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![Photography, 369 (1), Alexia Rousse](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1892352_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Cherry Blossoms at Shakespeare and Co, Paris - with gold embellishment, Ruslana Levandovska](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1844955_1_grid.jpg)
Cherry Blossoms at Shakespeare and Co, Paris - with gold embellishment
Ruslana Levandovska
Painting - 76.2 x 61 x 1.9 cm Painting - 30 x 24 x 0.75 inch
$3,500
![Painting, Maison Sauvage - Spring, Ruslana Levandovska](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1802493_1_grid.jpg)
Maison Sauvage - Spring
Ruslana Levandovska
Painting - 61 x 50.8 x 1.9 cm Painting - 24 x 20 x 0.75 inch
$2,500
![Painting, Ocean Drive, Niack One](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1799457_1_grid.jpg)
![Fine Art Drawings, La multitude déchue (dessin n° 14 B), Peter Gnass](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1795284_1_grid.jpg)
La multitude déchue (dessin n° 14 B)
Peter Gnass
Fine Art Drawings - 101.1 x 66 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 39.8 x 26 x 0.1 inch
$6,261
![Painting, The Sherlock Holmes, London, Ruslana Levandovska](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1780701_1_grid.jpg)
The Sherlock Holmes, London
Ruslana Levandovska
Painting - 61 x 76.2 x 1.9 cm Painting - 24 x 30 x 0.75 inch
$4,800
![Painting, The Cambridge, London, Ruslana Levandovska](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1724055_1_grid.jpg)
The Cambridge, London
Ruslana Levandovska
Painting - 61 x 45.7 x 1.9 cm Painting - 24 x 18 x 0.75 inch
$2,200
![Painting, Les Deux Magots, Paris, Ruslana Levandovska](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1675326_1_grid.jpg)
Les Deux Magots, Paris
Ruslana Levandovska
Painting - 61 x 45.7 x 1.9 cm Painting - 24 x 18 x 0.75 inch
$2,400
![Print, Luang prabang, LGM-1](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1660383_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Parisian Crêperie, Ruslana Levandovska](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1617417_1_grid.jpg)
Parisian Crêperie
Ruslana Levandovska
Painting - 61 x 61 x 1.9 cm Painting - 24 x 24 x 0.75 inch
$2,500
![Painting, Royal Opera Restaurant, Paris, Ruslana Levandovska](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1601880_1_grid.jpg)
Royal Opera Restaurant, Paris
Ruslana Levandovska
Painting - 61 x 76.2 x 1.9 cm Painting - 24 x 30 x 0.75 inch
$4,800
![Painting, Parisian Balconies, Ruslana Levandovska](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1530594_1_grid.jpg)
Parisian Balconies
Ruslana Levandovska
Painting - 50.8 x 61 x 1.9 cm Painting - 20 x 24 x 0.75 inch
$2,500
![Photography, The place, Sabrina Le Roux](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1524882_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, The epic, Sabrina Le Roux](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1524879_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Refuge, Sabrina Le Roux](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1519788_1_grid.jpg)
![Fine Art Drawings, La Rotonde (Aix en provence), Barthélémy Amoros](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1519647_1_grid.jpg)
La Rotonde (Aix en provence)
Barthélémy Amoros
Fine Art Drawings - 17 x 11 cm Fine Art Drawings - 6.7 x 4.3 inch
$503
![Painting, Santorini, Greece, Ruslana Levandovska](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1438650_1_grid.jpg)
Santorini, Greece
Ruslana Levandovska
Painting - 61 x 50.8 x 1.9 cm Painting - 24 x 20 x 0.75 inch
$2,200
![Painting, Maison Sauvage, Paris II, Ruslana Levandovska](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1438638_1_grid.jpg)
Maison Sauvage, Paris II
Ruslana Levandovska
Painting - 61 x 50.8 x 1.9 cm Painting - 24 x 20 x 0.75 inch
$2,200
![Photography, Privée - limited edition of 19, Valentin Zaharia](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1414752_1_grid.jpg)
Privée - limited edition of 19
Valentin Zaharia
Photography - 30 x 43 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 16.9 x 0 inch
$301
![Painting, Cherry blossoms at Washington Square Park, New York, Ruslana Levandovska](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1380564_1_grid.jpg)
Cherry blossoms at Washington Square Park, New York
Ruslana Levandovska
Painting - 61 x 45.7 x 1.9 cm Painting - 24 x 18 x 0.75 inch
$2,200
![Painting, The Pont Alexandre III, Paris, Ruslana Levandovska](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1380561_1_grid.jpg)
The Pont Alexandre III, Paris
Ruslana Levandovska
Painting - 61 x 45.7 x 1.9 cm Painting - 24 x 18 x 0.75 inch
$2,200
![Painting, Gondoliere in Venice, Ruslana Levandovska](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1328478_1_grid.jpg)
Gondoliere in Venice
Ruslana Levandovska
Painting - 76.2 x 61 x 1.9 cm Painting - 30 x 24 x 0.75 inch
$3,200
![Painting, Starry Night over Paris, Musée d'Orsay, Ruslana Levandovska](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1322412_1_grid.jpg)
Starry Night over Paris, Musée d'Orsay
Ruslana Levandovska
Painting - 55.9 x 71.1 x 1.9 cm Painting - 22 x 28 x 0.75 inch
$2,900
![Painting, Cafe de Flore, Evening Paris, Ruslana Levandovska](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1310706_1_grid.jpg)
