Space Invader
0 Comments Published by Cedric Benetti on Thursday, April 10, 2008 at 4/10/2008 06:44:00 PM.
Space Invader is a street artist who pastes up characters from and inspired by the Space Invaders game, made up of small coloured square tiles. He does this in cities across the world, then documents this as an "Invasion", with maps of where to find each invader. He started this project in 1998 with the invasion of Paris.
The locations for the mosaics are not random, but are chosen according to diverse criteria, which may be aesthetic, strategic or conceptual. Invader favours locations that are frequented by many people, but also likes some more hidden locations. In Montpellier, the locations of mosaics were chosen so that, when placed on a map, they form an image of a space invader character. The mosaics are built in advance, and Invader travels with them.
When he arrives in a city he obtains a map and spends at least a week to install them. They are catalogued, and Invader draws a map indicating their locations within the city. For some time, Invader has employed a professional photographer to take pictures of each mosaic.
One of the more prominent places where the mosaics have been installed is the Hollywood Sign. The first was placed on the letter D on December 31, 1999.
The locations for the mosaics are not random, but are chosen according to diverse criteria, which may be aesthetic, strategic or conceptual. Invader favours locations that are frequented by many people, but also likes some more hidden locations. In Montpellier, the locations of mosaics were chosen so that, when placed on a map, they form an image of a space invader character. The mosaics are built in advance, and Invader travels with them.
When he arrives in a city he obtains a map and spends at least a week to install them. They are catalogued, and Invader draws a map indicating their locations within the city. For some time, Invader has employed a professional photographer to take pictures of each mosaic.
One of the more prominent places where the mosaics have been installed is the Hollywood Sign. The first was placed on the letter D on December 31, 1999.
Labels: Paris street stuff (NOT a TOILET), Space Invader, urban art
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