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![Painting, Campagne et paysans, Adrien Holy](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1933842_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Identity, Fransie Malherbe Frandsen](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1776801_1_grid.jpg)
Identity
Fransie Malherbe Frandsen
Painting - 49 x 69 x 4 cm Painting - 19.3 x 27.2 x 1.6 inch
$2,800
![Photography, New York 15, Jean-François Mollière](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1766880_1_grid.jpg)
New York 15
Jean-François Mollière
Photography - 70 x 70 x 1 cm Photography - 27.6 x 27.6 x 0.4 inch
$2,315
![Painting, Incidence of light, Nel ten Wolde](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1749231_1_grid.jpg)
Incidence of light
Nel ten Wolde
Painting - 102 x 50 x 3 cm Painting - 40.2 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch
$2,889
![Painting, Subway nr.19, Ludovic Laffineur](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1692549_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, La place animée et la Piazza Governo, à Bellinzone, Adrien Holy](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1512777_1_grid.jpg)
La place animée et la Piazza Governo, à Bellinzone
Adrien Holy
Painting - 33 x 46 x 2 cm Painting - 13 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch
$3,282
![Print, 1511 Palm Springs, Clément Dezelus](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1476384_1_grid.jpg)
![Fine Art Drawings, Le Carlton, Festival de Cannes, Hippolyte Romain](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1250832_1_grid.jpg)
Le Carlton, Festival de Cannes
Hippolyte Romain
Fine Art Drawings - 31.5 x 23.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.4 x 9.3 inch
$447
![Print, La Mongolie, Vincent Haddelsey](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1185435_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Les écuries de la Reine, Vincent Haddelsey](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1185396_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Ad Patres - Auprès des ancètres, Estelle Lagarde](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1083054_1_grid.jpg)
Ad Patres - Auprès des ancètres
Estelle Lagarde
Photography - 140 x 100 x 3 cm Photography - 55.1 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$4,250
![Painting, Intro, Mirtha Otaño](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1002873_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Lithographie originale, Claude Gaveau](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/994434_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Jain Temple, Felice Beato](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/898428_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Jumna Masjid, Felice Beato](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/898062_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, The Golden Temple, Felice Beato](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/896001_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Vue depuis la vieille ville sur Genève, Eugène Louis Martin](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/851598_1_grid.jpg)
Vue depuis la vieille ville sur Genève
Eugène Louis Martin
Painting - 81 x 65 x 2 cm Painting - 31.9 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch
$2,333
![Print, Le pauvre songe, Dominique Sosolic](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/722325_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Windows Vert, Mathieu Walter](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/697575_1_grid.jpg)
Windows Vert
Mathieu Walter
Photography - 160 x 120 x 2.5 cm Photography - 63 x 47.2 x 1 inch
$8,388
![Photography, Windows Rouge, Mathieu Walter](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/697572_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, L'impasse, Jean-Léonard Polo](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/683391_1_grid.jpg)
L'impasse
Jean-Léonard Polo
Photography - 130 x 130 x 0.1 cm Photography - 51.2 x 51.2 x 0 inch
$503
![Painting, Untiled, Gully](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2176472_1_grid.jpg)
![Fine Art Drawings, Temple Roulant, Erte Tirtoff](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2176147_1_grid.jpg)
Temple Roulant
Erte Tirtoff
Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 23.5 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 6.2 x 9.3 x 0.4 inch
$6,711
![Painting, vue sur lyon fourviére, Brito Esteves](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2162578_1_grid.jpg)
vue sur lyon fourviére
Brito Esteves
Painting - 40 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
$671
![Painting, Nocturne urbain, Alexandra Laroche](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2143529_1_grid.jpg)
Nocturne urbain
Alexandra Laroche
Painting - 150 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 59.1 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$5,592
