Space Invader, Avenue de Wagram, Paris — artwork #602 by Invader · Paris, France
mosaic colorful pop culture
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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…
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Added 13/01/2019
On the facade of a Haussmann building on Avenue de Wagram in the 17th arrondissement of Paris, Invader incrusted a tile mosaic depicting one of his pixelated aliens in blue, white and green, framed in green. This piece, larger than many of his Parisian invasions, illustrates the subtlety of Invader's approach: discreetly colonizing urban architectural heritage with the aesthetic codes of retro video gaming.
The artwork Space Invader, avenue de Wagram, Paris is of type mosaic. You can admire it in the city of Paris in France, more precisely here: 130 Avenue de Wagram, 75017 Paris, France.
This mosaic is also tagged as: colorful, pop culture.
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The photo was published on 13-01-2019 by Rabot.
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