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File:Tiébélé-burkinafaso.jpeg|The intricately embellished earthen homes in the village of Tiébélé, Burkina Faso (photo by Rita Willaert)
File:Tiébélé-burkinafaso.jpeg|The intricately embellished earthen homes in the village of Tiébélé, Burkina Faso (photo by Rita Willaert)
File:WaterMusicHouse Germany.jpg| [[Courtyard Of The Elements]] This house in Dresden, Germany plays music when it rains.
File:WaterMusicHouse Germany.jpg| [[Courtyard Of The Elements]] This house in Dresden, Germany plays music when it rains.
 
File:Majolikahaus-Vienna.jpeg| Majolikahaus is a work of 1899 by Otto Wagner, one of the creators of the Secession style in Vienna
File:CasaBatllo.JPG| 'Casa Batlló, Barcelona by Antoni Gaudi Remodelled from an older house in 1904 and known locally as the 'House of Bones'
File:CasaBatllo.JPG| 'Casa Batlló, Barcelona by Antoni Gaudi Remodelled from an older house in 1904 and known locally as the 'House of Bones'
File:TheTreatmentRooms.jpg| ' The Treatment Rooms'  a mosaic covered art collective house in Chiswick West London
File:TheTreatmentRooms.jpg| ' The Treatment Rooms'  a mosaic covered art collective house in Chiswick West London

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The house and the home are a recurring theme in art and this page explores the varying representations we have found.

Houses As Sculpture

A celebration of art projects where the house is both the subject and the canvas.

  • 'House With Windows'. An intricate folly in the Canadian forest by Richard Greaves

    'House With Windows'. An intricate folly in the Canadian forest by Richard Greaves

  • 'House' Rachel Whiteread 1993 - Wennington Green, East London

    'House' Rachel Whiteread 1993 - Wennington Green, East London

  • Casa Sperimentale (experimental house) 1969 Fregeme, Italy. Architect Giuseppe Perugini’s Brutalist exploration of ideas pertaining to form and space.

    Casa Sperimentale (experimental house) 1969 Fregeme, Italy. Architect Giuseppe Perugini’s Brutalist exploration of ideas pertaining to form and space.

  • A fairytale-inspired Essex holiday home by architecture studio FAT and artist #GraysonPerry. It serves as a 'shrine' to the fictional character Julie Cope created by Perry. It was commissioned for philosopher & critic Alain de Botton's Living Architecture programme.

    A fairytale-inspired Essex holiday home by architecture studio FAT and artist #GraysonPerry. It serves as a 'shrine' to the fictional character Julie Cope created by Perry. It was commissioned for philosopher & critic Alain de Botton's Living Architecture programme.

  • The Upside Down House is just one of a series of installations of concept houses that explore this strange perspective on housing.

    The Upside Down House is just one of a series of installations of concept houses that explore this strange perspective on housing.

  • 'Fifth Ward Jam' - an art project by Dan Havel and Dean Ruck in Houston, Texas

    'Fifth Ward Jam' - an art project by Dan Havel and Dean Ruck in Houston, Texas

  • 'Transitional Object (PsychoBarn)' - British artist Cornelia Parker's 2016 recreation of the house from Psycho on the roof of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York

    'Transitional Object (PsychoBarn)' - British artist Cornelia Parker's 2016 recreation of the house from Psycho on the roof of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York

  • The Red House Pavillion, A collaboration by architects Clancy Moore, TAKA, Steve Larkin and Hall McKnight at King’s Cross built For the 2015 London Festival of Architecture

    The Red House Pavillion, A collaboration by architects Clancy Moore, TAKA, Steve Larkin and Hall McKnight at King’s Cross built For the 2015 London Festival of Architecture

  • The ‘Lego Dots’ Concept House, an installation at Kings Cross by artist Camille Walala.

    The ‘Lego Dots’ Concept House, an installation at Kings Cross by artist Camille Walala.

