Space Invader at Place d'Italie — artwork #5961 by Invader · Paris, France
mosaic mosaic pixel-art Invader
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Born in 1969, Invader is a French urban artist and graduate of the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris. Calling himself a "ULA" (Unidentified Living Artist), he began embedding ceramic tile mosaics inspired by the 1978 arcade game Space Invaders into city walls in 1996, driven by the desire to make art accessible beyond galleries and museums. After officially launching his "invasion" project in Paris i…
The artist started doing graffiti in the early 1990s before stepping away around 1996. In 2010, after visiting an exhibition at the Fondation Cartier, he returned to the streets with a deliberate street art focus. His alias, pronounced "Djizeupe", is borrowed from Snoop Dogg's track "GZ Up, Hoes Down". He sees himself more as a vandal than an artist, valuing the illegal dimension of the practice. …
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Added 13/12/2022
Classic small pixelated mosaic by Invader depicting a white and blue alien character. Positioned at Place d'Italie in Paris, part of the famous series of over 4000 Parisian Invaders.
The artwork Space Invader Place d'Italie is of type mosaic. You can admire it in the city of Paris in France, more precisely here: 8 Rue Richer, 75009 Paris, France.
This mosaic is also tagged as: mosaic, pixel-art, Invader.
Find all artworks by the artists who contributed to its creation by clicking on their name: Invader, Gzup
The photo was published on 13-12-2022 by Rabot.
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