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![Painting, Code 1940, Thierry Carrier](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/688164_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Protegidos, David Moreno](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/483196_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Narwa 1, Gérard Titus-Carmel](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/25376_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Invasions, Charles Pétillon](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/229186_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Gibara - Cuba, Thierry Machuron](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2208375_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Sainte-Colombe le soir - Dordogne France, Thierry Machuron](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2208367_1_grid.jpg)
Sainte-Colombe le soir - Dordogne France
Thierry Machuron
Print - 50 x 67 x 0.05 cm Print - 19.7 x 26.4 x 0 inch
$336
![Print, Église Sainte Colombe - Dordogne France, Thierry Machuron](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2208077_1_grid.jpg)
Église Sainte Colombe - Dordogne France
Thierry Machuron
Print - 60 x 80 x 0.05 cm Print - 23.6 x 31.5 x 0 inch
$391
![Painting, Bastide en Provence, Bernard Buffet](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2180582_1_grid.jpg)
Bastide en Provence
Bernard Buffet
Painting - 50 x 65 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch
$109,609
![Painting, Duke of Denver, Marco Araldi](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2145132_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Ambiance Jazzy, Alione](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2138810_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Fossil Factory HPM 2/6, Shepard Fairey (Obey)](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2078610_1_grid.jpg)
Fossil Factory HPM 2/6
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Painting - 61 x 46 cm Painting - 24 x 18.1 inch
$10,178
![Painting, Vue sur les toits - vue 11, Marie France Garrigues](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1975527_1_grid.jpg)
Vue sur les toits - vue 11
Marie France Garrigues
Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$1,678
![Painting, Nouveau départ, Marie France Garrigues](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1899471_1_grid.jpg)
Nouveau départ
Marie France Garrigues
Painting - 92 x 73 x 2 cm Painting - 36.2 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch
$1,957
![Painting, Sunny 5th avenue, Adrien Faveau](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1766727_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Intèrieur Jour, Marie France Garrigues](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1411911_1_grid.jpg)
Intèrieur Jour
Marie France Garrigues
Painting - 92 x 73 x 2 cm Painting - 36.2 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch
$1,957
![Photography, Santa and Serena Antonelli, Slim Aarons](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1365849_1_grid.jpg)
Santa and Serena Antonelli
Slim Aarons
Photography - 76.2 x 101.6 cm Photography - 30 x 40 inch
$3,311
![Photography, Golden windows, Barry Cawston](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1129374_1_grid.jpg)
Golden windows
Barry Cawston
Photography - 67 x 200 x 2 cm Photography - 26.4 x 78.7 x 0.8 inch
$4,634
![Painting, Les 3 Masques, Marie France Garrigues](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1035015_1_grid.jpg)
Les 3 Masques
Marie France Garrigues
Painting - 73 x 92 x 2 cm Painting - 28.7 x 36.2 x 0.8 inch
$1,957
![Photography, A la fin du voyage commence la mémoire - 2, Jean Valera](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/659064_1_grid.jpg)
A la fin du voyage commence la mémoire - 2
Jean Valera
Photography - 30 x 30 x 0.3 cm Photography - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch
$123
![Painting, When everything is upside down, Gergana Balabanova](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2141261_1_grid.jpg)
When everything is upside down
Gergana Balabanova
Painting - 100 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch
$1,510
![Painting, Pool 18, Karina Antonczak](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2073885_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, You Go Ahead I'm Alright, Carrie Graber](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1326783_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, 203R0941, Pierre Muckensturm](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1251825_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, 203R0944, Pierre Muckensturm](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1251636_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, L'Empire des Lumières, René Magritte](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1214439_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Golconde, René Magritte](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1214223_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Vertical en construction_1, David Moreno](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2181520_1_grid.jpg)
Vertical en construction_1
David Moreno
Sculpture - 54 x 33 x 20 cm Sculpture - 21.3 x 13 x 7.9 inch
$3,355
![Painting, Blue Room 4, Zakhar Shevchuk](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1612242_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, 34° 33’ 15" N 38° 16’ 00" E, Leah Desmousseaux](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1536951_1_grid.jpg)
34° 33’ 15" N 38° 16’ 00" E
Leah Desmousseaux
Photography - 110 x 170 x 4 cm Photography - 43.3 x 66.9 x 1.6 inch
$3,915
![Painting, Tempête sur Mouro - série mer et phares, Alain Abramatic](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1087155_1_grid.jpg)
Tempête sur Mouro - série mer et phares