  • The 'Neverwas Haul' - a three-story, self-propelled mobile art vehicle built to resemble a Victorian house on wheels

    The 'Neverwas Haul' - a three-story, self-propelled mobile art vehicle built to resemble a Victorian house on wheels

  • 'The Headington Shark' (proper name Untitled 1986) a rooftop sculpture In Headington, Oxford, depicting a shark embedded head-first in the roof of a house.

    'The Headington Shark' (proper name Untitled 1986) a rooftop sculpture In Headington, Oxford, depicting a shark embedded head-first in the roof of a house.

  • 'XXX' by Steve Messum at Mellerstain House, Scottish Borders installed as part of the @ArchiFringe

    'XXX' by Steve Messum at Mellerstain House, Scottish Borders installed as part of the @ArchiFringe

  • 'Fat House' Vienna 2003 An "obese house" by Austrian sculptor Erwin Wurm - created as a commentary on middle-class consumer culture.

    'Fat House' Vienna 2003 An "obese house" by Austrian sculptor Erwin Wurm - created as a commentary on middle-class consumer culture.

  • 'Ferryside’ In Cornwall, Home To Daphne Du Maurier, 2017 from a series by Su Blackwell in which she re-created the homes of well-known women writers with pages from their novels-here 'Rebecca'

    'Ferryside’ In Cornwall, Home To Daphne Du Maurier, 2017 from a series by Su Blackwell in which she re-created the homes of well-known women writers with pages from their novels-here 'Rebecca'

  • Rowena Brown’s ceramic sculpture is concerned with the affects of human disruption and environmental damage on architectural spaces

    Rowena Brown’s ceramic sculpture is concerned with the affects of human disruption and environmental damage on architectural spaces

  • ‘Bridging Home, London’ by Korean artist Do Ho Suh, commissioned by Art Night and Sculpture in the City,

    ‘Bridging Home, London’ by Korean artist Do Ho Suh, commissioned by Art Night and Sculpture in the City,

  • The Upside Down House, Blackfriars Road, was a temporary work by artist Alex Chinneck. Everything is upside down including the T.V aerial, for sale sign, drain-pipe, window ledges, doors and the shop front at the side. The artwork lasted 6 months in 2012.

    The Upside Down House, Blackfriars Road, was a temporary work by artist Alex Chinneck. Everything is upside down including the T.V aerial, for sale sign, drain-pipe, window ledges, doors and the shop front at the side. The artwork lasted 6 months in 2012.

  • ’A Pound of Flesh for 50p’ a melting wax house built in Blackfriars by Alex Chinneck as part of the Merge Festival. The science behind it is to ensure that the building melts at a steady rate, turning into a regular old slouchy building.

    ’A Pound of Flesh for 50p’ a melting wax house built in Blackfriars by Alex Chinneck as part of the Merge Festival. The science behind it is to ensure that the building melts at a steady rate, turning into a regular old slouchy building.

  • ’The Knitted House’, 2006 made for the London Architecture Biennale by the group Knitting Site

    ’The Knitted House’, 2006 made for the London Architecture Biennale by the group Knitting Site

  • Artist #DoHoSuh's 'Home within home within home within home within home' - an immersive, sculptural space constructed from draped silk. It explores his life through multiple perspectives via his homes in Korea and US

    Artist #DoHoSuh's 'Home within home within home within home within home' - an immersive, sculptural space constructed from draped silk. It explores his life through multiple perspectives via his homes in Korea and US

Houses In Painting

While there are many beautiful paintings which contain images of houses and homes as backdrop or context, the focus of this section of the wiki is on houses that are the subject or inspiration for the painting.

  • 'House in the Ward' Lawren Harris. c.1920.

    'House in the Ward' Lawren Harris. c.1920.

