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Camille Adra
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 40 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch
$249
Late Coffee, Route 66
Heike Bohnstengel
Photography - 30 x 30 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$396
Vista Las Palmas #1
Heike Bohnstengel
Photography - 30 x 30 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$396
Geometric Contact
Juan Pablo Castro
Photography - 61 x 91.4 x 0.3 cm Photography - 24 x 36 x 0.1 inch
$3,000
Have Some Skittles
Juan Pablo Castro
Photography - 61 x 91.4 x 0.3 cm Photography - 24 x 36 x 0.1 inch
$3,000
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
$4,004
Avignon Castle
Alexandr Reznichenko
Painting - 130 x 70 x 3 cm Painting - 51.2 x 27.6 x 1.2 inch
$6,785
Rest of the Plastic Swans
Eleonora Drumeva
Painting - 60 x 70 x 4 cm Painting - 23.6 x 27.6 x 1.6 inch
$2,986
View of an office building
Jason DeBose
Photography - 83 x 58 x 2 cm Photography - 32.7 x 22.8 x 0.8 inch
$2,488
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
$1,470
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
$1,583
Touareg. Ouarzazate. Maroc
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,470
Underworld (1b)
Robbie Cornelissen
Fine Art Drawings - 27 x 35 cm Fine Art Drawings - 10.6 x 13.8 inch
$3,619
Loggia
Robbie Cornelissen
Fine Art Drawings - 28.5 x 36 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.2 x 14.2 x 0.4 inch
$3,100
Hide-And-Seek (Blue & Yellow)
Téber
Photography - 100 x 80 x 0.1 cm Photography - 39.4 x 31.5 x 0 inch
$2,940
Secret Society
Franck Kemkeng Noah
Painting - 90 x 144 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 56.7 x 0.8 inch
$4,976
Calle azul en NY
Alejandro Quincoces
Painting - 96 x 150 x 4 cm Painting - 37.8 x 59.1 x 1.6 inch
$14,306
Structure métal II
Delphine Brabant
Sculpture - 25 x 42 x 24 cm Sculpture - 9.8 x 16.5 x 9.4 inch
$2,601
Aan de Amsterdamse Grachten III
Rick Triest
Painting - 80 x 120 x 4 cm Painting - 31.5 x 47.2 x 1.6 inch
$2,771
Downtown Los Angeles
John Kilduff
Painting - 137.2 x 182.9 x 3.8 cm Painting - 54 x 72 x 1.5 inch
$6,500
Cityscape -Modern Yerevan
Aram Movsisyan
Painting - 40 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
$200
La maison de la colline
Tim Blandin
Painting - 97 x 146 x 3 cm Painting - 38.2 x 57.5 x 1.2 inch
$7,690
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
$565
City Hall
Thibaut De Rohan-Chabot
Photography - 71 x 71 x 0.2 cm Photography - 28 x 28 x 0.1 inch
$565
Life in the city I
Paraskevas Papadopoulos
Painting - 60 x 40 x 3 cm Painting - 23.6 x 15.7 x 1.2 inch
$6,434
Life in the city
Paraskevas Papadopoulos
Painting - 100 x 70 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 27.6 x 1.2 inch
$7,439
Les amants de Montmartre
Yvan Philmer
Painting - 80 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 31.5 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$3,076
Century Class
Patrick Lajoie
Photography - 95 x 124 x 3 cm Photography - 37.4 x 48.8 x 1.2 inch
$6,390
Cadillac Dreams
Patrick Lajoie
Photography - 95 x 124 x 3 cm Photography - 37.4 x 48.8 x 1.2 inch
$6,390
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
