Rubik's Cube Mona Lisa by French artist on auction
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.
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.
