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![Print, Caverne, Philippe Matine](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2157635_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Hôtel Royal, Philippe Matine](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2157631_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Vins chauds, Philippe Matine](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2156918_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Plutôt, Philippe Matine](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2149762_1_grid.jpg)
![Fine Art Drawings, Retriever in poltrona verde, Samoré](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2140041_1_grid.jpg)
Retriever in poltrona verde
Samoré
Fine Art Drawings - 41 x 33 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.1 x 13 x 0.2 inch
$729
![Painting, Time Travel, Jia Yuan Hua](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2139587_1_grid.jpg)
![Fine Art Drawings, Domenica D'Agosto, Monochrome, Fred Borghesi](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2137919_1_grid.jpg)
Domenica D'Agosto, Monochrome
Fred Borghesi
Fine Art Drawings - 18 x 21 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.1 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch
$2,915
![Painting, Flowering in the vineyard - Tuscany painting & handmade frame, Roberto Gai](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2136552_1_grid.jpg)
Flowering in the vineyard - Tuscany painting & handmade frame
Roberto Gai
Painting - 50 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$617
![Photography, Trees and church (Bavaria), Christophe Jacrot](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2123439_1_grid.jpg)
Trees and church (Bavaria)
Christophe Jacrot
Photography - 70 x 105 x 0.1 cm Photography - 27.6 x 41.3 x 0 inch
$3,588
![Photography, Flashlights, Christophe Jacrot](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2123424_1_grid.jpg)
Flashlights
Christophe Jacrot
Photography - 70 x 105 x 0.1 cm Photography - 27.6 x 41.3 x 0 inch
$3,588
![Photography, Aube, Christophe Jacrot](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2120811_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, 5th Avenue, Christophe Jacrot](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2092293_1_grid.jpg)
5th Avenue
Christophe Jacrot
Photography - 70 x 105 x 0.1 cm Photography - 27.6 x 41.3 x 0 inch
$3,588
![Photography, West Broadway, Christophe Jacrot](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2092272_1_grid.jpg)
West Broadway
Christophe Jacrot
Photography - 70 x 105 x 0.1 cm Photography - 27.6 x 41.3 x 0 inch
$3,588
![Painting, Lemon room, Megan Chung](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2007744_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Summer time, Alexander Shandor](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2007435_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Space granduncle’s house dining room and kitchen colour, Raffaella](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2000121_1_grid.jpg)
Space granduncle’s house dining room and kitchen colour
Raffaella
Painting - 53 x 45.5 x 3 cm Painting - 20.9 x 17.9 x 1.2 inch
$2,186
![Painting, Space grandfather Wang’s house garden colour, Raffaella](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2000118_1_grid.jpg)
Space grandfather Wang’s house garden colour
Raffaella
Painting - 53 x 45.5 x 3 cm Painting - 20.9 x 17.9 x 1.2 inch
$2,186
![Photography, Dress Code, Cheraine Collette](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1995510_1_grid.jpg)
Dress Code
Cheraine Collette
Photography - 67 x 100 x 3 cm Photography - 26.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$4,148
![Photography, Staring Lions, Cheraine Collette](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1995495_1_grid.jpg)
Staring Lions
Cheraine Collette
Photography - 67 x 100 x 2 cm Photography - 26.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$4,148
![Photography, Tallest in the Building, Cheraine Collette](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1995456_1_grid.jpg)
Tallest in the Building
Cheraine Collette
Photography - 67 x 100 x 2 cm Photography - 26.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$4,484
![Photography, Satirs and stripes, Cheraine Collette](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1989885_1_grid.jpg)
Satirs and stripes
Cheraine Collette
Photography - 100 x 67 x 2 cm Photography - 39.4 x 26.4 x 0.8 inch
$4,484
![Photography, Waltz of the whales, Cheraine Collette](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1989879_1_grid.jpg)
Waltz of the whales
Cheraine Collette
Photography - 67 x 121 x 2 cm Photography - 26.4 x 47.6 x 0.8 inch
$4,148
![Photography, Water ballet, Cheraine Collette](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1972539_1_grid.jpg)
Water ballet
Cheraine Collette
Photography - 67 x 100 x 2 cm Photography - 26.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$4,148
![Painting, Tolède, Jacques Coquillay](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1950858_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Seal of Treasures, Cheraine Collette](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1948404_1_grid.jpg)
Seal of Treasures
Cheraine Collette
Photography - 67 x 100 x 3 cm Photography - 26.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$3,363
![Painting, Sightseeing No.10, Jia Yuan Hua](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1928817_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue, Jacques Coquillay](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1928370_1_grid.jpg)
Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue
Jacques Coquillay
Painting - 65 x 65 x 1 cm Painting - 25.6 x 25.6 x 0.4 inch
$3,139
![Painting, Petite bergerie en Bourgogne, Michel Trapezaroff](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1927935_1_grid.jpg)
