The city of Paris, which has about 1, Invaders, alone earns a total of 34, points. The application is fun and very easy to use; you just have to take a picture of each invader you come across. Each composition includes a QR code, which the app will recognize. This addictive game, used by the youngest as well as by the elderly, strengthens the rapport between the artist and his supporters. In order to manage his creations, he stores everything in a database.
He enters the date, the place and two photographs from different angles, in addition to numbering them. Every Invader conceived is thought out thoroughly; for example, in the city of Montpellier, the 44 invaders form one giant Invader when outlined on a map. This is the only time Invader has decided to install them in such a way.
He explains that he always surveys the location of his artworks 15 days prior to their installation. As such, the location of the college is considered carefully and nothing is done at random.
Once satisfied with his work, he makes it known via a post on his social media. Invader has also written several books in which he compiles information about each of his works.
In , during one of his many stays in custody, he decided to install his th work. Invader sticks his creation in the office of the agent who was taking his statement.
It comprises of a red-colored character with white eyes. Now you know a little more about Invader. This street artist is a significant 21st century artist.
Although these characters are recognisable to all, the artist himself remains anonymous. This paradox has led him to persistently remain a leading figure in urban art. A last anecdote for the end? Skip to content He is the most famous mosaicist in the world.
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Would you describe your work as Contemporary Art? As a Game? As Graffiti? As Street Art? All of the above, and much more. How many people are involved in this project? Why did you choose the Space Invaders as a central figure for your project? How do you chose the placement of your mosaics? How do you operate once in the streets? Are the mosaics prepared in advance before being glued? How are the pieces fixed to the wall? How do building owners react?
Do you have issues with police authorities? Is there a message behind your project? Is it political? Are your mosaics being removed or stolen? Is there any trace of all the Space Invaders that have been installed?
How does the scoring system works? Do all the cities have their own score? What is the height of the highest Space Invader? And the lowest? What is the Space Shop? Is it possible to own a Space Invader? How do people acquire one of your works? Do you participate in institutional exhibitions, in museum or gallery shows? Except for the Space Invaders mosaic tiles, do you create any other kind of works? Invader has become an important figure in the modern street art scene.
Independent initiatives of artists have popped up in other cities, who are inspired by Invader to work with tiles and install mosaics that resemble his pixelated creatures. Like many artists working today, Invader has created a database to archive every production created. New technological advances have allowed artists to easily access their artistic production.
Prior to this, Invader would travel around a city with a city map and a notebook, in order to not forget about a work or where it was located. The archive is of great importance for artists to create a provenance, creating easy access to a chronology of production.
His team fixes tiles to walls by using cement or innovative glues. Since Invader puts his work in a public space, his work can be perceived as illegally defacing property, and he risks arrest.
Invader creates a powerful form of public art as a message to break with the institutions that conform art today.
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