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Utopian Foyer IV, Milan
Richard Heeps
Photography - 38 x 28 x 0.5 cm Photography - 15 x 11 x 0.2 inch
$236
The invisible map
Vincent Lamouroux
Sculpture - 60 x 60 x 20 cm Sculpture - 23.6 x 23.6 x 7.9 inch
$7,256
El Puente
Catalina Escallón Rosselli
Painting - 25.4 x 20.32 x 1 cm Painting - 10 x 8 x 0.4 inch
$2,422
I knew the kids would make it work
Ngahina Belton-Bodsworth
Painting - 53 x 64 x 3 cm Painting - 20.9 x 25.2 x 1.2 inch
$3,226
Prime property in an ideal location
Ngahina Belton-Bodsworth
Painting - 50 x 89 x 3 cm Painting - 19.7 x 35 x 1.2 inch
$3,583
Love in the tropics
Rodrigo
Photography - 35.6 x 23.8 x 0.1 cm Photography - 14 x 9.4 x 0 inch
$2,231
Tobias left, the dog ran after him. Anna became sad and cried
Tom Kuran
Painting - 100 x 80 x 2.4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.9 inch
$5,191
Akihabara Street View
Marco Santaniello
Print - 32 x 45 x 0.1 cm Print - 12.6 x 17.7 x 0 inch
$335 $285
Pantheon Mesopotamia Greece
Gabriele Heider
Painting - 60 x 60 x 4.5 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 1.8 inch
$5,202
1985 Paris Rue Saint Dominique CARNAVALET MUSEUM PARIS Collection
Kojiro Akagi
Print - 38 x 45.3 cm Print - 15 x 17.8 inch
$776
Sobre el filtro de la realidad II
Francisco Nicolás
Print - 30 x 40 x 0.1 cm Print - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0 inch
$167
Broken Circle
Karine Giboulo
Sculpture - 170 x 270 x 244 cm Sculpture - 66.9 x 106.3 x 96.1 inch
$38,500
Disco volante Boston Terrier
Aperato
Painting - 42 x 60 x 3 cm Painting - 16.5 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch
$1,340
Alerte Ouragan : Villa Ravagée N°1
Yann Crenn
Print - 105 x 75 x 0.1 cm Print - 41.3 x 29.5 x 0 inch
$2,567
Signes de désorientations (série)
Patrick Beaulieu
Photography - 27.9 x 35.6 x 0.3 cm Photography - 11 x 14 x 0.1 inch
$1,563
Signes de désorientations (série)
Patrick Beaulieu
Photography - 27.9 x 35.6 x 0.3 cm Photography - 11 x 14 x 0.1 inch
$1,563
Signes de désorientations (série)
Patrick Beaulieu
Photography - 27.9 x 35.6 x 0.3 cm Photography - 11 x 14 x 0.1 inch
$1,563
Signes de désorientations (série)
Patrick Beaulieu
Photography - 27.9 x 35.6 x 0.3 cm Photography - 11 x 14 x 0.1 inch
$1,563
Signes de désorientations (série)
Patrick Beaulieu
Photography - 27.9 x 35.6 x 0.3 cm Photography - 11 x 14 x 0.1 inch
$1,563
Signes de désorientations (série)
Patrick Beaulieu
Photography - 27.9 x 35.6 x 0.3 cm Photography - 11 x 14 x 0.1 inch
$1,563
Red barn 2.0
Savvas Christodoulou
Painting - 30 x 40 x 1.8 cm Painting - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.7 inch
$1,116
Forailver
Blondin91
Fine Art Drawings - 65 x 50 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch
$1,340
Rust Life
Blondin91
Fine Art Drawings - 60 x 50 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 23.6 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch
$1,340
Floor number 9
Jean-Marie Gitard (Mr Strange)
Print - 49 x 49 x 0.1 cm Print - 19.3 x 19.3 x 0 inch
$334
Cheval cloitré
Mathieu Pujol
Photography - 75 x 50 x 0.1 cm Photography - 29.5 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$1,340
Tight Corner 1
Kehinde Oyafajo
Painting - 119.9 x 89.9 x 2.5 cm Painting - 47.2 x 35.4 x 1 inch
$2,800
Street comfort
Paul J Bucknall
Photography - 61 x 40.6 x 0.3 cm Photography - 24 x 16 x 0.1 inch
$687
Places (2)
Robbie Cornelissen
Fine Art Drawings - 30.5 x 41.9 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12 x 16.5 x 0.1 inch
$1,887
Places (1)
Robbie Cornelissen
Fine Art Drawings - 22.9 x 30.5 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9 x 12 x 0.1 inch
$1,887
Places (underworld)
Robbie Cornelissen
Fine Art Drawings - 25.4 x 33 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 10 x 13 x 0.1 inch
$1,887
Places (Horreum)
Robbie Cornelissen
Fine Art Drawings - 22.9 x 33 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9 x 13 x 0.1 inch
$1,887
North Beach, Miami Beach
Andy Sweet
Photography - 40 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0 inch
$1,842
Bleecker Street - Lafayette NYC
Marco Santaniello
Print - 32 x 45 x 0.1 cm Print - 12.6 x 17.7 x 0 inch
$335 $285
Fruttivendolo in Naples
Marco Santaniello
Print - 45 x 32 x 0.1 cm Print - 17.7 x 12.6 x 0 inch
$335 $285
Meikong Train Market
Marco Santaniello
Print - 45 x 32 x 0.1 cm Print - 17.7 x 12.6 x 0 inch
$335 $285
Gundam Odaiba Tokyo
Marco Santaniello
Print - 45 x 32 x 0.1 cm Print - 17.7 x 12.6 x 0 inch
$335 $285
Squatter Building Berlin
Marco Santaniello
Print - 32 x 45 x 0.1 cm Print - 12.6 x 17.7 x 0 inch
$335 $285
Le temple d'argent au Japon
Thierry Bazin
Photography - 37 x 37 x 0.5 cm Photography - 14.6 x 14.6 x 0.2 inch
$547
Le Quai de Seine à Paris - série bords de Seine
Thierry Bazin
Photography - 27 x 27 x 0.5 cm Photography - 10.6 x 10.6 x 0.2 inch
$324
Le Quai aux fleurs à Paris - série bords de Seine
Thierry Bazin
Photography - 27 x 27 x 0.5 cm Photography - 10.6 x 10.6 x 0.2 inch
$324
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!