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![Painting, Bus Stop, Catherine Clare](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2146370_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Le moulin enchanté d'après Franz Marc, Catherine Clare](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2146301_1_grid.jpg)
Le moulin enchanté d'après Franz Marc
Catherine Clare
Painting - 61 x 46 x 2.5 cm Painting - 24 x 18.1 x 1 inch
€1,800
![Painting, L'été indien, Marie-Aude Molin](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2137744_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Between the Stairwell, Kevin Frank](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2123676_1_grid.jpg)
Between the Stairwell
Kevin Frank
Painting - 57.15 x 76.2 x 6.35 cm Painting - 22.5 x 30 x 2.5 inch
€8,024
![Sculpture, Township home #02, José Luis Lopez Lara](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2106489_1_grid.jpg)
Township home #02
José Luis Lopez Lara
Sculpture - 16 x 10.5 x 17.2 cm Sculpture - 6.3 x 4.1 x 6.8 inch
€250
![Photography, Pauilhac au soir 2, Jean-Robert Franco](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2085696_1_grid.jpg)
Pauilhac au soir 2
Jean-Robert Franco
Photography - 80 x 60 x 1 cm Photography - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch
€2,000
![Painting, Venise - Étude sur la mer -, Noël Granger](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1971546_1_grid.jpg)
Venise - Étude sur la mer -
Noël Granger
Painting - 54 x 81 x 1.5 cm Painting - 21.3 x 31.9 x 0.6 inch
€880
![Photography, La colada, Jordi Valls Capell](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1967148_1_grid.jpg)
La colada
Jordi Valls Capell
Photography - 100 x 150 x 1 cm Photography - 39.4 x 59.1 x 0.4 inch
€7,815
![Photography, Entre horas, Jordi Valls Capell](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1967133_1_grid.jpg)
Entre horas
Jordi Valls Capell
Photography - 100 x 150 x 1 cm Photography - 39.4 x 59.1 x 0.4 inch
€7,815
![Painting, La cité radieuse, Johannes Sivertsen](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1961970_1_grid.jpg)
La cité radieuse
Johannes Sivertsen
Painting - 46 x 110 x 2 cm Painting - 18.1 x 43.3 x 0.8 inch
€4,100
![Painting, Rivage, Frédéric Vangeebergen](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1822596_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Bénin. Femme et pirogues, Dominique Leroy](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1655103_1_grid.jpg)
Bénin. Femme et pirogues
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 60 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
€1,200
![Print, Aix et ses hôtels particuliers, Jean-Luc Celereau de Clercq](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1290165_1_grid.jpg)
Aix et ses hôtels particuliers
Jean-Luc Celereau de Clercq
Print - 30 x 20 x 0.1 cm Print - 11.8 x 7.9 x 0 inch
€350
![Photography, Stargazing Girl, David Drebin](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1277580_1_grid.jpg)
Stargazing Girl
David Drebin
Photography - 105 x 155 x 3 cm Photography - 41.3 x 61 x 1.2 inch
€11,642
![Photography, Mur du pont des Soupirs. Venise 2, Dominique Leroy](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1262811_1_grid.jpg)
Mur du pont des Soupirs. Venise 2
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 60 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
€1,400
![Photography, Mur du pont des Soupirs. Venise, Dominique Leroy](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1262808_1_grid.jpg)
Mur du pont des Soupirs. Venise
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 60 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
€1,400
![Photography, Gondole sur le canal du pont des soupirs. Venise 2, Dominique Leroy](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1262802_1_grid.jpg)
Gondole sur le canal du pont des soupirs. Venise 2
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 60 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
€1,100
![Photography, Gondole sur le canal du pont des soupirs. Venise, Dominique Leroy](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1262796_1_grid.jpg)
Gondole sur le canal du pont des soupirs. Venise
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 90 x 60 x 2 cm Photography - 35.4 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
€1,400
![Photography, La Basilique sur la piazza San Marco, Dominique Leroy](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1262784_1_grid.jpg)
La Basilique sur la piazza San Marco
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 90 x 60 x 2 cm Photography - 35.4 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
€1,100
![Photography, Venise la sérénissime, Dominique Leroy](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1261428_1_grid.jpg)
Venise la sérénissime
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 60 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
€1,400
![Photography, Vie sur l ile de Burano. Italie, Dominique Leroy](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1261425_1_grid.jpg)
Vie sur l ile de Burano. Italie
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 60 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
€1,400
![Photography, En noir et blanc sur les canaux vénitiens, Dominique Leroy](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1261110_1_grid.jpg)
En noir et blanc sur les canaux vénitiens
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 90 x 60 x 2 cm Photography - 35.4 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
€1,400
