Gestural abstraction
Maria Esmar
Painting - 120 x 100 x 4 cm Painting - 47.2 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch
$2,907
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Painting - 120 x 100 x 4 cm Painting - 47.2 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch
$2,907
Painting - 60 x 73 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch
$1,990
Photography - 61 x 50 x 2 cm Photography - 24 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$3,913
Painting - 45 x 45.5 x 1.5 cm Painting - 17.7 x 17.9 x 0.6 inch
$1,118
Photography - 48.5 x 64.5 x 0.2 cm Photography - 19.1 x 25.4 x 0.1 inch
$2,012
Painting - 47 x 37 x 1 cm Painting - 18.5 x 14.6 x 0.4 inch
$699
Painting - 80 x 80 x 2.5 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 1 inch
$1,968
Painting - 22 x 35 x 2 cm Painting - 8.7 x 13.8 x 0.8 inch
$1,038
Painting - 40 x 40 x 1 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch
$11,180
Photography - 70 x 50 cm Photography - 27.6 x 19.7 inch
$280
Photography - 60 x 60 x 1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch
$872
Painting - 60 x 60 x 3.5 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 1.4 inch
$1,029
Painting - 116 x 81 x 3 cm Painting - 45.7 x 31.9 x 1.2 inch
$3,354
Painting - 80 x 80 x 3 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch
$1,889
Painting - 70 x 70 x 3 cm Painting - 27.6 x 27.6 x 1.2 inch
$1,778
Photography - 14.35 x 21.67 x 2.54 cm Photography - 5.6 x 8.5 x 1 inch
$1,845
Photography - 29 x 39 cm Photography - 11.4 x 15.4 inch
$550
Painting - 50 x 50 x 3.5 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 1.4 inch
$593
Photography - 91.4 x 121.9 x 3.8 cm Photography - 36 x 48 x 1.5 inch
$1,695
Photography - 91.4 x 121.9 x 3.8 cm Photography - 36 x 48 x 1.5 inch
$1,695
Photography - 91.4 x 121.9 x 3.8 cm Photography - 36 x 48 x 1.5 inch
$1,695
Photography - 91.4 x 121.9 x 3.8 cm Photography - 36 x 48 x 1.5 inch
$1,695
Photography - 91.4 x 121.9 x 3.8 cm Photography - 36 x 48 x 1.5 inch
$1,695
Painting - 19 x 24 x 2.5 cm Painting - 7.5 x 9.4 x 1 inch
$6,149
Photography - 100 x 70 x 1 cm Photography - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0.4 inch
$1,677
Photography - 70 x 70 x 1 cm Photography - 27.6 x 27.6 x 0.4 inch
$1,342
Painting - 40.5 x 26.5 x 1 cm Painting - 15.9 x 10.4 x 0.4 inch
$1,983
Painting - 81 x 60.5 x 2 cm Painting - 31.9 x 23.8 x 0.8 inch
$1,155
Painting - 116 x 81 x 2 cm Painting - 45.7 x 31.9 x 0.8 inch
$1,167
Painting - 67.7 x 93 x 2 cm Painting - 26.7 x 36.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,155
Painting - 40 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
$1,155
Painting - 50 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
$1,073
Painting - 67.5 x 93 x 2 cm Painting - 26.6 x 36.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,155
Painting - 40 x 30 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 inch
$900
Photography - 30 x 45 x 1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 17.7 x 0.4 inch
$604
Painting - 100 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$2,571
Painting - 65.5 x 80.5 x 0.5 cm Painting - 25.8 x 31.7 x 0.2 inch
$1,703
Fine Art Drawings - 76.2 x 101.6 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 40 x 0.04 inch
$6,000
Painting - 152.4 x 101.6 x 3.8 cm Painting - 60 x 40 x 1.5 inch
$16,000
Photography - 40 x 60 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0 inch
$1,342
Photography - 70 x 50 cm Photography - 27.6 x 19.7 inch
$280
Photography - 70 x 50 cm Photography - 27.6 x 19.7 inch
$280
Photography - 70 x 50 cm Photography - 27.6 x 19.7 inch
$280
Painting - 40 x 40 x 3.5 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 1.4 inch
$1,230
Painting - 40 x 40 x 3.5 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 1.4 inch
$1,230
Painting - 40 x 40 x 3.5 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 1.4 inch
$1,230
Painting - 40 x 40 x 3 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 1.2 inch
$671
Photography - 60 x 60 cm Photography - 23.6 x 23.6 inch
$1,342
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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