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![Painting, Flatiron bulding, Phil](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2140445_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Timesquare NY, Phil](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2139334_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, A travel, Galya Popova](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2137740_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Le chasseur de trésor, Wouter Berns](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2135709_1_grid.jpg)
Le chasseur de trésor
Wouter Berns
Painting - 41 x 27 x 3 cm Painting - 16.1 x 10.6 x 1.2 inch
$2,572
![Painting, In 10 minutes, Galya Popova](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2135640_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Château magique, Marta Anglada](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2130307_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Ledenon, Raymond Berthelot](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2046624_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Le grand port, Ezelino Briante](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1929750_1_grid.jpg)
Le grand port
Ezelino Briante
Painting - 43.5 x 62.5 x 0.5 cm Painting - 17.1 x 24.6 x 0.2 inch
$2,309
![Painting, White Diner, Alain Bertrand](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1885809_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, La Pluie d'été, Solveiga](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1787256_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Castle walls, Tanner Rhines](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1744332_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Tablecloth, Jurate Mykolaityte](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1731447_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Port de pêche animé, Ezelino Briante](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1627662_1_grid.jpg)
Port de pêche animé
Ezelino Briante
Painting - 50 x 61 x 0.5 cm Painting - 19.7 x 24 x 0.2 inch
$2,321
![Painting, Maisons typiques, Ezelino Briante](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1627557_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, 4891 Palm Springs, Clément Dezelus](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1477644_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Vertical House, Clément Dezelus](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1476471_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Between The Lines, Alexander Benz](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1200648_1_grid.jpg)
Between The Lines
Alexander Benz
Photography - 40 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0 inch
$514
![Photography, Global warming 1.0, Franck Guedj](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1022685_1_grid.jpg)
Global warming 1.0
Franck Guedj
Photography - 110 x 165 x 1 cm Photography - 43.3 x 65 x 0.4 inch
$8,388
![Painting, Méditerranée, Piet ENGELMAN](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/978927_1_grid.jpg)
![Fine Art Drawings, Self-Portrait 20.127, Arthur Hent](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/938301_1_grid.jpg)
Self-Portrait 20.127
Arthur Hent
Fine Art Drawings - 29.7 x 21 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.7 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch
$324
![Fine Art Drawings, Self-Portrait 20.126, Arthur Hent](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/938268_1_grid.jpg)
Self-Portrait 20.126
Arthur Hent
Fine Art Drawings - 29.7 x 21 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.7 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch
$324
![Fine Art Drawings, Self-Portrait 20.112, Arthur Hent](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/926505_1_grid.jpg)
Self-Portrait 20.112
Arthur Hent
Fine Art Drawings - 29.7 x 21 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.7 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch
$324
![Painting, Paysage d'un village enneigé, Albert Joseph Januarius Di Décarli](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/896544_1_grid.jpg)
Paysage d'un village enneigé
Albert Joseph Januarius Di Décarli
Painting - 37.5 x 45 x 1 cm Painting - 14.8 x 17.7 x 0.4 inch
$2,333
![Photography, Mairie miroir de Séoul - Corée, Jean-Marc Stoeffler](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/894579_1_grid.jpg)
Mairie miroir de Séoul - Corée
Jean-Marc Stoeffler
Photography - 37 x 47 x 1 cm Photography - 14.6 x 18.5 x 0.4 inch
$280
![Painting, Saint Didier, Emile Patru](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/850329_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Rentrons, Philippe Matine](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/836178_1_grid.jpg)
![Fine Art Drawings, Self-Portrait 15.27, Arthur Hent](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/718905_1_grid.jpg)
Self-Portrait 15.27
Arthur Hent
Fine Art Drawings - 29.7 x 21 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.7 x 8.3 x 0 inch
$268
![Fine Art Drawings, Self-Portrait 18.33, Arthur Hent](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/718812_1_grid.jpg)
Self-Portrait 18.33
Arthur Hent
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 20 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 7.9 x 0 inch
$336
![Print, Paleo-Logía s. XX, Renato Manzoni](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/548773_1_grid.jpg)
Paleo-Logía s. XX
Renato Manzoni
Print - 80 x 90 x 1 cm Print - 31.5 x 35.4 x 0.4 inch