![Print, Bleu lumière - Paysage graphique, RIM](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2139305_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Fontaine Neptune (Nancy), Georges Corominas](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2113893_1_grid.jpg)
Fontaine Neptune (Nancy)
Georges Corominas
Painting - 100 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$11,710
![Painting, Fontaine Amphitrite (Nancy), Georges Corominas](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2113887_1_grid.jpg)
Fontaine Amphitrite (Nancy)
Georges Corominas
Painting - 100 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$11,710
![Painting, A Barn, Nicolas Canu (Peintre)](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2010468_1_grid.jpg)
![Fine Art Drawings, Kremlin, Reynold Arnould](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1900638_1_grid.jpg)
Kremlin
Reynold Arnould
Fine Art Drawings - 25 x 31.5 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.8 x 12.4 x 0.1 inch
$537
![Fine Art Drawings, View of Luxor, Reynold Arnould](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1900620_1_grid.jpg)
View of Luxor
Reynold Arnould
Fine Art Drawings - 27 x 42.5 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 10.6 x 16.7 x 0.1 inch
$436
![Painting, La Basilique Notre-Dame de Fourvière, Alkaplan](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1798257_1_grid.jpg)
La Basilique Notre-Dame de Fourvière
Alkaplan
Painting - 81 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 31.9 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$5,033
![Painting, Pérouges, place du Tilleul, Alkaplan](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1798185_1_grid.jpg)
Pérouges, place du Tilleul
Alkaplan
Painting - 79 x 92 x 3 cm Painting - 31.1 x 36.2 x 1.2 inch
$4,362
![Print, Montmartre - La Fille en Jaune, Sylvie Schambill](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1774425_1_grid.jpg)
Montmartre - La Fille en Jaune
Sylvie Schambill
Print - 30 x 30 x 0.2 cm Print - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch
$503
![Print, Nocturne, Sylvie Schambill](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1774365_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, City legends, Stanislav Lazarov](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1649235_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Garden Side, Patrick Pietropoli](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1626894_1_grid.jpg)
Garden Side
Patrick Pietropoli
Painting - 76.2 x 162.6 x 3.8 cm Painting - 30 x 64 x 1.5 inch
$14,000
![Painting, The Gate, Patrick Pietropoli](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1593474_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Corridor chess, Baptiste Laurent](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1541901_1_grid.jpg)
Corridor chess
Baptiste Laurent
Painting - 130 x 97 x 0.3 cm Painting - 51.2 x 38.2 x 0.1 inch
$2,785
![Painting, On a leash, Michael Krzeminski](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1541376_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Secrétariat à Chandigarh, Lucien Hervé](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1523775_1_grid.jpg)
Secrétariat à Chandigarh
Lucien Hervé
Photography - 26 x 26 x 0.2 cm Photography - 10.2 x 10.2 x 0.1 inch
$4,250 $3,825
![Painting, La Sainte Chapelle, Véronique Bourgeois-Noury](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1393980_1_grid.jpg)
La Sainte Chapelle
Véronique Bourgeois-Noury
Painting - 90 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$3,076
![Photography, La tourné des gondoles. Venise, Dominique Leroy](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1262805_1_grid.jpg)
La tourné des gondoles. Venise
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 90 x 60 x 2 cm Photography - 35.4 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,230
![Painting, Fête de la Restauration du 31 décembre, Genève, Eugène Louis Martin](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1192809_1_grid.jpg)
Fête de la Restauration du 31 décembre, Genève
Eugène Louis Martin
Painting - 35 x 27.5 x 2 cm Painting - 13.8 x 10.8 x 0.8 inch
$3,517
![Photography, Passage sur cour, Dominique Leroy](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/907872_1_grid.jpg)
Passage sur cour
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 90 x 60 x 2 cm Photography - 35.4 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,230
![Photography, Passage coloré, Dominique Leroy](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/907869_1_grid.jpg)
Passage coloré
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 60 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,566
![Photography, Passage en décalé, Dominique Leroy](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/907866_1_grid.jpg)
Passage en décalé
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 60 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,565
![Photography, Pastel Marocain, Dominique Leroy](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/907863_1_grid.jpg)
Pastel Marocain
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 90 x 60 x 2 cm Photography - 35.4 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,230
