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Dining At The Eagle Club - Slim Aarons Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print
Slim Aarons
Photography - 76.2 x 50.8 cm Photography - 30 x 20 inch
$2,999
Jeux d'ombre
Agnès Tiollier
Fine Art Drawings - 100 x 70 x 0.25 cm Fine Art Drawings - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0.1 inch
$1,471
Hamburg, Blohm&Voss, Rio Tolten im Schwimmdock
Frank Suplie
Painting - 80 x 100 x 4 cm Painting - 31.5 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch
$8,600
Eberswalde Finow, Schiffshebewerk
Frank Suplie
Painting - 150 x 120 x 4 cm Painting - 59.1 x 47.2 x 1.6 inch
$23,764
Miami Circles 01
Luca Artioli
Photography - 68.6 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Photography - 27 x 40 x 0.1 inch
$3,000
Un ange passe
Franck-Bernard Gaulier
Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$1,924
Thunderbird Motel (The Last Picture Show)
Stefanie Schneider
Photography - 57 x 56 x 0.1 cm Photography - 22.4 x 22 x 0 inch
$2,263
Kung Fu Bel Air
Jens Ochlich
Photography - 38.1 x 25.4 x 0.3 cm Photography - 15 x 10 x 0.1 inch
$450
Attraction désastre
Céline Achour
Painting - 70 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$1,109
Les amants imaginaires
Tanguy Mendrisse
Photography - 80 x 60 x 0.1 cm Photography - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0 inch
$663
Empire Reflection
Cecile Gonne Victoria
Painting - 30 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
$328
Les cabanes de plage
Michèle Kaus
Painting - 50 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 19.7 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$1,697 $1,528
Factory & Sea sunset
Marion Sagon
Painting - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$3,848
Brutalist Water Tower & Abstractscape
Marion Sagon
Painting - 120 x 80 x 3 cm Painting - 47.2 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch
$4,866
National Theatre & Reflection
Marion Sagon
Painting - 80 x 80 x 3 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch
$3,282
Les falaises du Trocadéro 18 mai 2021 19h58
JR
Print - 64 x 96 x 1 cm Print - 25.2 x 37.8 x 0.4 inch
$3,961
Hommage à Lao Tseu H.16 cm Brossée
Francesco Marino Di Teana
Sculpture - 16 x 8.5 x 4 cm Sculpture - 6.3 x 3.3 x 1.6 inch
$453
Paris Boulevards extérieurs...
Michel Bianconi
Painting - 89 x 146 x 3 cm Painting - 35 x 57.5 x 1.2 inch
$28,857
Villa Hadriana - Teatro Marittimo - Tivoli
Thierry Machuron
Painting - 70 x 180 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 70.9 x 0.8 inch
$10,756
Composed gate
Yonatan Wondwosen
Painting - 100 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$4,527
Espace magique
Pedro Moreno Linares
Sculpture - 26 x 16 x 16 cm Sculpture - 10.2 x 6.3 x 6.3 inch
$1,109
N°1302 - How much " Geran " ?
Mehdi Mirbagheri
Print - 60 x 180 x 5 cm Print - 23.6 x 70.9 x 2 inch
$5,658
Textura Base (Framed)
Rodrigo Spinel
Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 29.7 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 11.7 x 0.1 inch
$600
An interior by Joseph Dirand
Manuel Santelices
Fine Art Drawings - 22.9 x 30.5 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9 x 12 x 0.1 inch
$800
N°80.160-1 14 (NG05)
Nicolas Galtier
Painting - 160 x 80 x 3 cm Painting - 63 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch
$4,527
And There Is Thinking Over Something
Eleonora Drumeva
Painting - 90 x 102 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 40.2 x 0.8 inch
$2,716
Au fond de la piscine
Lionel Morateur
Photography - 60 x 90 x 0.5 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0.2 inch
$1,132
Fish N Chips for dinner - Hold the vinegar
Andrew Weir
Painting - 48 x 36 x 0.1 cm Painting - 18.9 x 14.2 x 0 inch
$566
Untitled.
Kevin Jordan O'Shea
Photography - 30 x 45 x 0.3 cm Photography - 11.8 x 17.7 x 0.1 inch
$566
Perpetual Motion
Gagik Ghazanchyan
Painting - 62 x 84 x 0.2 cm Painting - 24.4 x 33.1 x 0.1 inch
$1,697 $1,443
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!