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File:Windows-EgonSchiel.JPG| 'Windows' by Egon Schiller 1918
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File:BacksOfHousesHarleyStreet.JPG|The Backs of Houses, Harley Street by Algernon Cecil Newton 1925 (@MuseumofLondon).
File:BacksOfHousesHarleyStreet.JPG|The Backs of Houses, Harley Street by Algernon Cecil Newton 1925 (@MuseumofLondon).
File:OldHousesGlinner.jpg| "Old Houses, Bath' by Charles Glinner 1927 in a private collection
File:GreenwayPainting.JPG| Greenway, Devon. By Julian Barrow 1999. Home of Agatha Christie and used as a location in [[Homes Used In Poirot Episodes|Poirot]]
File:GreenwayPainting.JPG| Greenway, Devon. By Julian Barrow 1999. Home of Agatha Christie and used as a location in [[Homes Used In Poirot Episodes|Poirot]]
File:CountryHouseByMoonlight.JPG|A Country House by Moonlight - Wilfred Jenkins (1857-1936)  
File:CountryHouseByMoonlight.JPG|A Country House by Moonlight - Wilfred Jenkins (1857-1936)  

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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 House For Essex, by artist Grayson Perry

    A House For Essex, by artist Grayson Perry

  • 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 '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 Shark House', Oxford

    'The Shark House', Oxford

Houses In 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

  • 'Early Sunday Morning' Edward Hopper 1930

    'Early Sunday Morning' Edward Hopper 1930

  • 'The House Of Guardaboschi' Gustav Klimt 1912

    'The House Of Guardaboschi' Gustav Klimt 1912

  • '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).

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

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

  • 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)

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

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

Houses Of Colour

Thismsection of the wiki focuses on he 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.

  • 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.

  • '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

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

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

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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