Petite bergerie en Bourgogne
Michel Trapezaroff
Painting - 19 x 27 x 0.5 cm Painting - 7.5 x 10.6 x 0.2 inch
$3,296
![Design, Forst Console natural brushed Carrara, Un'common](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1900698_1_grid.jpg)
Forst Console natural brushed Carrara
Un'common
Design - 80 x 120 x 33 cm Design - 31.5 x 47.2 x 13 inch
$2,237
![Design, Chair Zebu Smoky oak, Un'common](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1897194_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Old House, Alexander Shandor](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1735470_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Architecture of the anthropocene, Jessica Houston](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1646088_1_grid.jpg)
Architecture of the anthropocene
Jessica Houston
Photography - 50.8 x 35.6 x 2.5 cm Photography - 20 x 14 x 1 inch
$2,130
![Print, La Conciergerie, Paris, Michel-Henry](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1567650_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Invitation to Heavens, Slovenia, Nathan Soulez-Larivière](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1540725_1_grid.jpg)
Invitation to Heavens, Slovenia
Nathan Soulez-Larivière
Photography - 90 x 60 cm Photography - 35.4 x 23.6 inch
$561
![Painting, Zatysyanskyy Museum of Regional Studies, Alexander Shandor](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1533336_1_grid.jpg)
Zatysyanskyy Museum of Regional Studies
Alexander Shandor
Painting - 55 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 21.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,400
![Painting, Untitled, Irena Skalik](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1515318_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Untitled, Irena Skalik](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1515312_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Untitled, Irena Skalik](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1515309_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Untitled, Irena Skalik](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1515303_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Untitled, Irena Skalik](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1515300_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Block, Irena Skalik](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1515297_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Castle #13, Afghanistan #55, Brian McKee](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1503756_1_grid.jpg)
Castle #13, Afghanistan #55
Brian McKee
Photography - 126 x 161 x 0.1 cm Photography - 49.6 x 63.4 x 0 inch
$3,363
![Sculpture, Complicity #34, Tulio Pinto](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1450425_1_grid.jpg)
Complicity #34
Tulio Pinto
Sculpture - 68 x 150 x 150 cm Sculpture - 26.8 x 59.1 x 59.1 inch
$35,875
![Painting, Sightseeing No.9, Jia Yuan Hua](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1352199_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Frosty Day, Alexander Shandor](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1241673_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Parallel Worlds, Jeff Cunningham](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1213575_1_grid.jpg)
Parallel Worlds
Jeff Cunningham
Sculpture - 30 x 30 x 7 cm Sculpture - 11.8 x 11.8 x 2.8 inch
$3,447
![Painting, Sightseeing No.4, Jia Yuan Hua](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1208421_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Trip to Germany, Jia Yuan Hua](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1208409_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Dream Builder, Jia Yuan Hua](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1208319_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Les Maisons de Paris, Gilles Invernizzi](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1184937_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Serie Chapadmalal #8513, Marcel Antelo](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1094817_1_grid.jpg)
Serie Chapadmalal #8513
Marcel Antelo
Photography - 36 x 42 cm Photography - 14.2 x 16.5 inch
$2,478
![Fine Art Drawings, The Castellan, Florisa Cordova](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/997278_1_grid.jpg)
The Castellan
Florisa Cordova
Fine Art Drawings - 23 x 14 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.1 x 5.5 x 0 inch
$280
![Photography, Architecture et goélands, Lionel le Jeune](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/925677_1_grid.jpg)
Architecture et goélands
Lionel le Jeune
Photography - 60 x 60 x 0.4 cm Photography - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.2 inch
$729
![Photography, Villa Andréa II, Christian Bruneau](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/925230_1_grid.jpg)
Villa Andréa II
Christian Bruneau
Photography - 36 x 24 x 0.5 cm Photography - 14.2 x 9.4 x 0.2 inch
$67
![Photography, Villa des demeurés, Christian Bruneau](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/925227_1_grid.jpg)
Villa des demeurés
Christian Bruneau
Photography - 24 x 36 x 0.5 cm Photography - 9.4 x 14.2 x 0.2 inch
$67
![Photography, Villa Royale, Christian Bruneau](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/925224_1_grid.jpg)
Villa Royale
Christian Bruneau
Photography - 24 x 36 x 0.5 cm Photography - 9.4 x 14.2 x 0.2 inch
$67
![Photography, L'Arche perdue, Christian Bruneau](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/925209_1_grid.jpg)
L'Arche perdue
Christian Bruneau
Photography - 60 x 40 x 2 cm Photography - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
$179
![Photography, Château du charcutier, Christian Bruneau](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/925185_1_grid.jpg)
Château du charcutier
Christian Bruneau
Photography - 24 x 36 x 0.5 cm Photography - 9.4 x 14.2 x 0.2 inch
$67
