Space Invader in Shoreditch, East London
Invader is a well-known French urban artist, born in 1969, who works largely with square mosaic tiles, producing street art based on Space Invaders and other 1970s arcade games. He also produces works of “Rubikcubism”, using stacks of tiles from Rubik’s Cubes and is also known for his QR code mosaic works.
His work can be seen on the streets of cities all over the world. The first “invasion”, as he terms his city visits, was in Paris in 1998 and then spread to over 30 other cities in France. His latest invasion seems to have been Hong Kong in January this year, more than ten years after his first visit to that city. His invasions generally last 2-3 weeks; each work is photographed and mapped and “invasion maps” are later sold on his on-line shop.
The following can all be seen in Shoreditch (assuming they haven’t been stolen or vandalised since I photographed them earlier this year).
I spotted the one below in Paris just a couple of weeks ago.
Despite the apparent simplicity of a square tile, Invader is quoted as saying these real-life representations of computer-generated pixels have given him scope to be creative: “It’s just a little square, but when you put them together, it can create many things.”
Linked to Theme Day: Squares.
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Love these!
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How about that. Great colors and interesting post for theme day.
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Interesting choice for this theme day. Really like it!
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Happy May 1st .. what a good photo for today’s theme
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Excellent interpratation 🙂
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That’s so fun! I hope he comes to Manila one of these days.
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Great. My favourite is the Star Wars one. Good fit for Theme Day.
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The last time in Paris we spent a fair amount of time keeping one eye out for Alien Invader pieces. They’re fun.
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Oh, I like these!
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those made me smile! 🙂
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These are great. Good theme day post.
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I like your entry!
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Great post for Theme Day, putting life into the humble square.
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You have an eagle eye. Great post. 😀
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I’ve done lots of wandering in Shoreditch in the last month, and haven’t noticed these…..
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My photos are from February this year. It’s possible there has been more damage since then. If I can find street names I’ll add them.
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And I’ve noticed things changing in some places from week to week!
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