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![Painting, City Lights #15, Irina Alexandrina](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1818873_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Venice. Grand Canal, Irina Alexandrina](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1818039_1_grid.jpg)
Venice. Grand Canal
Irina Alexandrina
Painting - 61 x 76.2 x 2.5 cm Painting - 24 x 30 x 1 inch
$1,480
![Painting, London. Big Ben, Irina Alexandrina](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1817850_1_grid.jpg)
London. Big Ben
Irina Alexandrina
Painting - 71.1 x 55.9 x 2.5 cm Painting - 28 x 22 x 1 inch
$1,530
![Photography, Turn exercises, Geert Lemmers](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1817763_1_grid.jpg)
Turn exercises
Geert Lemmers
Photography - 81.3 x 99.1 x 2.5 cm Photography - 32 x 39 x 1 inch
$1,221
![Photography, "Szenen der Ungewissheit", #3309, Oliver Lipinski](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1778094_1_grid.jpg)
"Szenen der Ungewissheit", #3309
Oliver Lipinski
Photography - 21 x 21 x 0.1 cm Photography - 8.3 x 8.3 x 0 inch
$331
![Painting, Tower bridge, London, Irina Alexandrina](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1770957_1_grid.jpg)
Tower bridge, London
Irina Alexandrina
Painting - 71.1 x 55.9 x 2.5 cm Painting - 28 x 22 x 1 inch
$1,520
![Print, Cannes, le Suquet, Camille Hilaire](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1244826_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, The run, Evgeniya Buravleva](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1185939_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, The other side of fence, Evgeniya Buravleva](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1185930_1_grid.jpg)
The other side of fence
Evgeniya Buravleva
Painting - 35 x 45 x 1.5 cm Painting - 13.8 x 17.7 x 0.6 inch
$1,065
![Painting, Recall 911, Docteur Bergman](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1055328_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Le pont, Louis Toffoli](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1013352_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Ibiza, Percival Pernet](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/683262_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, La porte des possibles, Tanguy Mendrisse](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/649029_1_grid.jpg)
La porte des possibles
Tanguy Mendrisse
Photography - 40 x 50 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$202
![Painting, Relay Race 3, Macyn Bolt](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/642807_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Toits de Paris II, Tanguy Mendrisse](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/507980_1_grid.jpg)
Toits de Paris II
Tanguy Mendrisse
Photography - 30 x 24 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 9.4 x 0 inch
$112
![Photography, Les quais de la Cité, Tanguy Mendrisse](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/506897_1_grid.jpg)
Les quais de la Cité
Tanguy Mendrisse
Photography - 40 x 50 x 0.2 cm Photography - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch
$213
![Photography, Toits de Paris IV, Tanguy Mendrisse](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/446238_1_grid.jpg)
Toits de Paris IV
Tanguy Mendrisse
Photography - 30 x 24 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 9.4 x 0 inch
$112
![Print, Les tours Aillaud, Jürg Kreienbühl](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/258763_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Roxy, Diana Christensen](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2165667_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, La Tour infernale, Alain Carron](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2159195_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Our Peaceful Neighborhood, Park Hyo Jung](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2151449_1_grid.jpg)
Our Peaceful Neighborhood
Park Hyo Jung
Painting - 50 x 50 x 5 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 2 inch
$1,570
![Painting, A Childhood Story, Park Hyo Jung](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2151443_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Vent porteur, Gwenaël Bollinger](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/209623_1_grid.jpg)
Vent porteur
Gwenaël Bollinger
Photography - 60 x 60 x 1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch
$874
![Print, Meet me in Toronto, Charles Fazzino](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2076672_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Under Glass, Kosta Morr](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2074581_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Untitled, Jorge Castillo](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1986816_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Le Pont, Françoise Dugourd-Caput](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1951629_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Untitled, Jorge Castillo](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1930797_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Reflections in the Swimming Pool, Bea Sarrias](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1918623_1_grid.jpg)
Reflections in the Swimming Pool
Bea Sarrias
Painting - 50 x 65 x 4 cm Painting - 19.7 x 25.6 x 1.6 inch
$2,018
