 inch
$1,060
La Palette dans le Circuit de Sao
Carol Aplogan
Photography - 80 x 60 x 0.3 cm Photography - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.1 inch
$781
Helix, Singapour
Carol Aplogan
Photography - 60 x 80 x 0.3 cm Photography - 23.6 x 31.5 x 0.1 inch
$837
La Palette de Sao, Brazil
Carol Aplogan
Photography - 60 x 80 x 0.3 cm Photography - 23.6 x 31.5 x 0.1 inch
$781
Sous Mac, Niteroï
Carol Aplogan
Photography - 80 x 60 x 0.3 cm Photography - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.1 inch
$781
Dress Code
Cheraine Collette
Photography - 67 x 100 x 3 cm Photography - 26.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$4,130
Staring Lions
Cheraine Collette
Photography - 67 x 100 x 2 cm Photography - 26.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$4,130
Tallest in the Building
Cheraine Collette
Photography - 67 x 100 x 2 cm Photography - 26.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$4,465
Satirs and stripes
Cheraine Collette
Photography - 100 x 67 x 2 cm Photography - 39.4 x 26.4 x 0.8 inch
$4,465
Waltz of the whales
Cheraine Collette
Photography - 67 x 121 x 2 cm Photography - 26.4 x 47.6 x 0.8 inch
$4,130
N° 1221 Marennes. Chenal de Cayenne.
R. Cavalié
Painting - 60 x 73 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch
$781
Water ballet
Cheraine Collette
Photography - 67 x 100 x 2 cm Photography - 26.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$4,130
Early Sunday Morning (d'après Edward Hopper)
Edward Hopper
Design - 80.5 x 20.5 x 1.2 cm Design - 31.7 x 8.1 x 0.5 inch
$335
Seal of Treasures
Cheraine Collette
Photography - 67 x 100 x 3 cm Photography - 26.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$3,349
An Island in the Air
Urs Lüthi
Photography - 50 x 60 x 0.3 cm Photography - 19.7 x 23.6 x 0.1 inch
$558
N° 1198 Entracte. Jardinière 4.
R. Cavalié
Painting - 80 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
$692
Console Table Camo Wood Dark oak
Un'common
Design - 85 x 50 x 28 cm Design - 33.5 x 19.7 x 11 inch
$1,473
Coffee Table Pera S smoky oak Calacatta Viola
Un'common
Design - 44 x 40 x 40 cm Design - 17.3 x 15.7 x 15.7 inch
$1,451
GRUFF L brushed Nero Marquina
Un'common
Design - 30 x 90 x 90 cm Design - 11.8 x 35.4 x 35.4 inch
$1,563
GRUFF L grooved Pietra Grey
Un'common
Design - 30 x 90 x 90 cm Design - 11.8 x 35.4 x 35.4 inch
$2,154
GRUFF M grooved Pietra Grey
Un'common
Design - 35 x 70 x 70 cm Design - 13.8 x 27.6 x 27.6 inch
$1,563
Le jardin oublié IV
Bruno Mallart
Fine Art Drawings - 184 x 87 x 3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 72.4 x 34.3 x 1.2 inch
$17,860
Green Hose and Rebars
Noa Charuvi
Painting - 40.64 x 50.8 x 2 cm Painting - 16 x 20 x 0.8 inch
$2,873
Mont saint Notseig
Notseig
Fine Art Drawings - 38 x 29.5 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15 x 11.6 x 0.4 inch
$893
N° 1010 Patetico ostinato.
R. Cavalié
Painting - 73 x 54 x 2 cm Painting - 28.7 x 21.3 x 0.8 inch
$670
Sightseeing No.9
Jia Yuan Hua
Painting - 40 x 30 x 3 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 1.2 inch
$3,795 $3,226
Parallel Worlds
Jeff Cunningham
Sculpture - 30 x 30 x 7 cm Sculpture - 11.8 x 11.8 x 2.8 inch
$3,402
Ferme au bord de la rivière
Albert Silvestre
Painting - 60 x 46 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch
$629
Marc Prat | Absis III - Triptic on wood
Marc Prat
Painting - 240 x 220 x 5 cm Painting - 94.5 x 86.6 x 2 inch
$13,395
Train de nuit #13 (au petit matin)
Philippe Saucourt
Painting - 70 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,591
La maison jaune
Jean-Paul Duvilliers
Painting - 30 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
$167
Fin de journée
Jean-Paul Duvilliers
Painting - 73 x 92 x 2 cm Painting - 28.7 x 36.2 x 0.8 inch
$781
3K Project - Untitled N° 08
Steeve Bauras
Photography - 80 x 53 x 4 cm Photography - 31.5 x 20.9 x 1.6 inch
$2,233
La Type 29 - Entrée en Gare de Schaerbeek
François Schuiten
Print - 70 x 50 cm Print - 27.6 x 19.7 inch
$123
Belle soirée sur Omotesando à Tokyo
Nelson Fabiano
Painting - 150 x 150 x 3 cm Painting - 59.1 x 59.1 x 1.2 inch
$10,939
Stamattina dalla finestra
Luigi Iona
Painting - 70 x 50 x 0.3 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch
$100
Studio door and rock wall
HowardArthur Tweedie
Painting - 44 x 34 x 2 cm Painting - 17.3 x 13.4 x 0.8 inch
$2,233
Untitled
Bernardo Navarro
Fine Art Drawings - 31 x 42.9 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.2 x 16.9 inch
$500
Trees and church (Bavaria)
Christophe Jacrot
Photography - 70 x 105 x 0.1 cm Photography - 27.6 x 41.3 x 0 inch
$3,572
Flashlights
Christophe Jacrot
Photography - 70 x 105 x 0.1 cm Photography - 27.6 x 41.3 x 0 inch
$3,572
Haddenham. Buckinghamshire. Aston Road
Simon Kozhin
Painting - 25 x 35 x 0.3 cm Painting - 9.8 x 13.8 x 0.1 inch
$3,460
5th Avenue
Christophe Jacrot
Photography - 70 x 105 x 0.1 cm Photography - 27.6 x 41.3 x 0 inch
$3,572
West Broadway
Christophe Jacrot
Photography - 70 x 105 x 0.1 cm Photography - 27.6 x 41.3 x 0 inch
$3,572
Before the storm. Karmanovo
Simon Kozhin
Painting - 21.13 x 27.69 x 0.3 cm Painting - 8.3 x 10.9 x 0.1 inch
$3,795
Marlow. Buckinghamshire
Simon Kozhin
Painting - 25 x 35 x 0.3 cm Painting - 9.8 x 13.8 x 0.1 inch
$3,349
Zvenigorod Monastery
Simon Kozhin
Painting - 20 x 30 x 0.3 cm Painting - 7.9 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch
$3,237
Abandoned mountain village in Sutomore
Simon Kozhin
Painting - 20 x 30 x 0.3 cm Painting - 7.9 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch
$3,684
Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi Akkerman fortress
Simon Kozhin
Painting - 25 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 9.8 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$5,023
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!