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Travaux dans la rue
Henry Meylan
Painting - 100.5 x 73 x 2 cm Painting - 39.6 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch
£2,789
Sans titre
Camille Adra
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 40 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch
£195
Late Coffee, Route 66
Heike Bohnstengel
Photography - 30 x 30 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0 inch
£310
Vista Las Palmas #1
Heike Bohnstengel
Photography - 30 x 30 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0 inch
£310
Cathédrale Saint Pierre, Haut de vieille ville Genève
Benjamin II Vautier
Painting - 65 x 54 x 2 cm Painting - 25.6 x 21.3 x 0.8 inch
£3,180
Avignon Castle
Alexandr Reznichenko
Painting - 130 x 70 x 3 cm Painting - 51.2 x 27.6 x 1.2 inch
£5,323
When I was young, I used to have followers, now I just follow him
K Oldal
Painting - 20 x 25 x 0.2 cm Painting - 7.9 x 9.8 x 0.1 inch
£355
Rest of the Plastic Swans
Eleonora Drumeva
Painting - 60 x 70 x 4 cm Painting - 23.6 x 27.6 x 1.6 inch
£2,342
Carnaval de Venise. Les amoureux 2
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
£1,153
Carnaval de Venise. Miroir mon beau miroir
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
£1,242
Touareg. Ouarzazate. Maroc
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
£1,153
Angkor Vat Ritual
Franck Kemkeng Noah
Painting - 160 x 200 x 5 cm Painting - 63 x 78.7 x 2 inch
£7,984
Trône en Majesté Nfonrifoum
Franck Kemkeng Noah
Painting - 160 x 200 x 5 cm Painting - 63 x 78.7 x 2 inch
£7,984
Débarquement Massaïs à Marrakech
Franck Kemkeng Noah
Painting - 180 x 240 x 5 cm Painting - 70.9 x 94.5 x 2 inch
£8,871
Procession in Casablanca
Franck Kemkeng Noah
Painting - 180 x 240 x 5 cm Painting - 70.9 x 94.5 x 2 inch
£8,871
Ritual d’Initiation
Franck Kemkeng Noah
Painting - 160 x 240 x 5 cm Painting - 63 x 94.5 x 2 inch
£8,871
Chapelle Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours, Hautes-Alpes, de la série Sur les chemins du Briançonnais
José Nicolas
Photography - 36 x 36 x 0.1 cm Photography - 14.2 x 14.2 x 0 inch
£444
Calle azul en NY
Alejandro Quincoces
Painting - 96 x 150 x 4 cm Painting - 37.8 x 59.1 x 1.6 inch
£11,222
Structure métal II
Delphine Brabant
Sculpture - 25 x 42 x 24 cm Sculpture - 9.8 x 16.5 x 9.4 inch
£2,040
Aan de Amsterdamse Grachten III
Rick Triest
Painting - 80 x 120 x 4 cm Painting - 31.5 x 47.2 x 1.6 inch
£2,173
Downtown Los Angeles
John Kilduff
Painting - 137.2 x 182.9 x 3.8 cm Painting - 54 x 72 x 1.5 inch
£5,284
La maison de la colline
Tim Blandin
Painting - 97 x 146 x 3 cm Painting - 38.2 x 57.5 x 1.2 inch
£6,032
La Grande Mosquée des Omeyades
Thibaut De Rohan-Chabot
Photography - 61 x 41 x 0.1 cm Photography - 24 x 16.1 x 0 inch
£444
City Hall
Thibaut De Rohan-Chabot
Photography - 71 x 71 x 0.2 cm Photography - 28 x 28 x 0.1 inch
£444
Life in the city I
Paraskevas Papadopoulos
Painting - 60 x 40 x 3 cm Painting - 23.6 x 15.7 x 1.2 inch
£5,047
Life in the city
Paraskevas Papadopoulos
Painting - 100 x 70 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 27.6 x 1.2 inch
£5,835
Les amants de Montmartre
Yvan Philmer