![Painting, Stairs to the Light, Bea Sarrias](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1918608_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Ghost Bridge, Matthew Green](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1884804_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Bucolique, Françoise Dugourd-Caput](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1786170_1_grid.jpg)
Bucolique
Françoise Dugourd-Caput
Painting - 81 x 50 x 3 cm Painting - 31.9 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch
$1,446
![Painting, Greige, Sophie Dumont](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1696335_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, L'atelier du peintre, Sophie Dumont](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1660743_1_grid.jpg)
L'atelier du peintre
Sophie Dumont
Painting - 60 x 73 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch
$4,372
![Painting, La Grande Dame (Vue 6 du jardin du Ranelagh), Marie France Garrigues](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1613424_1_grid.jpg)
La Grande Dame (Vue 6 du jardin du Ranelagh)
Marie France Garrigues
Painting - 30 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
$392
![Photography, Hong kong focus I, Sven Pfrommer](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1551327_1_grid.jpg)
Hong kong focus I
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 120 x 80 x 3 cm Photography - 47.2 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch
$2,231
![Print, Untitled, Jorge Castillo](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1515879_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Untitled, Jorge Castillo](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1515858_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Untitled, Jorge Castillo](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1515852_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Untitled, Jorge Castillo](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1515822_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Vue sur les toits 4, Marie France Garrigues](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1511901_1_grid.jpg)
Vue sur les toits 4
Marie France Garrigues
Painting - 30 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
$392
![Sculpture, Gorille, Jean-Jacques Joujon](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1466271_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Urban Shape, Paul Bertier](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1283625_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Disfrutando del paseo, Josep Teixido](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1195263_1_grid.jpg)
Disfrutando del paseo
Josep Teixido
Painting - 81 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 31.9 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$4,260 $3,834
![Painting, L'incinérateur d'Ivry sur Seine, Bault](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1084563_1_grid.jpg)
L'incinérateur d'Ivry sur Seine
Bault
Painting - 100 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$3,588
![Print, Miami Motel Gold Dust, Hervé Di Rosa](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1006350_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Carnaval de Venecia, Serra Grau](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/975330_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Selo-S.V, Ivan Tzonev](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/684675_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, New York, Tony Soulié](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/655092_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, La grande galerie avec squelette de baleine, Jürg Kreienbühl](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/564313_1_grid.jpg)
La grande galerie avec squelette de baleine
Jürg Kreienbühl
Print - 91.5 x 71.5 cm Print - 36 x 28.1 inch
$2,242
![Painting, Village Street, Juan Jose Abella](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2179483_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Venise. La place Saint-Marc, Théo Tobiasse](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2174058_1_grid.jpg)
Venise. La place Saint-Marc
Théo Tobiasse
Painting - 33.5 x 51 x 0.05 cm Painting - 13.2 x 20.1 x 0 inch
$4,260
![Painting, Place de Bellecour, Lyon, Phil](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2140177_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Manhattan bridge, Phil](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2139402_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Puente, José Manuel Ballester](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2122431_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Aeropuerto, José Manuel Ballester](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2122428_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Museo, José Manuel Ballester](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2122425_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Macba, José Manuel Ballester](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2122422_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Architecture I, Chiara Indelicato](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2000772_1_grid.jpg)
Architecture I
Chiara Indelicato
Photography - 69 x 102 x 0.5 cm Photography - 27.2 x 40.2 x 0.2 inch
$1,177
![Painting, Reddish facades, Susana Mata](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1992894_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Paris se change, Tanguy Mendrisse](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1979610_1_grid.jpg)
Paris se change
Tanguy Mendrisse