$8,948 $6,263
![Print, Paleo-Logia s.VL, Renato Manzoni](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/547513_1_grid.jpg)
Paleo-Logia s.VL
Renato Manzoni
Print - 120 x 60 x 1 cm Print - 47.2 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch
$7,270 $5,089
![Print, Homenaje al Racionalismo, Renato Manzoni](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/547498_1_grid.jpg)
Homenaje al Racionalismo
Renato Manzoni
Print - 120 x 60 x 1 cm Print - 47.2 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch
$16,777 $11,744
![Print, Addio, Amore, Renato Manzoni](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/547486_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Viens , Philippe Matine](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/46365_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Fade out lines, Laëtitia Giraud](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/441180_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, George Peabody Library II, Baltimore USA, Reinhard Gorner](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/402862_1_grid.jpg)
George Peabody Library II, Baltimore USA
Reinhard Gorner
Photography - 158 x 127 x 2 cm Photography - 62.2 x 50 x 0.8 inch
$6,711
![Painting, Le métropolitain, Brigitte Thonhauser-Merk](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/390932_1_grid.jpg)
Le métropolitain
Brigitte Thonhauser-Merk
Painting - 50 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$336
![Painting, Hay bales and poppies - Tuscany landscape painting, Gino Masini](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2180997_1_grid.jpg)
Hay bales and poppies - Tuscany landscape painting
Gino Masini
Painting - 50 x 50 x 1 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch
$336
![Painting, Flowery landscape - Tuscany landscape painting & frame, Gino Masini](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2180513_1_grid.jpg)
Flowery landscape - Tuscany landscape painting & frame
Gino Masini
Painting - 20 x 40 x 1 cm Painting - 7.9 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch
$336
![Painting, Porte 1, Stéphane Castelli](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2176423_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, La ville, Les maisons, Les Visages (5), Morten Schelde](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2172948_1_grid.jpg)
La ville, Les maisons, Les Visages (5)
Morten Schelde
Print - 28 x 21.5 cm Print - 11 x 8.5 inch
$168
![Print, La ville, Les maisons, Les Visages (3), Morten Schelde](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2172946_1_grid.jpg)
La ville, Les maisons, Les Visages (3)
Morten Schelde
Print - 28 x 21.5 cm Print - 11 x 8.5 inch
$168
![Print, La ville, Les maisons, Les Visages (2), Morten Schelde](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2172945_1_grid.jpg)
La ville, Les maisons, Les Visages (2)
Morten Schelde
Print - 28 x 21.5 cm Print - 11 x 8.5 inch
$168
![Print, En bas, Philippe Matine](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2157621_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Deal !, Philippe Matine](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2157543_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Tu montes, Philippe Matine](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2156920_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Croix rousse, Philippe Matine](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2149768_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Money, Philippe Matine](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2149767_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Reste, Philippe Matine](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2149755_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Lasse, Philippe Matine](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2149750_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Ce soir, Philippe Matine](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2149746_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Pink Wall, Norman Reedus](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2140469_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Xmas, Norman Reedus](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2140347_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, La mise au tombeau du Christ, Frédéric Goerg](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2130061_1_grid.jpg)
La mise au tombeau du Christ
Frédéric Goerg
Painting - 100.5 x 81.5 x 2.5 cm Painting - 39.6 x 32.1 x 1 inch
$2,567
![Painting, Unique, Gisela Gaffoglio](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1996128_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Stella McCartney Opéra, Spring- Summer 2006 Paris, Simon Procter](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1988697_1_grid.jpg)
Stella McCartney Opéra, Spring- Summer 2006 Paris
Simon Procter
Photography - 105 x 150 x 5 cm Photography - 41.3 x 59.1 x 2 inch
$13,422
![Print, Ciudad supuesta CXXX, Renato Manzoni](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1768620_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Ciudad supuesta CXX, Renato Manzoni](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1768563_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Ciudad supuesta CV, Renato Manzoni](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1768551_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Ciudad supuesta CLV, Renato Manzoni](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1768545_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Ciudad supuesta C, Renato Manzoni](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1768521_1_grid.jpg)