Alain Abramatic
Painting - 55 x 33 x 2 cm Painting - 21.7 x 13 x 0.8 inch
$604
![Photography, Les fleurs respirent la nuit, Julie Peiffer](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/606882_1_grid.jpg)
Les fleurs respirent la nuit
Julie Peiffer
Photography - 80 x 100 x 0.04 cm Photography - 31.5 x 39.4 x 0 inch
$2,684
![Print, Retour à la Caverne - Acte I, 7 septembre 2023, 06h52, Palais Garnier, Paris, France, 2023, JR](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2150183_1_grid.jpg)
Retour à la Caverne - Acte I, 7 septembre 2023, 06h52, Palais Garnier, Paris, France, 2023
JR
Print - 70 x 100 cm Print - 27.6 x 39.4 inch
$1,342
![Print, Ballet, Regard surplombant la façade du Palais Garnier, Opéra de Paris, France, 2014, JR](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2132824_1_grid.jpg)
Ballet, Regard surplombant la façade du Palais Garnier, Opéra de Paris, France, 2014
JR
Print - 100 x 70 cm Print - 39.4 x 27.6 inch
$1,342
![Painting, Venise, Charlotte Abecassis](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1744668_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Wrapped Barcelona fontain, Christo and Jeanne-Claude](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/15970_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Holy Trinity, Muraz Martirosyan](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1423035_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Architectural Extract N.10 - Archi-Lines Series, Anna Levesh](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1028586_1_grid.jpg)
Architectural Extract N.10 - Archi-Lines Series
Anna Levesh
Photography - 100 x 75 cm Photography - 39.4 x 29.5 inch
$995
![Photography, Architectural Extract N.3 - Archi-Lines Series, Anna Levesh](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1026348_1_grid.jpg)
Architectural Extract N.3 - Archi-Lines Series
Anna Levesh
Photography - 99.6 x 79 cm Photography - 39.2 x 31.1 inch
$995
![Photography, Chicago, Old and New, Michael K. Yamaoka](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/805230_1_grid.jpg)
Chicago, Old and New
Michael K. Yamaoka
Photography - 91.4 x 61 x 0.1 cm Photography - 36 x 24 x 0.04 inch
$4,500
![Print, Chez masaccio, Francisco Nicolás](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/362062_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, OW1.08, Jean Feinberg](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/291001_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Halles Boulingrin, Feng Hatat](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/27395_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Londres II, Feng Hatat](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/22486_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Londres I, Feng Hatat](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/22485_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Marine à Sète, Quim Corominas](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1690047_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Venice at Night, Rob Buntin](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1454223_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Abandoned diner, Pappay](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1413240_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Urbain brutalisme - Digital Art digigraphie, Claire Giraudeau](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1247112_1_grid.jpg)
Urbain brutalisme - Digital Art digigraphie
Claire Giraudeau
Photography - 70 x 50 cm Photography - 27.6 x 19.7 inch
$280
![Print, Window of Opportunity, Mark Kostabi](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1108953_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Car Wash, Brooklyn, Ny, Michael K. Yamaoka](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/974919_1_grid.jpg)
Car Wash, Brooklyn, Ny
Michael K. Yamaoka
Photography - 40.6 x 50.8 x 0.1 cm Photography - 16 x 20 x 0.04 inch
$2,500
![Photography, Joe's Barn, New York, Michael K. Yamaoka](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/974853_1_grid.jpg)
Joe's Barn, New York
Michael K. Yamaoka
Photography - 50.8 x 40.6 x 0.1 cm Photography - 20 x 16 x 0.04 inch
$2,500
![Photography, Reflection of the Empire State Building, Michael K. Yamaoka](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/805275_1_grid.jpg)
Reflection of the Empire State Building
Michael K. Yamaoka
Photography - 91.4 x 61 x 0.1 cm Photography - 36 x 24 x 0.04 inch
$4,000
![Painting, Maison normande, Camille Hilaire](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/803664_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Halima, Daniel Holfeld](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2197366_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, White Study II, Daniel Holfeld](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2195449_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, White Study I, Daniel Holfeld](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2195447_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Noor, Daniel Holfeld](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2193565_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Karima, Daniel Holfeld](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2193563_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Ruba, Daniel Holfeld](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2193556_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Samira, Daniel Holfeld](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2193551_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Badoor, Daniel Holfeld](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2193534_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, The Golden Sunrise of the Old Town, Kirill Postovit](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2131222_1_grid.jpg)
The Golden Sunrise of the Old Town