Photography - 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$179
![Painting, Snowbanks, Yuriy Demiyanov](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1751025_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Disruption, Charles Pétillon](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1469166_1_grid.jpg)
Disruption
Charles Pétillon
Photography - 60 x 84 x 1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 33.1 x 0.4 inch
$4,484
![Print, Statue de la liberté, Pol Bury](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1436271_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Tour Eiffeil, Pol Bury](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1436127_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, House No.2, Kamsar Ohanyan](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1412568_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Solitaire, Bogdan Kotewicz](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1379592_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Quiet Night in Our Yard, Lusine Abrahamyan](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1176714_1_grid.jpg)
Quiet Night in Our Yard
Lusine Abrahamyan
Painting - 60 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$1,009
![Painting, Rue de marché animée par jour de pluie, Bernard Lignon](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1119510_1_grid.jpg)
Rue de marché animée par jour de pluie
Bernard Lignon
Painting - 46.5 x 55.5 x 2 cm Painting - 18.3 x 21.9 x 0.8 inch
$1,463
![Painting, 1955 Village Au bord de l'eau By the water, Kam Zin Choon](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1031331_1_grid.jpg)
1955 Village Au bord de l'eau By the water
Kam Zin Choon
Painting - 50 x 59 cm Painting - 19.7 x 23.2 inch
$4,428
![Print, Tu Me Manques, Jean-Baptiste Delarue](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1023642_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Moon City Lacquer on Wood, Nguyen Xuan Anh](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/989589_1_grid.jpg)
Moon City Lacquer on Wood
Nguyen Xuan Anh
Painting - 198.1 x 99.1 x 5.1 cm Painting - 78 x 39 x 2 inch
$7,500
![Painting, Home Town, Nguyen Xuan Anh](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/989571_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Shanghai Night and Day, Jens-Christian Wittig](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/983583_1_grid.jpg)
Shanghai Night and Day
Jens-Christian Wittig
Print - 81.3 x 137.2 x 2.5 cm Print - 32 x 54 x 1 inch
$7,200
![Painting, Royce Barock, Jens-Christian Wittig](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/982023_1_grid.jpg)
Royce Barock
Jens-Christian Wittig
Painting - 152.4 x 101.6 x 5.1 cm Painting - 60 x 40 x 2 inch
$10,000
![Print, Nan Jing Orphee Part III, Jens-Christian Wittig](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/981981_1_grid.jpg)
Nan Jing Orphee Part III
Jens-Christian Wittig
Print - 101.6 x 119.4 x 5.1 cm Print - 40 x 47 x 2 inch
$7,000
![Print, Nan Jing Orphee Part II, Jens-Christian Wittig](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/981975_1_grid.jpg)
Nan Jing Orphee Part II
Jens-Christian Wittig
Print - 104.1 x 152.4 x 5.1 cm Print - 41 x 60 x 2 inch
$6,000
![Print, Nan Jing Orphee Part I, Jens-Christian Wittig](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/981969_1_grid.jpg)
Nan Jing Orphee Part I
Jens-Christian Wittig
Print - 152.4 x 104.1 x 5.1 cm Print - 60 x 41 x 2 inch
$7,900
![Print, Maze Runners Quattra, Jens-Christian Wittig](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/981948_1_grid.jpg)
Maze Runners Quattra
Jens-Christian Wittig
Print - 101.6 x 180.3 x 5.1 cm Print - 40 x 71 x 2 inch
$15,000
![Print, Gold and Diamond Glitter, Jens-Christian Wittig](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/981861_1_grid.jpg)
Gold and Diamond Glitter
Jens-Christian Wittig
Print - 101.6 x 152.4 x 2.5 cm Print - 40 x 60 x 1 inch
$10,000
![Painting, Castle With Fountain, Jens-Christian Wittig](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/981783_1_grid.jpg)
Castle With Fountain
Jens-Christian Wittig
Painting - 61 x 119.4 x 2.5 cm Painting - 24 x 47 x 1 inch
$6,500
![Print, Untitled 1, Elias Moubarak](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/656829_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Shadow Boxer (D.4), Macyn Bolt](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/644496_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, 1-XIX, France Gobbo](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/601263_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Le chapeau, Tanguy Mendrisse](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/567351_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Untitled 49, Elias Moubarak](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/455638_1_grid.jpg)
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![Painting, Santorini evening, Elena Georgieva](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2093277_1_grid.jpg)
Santorini evening
Elena Georgieva
Painting - 30 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
$1,401
![Painting, Prague, Elena Georgieva](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2093265_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Procida Italy, Elena Georgieva](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2093259_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Italy Blue, Elena Georgieva](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2093238_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!