  • 'Adelaide Road, Hampstead, London' by Henry Silk of The 'East London Group'

    'Adelaide Road, Hampstead, London' by Henry Silk of The 'East London Group'

  • 'Harold Gilman's House at Letchworth' 1912 by Spencer Gore from his series of paintings of Letchworth

    'Harold Gilman's House at Letchworth' 1912 by Spencer Gore from his series of paintings of Letchworth

  • Cookham Rise by Stanley Spencer 1938

    Cookham Rise by Stanley Spencer 1938

  • ‘Essex Housing Estate’ by artist Edward Bawden 1954

    ‘Essex Housing Estate’ by artist Edward Bawden 1954

  • 'Shepherd's Cottage' Eric Ravilious 1934

    'Shepherd's Cottage' Eric Ravilious 1934

  • 'House By The River' by Max Clarenbach 1904

    'House By The River' by Max Clarenbach 1904

  • 'The House Of Guardaboschi' Gustav Klimt 1912

    'The House Of Guardaboschi' Gustav Klimt 1912

  • 'Early Sunday Morning' Edward Hopper 1930

    'Early Sunday Morning' Edward Hopper 1930

  • 'Farringdon Road' Cecil Osborne 1930

    'Farringdon Road' Cecil Osborne 1930

  • 'Crow Wood' 2015 by self taught British artist John Caple

    'Crow Wood' 2015 by self taught British artist John Caple

  • 'Windows' by Egon Schiller 1918

    'Windows' by Egon Schiller 1918

  • The Backs of Houses, Harley Street by Algernon Cecil Newton 1925 (@MuseumofLondon).

    The Backs of Houses, Harley Street by Algernon Cecil Newton 1925 (@MuseumofLondon).

  • ‘House On The Water’ by Paul Klee

    ‘House On The Water’ by Paul Klee

  • ’Wet Roofs’ Harry Bush 1954

    ’Wet Roofs’ Harry Bush 1954

  • "Old Houses, Bath' by Charles Glinner 1927 in a private collection

    "Old Houses, Bath' by Charles Glinner 1927 in a private collection

  • 'A Southern Town' Charles Rennie Macintosh, 1924 painted on his trip, with wife Margaret, at the end of his life to the Languedoc-Roussilon area of France.

    'A Southern Town' Charles Rennie Macintosh, 1924 painted on his trip, with wife Margaret, at the end of his life to the Languedoc-Roussilon area of France.

  • Greenway, Devon. By Julian Barrow 1999. Home of Agatha Christie and used as a location in Poirot

    Greenway, Devon. By Julian Barrow 1999. Home of Agatha Christie and used as a location in Poirot

  • A Country House by Moonlight - Wilfred Jenkins (1857-1936)

    A Country House by Moonlight - Wilfred Jenkins (1857-1936)

  • 'No title' Ben Grasso 2011

    'No title' Ben Grasso 2011

  • 'Bayswater' by Noel Spencer, 1960

    'Bayswater' by Noel Spencer, 1960

  • Shooters Hill by artist Michael Cox 2018

    Shooters Hill by artist Michael Cox 2018

  • 'Red House' by Paul Klee. Abstract impressionism from 1929

    'Red House' by Paul Klee. Abstract impressionism from 1929

  • 'Roofs, Washington Square' Edward Hopper 1926

    'Roofs, Washington Square' Edward Hopper 1926

  • Halstead Road in Snow by Eric Ravilious 1935 (Private Collection). Sheepcot House, Castle Hedingham, Essex.

    Halstead Road in Snow by Eric Ravilious 1935 (Private Collection). Sheepcot House, Castle Hedingham, Essex.

  • Laurie Simmons. Walking House. 1989, printed 1997. From the series "Walking Objects." The Baltimore Museum of Art:

    Laurie Simmons. Walking House. 1989, printed 1997. From the series "Walking Objects." The Baltimore Museum of Art:

Houses Of Colour

This section of the wiki focuses on the use of colour for abstract artistic intent (as opposed to creative use of colour for decorative purposes which is covered in Multi-Coloured Homes

http://www.wired.com/2014/08/the-amazing-art-on-these-communist-era-houses-was-a-rebellion-back-then/

http://offbeathome.com/2011/07/weird-house-colors

Houses With Surface Decoration

In each of these beautiful examples the home has become a blank canvas for an artists creative inspiration.

