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![Painting, Water labyrinth, Peter Tzekov](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1767627_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Abandoned House, Wang Dianyu](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1594215_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Une Terre de Lumière, Jean Duquoc](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1478985_1_grid.jpg)
Une Terre de Lumière
Jean Duquoc
Painting - 81 x 65 x 4 cm Painting - 31.9 x 25.6 x 1.6 inch
€10,400
![Painting, J'aime les Chemins d'Océan, Jean Duquoc](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1478940_1_grid.jpg)
J'aime les Chemins d'Océan
Jean Duquoc
Painting - 81 x 65 x 4 cm Painting - 31.9 x 25.6 x 1.6 inch
€10,400
![Painting, Seine Parisienne, Raluca Vulcan](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1336314_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Two Shadows, Karol Kállay](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1325409_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, When The Sun Goes Down, Andrea Vandoni](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1298607_1_grid.jpg)
When The Sun Goes Down
Andrea Vandoni
Painting - 92 x 73 x 4 cm Painting - 36.2 x 28.7 x 1.6 inch
€3,000
![Painting, Lovers 2, Andrea Vandoni](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1298499_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Future, Andrea Vandoni](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1298478_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Dream Town, Vitaliy Lishko](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1161363_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Brooklyn Bridge, Luis Fernández](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1008180_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, 1995 Paris Place Vendôme, Peter Stilton](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1003086_1_grid.jpg)
1995 Paris Place Vendôme
Peter Stilton
Painting - 45 x 55 x 1 cm Painting - 17.7 x 21.7 x 0.4 inch
€2,500
![Painting, La passerelle, Jules Cier](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/996990_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, La Grande Muraille, Rody Iliesco](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/907950_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Pontinifini, Olivier Attar (Attoli)](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/715095_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Honfleur, Joël Fougman](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/710913_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Sezione della Mole, Riccardo Buonafede](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/657276_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Hippopotame, Heidi Schmelzer](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/508142_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Petite ville, Heidi Schmelzer](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/507884_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Untitled 10, Elias Moubarak](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/454888_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Weik-Kei 5, Joan Duran](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/224611_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Officvil, Vakhtang Khelashvili](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2147818_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Station Sèvres-Lecourbe, Helen Uter](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2146699_1_grid.jpg)
Station Sèvres-Lecourbe
Helen Uter
Painting - 116 x 89 x 4 cm Painting - 45.7 x 35 x 1.6 inch
€4,000
![Painting, Vivons Cachés, Juliette Lamarca](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2128393_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Avant l'Accalmie, Juliette Lamarca](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2128165_1_grid.jpg)
Avant l'Accalmie
Juliette Lamarca
Painting - 146 x 114 x 2 cm Painting - 57.5 x 44.9 x 0.8 inch
€4,000
![Painting, Havana Facades, Manuel Perez Marrero](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1990539_1_grid.jpg)
Havana Facades
Manuel Perez Marrero
Painting - 117 x 140 x 2 cm Painting - 46.1 x 55.1 x 0.8 inch
€4,000
![Painting, Marbella, AVEL Muñoz](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1990332_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Costa Brava, AVEL Muñoz](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1990287_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Mikonos, AVEL Muñoz](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1990275_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Mikonos, AVEL Muñoz](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1990230_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Untitled, Keti Shapatava](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1977723_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Palais Royal 2, Paul Khayat](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1964082_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Palais royal, Paul Khayat](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1964043_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Pont Alexandre III, Paul Khayat](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1963764_1_grid.jpg)
Pont Alexandre III
Paul Khayat
Photography - 40 x 40 x 1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch
€500
![Photography, Drops of Diamonds, Cheraine Collette](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1947882_1_grid.jpg)
Drops of Diamonds
Cheraine Collette
