Invader (artist)

Invader
Born
Franck Slama

France
NationalityFrench
Known forUrban artist
The ghosts from the computer game Pac-Man. A mosaic by Invader in Bilbao (BBO 24–27), near the Guggenheim Museum. 2008

Invader is a pseudonymous French street artist identified as Franck Slama. He is known for his ceramic tile mosaics modeled on the pixelated art of 1970s–1980s 8-bit video games, many of which depict the titular aliens from the arcade games Space Invaders, Pac-Man and Super Mario Bros. (the inspirations for his pseudonym). As of December 2020, his creations can be seen in highly-visible locations in 79 cities in 20 countries.[1] To accompany his citywide installations, or "Invasions", Invader publishes books and maps as guides to the locations of his mosaics.

Invader also makes mosaics using QR codes and stacks of Rubik's Cubes (with the latter typically installed indoors).

  1. ^ Poll, Zoey (19 December 2020). "Flash Invaders: Another Game for a World on Pause". The New York Times.