![Photography, Château, Christian Bruneau](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/925179_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Casino Parade, Christian Bruneau](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/925170_1_grid.jpg)
Casino Parade
Christian Bruneau
Photography - 24 x 36 x 0.5 cm Photography - 9.4 x 14.2 x 0.2 inch
$67
![Photography, Pastels, Lionel le Jeune](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/923142_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Sous les Tropiques, Corine Lescop](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/700554_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Reflets, Corine Lescop](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/700551_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Place Saint Marc, Georges Corominas](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/637149_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Punition, Christian Bruneau](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/54297_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Barques au repos, Franck Mugnie](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/414433_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Aerial Landscape 2, Laddie John Dill](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/366756_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Tree, Francisco Nicolás](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/364212_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Un artiste dans la ville, François Schuiten](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/362101_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Xena, Aperato](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2156355_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Beverly Hills Hotel, Oleg Char](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2155125_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Disco volante Boston Terrier, Aperato](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2154462_1_grid.jpg)
Disco volante Boston Terrier
Aperato
Painting - 42 x 60 x 3 cm Painting - 16.5 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch
$1,345
![Painting, Musicians in living color, Mike Jacobs](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2152693_1_grid.jpg)
Musicians in living color
Mike Jacobs
Painting - 61 x 46 x 2.5 cm Painting - 24 x 18.1 x 1 inch
$1,099
![Photography, Light work, Jaie Johnson-Miller](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2152039_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Smoker, Jaie Johnson-Miller](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2152038_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Bridge, Jaie Johnson-Miller](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2152037_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Malibu Pier, Oleg Char](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2150381_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, 1972 Muse à la Sculpture de granit monumentale MATHAUSEN, Florian Hunger-Pegof](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2145572_1_grid.jpg)
1972 Muse à la Sculpture de granit monumentale MATHAUSEN
Florian Hunger-Pegof
Photography - 40 x 30 x 0.5 cm Photography - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.2 inch
$3,251
![Photography, Arabesque, Gina Soden](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2135925_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Klinik, Gina Soden](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2092827_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Le petit bateau de l'Ile de Ré, Blanche Bérat](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2077476_1_grid.jpg)
Le petit bateau de l'Ile de Ré
Blanche Bérat
Painting - 61 x 46 x 2 cm Painting - 24 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch
$880
![Painting, Cafè de París, Maite Farreres](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2046840_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Si no fue un sueño... Poco le faltó!, Carol Tomàs Alcaine](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1999479_1_grid.jpg)
Si no fue un sueño... Poco le faltó!
Carol Tomàs Alcaine
Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$1,457
![Painting, Red barn 2.0, Savvas Christodoulou](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1983027_1_grid.jpg)
Red barn 2.0
Savvas Christodoulou
Painting - 30 x 40 x 1.8 cm Painting - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.7 inch
$1,121
![Painting, Colonial Cliza, Benjamín Lafuente](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1970376_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Le Roi, Armen Gasparian](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1951332_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Floor number 9, Jean-Marie Gitard (Mr Strange)](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1944069_1_grid.jpg)
Floor number 9
Jean-Marie Gitard (Mr Strange)
Print - 49 x 49 x 0.1 cm Print - 19.3 x 19.3 x 0 inch
$335
![Painting, Pont du Paradis, Georges Corominas](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1941348_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Tribute, Hico](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1937409_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Big Bazard, Hico](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1937400_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Tribute to Vasarely 19, Jim Bird](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/181135_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, The Two, Chau Le Thai Huyen](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1683444_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Cruel summer, Chau Le Thai Huyen](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1683438_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!