Painting - 80 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 31.5 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
£2,413
Century Class
Patrick Lajoie
Photography - 95 x 124 x 3 cm Photography - 37.4 x 48.8 x 1.2 inch
£5,012
Cadillac Dreams
Patrick Lajoie
Photography - 95 x 124 x 3 cm Photography - 37.4 x 48.8 x 1.2 inch
£5,012
C'est ici - série paysage imaginaire
Marc Sinic
Print - 50 x 70 x 1.5 cm Print - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.6 inch
£355
Autoportrait au pack - série monde imaginaire
Marc Sinic
Print - 50 x 70 x 1.5 cm Print - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.6 inch
£355
Dream Machine / Homage To Interbau 57 Berlin 3
Sergei Sviatchenko
Photography - 21 x 29 cm Photography - 8.3 x 11.4 inch
£2,661
Dream Machine / Homage To Interbau 57 Berlin 4
Sergei Sviatchenko
Photography - 21 x 29 cm Photography - 8.3 x 11.4 inch
£2,661
Dream Machine / Homage To Interbau 57 Berlin 5
Sergei Sviatchenko
Photography - 21 x 29 cm Photography - 8.3 x 11.4 inch
£2,661
Dream Machine / Homage To Interbau 57 Berlin 6
Sergei Sviatchenko
Photography - 21 x 29 cm Photography - 8.3 x 11.4 inch
£2,661
Dream Machine / Homage To Interbau 57 Berlin 7
Sergei Sviatchenko
Photography - 21 x 29 cm Photography - 8.3 x 11.4 inch
£2,661
Dream Machine / Homage To Interbau 57 Berlin 1
Sergei Sviatchenko
Photography - 29 x 21 cm Photography - 11.4 x 8.3 inch
£2,661
Dream Machine / Homage To Interbau 57 Berlin 2
Sergei Sviatchenko
Photography - 21 x 29 cm Photography - 8.3 x 11.4 inch
£2,661
Dream Machine / Homage To Interbau 57 Berlin 1
Sergei Sviatchenko
Photography - 21 x 29 cm Photography - 8.3 x 11.4 inch
£2,661
Legendary Peter Behrens AEG Turbine Factory Berlin 4
Sergei Sviatchenko
Photography - 21 x 29 cm Photography - 8.3 x 11.4 inch
£2,661
Legendary Peter Behrens AEG Turbine Factory Berlin 7
Sergei Sviatchenko
Photography - 21 x 29 cm Photography - 8.3 x 11.4 inch
£2,661
Legendary Peter Behrens AEG Turbine Factory Berlin 9
Sergei Sviatchenko
Photography - 21 x 29 cm Photography - 8.3 x 11.4 inch
£2,661
Legendary Peter Behrens AEG Turbine Factory Berlin 10
Sergei Sviatchenko
Photography - 29 x 21 cm Photography - 11.4 x 8.3 inch
£2,661
Legendary Peter Behrens AEG Turbine Factory Berlin 13
Sergei Sviatchenko
Photography - 29 x 21 cm Photography - 11.4 x 8.3 inch
£2,661
Legendary Peter Behrens AEG Turbine Factory Berlin 12
Sergei Sviatchenko
Photography - 29 x 21 cm Photography - 11.4 x 8.3 inch
£2,661
Legendary Peter Behrens AEG Turbine Factory Berlin 3
Sergei Sviatchenko
Photography - 21 x 29 cm Photography - 8.3 x 11.4 inch
£2,661
Legendary Peter Behrens AEG Turbine Factory Berlin 1
Sergei Sviatchenko
Photography - 21 x 29 cm Photography - 8.3 x 11.4 inch
£2,661
Los Angeles sunset
Yaroslav Yasenev
Painting - 150 x 160 x 2 cm Painting - 59.1 x 63 x 0.8 inch
£3,016
New York
Jean-Michel Berts
Photography - 109 x 150 x 2 cm Photography - 42.9 x 59.1 x 0.8 inch
£5,722
Arc de Triomphe
Jean-Michel Berts
Photography - 110 x 150 x 2 cm Photography - 43.3 x 59.1 x 0.8 inch
£6,165
Tour Eiffel brume
Jean-Michel Berts
Photography - 150 x 110 x 2 cm Photography - 59.1 x 43.3 x 0.8 inch
£6,165
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!