Video Description:
Incognito French artist, Invader traces the birth of his signature pixelated mosaic style, his invasion of 40 cities worldwide and the concept behind his TOP 10 Rubikscubism exhibit at the Jonathan LeVine Gallery.
About Invader:
Invader’s work illustrates the overwhelming effect technology has had on contemporary culture while also critiquing it, using the ancient and traditional technique of mosaics to simulate digital pixels. Referencing the 1978 Atari video game, the artist began placing mosaics featuring Space Invaders on the streets of Paris in the late 1990s. Joined by Pac Man ghosts and other popular 8-bit characters, the works soon became a familiar sight to encounter in any urban environment. Invader’s usage of tile to create street art, rather than paint or stencil, is not only a unique choice of medium—it also emphasizes his commentary of how digital information networks have affected and transformed our society. Sightings of the work have spread over the last ten years on a global scale as the artist continues invading public spaces across five continents. Currently, Invader’s work can be found on the streets of over forty cities, worldwide. – Via Jonathan LeVine Gallery
About Top 10 Exhibit at Jonathan LeVine Gallery:
Jonathan LeVine Gallery is pleased to present Top 10, a solo exhibition of new works by the Parisian street artist known as Invader. Returning to the gallery for his first solo show in New York, Top 10 marks a highly anticipated event for this internationally celebrated artist. Known for using mosaic tiles to re-create popular characters from vintage 8-bit video games (such as Space Invaders and Pac-Man) on the streets of cities around the world, the artist’s individual mosaics are carefully cataloged after placement in context to their surrounding environment. Yet, since the project has grown on a global-scale, each piece also carries considerable significance from a larger perspective—populating what is now a worldwide installation that stretches across the planet. Invader’s mosaics can be found on the streets of over 40 cities, on all five (inhabitable) continents. Like the game, his mission is literally an invasion of (public) space.
Top 10 introduces a new series of original two and three-dimensional works featuring the artist’s signature pixel-based aesthetic, created in mediums such as mosaic tile and rubik’s cubes, which clearly translate the concept of pixilation (the division of visual information in digital format). Invader is the first artist to bring pixels to life, both in the physical world and in the art world. Echoing the neo-Impressionist painting technique of pointillism, with a contemporary voice, his evolved methods bring the composite image concept into the digital age. The show title Top 10 references popular music, as the artist has selected what he believes are the top ten album covers of his generation as subjects for re-interpretation using his own innovative technique of Rubikcubism. The term Rubikcubism is used to describe an art movement of which Invader is believed to be the originator, using Rubik’s Cubes (a 3-D mechanical puzzle game popular in the 1980’s). This exhibition also includes large-scale mixed-media sculptures in bright primary colors and a video installation of projected time-lapse footage, which reveals the geometric complexity of the artist’s incredible process in creating pieces in this show. – Via Jonathan LeVine Gallery
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August 5th, 2009 at 1:42 PM
ABSOLUTELY incredibly DOPE !!!
August 5th, 2009 at 3:21 PM
Thanks for the comment Erik!
Glad you like it! =)
August 6th, 2009 at 1:05 AM
That was fun!
August 6th, 2009 at 6:25 AM
Nice! When i’ll grow up i want to be like him.
August 8th, 2009 at 7:06 PM
That’s cool! His art look like part of the scene.
August 13th, 2009 at 1:19 AM
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August 14th, 2009 at 11:29 AM
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September 7th, 2009 at 5:58 PM
*hearts*
September 8th, 2009 at 3:39 AM
i asked myself if he solves the rubiks he uses, which obviously isnt quite easy, though the many many videos of some – well, freaks? – on youtube – but i think you can pull off the tiles from them.
– great view inside, i follow him around for many years now, and i always smile like a child when the invader newsletter #xy lands in my inbox. 
– cheers
September 8th, 2009 at 1:21 PM
cracking film again from invader!
check out the pictures from his show here
low fidelity
http://www.flickr.com/photos/annar_50/
September 8th, 2009 at 1:59 PM
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September 8th, 2009 at 2:05 PM
hey annar,
thanks for the link to your photos.
what exhibit were they from?
invader left such a good impression.
not only as a great artist but as a lovely person.
we had a really good time with him.
check back with us as we’ll be covering some dope artists.
later this month, we’ve got a video w D*Face : )
spread love,
moni & mike
September 8th, 2009 at 2:16 PM
we were also wondering if he’s mastered the rubik’s as well. it’s tough!
it was a real treat to get that inside view.
now, every time we see his invasions around town, we get a huge smile on our face.
can’t wait to see them around the world!
we’re so happy he shared our video in his newsletter & with his people.
great response so far!
check back w us for more videos & let us know if there’s any artists you like to see us cover.
spread love,
moni & mike
September 8th, 2009 at 2:18 PM
♥ ♥ ♥
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September 11th, 2009 at 5:22 PM
I love Space invader and its global project !