$452
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
$452
Dream Machine / Homage To Interbau 57 Berlin 3
Sergei Sviatchenko
Photography - 21 x 29 cm Photography - 8.3 x 11.4 inch
$3,393
Dream Machine / Homage To Interbau 57 Berlin 4
Sergei Sviatchenko
Photography - 21 x 29 cm Photography - 8.3 x 11.4 inch
$3,393
Dream Machine / Homage To Interbau 57 Berlin 5
Sergei Sviatchenko
Photography - 21 x 29 cm Photography - 8.3 x 11.4 inch
$3,393
Dream Machine / Homage To Interbau 57 Berlin 6
Sergei Sviatchenko
Photography - 21 x 29 cm Photography - 8.3 x 11.4 inch
$3,393
Dream Machine / Homage To Interbau 57 Berlin 7
Sergei Sviatchenko
Photography - 21 x 29 cm Photography - 8.3 x 11.4 inch
$3,393
Dream Machine / Homage To Interbau 57 Berlin 1
Sergei Sviatchenko
Photography - 29 x 21 cm Photography - 11.4 x 8.3 inch
$3,393
Dream Machine / Homage To Interbau 57 Berlin 2
Sergei Sviatchenko
Photography - 21 x 29 cm Photography - 8.3 x 11.4 inch
$3,393
Dream Machine / Homage To Interbau 57 Berlin 1
Sergei Sviatchenko
Photography - 21 x 29 cm Photography - 8.3 x 11.4 inch
$3,393
Legendary Peter Behrens AEG Turbine Factory Berlin 4
Sergei Sviatchenko
Photography - 21 x 29 cm Photography - 8.3 x 11.4 inch
$3,393
Legendary Peter Behrens AEG Turbine Factory Berlin 7
Sergei Sviatchenko
Photography - 21 x 29 cm Photography - 8.3 x 11.4 inch
$3,393
Legendary Peter Behrens AEG Turbine Factory Berlin 9
Sergei Sviatchenko
Photography - 21 x 29 cm Photography - 8.3 x 11.4 inch
$3,393
Legendary Peter Behrens AEG Turbine Factory Berlin 10
Sergei Sviatchenko
Photography - 29 x 21 cm Photography - 11.4 x 8.3 inch
$3,393
Legendary Peter Behrens AEG Turbine Factory Berlin 13
Sergei Sviatchenko
Photography - 29 x 21 cm Photography - 11.4 x 8.3 inch
$3,393
Legendary Peter Behrens AEG Turbine Factory Berlin 12
Sergei Sviatchenko
Photography - 29 x 21 cm Photography - 11.4 x 8.3 inch
$3,393
Legendary Peter Behrens AEG Turbine Factory Berlin 3
Sergei Sviatchenko
Photography - 21 x 29 cm Photography - 8.3 x 11.4 inch
$3,393
Legendary Peter Behrens AEG Turbine Factory Berlin 1
Sergei Sviatchenko
Photography - 21 x 29 cm Photography - 8.3 x 11.4 inch
$3,393
Souvenirs de Paris 4 Everyone
Juan Pablo Castro
Photography - 61 x 91.4 x 0.3 cm Photography - 24 x 36 x 0.1 inch
$3,000
Thank you
Juan Pablo Castro
Photography - 91.4 x 61 x 0.3 cm Photography - 36 x 24 x 0.1 inch
$3,000
Acoustics
Juan Pablo Castro
Photography - 61 x 91.4 x 0.3 cm Photography - 24 x 36 x 0.1 inch
$3,000
New York
Jean-Michel Berts
Photography - 109 x 150 x 2 cm Photography - 42.9 x 59.1 x 0.8 inch
$7,294
Arc de Triomphe
Jean-Michel Berts
Photography - 110 x 150 x 2 cm Photography - 43.3 x 59.1 x 0.8 inch
$7,860
Tour Eiffel brume
Jean-Michel Berts
Photography - 150 x 110 x 2 cm Photography - 59.1 x 43.3 x 0.8 inch
$7,860
Mazots au pied du Cervin
Marius Chambaz
Painting - 33 x 22 x 2 cm Painting - 13 x 8.7 x 0.8 inch
$3,432
In memory of George Orwell
Michel Tabanou
Print - 50 x 70 x 0.1 cm Print - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0 inch
$338
The Bruges Canal
Alina Khrapchynska
Painting - 90 x 110 x 3 cm Painting - 35.4 x 43.3 x 1.2 inch
$5,146
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!