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A version of the Mona Lisa made with Rubik鈥檚 Cubes by French street artist Invader is being auctioned in Paris, and is expected to sell for at least 鈧�120,000-鈧�150,000.

The 鈥淩ubik Mona Lisa鈥� artwork is being sold by auction house Artcurial on the Champs-脡lys茅es today (Sunday February 23).
It was created in 2005, and uses almost 330 Rubik鈥檚 Cubes: the 3D puzzle popularised in the 1980s and created by sculptor Erno Rubik.
The Cubes have been set up and aligned so that they present an image of the well-known Mona Lisa painting by Leonardo da Vinci, in the 鈥減ixelated鈥� style associated with Invader.
Check out this incredible Mona Lisa Rubik鈥檚 Cube mosaic art by artist Invader made up of 330 cubes which will be auctioned off at the auction house tomorrow! Rubik Mona Lisa, 2005, Credit : Invader.
— Rubik's (@Rubiks_Official)
The Rubik Mona Lisa is the first in a series by Invader, dubbed 鈥淸Rubik] Masterpieces鈥�, in which he will recreate other famous artworks in this style.
Arnaud Oliveux, Auctioneer at Artcurial, told the Agence France-Presse: 鈥淚nvader is originally a Parisian artist, but he鈥檚 really a worldwide artist, because he has created 鈥榠nvasion鈥� campaigns in cities all over the world.
鈥淗e has [now taken] Rubik鈥檚 Cubes, and decided to use them as a medium for a series of works, taken out of the context of street art that Invader comes from, to make gallery works like this one, which is one of the first.鈥�
Invader, real name Franck Slama, is well-known for his 鈥淪pace Invader鈥�, computer-game-style street art works - often mosaics, below - that have popped up on walls in 65 cities, across 33 countries (and counting).
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His work is often dubbed 鈥淩ubikscubism鈥� for its pixelated-style appearance (this is also a play on words on the 20th century 鈥淐ubist鈥� movement).
His work has been exhibited in art galleries across the world, including in Paris and Lyon.
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