![Photography, Passage sur cour marocaine, Dominique Leroy](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/907821_1_grid.jpg)
Passage sur cour marocaine
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 60 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,566
![Photography, Mur d'affiche et tags, Dominique Leroy](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/906993_1_grid.jpg)
Mur d'affiche et tags
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,454
![Print, De sombras que se alargan y regresan, Karina Chechik](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/890835_1_grid.jpg)
De sombras que se alargan y regresan
Karina Chechik
Print - 75 x 42 x 0.02 cm Print - 29.5 x 16.5 x 0 inch
$336
![Print, De lo que multiplican los espejos, Karina Chechik](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/890823_1_grid.jpg)
De lo que multiplican los espejos
Karina Chechik
Print - 75 x 42 x 0.02 cm Print - 29.5 x 16.5 x 0 inch
$336
![Photography, La victoire de Christophe Charbonnel, Michel Di Maggio](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/605049_1_grid.jpg)
La victoire de Christophe Charbonnel
Michel Di Maggio
Photography - 80 x 120 x 5 cm Photography - 31.5 x 47.2 x 2 inch
$2,796
![Photography, Maison et brume. Canada, Dominique Leroy](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/478834_1_grid.jpg)
Maison et brume. Canada
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,454
![Photography, Biarritz. Océan. France, Dominique Leroy](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/478828_1_grid.jpg)
Biarritz. Océan. France
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,454
![Photography, Grand Canyon du Colorado. Amérique du Nord, Dominique Leroy](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/478816_1_grid.jpg)
Grand Canyon du Colorado. Amérique du Nord
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,566
![Photography, Jodhpur la Bleu. Inde, Dominique Leroy](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/478804_1_grid.jpg)
Jodhpur la Bleu. Inde
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 70 x 90 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 inch
$1,454
![Photography, Sur les rives du Gange. Bénares. Inde, Dominique Leroy](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/478216_1_grid.jpg)
Sur les rives du Gange. Bénares. Inde
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,454
![Photography, Kasbha du pacha el Glaoui. Télouet 2. Maroc, Dominique Leroy](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/478198_1_grid.jpg)
Kasbha du pacha el Glaoui. Télouet 2. Maroc
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,566
![Photography, Architecture et voûte vénitienne., Dominique Leroy](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/478156_1_grid.jpg)
Architecture et voûte vénitienne.
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,454
![Photography, Arènes de Nîmes à Noel. France, Dominique Leroy](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/478153_1_grid.jpg)
Arènes de Nîmes à Noel. France
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,454
![Photography, Architecture népalaise. Katmandou. Népal, Dominique Leroy](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/478084_1_grid.jpg)
Architecture népalaise. Katmandou. Népal
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,566
![Photography, Déambulation Vénitienne. Venise, Dominique Leroy](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/478081_1_grid.jpg)
Déambulation Vénitienne. Venise
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,454
![Photography, Palais vénitien. Italie, Dominique Leroy](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/478078_1_grid.jpg)
Palais vénitien. Italie
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,454
![Photography, Grand canal. Venise et son architecture, Dominique Leroy](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/478072_1_grid.jpg)
Grand canal. Venise et son architecture
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,454
![Photography, Chapelle en Bretagne, Dominique Leroy](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/477979_1_grid.jpg)
Chapelle en Bretagne
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 90 x 70 x 2 cm Photography - 35.4 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,454
![Photography, Chapelle en Bretagne, Dominique Leroy](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/477964_1_grid.jpg)
Chapelle en Bretagne
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,566
![Photography, Le pont Charles. Prague, Dominique Leroy](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/477952_1_grid.jpg)
Le pont Charles. Prague
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,566
![Photography, New York. Amérique du Nord, Dominique Leroy](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/477928_1_grid.jpg)
New York. Amérique du Nord
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,566
![Photography, Kasbah Taourit. Grand sud marocain, Dominique Leroy](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/477922_1_grid.jpg)