Cafe de Flore, Evening Paris
Ruslana Levandovska
Painting - 76.2 x 61 x 1.9 cm Painting - 30 x 24 x 0.75 inch
$2,500
![Painting, Le Vrai Paris Cafe, Montmarte, Ruslana Levandovska](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1304511_1_grid.jpg)
Le Vrai Paris Cafe, Montmarte
Ruslana Levandovska
Painting - 76.2 x 61 x 1.9 cm Painting - 30 x 24 x 0.75 inch
$3,800
![Painting, Snow in New York City, Wall Street, Ruslana Levandovska](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1278216_1_grid.jpg)
Snow in New York City, Wall Street
Ruslana Levandovska
Painting - 76.2 x 61 x 1.9 cm Painting - 30 x 24 x 0.75 inch
$4,200
![Painting, Christmas at Bar Marche, Paris, Ruslana Levandovska](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1253493_1_grid.jpg)
Christmas at Bar Marche, Paris
Ruslana Levandovska
Painting - 76.2 x 61 x 1.9 cm Painting - 30 x 24 x 0.75 inch
$3,900
![Painting, Rolls Royce Phantom by Cartier, Monaco, Ruslana Levandovska](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1243635_1_grid.jpg)
Rolls Royce Phantom by Cartier, Monaco
Ruslana Levandovska
Painting - 76.2 x 61 x 1.9 cm Painting - 30 x 24 x 0.75 inch
$3,700
![Painting, Urban Streets of New York, Ruslana Levandovska](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1226802_1_grid.jpg)
Urban Streets of New York
Ruslana Levandovska
Painting - 91.4 x 61 x 1.9 cm Painting - 36 x 24 x 0.75 inch
$3,000
![Painting, Manhattan Bridge in DUMBO, New York, Ruslana Levandovska](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1221534_1_grid.jpg)
Manhattan Bridge in DUMBO, New York
Ruslana Levandovska
Painting - 76.2 x 61 x 1.9 cm Painting - 30 x 24 x 0.75 inch
$3,000
![Painting, New York City Chrysler Building, Ruslana Levandovska](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1221492_1_grid.jpg)
New York City Chrysler Building
Ruslana Levandovska
Painting - 61 x 45.7 x 1.9 cm Painting - 24 x 18 x 0.75 inch
$3,000
![Painting, Colosseum, Ruslana Levandovska](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1218951_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Vienna, view from Kunsthistoriche Museum, Wien, Ruslana Levandovska](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1216083_1_grid.jpg)
Vienna, view from Kunsthistoriche Museum, Wien
Ruslana Levandovska
Painting - 61 x 76.2 x 3.8 cm Painting - 24 x 30 x 1.5 inch
$3,100
![Photography, Fort Central, Michel Eisenlohr](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2173227_1_grid.jpg)
Fort Central
Michel Eisenlohr
Photography - 40 x 50 x 0.2 cm Photography - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch
$503
![Photography, La Bollène-Vésubie, Michel Eisenlohr](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2173221_1_grid.jpg)
La Bollène-Vésubie
Michel Eisenlohr
Photography - 40 x 50 x 0.2 cm Photography - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch
$503
![Print, Guggenheim, Matthieu Forichon](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2156868_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Napa Valley, Matthieu Forichon](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2156865_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Nouveau départ, Xavier Dumoulin](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2142167_1_grid.jpg)
Nouveau départ
Xavier Dumoulin
Photography - 60 x 90 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0 inch
$3,801
![Photography, Lower tower, Mathieu Fournier](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2129719_1_grid.jpg)
Lower tower
Mathieu Fournier
Photography - 30 x 30 x 0.3 cm Photography - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch
$402
![Photography, Upper Tower, Mathieu Fournier](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2104893_1_grid.jpg)
Upper Tower
Mathieu Fournier
Photography - 30 x 30 x 0.3 cm Photography - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch
$402
![Photography, Les colonnes de la Cathédrale Notre Dame de Kazan, Georgii Vinogradov](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1989837_1_grid.jpg)
Les colonnes de la Cathédrale Notre Dame de Kazan
Georgii Vinogradov
Photography - 30 x 20 x 0.2 cm Photography - 11.8 x 7.9 x 0.1 inch
$447
![Painting, Lumières lointaines, Théodora Vourvouri](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1978806_1_grid.jpg)
Lumières lointaines
Théodora Vourvouri
Painting - 120 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 47.2 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch
$4,807
![Photography, Lycee Ampère/Old Town, Georgii Vinogradov](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1977750_1_grid.jpg)
Lycee Ampère/Old Town
Georgii Vinogradov
Photography - 40 x 30 x 0.2 cm Photography - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch
$447
![Painting, Biglari St Tropez, Brito Esteves](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1730181_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, French rivera, Jean-Philippe Henric](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1632210_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Khu Van Hoa, Loi Duc](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1324296_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Mur du pont des Soupirs. Venise 2, Dominique Leroy](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1262811_1_grid.jpg)