![Photography, Venise la sérénissime, Dominique Leroy](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1261101_1_grid.jpg)
Venise la sérénissime
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 60 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
€1,400
![Photography, Lavage du marché aux poissons. Venise 2, Dominique Leroy](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1261092_1_grid.jpg)
Lavage du marché aux poissons. Venise 2
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 60 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
€1,100
![Photography, Lavage du marché aux poissons. Venise, Dominique Leroy](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1261089_1_grid.jpg)
Lavage du marché aux poissons. Venise
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 60 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
€1,400
![Photography, Glaçage et lavage du marché. Venise, Dominique Leroy](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1261074_1_grid.jpg)
Glaçage et lavage du marché. Venise
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 90 x 60 x 2 cm Photography - 35.4 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
€1,400
![Photography, Reflet architectural. Venise, Dominique Leroy](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1261068_1_grid.jpg)
Reflet architectural. Venise
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 90 x 60 x 2 cm Photography - 35.4 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
€1,400
![Photography, Gondolier sur le grand canal de Venise, Dominique Leroy](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1261047_1_grid.jpg)
Gondolier sur le grand canal de Venise
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 60 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
€1,400
![Photography, Reflet de gondoles sur l'eau vénitienne, Dominique Leroy](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1261035_1_grid.jpg)
Reflet de gondoles sur l'eau vénitienne
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 90 x 60 x 2 cm Photography - 35.4 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
€1,400
![Photography, Reflet de Gondole. Venise, Dominique Leroy](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1261032_1_grid.jpg)
Reflet de Gondole. Venise
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 90 x 60 x 2 cm Photography - 35.4 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
€1,400
![Photography, Gondole sur les canaux, Dominique Leroy](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1261017_1_grid.jpg)
Gondole sur les canaux
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 90 x 60 x 2 cm Photography - 35.4 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
€1,400
![Photography, Reflets de couleurs d architecture à Burano, Dominique Leroy](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1260420_1_grid.jpg)
Reflets de couleurs d architecture à Burano
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 60 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
€1,400
![Photography, Etendage sur l ile de Burano. Italie, Dominique Leroy](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1260414_1_grid.jpg)
Etendage sur l ile de Burano. Italie
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 60 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
€1,400
![Photography, Couleurs architectural. Burano 1, Dominique Leroy](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1260408_1_grid.jpg)
Couleurs architectural. Burano 1
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 60 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
€1,400
![Photography, Couleurs architectural. Burano, Dominique Leroy](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1260402_1_grid.jpg)
Couleurs architectural. Burano
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 90 x 60 x 2 cm Photography - 35.4 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
€1,100
![Photography, Carrefour d'architecture. Burano Italie, Dominique Leroy](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1260393_1_grid.jpg)
Carrefour d'architecture. Burano Italie
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 60 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
€1,400
![Photography, Etendage. Burano. Ile, Dominique Leroy](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1260372_1_grid.jpg)
Etendage. Burano. Ile
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 60 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
€1,400
![Photography, Reflet en eau limpide sur l ile de Burano, Dominique Leroy](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1260366_1_grid.jpg)
Reflet en eau limpide sur l ile de Burano
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 60 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
€1,100
![Photography, Vie sur l ile de Burano, Dominique Leroy](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1260264_1_grid.jpg)
Vie sur l ile de Burano
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 60 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
€1,100
![Photography, Pêcheur sur l ile de Burano. Italie, Dominique Leroy](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1260252_1_grid.jpg)
Pêcheur sur l ile de Burano. Italie
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 90 x 60 x 2 cm Photography - 35.4 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
€1,100
![Photography, Passage de canaux. Ile de Burano, Dominique Leroy](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1260243_1_grid.jpg)
Passage de canaux. Ile de Burano