Kasbah Taourit. Grand sud marocain
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,454
![Photography, Carnaval de Salvador de Bahia. Brésil 2, Dominique Leroy](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/475063_1_grid.jpg)
Carnaval de Salvador de Bahia. Brésil 2
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,566
![Photography, Ouverture du carnaval de Venise, Dominique Leroy](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/474982_1_grid.jpg)
Ouverture du carnaval de Venise
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,454
![Photography, Les grilles de la liberté, Dominique Leroy](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/468031_1_grid.jpg)
Les grilles de la liberté
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,566
![Photography, Alain Prost. Ferrari. Monaco. F1, Dominique Leroy](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/465940_1_grid.jpg)
Alain Prost. Ferrari. Monaco. F1
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,678
![Photography, Kasbha du pacha el Glaoui. Télouet. Maroc, Dominique Leroy](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/464521_1_grid.jpg)
Kasbha du pacha el Glaoui. Télouet. Maroc
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,454
![Photography, Les ghats de Jodhpur. Inde, Dominique Leroy](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/464506_1_grid.jpg)
Les ghats de Jodhpur. Inde
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,453
![Photography, Les tanneurs de Fés. Maroc, Dominique Leroy](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/464479_1_grid.jpg)
Les tanneurs de Fés. Maroc
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,454
![Photography, La grande Armada du siècle. Rouen. Voile 3, Dominique Leroy](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/462859_1_grid.jpg)
La grande Armada du siècle. Rouen. Voile 3
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,454
![Photography, Eddie Irvine. Tunnel de Monaco. F1, Dominique Leroy](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/462778_1_grid.jpg)
Eddie Irvine. Tunnel de Monaco. F1
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,454
![Photography, Alain Prost. Ferrari. Monaco, Dominique Leroy](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/461473_1_grid.jpg)
Alain Prost. Ferrari. Monaco
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,678
![Photography, Départ Formule 1. GP de Phoenix. Arizona. U.S.A, Dominique Leroy](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/460648_1_grid.jpg)
Départ Formule 1. GP de Phoenix. Arizona. U.S.A
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,454
![Photography, Existing in Costume – Witch Raining down the hailstorm, Chan-Hyo Bae](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/444765_1_grid.jpg)
Existing in Costume – Witch Raining down the hailstorm
Chan-Hyo Bae
Photography - 153 x 120 cm Photography - 60.2 x 47.2 inch
$5,145
![Painting, Arrière-Port 006, Marion Zylberman](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/344143_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Maisons Saint-Gué Jaune 002, Marion Zylberman](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/342745_1_grid.jpg)
Maisons Saint-Gué Jaune 002
Marion Zylberman
Painting - 81 x 120 cm Painting - 31.9 x 47.2 inch
$4,295
![Painting, Tout finit par s’effacer, du moins pâlir, Juliette Lamarca](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2174868_1_grid.jpg)
Tout finit par s’effacer, du moins pâlir
Juliette Lamarca
Painting - 130 x 97 x 3 cm Painting - 51.2 x 38.2 x 1.2 inch
$3,355
![Photography, Vagabondages 13, Carlos Arriagada](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2171669_1_grid.jpg)
Vagabondages 13
Carlos Arriagada
Photography - 50 x 75 x 0.1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 29.5 x 0 inch
$1,622
![Painting, Secret Society, Franck Kemkeng Noah](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2168844_1_grid.jpg)
Secret Society
Franck Kemkeng Noah
Painting - 90 x 144 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 56.7 x 0.8 inch
$4,921
![Painting, Fé'e Rite, Franck Kemkeng Noah](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2168842_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Meges Fö, Franck Kemkeng Noah](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2168841_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Nsi Rite, Franck Kemkeng Noah](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2168836_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Village côtier, Jean-Pierre Douchez](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2159664_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Le chantier, Isabelle Litschig](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2153111_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Sunset London from One Tree Hill, Maria Luisa Azzini](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2149538_1_grid.jpg)
Sunset London from One Tree Hill
Maria Luisa Azzini
Print - 14.6 x 19.7 x 0.2 cm Print - 5.7 x 7.8 x 0.1 inch
$110
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!