Kirill Postovit
Painting - 99 x 69 x 2 cm Painting - 39 x 27.2 x 0.8 inch
$1,678
![Painting, The Golden Bridge Under The Full Moon, Kirill Postovit](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1926462_1_grid.jpg)
The Golden Bridge Under The Full Moon
Kirill Postovit
Painting - 67 x 105 x 2 cm Painting - 26.4 x 41.3 x 0.8 inch
$1,398
![Photography, Neglected Roof Tiles, Michael K. Yamaoka](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1745601_1_grid.jpg)
Neglected Roof Tiles
Michael K. Yamaoka
Photography - 61 x 91.4 x 0.3 cm Photography - 24 x 36 x 0.1 inch
$5,033
![Photography, Bourgoin Jallieu, Georges Rousse](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1661454_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, JR au Louvre et le Secret de la Grande Pyramide, JR](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1616802_1_grid.jpg)
JR au Louvre et le Secret de la Grande Pyramide
JR
Print - 100 x 56 cm Print - 39.4 x 22 inch
$1,342
![Photography, Poloca #2, Edmund Sumner](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1547802_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, November, Giorgi Kukhalashvili](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1473663_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Dolce Vita 9, Aimee Hillman](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1461615_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Le Hameau, Marcel Demagny](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1304637_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, What the Future Holds (Sheats-Goldstein Residence), Carrie Graber](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1141569_1_grid.jpg)
What the Future Holds (Sheats-Goldstein Residence)
Carrie Graber
Print - 68.6 x 106.7 cm Print - 27 x 42 inch
$1,375
![Print, Stahl House, Carrie Graber](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1129911_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Le Pont des Consuls de Montauban, Marie France Garrigues](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/727425_1_grid.jpg)
Le Pont des Consuls de Montauban
Marie France Garrigues
Painting - 55 x 46 x 2 cm Painting - 21.7 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch
$727
![Painting, La Cathédrale de Montauban, Marie France Garrigues](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/727389_1_grid.jpg)
La Cathédrale de Montauban
Marie France Garrigues
Painting - 46 x 55 x 2 cm Painting - 18.1 x 21.7 x 0.8 inch
$727
![Painting, Le Roxy Hôtel Do you hear music, Marie France Garrigues](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/727356_1_grid.jpg)
Le Roxy Hôtel Do you hear music
Marie France Garrigues
Painting - 46 x 55 x 2 cm Painting - 18.1 x 21.7 x 0.8 inch
$727
![Photography, Circus, Cécile Baldewyns](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/36276_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Fairy, Cécile Baldewyns](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/36273_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Cienfuegos - Cuba, Thierry Machuron](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2208629_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, That Pink Door, Carrie Graber](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2162608_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Misty Morning in Pasadena, Carrie Graber](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2162606_1_grid.jpg)
Misty Morning in Pasadena
Carrie Graber
Print - 121.9 x 91.4 x 3.8 cm Print - 48 x 36 x 1.5 inch
$1,850
![Painting, L'église, Klur](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2139018_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Jupiter in Merida, Carrie Graber](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1916208_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Modest Mouse The Lonesome Crowded - West Tower, Shepard Fairey (Obey)](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1789296_1_grid.jpg)
Modest Mouse The Lonesome Crowded - West Tower
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 61 x 46 x 0.2 cm Print - 24 x 18.1 x 0.1 inch
$391
![Painting, Un air d'Italie, Olivier Ebel](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1662045_1_grid.jpg)
Un air d'Italie
Olivier Ebel
Painting - 92 x 128 x 3 cm Painting - 36.2 x 50.4 x 1.2 inch
$2,461 $2,215
![Photography, Vevey, Georges Rousse](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1661448_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Vue sur la mer, Martine Fauve Dechavanne](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1648155_1_grid.jpg)
Vue sur la mer
Martine Fauve Dechavanne
Painting - 120 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 47.2 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch
$4,250
![Print, Dusk and good company, Carrie Graber](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1622994_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Ref. 2111, Eva Prieto](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1472064_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, NY Sbarro, Marco Santaniello](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1381098_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, HK Fruits Gage Street Corner, Marco Santaniello](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1381050_1_grid.jpg)
HK Fruits Gage Street Corner
Marco Santaniello
Print - 45 x 32 x 0.1 cm Print - 17.7 x 12.6 x 0 inch
$336
![Print, Kind of September, Carrie Graber](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1326741_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Glass Houses, Shepard Fairey (Obey)](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1180257_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Edris House, Carrie Graber](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1157808_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!