Space Invader PA_0231 — artwork #6034 by Invader · Paris, France
mosaic red mosaïque mosaic video-game Invader Paris pixel space-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 12/01/2023
Invader's piece PA_0231 features the iconic alien in red and white tiles on a red background, placed at the corner of a facade on Rue Tiquetonne near the Impasse des Peintres in the 2nd arrondissement. The red monochrome of this composition sets it apart from the artist's other pieces in Paris.
The artwork Space Invader PA_0231 is of type mosaic. You can admire it in the city of Paris in France, more precisely here: 1 Rue Tiquetonne, 75002 Paris, France.
This mosaic is also tagged as: red, mosaïque, mosaic, video-game, Invader, Paris, pixel, space-invader.
Find all artworks by the artists who contributed to its creation by clicking on their name: Invader, Gzup
The photo was published on 12-01-2023 by VinceBlaz.
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