Mur du pont des Soupirs. Venise 2
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 60 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,565
![Print, Mere et fille, Riks, Tiez & Romano](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1046622_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Le Petit Prince revisite Hockney, Sokar](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2181509_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, À ciel ouvert, Anthony Sala](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2144616_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Dernière représentation, Anthony Sala](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2144615_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, L'héritage, Anthony Sala](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2144614_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Arca B, Ramon Enrich](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2135938_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Elprup, Ramon Enrich](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2135934_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Turm 9, Ramon Enrich](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2125356_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Tropic 1, Ramon Enrich](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2113557_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Living rooms with pink walls, Michael Callas](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1986912_1_grid.jpg)
Living rooms with pink walls
Michael Callas
Painting - 100 x 150 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 59.1 x 0.8 inch
$23,000
![Print, Untitled, Christiane Richter](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1986714_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Hong Kong Xing, Lyn'S](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1751046_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, AG_204 Maison, Tatiana Lebedev](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1720968_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, New York (1), Lyn'S](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1671570_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
$2,784
![Painting, Papillons sur la Tour Eiffel, Iolanta Gondouin (Iola)](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1359093_1_grid.jpg)
Papillons sur la Tour Eiffel
Iolanta Gondouin (Iola)
Painting - 65 x 50 x 1.5 cm Painting - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0.6 inch
$727
![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
![Sculpture, regards vers les lointains, Mpcem](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1011750_1_grid.jpg)
regards vers les lointains
Mpcem
Sculpture - 55 x 26 x 26 cm Sculpture - 21.7 x 10.2 x 10.2 inch
$3,130
![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
$1,565
![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
$1,564
![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 $1,045
![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
$1,565
![Photography, Mur pastel du Maroc, Dominique Leroy](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/907815_1_grid.jpg)
Mur pastel du Maroc
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 90 x 70 x 2 cm Photography - 35.4 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,230
![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
$1,453
![Photography, Disque de frein. Rouille, Dominique Leroy](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/480856_1_grid.jpg)
Disque de frein. Rouille
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,565
![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
$1,453
![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
$1,453
![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
$1,565
![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
$1,453
![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
$1,453
![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
$1,565
![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
$1,453
![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
$1,453
![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
$1,565
![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
$1,453
![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
$1,453
![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
$1,453
![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
$1,453
![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
$1,565
![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
$1,565
![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
$1,565
![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
$1,453
![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
$1,565
![Photography, L'homme au chapeau, Jean-Robert Franco](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/475048_1_grid.jpg)
L'homme au chapeau
Jean-Robert Franco
Photography - 60 x 90 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 inch
$1,565
![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
$1,453
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!