  • Danielle Jacqui, Pont-de-l'Etoile, France mirror & ceramic fragments, tiles, paintings all attached to a village house near Marseille.

    Danielle Jacqui, Pont-de-l'Etoile, France mirror & ceramic fragments, tiles, paintings all attached to a village house near Marseille.

  • The intricately embellished earthen homes in the village of Tiébélé, Burkina Faso (photo by Rita Willaert)

    The intricately embellished earthen homes in the village of Tiébélé, Burkina Faso (photo by Rita Willaert)

  • Courtyard Of The Elements This house in Dresden, Germany plays music when it rains.

    Courtyard Of The Elements This house in Dresden, Germany plays music when it rains.

  • Majolikahaus is a work of 1899 by Otto Wagner, one of the creators of the Secession style in Vienna

    Majolikahaus is a work of 1899 by Otto Wagner, one of the creators of the Secession style in Vienna

  • 'Casa Batlló, Barcelona by Antoni Gaudi Remodelled from an older house in 1904 and known locally as the 'House of Bones'

    'Casa Batlló, Barcelona by Antoni Gaudi Remodelled from an older house in 1904 and known locally as the 'House of Bones'

  • ' The Treatment Rooms' a mosaic covered art collective house in Chiswick West London

    ' The Treatment Rooms' a mosaic covered art collective house in Chiswick West London

  • THe ' Egyptian House', Penzance, Cornwall built in 1835 in a style that was in fashion after Napoleon's campaign in Egypt in 1798

    THe ' Egyptian House', Penzance, Cornwall built in 1835 in a style that was in fashion after Napoleon's campaign in Egypt in 1798

  • Castle House, Bridgewater 1851 - not strictly art but one of the earliest surviving examples of the use of Victorian prefabricated concrete and constructional post-tensioning.

    Castle House, Bridgewater 1851 - not strictly art but one of the earliest surviving examples of the use of Victorian prefabricated concrete and constructional post-tensioning.

  • Hundertwasser Haus, Vienna Austria. Created by artist Friedensreich Hundertwasser In 1984.

    Hundertwasser Haus, Vienna Austria. Created by artist Friedensreich Hundertwasser In 1984.

  • Rabbit mural on a house in Porto, Portugal. Photo courtesy of @KatieGallagher

    Rabbit mural on a house in Porto, Portugal. Photo courtesy of @KatieGallagher

  • Tiruvannamalai is a city in Tamil Nadu, with houses featuring bright clashing colours and geometric shapes.

    Tiruvannamalai is a city in Tamil Nadu, with houses featuring bright clashing colours and geometric shapes.

  • 'Villa Namazee' Tehran by architect Gil Ponti

    'Villa Namazee' Tehran by architect Gil Ponti

  • ‘Inside Out’ Mural At 53 Derby Street, Rochdale by artist Walter Kershaw 1977

    ‘Inside Out’ Mural At 53 Derby Street, Rochdale by artist Walter Kershaw 1977

Street & Neighbourhood Art Projects

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http://creativetimereports.org/2013/10/07/rick-lowe-project-row-houses/

https://heidelbergorg.presencehost.net

http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/mad-homes-houses-turned-into-i-151764

http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e5479.html

http://opentravel.com/blogs/15-strangest-houses-from-around-the-globe/

Other Interesting Web Sites

http://www.walkerart.org/magazine/2014/housing-art-n55-project-row-houses-rural-stud


See Also In Chimni

ChimniWiki Page: Multi-Coloured Homes

ChimniWiki Page: Upside Down Houses

ChimniWiki Page: Red Houses

ChimniWiki Page: Blue Houses

ChimniWiki Page: Black Houses

Other Interesting Web Sites

Books We Liked

References

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