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 90 x 60 x 2 cm Photography - 35.4 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
€1,100
![Photography, Reflet sur l ile de Burano. Italie, Dominique Leroy](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1260210_1_grid.jpg)
Reflet sur l ile de Burano. Italie
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 90 x 60 x 2 cm Photography - 35.4 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
€1,400
![Photography, Ile de Burano. Italie, Dominique Leroy](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1260198_1_grid.jpg)
Ile de Burano. Italie
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 90 x 60 x 2 cm Photography - 35.4 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
€1,100
![Photography, Le Florian piazza San Marco. Venise, Dominique Leroy](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1260192_1_grid.jpg)
Le Florian piazza San Marco. Venise
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 60 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
€1,400
![Photography, La piazza San Marco. Venise 2, Dominique Leroy](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1260174_1_grid.jpg)
La piazza San Marco. Venise 2
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 60 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
€1,400
![Photography, La piazza Sa Marco. Venise, Dominique Leroy](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1260171_1_grid.jpg)
La piazza Sa Marco. Venise
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 60 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
€1,400
![Photography, Dans les rues de Venise, Dominique Leroy](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1260141_1_grid.jpg)
Dans les rues de Venise
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 90 x 60 x 2 cm Photography - 35.4 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
€1,400
![Photography, Gondole sur le grand canal de Venise style baroque, Dominique Leroy](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1259952_1_grid.jpg)
Gondole sur le grand canal de Venise style baroque
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 60 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
€1,400
![Photography, Village de Saint Florent. Cap Corse, Dominique Leroy](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1257060_1_grid.jpg)
Village de Saint Florent. Cap Corse
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 60 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
€1,100
![Photography, Village de Nonza rallye touristique. Cap Corse, Dominique Leroy](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1256655_1_grid.jpg)
Village de Nonza rallye touristique. Cap Corse
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 90 x 60 x 2 cm Photography - 35.4 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
€1,100
![Photography, Port de Bastia. Corse, Dominique Leroy](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1256436_1_grid.jpg)
Port de Bastia. Corse
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 90 x 60 x 2 cm Photography - 35.4 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
€1,400
![Photography, Eglise de Nonza. Cap Corse, Dominique Leroy](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1256427_1_grid.jpg)
Eglise de Nonza. Cap Corse
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 60 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
€1,400
![Photography, Place Garibaldi, Jean-Robert Franco](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1028880_1_grid.jpg)
Place Garibaldi
Jean-Robert Franco
Photography - 70 x 100 x 1 cm Photography - 27.6 x 39.4 x 0.4 inch
€2,000
![Painting, Palais Sévilles, Aurélie Trabaud](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2174407_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Egine, Caiques, vers 1977, Jacques Despierre](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2141888_1_grid.jpg)
Egine, Caiques, vers 1977
Jacques Despierre
Painting - 46 x 55 x 1 cm Painting - 18.1 x 21.7 x 0.4 inch
€7,500
![Painting, Arca B, Ramon Enrich](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2135938_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Elprup, Ramon Enrich](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2135934_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Siort, Ramon Enrich](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2135929_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Turm 9, Ramon Enrich](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2125356_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Tropic 1, Ramon Enrich](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2113557_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Tiucric, Ramon Enrich](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2113548_1_grid.jpg)
![Fine Art Drawings, Pont Alexandre 3 à Paris, Cyril Destrade](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1945245_1_grid.jpg)
Pont Alexandre 3 à Paris
Cyril Destrade
Fine Art Drawings - 28 x 39 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11 x 15.4 inch
€950
![Painting, Room 21, Trayko Popov](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1755708_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Demain, c'est loin, Simon Laveuve](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1728546_1_grid.jpg)
Demain, c'est loin
Simon Laveuve
Sculpture - 50 x 34 x 50 cm Sculpture - 19.7 x 13.4 x 19.7 inch
€10,000
![Print, Equus gaudi EA VI/X, Josep Baques](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1552797_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Campo San Polo, Vassilia Kouboulis](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/320371_1_grid.jpg)