Photography - 120 x 80 x 3 cm Photography - 47.2 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch
€6,000
![Photography, Golden Ratio, Cheraine Collette](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1947741_1_grid.jpg)
Golden Ratio
Cheraine Collette
Photography - 120 x 80 x 2 cm Photography - 47.2 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
€6,000
![Painting, Café Paransse, Solveiga](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1787187_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Anonymat calculé, Guillaume Chevallard](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1784832_1_grid.jpg)
Anonymat calculé
Guillaume Chevallard
Photography - 70 x 50 x 4 cm Photography - 27.6 x 19.7 x 1.6 inch
€1,200
![Photography, Abstraction urbaine #6, Guillaume Chevallard](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1784829_1_grid.jpg)
Abstraction urbaine #6
Guillaume Chevallard
Photography - 70 x 50 x 4 cm Photography - 27.6 x 19.7 x 1.6 inch
€1,200
![Photography, Diagonale tropicale, Christian Lefevre](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1751466_1_grid.jpg)
Diagonale tropicale
Christian Lefevre
Photography - 75 x 100 x 0.3 cm Photography - 29.5 x 39.4 x 0.1 inch
€940
![Painting, Amsterdam by night, Tonny Baars](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1741959_1_grid.jpg)
Amsterdam by night
Tonny Baars
Painting - 120 x 240 x 2 cm Painting - 47.2 x 94.5 x 0.8 inch
€19,500
![Painting, Building rouge 2, SLH Artiste](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1685004_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Mesa Verde Ancient Home, Jarmila Kostliva](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1681257_1_grid.jpg)
Mesa Verde Ancient Home
Jarmila Kostliva
Photography - 82 x 62 x 0.2 cm Photography - 32.3 x 24.4 x 0.1 inch
€629
![Painting, Duck Hostal, Martin Kerntke](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1621125_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Christmas: A warm touch in the snow, Ziad Dib Jreige](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1603419_1_grid.jpg)
Christmas: A warm touch in the snow
Ziad Dib Jreige
Painting - 7 x 7 cm Painting - 2.8 x 2.8 inch
€418
![Photography, Les volets bleus, Christian Lefevre](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1594923_1_grid.jpg)
Les volets bleus
Christian Lefevre
Photography - 50 x 75 x 0.3 cm Photography - 19.7 x 29.5 x 0.1 inch
€680
![Photography, Les fenêtres rouges, Christian Lefevre](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1594911_1_grid.jpg)
Les fenêtres rouges
Christian Lefevre
Photography - 60 x 80 x 0.3 cm Photography - 23.6 x 31.5 x 0.1 inch
€720
![Painting, Time square 7av Broadway, MNFF](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1581093_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Lumière dans la kasbah, Richard Bouts](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1485033_1_grid.jpg)
Lumière dans la kasbah
Richard Bouts
Painting - 58 x 38 x 1.6 cm Painting - 22.8 x 15 x 0.6 inch
€850
![Painting, The Time, Alexander (Sandro) Antadze](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1411056_1_grid.jpg)
The Time
Alexander (Sandro) Antadze
Painting - 80 x 60 x 3 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch
€2,300
![Painting, The Red Book, Alexander (Sandro) Antadze](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1411047_1_grid.jpg)
The Red Book
Alexander (Sandro) Antadze
Painting - 70 x 100 x 4 cm Painting - 27.6 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch
€2,500
![Painting, Tramontane, Carole Leprince](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1376298_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Enjoy Spring, Jia Yuan Hua](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1352073_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Get Lost, Jia Yuan Hua](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1208463_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Deep in Mind, Jia Yuan Hua](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1208376_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Sightseeing, Jia Yuan Hua](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1208370_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Lost World No.2, Jia Yuan Hua](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1208349_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Blossom, Jia Yuan Hua](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1208340_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Bright Snow on the West Mountain, Jia Yuan Hua](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1208247_1_grid.jpg)
Bright Snow on the West Mountain
Jia Yuan Hua
Painting - 50 x 60 x 4 cm Painting - 19.7 x 23.6 x 1.6 inch
€5,600
![Painting, Propitious, Jia Yuan Hua](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1208223_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Le banc public devant la ville - série vision du monde, Thierry Bazin](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1085757_1_grid.jpg)
Le banc public devant la ville - série vision du monde
Thierry Bazin
Photography - 50 x 50 cm Photography - 19.7 x 19.7 inch
€400
![Photography, Le banc public à Paris - série vision du monde, Thierry Bazin](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1085748_1_grid.jpg)
Le banc public à Paris - série vision du monde
Thierry Bazin
Photography - 50 x 50 cm Photography - 19.7 x 19.7 inch
€400
![Photography, Le banc public devant le pont d'Avignon - série vision du monde, Thierry Bazin](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1085718_1_grid.jpg)
Le banc public devant le pont d'Avignon - série vision du monde
Thierry Bazin