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![Fine Art Drawings, Château, Hermann Paul](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1692615_1_grid.jpg)
Château
Hermann Paul
Fine Art Drawings - 32 x 25.5 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.6 x 10 x 0.1 inch
$447
![Photography, Darkness, Nebulosa](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1684416_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Peace, Nebulosa](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1684407_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Paysage et maison de campagne, René Guinand](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1583289_1_grid.jpg)
Paysage et maison de campagne
René Guinand
Painting - 49.5 x 65 x 2 cm Painting - 19.5 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch
$2,462
![Painting, Architecture II, Dipak Roy](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1570365_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Architecture I, Dipak Roy](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1568235_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Venice, Italy, Leon Devenice](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1560930_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Cambodia Mixed Media IX, Sven Pfrommer](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1560783_1_grid.jpg)
Cambodia Mixed Media IX
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 80 x 45 x 3 cm Photography - 31.5 x 17.7 x 1.2 inch
$1,667
![Photography, Ancient Asia XXII, Sven Pfrommer](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1560753_1_grid.jpg)
Ancient Asia XXII
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 100 x 70 x 3 cm Photography - 39.4 x 27.6 x 1.2 inch
$1,778
![Photography, Ancient Asia XXIV, Sven Pfrommer](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1560708_1_grid.jpg)
Ancient Asia XXIV
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 100 x 70 x 3 cm Photography - 39.4 x 27.6 x 1.2 inch
$1,778
![Print, Fountain of the Turtles, Giuseppe Malandrino](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1545618_1_grid.jpg)
Fountain of the Turtles
Giuseppe Malandrino
Print - 35 x 50 x 0.1 cm Print - 13.8 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$268
![Painting, Country Church, Jean Chapin](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1526118_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Nara in Blue, Japan, Alexandra Roddan](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1470774_1_grid.jpg)
Nara in Blue, Japan
Alexandra Roddan
Painting - 65 x 75 x 2 cm Painting - 25.6 x 29.5 x 0.8 inch
$3,915
![Print, Long Court Road, Duncan Wade](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1466646_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Naval Dreams, Duncan Wade](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1466640_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Battersea Peace Pagoda, Duncan Wade](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1466631_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Maternité de Grozny, Tchétchénie, Françoise Spiekermeier](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1465731_1_grid.jpg)
Maternité de Grozny, Tchétchénie
Françoise Spiekermeier
Photography - 50 x 75 cm Photography - 19.7 x 29.5 inch
$2,796
![Painting, Naples in Light Blue, Alexandra Roddan](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1453530_1_grid.jpg)
Naples in Light Blue
Alexandra Roddan
Painting - 75 x 65 x 2 cm Painting - 29.5 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch
$3,915
![Painting, Scene 119, Mea Ambrozo](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1437060_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Television Antenna, Domenico Purificato](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1353183_1_grid.jpg)
Television Antenna
Domenico Purificato
Painting - 35.6 x 25.3 x 0.1 cm Painting - 14 x 10 x 0 inch
$470
![Photography, Sur les Chemins d'Alice - Là-bas., Brno Del Zou](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1311804_1_grid.jpg)
Sur les Chemins d'Alice - Là-bas.
Brno Del Zou
Photography - 33 x 22 x 0.1 cm Photography - 13 x 8.7 x 0 inch
$224
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![Painting, Confinement sans perspective, Odile Pinto-Corbin](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1008690_1_grid.jpg)
Confinement sans perspective
Odile Pinto-Corbin
Painting - 60 x 40 x 3 cm Painting - 23.6 x 15.7 x 1.2 inch
$1,118
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![Painting, Village 9, Daozhou Huang](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/919176_1_grid.jpg)
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Crossing TV
Pauline Di Valentin
Fine Art Drawings - 60 x 40 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0 inch
$447
![Photography, Open Space II - City Library, Stuttgart, Reinhard Gorner](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/550420_1_grid.jpg)
Open Space II - City Library, Stuttgart
Reinhard Gorner
Photography - 127 x 159 x 2 cm Photography - 50 x 62.6 x 0.8 inch
$6,711
![Photography, Two Men of Letters - Schagl Abbey Library, Reinhard Gorner](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/550309_1_grid.jpg)
Two Men of Letters - Schagl Abbey Library
Reinhard Gorner
Photography - 127 x 159 x 2 cm Photography - 50 x 62.6 x 0.8 inch
$6,711
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!