Campo San Polo
Vassilia Kouboulis
Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.3 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch
€350
![Painting, Cancale, Jacques Guillet](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2181637_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Sanstitre, Julien Drogoul](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2178355_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Favorite London., Iryna Kastsova](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2155109_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Recogiendo Leña, Sofia Alvarez Watson](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2141072_1_grid.jpg)
Recogiendo Leña
Sofia Alvarez Watson
Painting - 25 x 35 x 1 cm Painting - 9.8 x 13.8 x 0.4 inch
€350
![Painting, Harmonies Vénitiennes, Georges Corominas](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2114511_1_grid.jpg)
Harmonies Vénitiennes
Georges Corominas
Painting - 120 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 47.2 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
€11,900
![Painting, An invitation to ascend, Daniel McKinley](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2084421_1_grid.jpg)
An invitation to ascend
Daniel McKinley
Painting - 91.44 x 96.52 x 1 cm Painting - 36 x 38 x 0.4 inch
€19,000
![Painting, Structures, Daniel McKinley](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2084418_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Le Débarcadère, Jean-Guy Nakars](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1867893_1_grid.jpg)
Le Débarcadère
Jean-Guy Nakars
Photography - 40 x 90 x 0.3 cm Photography - 15.7 x 35.4 x 0.1 inch
€950
![Painting, Holiday. Eiffel Tower., Iryna Kastsova](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1586667_1_grid.jpg)
Holiday. Eiffel Tower.
Iryna Kastsova
Painting - 140 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 55.1 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
€2,300
![Sculpture, Projection on Sunset Pacific Motel, Los Angeles (large model), Vincent Lamouroux](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1558353_1_grid.jpg)
Projection on Sunset Pacific Motel, Los Angeles (large model)
Vincent Lamouroux
Sculpture - 55 x 55 x 55 cm Sculpture - 21.7 x 21.7 x 21.7 inch
€7,500
![Print, A Thunder of Voices, Tony Nahra](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/42984_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Dauphine, Tony Nahra](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/42288_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Against the Day, Tony Nahra](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/41433_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Infinite City (#2), Tony Nahra](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/41432_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Street Juice, Mes One](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2157684_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, The City of Women No.2, Karl-Karol Chrobok](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2157465_1_grid.jpg)
The City of Women No.2
Karl-Karol Chrobok
Painting - 80 x 80 x 2.2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.9 inch
€1,600
![Painting, Port cranes, sunlight on water, Derek Buckner](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2139211_1_grid.jpg)
Port cranes, sunlight on water
Derek Buckner
Painting - 101.6 x 76.2 x 10.16 cm Painting - 40 x 30 x 4 inch
€11,966
![Painting, Summer’s empty room, Tamalin Baumgarten](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2123664_1_grid.jpg)
Summer’s empty room
Tamalin Baumgarten
Painting - 45.72 x 71.12 x 5.08 cm Painting - 18 x 28 x 2 inch
€5,098
![Photography, Dark Eiffel, Guilhem Ribart](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2093745_1_grid.jpg)
![Fine Art Drawings, Rue arrosée (d'après une photo de Vivian Maier), Barthélémy Amoros](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1519074_1_grid.jpg)
Rue arrosée (d'après une photo de Vivian Maier)
Barthélémy Amoros
Fine Art Drawings - 10 x 9 cm Fine Art Drawings - 3.9 x 3.5 inch
€200
![Painting, Nuit coloréé, Magali Trivino](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1462860_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, New York Skyline, Anand Manchiraju](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1422492_1_grid.jpg)
New York Skyline
Anand Manchiraju
Painting - 76.2 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Painting - 30 x 40 x 0.1 inch
€5,821
![Painting, Inner city, Anand Manchiraju](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1374969_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Malta 2, Wojtek Klimek](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1364028_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, The Treasure, Anand Manchiraju](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1340403_1_grid.jpg)
The Treasure
Anand Manchiraju
Painting - 101.6 x 127 x 0.3 cm Painting - 40 x 50 x 0.1 inch
€7,761 €6,985
![Photography, Moyka River St Petersburg, Georgii Vinogradov](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1977717_1_grid.jpg)
Moyka River St Petersburg
Georgii Vinogradov
Photography - 20 x 30 x 0.2 cm Photography - 7.9 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch
€340
![Painting, Megapolis 6, Max Yaskin](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1481367_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!