Photography - 50 x 50 cm Photography - 19.7 x 19.7 inch
€400
![Photography, Singapore, gardens by the Bay 2, Bruno Paget](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1056312_1_grid.jpg)
Singapore, gardens by the Bay 2
Bruno Paget
Photography - 60 x 80 x 2.7 cm Photography - 23.6 x 31.5 x 1.1 inch
€2,500
![Print, Marina Towers, Chicagoch, Enoc Perez](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/903591_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Dorado Hilton, Enoc Perez](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/903582_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Hi hi hi !, Philippe Matine](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/835029_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, The End of the Day, Natalia Tretyakova](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/748077_1_grid.jpg)
The End of the Day
Natalia Tretyakova
Painting - 55 x 65 x 2 cm Painting - 21.7 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch
€2,200
![Painting, Old Village Greece, Natalia Tretyakova](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/748038_1_grid.jpg)
Old Village Greece
Natalia Tretyakova
Painting - 60 x 85 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 33.5 x 0.8 inch
€2,200
![Painting, HACHIOJI’S NOCTURNAL WHISPERS : JOURNEY TO THE SUBLIME, Hiro Ando](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/695619_1_grid.jpg)
HACHIOJI’S NOCTURNAL WHISPERS : JOURNEY TO THE SUBLIME
Hiro Ando
Painting - 90 x 112 x 3 cm Painting - 35.4 x 44.1 x 1.2 inch
€4,500
![Painting, Purple Twilight Ballet : Orchids and Shadows in Battle Symphony, Hiro Ando](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/537637_1_grid.jpg)
Purple Twilight Ballet : Orchids and Shadows in Battle Symphony
Hiro Ando
Painting - 80 x 107 x 5 cm Painting - 31.5 x 42.1 x 2 inch
€4,000
![Painting, Casa, Àlex Prunés](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/531110_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, 109 BLOSSOMS IN BATTLE SYMPHONY : MIDNIGHT SONATA, Hiro Ando](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/518741_1_grid.jpg)
109 BLOSSOMS IN BATTLE SYMPHONY : MIDNIGHT SONATA
Hiro Ando
Painting - 90 x 110 x 3 cm Painting - 35.4 x 43.3 x 1.2 inch
€4,500
![Print, Artchitecture 33, Lynette Jackson](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/49777_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, NOCTURNAL ECHOES OF SAMURAICAT : KOZOKUDORO HARMONY, Hiro Ando](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/468382_1_grid.jpg)
NOCTURNAL ECHOES OF SAMURAICAT : KOZOKUDORO HARMONY
Hiro Ando
Painting - 80 x 120 x 5 cm Painting - 31.5 x 47.2 x 2 inch
€4,300
![Painting, Façade, Dyala Khodary](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/426786_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Traces juives du Liban, Sabyl Ghoussoub](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/360580_1_grid.jpg)
Traces juives du Liban
Sabyl Ghoussoub
Photography - 50 x 70 x 1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.4 inch
€600
![Print, New Futuristic Amsterdam, Maria Luisa Azzini](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/289513_1_grid.jpg)
New Futuristic Amsterdam
Maria Luisa Azzini
Print - 14.6 x 19.7 x 0.2 cm Print - 5.7 x 7.8 x 0.1 inch
€94
![Photography, Les architectures de l'ombre V.XXX, Geraldine Wilcke](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2179907_1_grid.jpg)
Les architectures de l'ombre V.XXX
Geraldine Wilcke
Photography - 40 x 30 x 3 cm Photography - 15.7 x 11.8 x 1.2 inch
€1,200
![Painting, Casa i globus II, Àlex Prunés](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2173223_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Lismore Ireland 1, Marilyn Henrion](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2170548_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Lismore Ireland 3, Marilyn Henrion](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2170547_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Lismore Ireland 6, Marilyn Henrion](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2170546_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Lismore Ireland 7, Marilyn Henrion](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2170545_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Cashel Ireland 1, Marilyn Henrion](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2170544_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Cashel Ireland 2, Marilyn Henrion](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2170543_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Lismore Ireland 8, Marilyn Henrion](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2170542_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Cashel Ireland 3,, Marilyn Henrion](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2170541_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Youghal Ireland 1, Marilyn Henrion](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2170540_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Youghal Ireland 2, Marilyn Henrion](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2170539_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Cape Cornwall England 1, Marilyn Henrion](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2170538_1_grid.jpg)
Cape Cornwall England 1
Marilyn Henrion
Painting - 45.7 x 61 x 2.5 cm Painting - 18 x 24 x 1 inch
€3,944
![Painting, St Just England 1, Marilyn Henrion](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2170537_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Lodz Poland 1, Marilyn Henrion](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2170535_1_grid.jpg)
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!