French street artist Invader created an interpretation of the Mona Lisa using the tiles from a Rubik’s cube. Invader’s interpretation was sold for 480,200 euros ($520,680) at a modern art auction in Paris, leagues beyond the work’s presale estimated amout of 150,000 euros. Reuters has more details:
The Rubik Mona Lisa was created in 2005 and is the first in Invader’s “Rubikcubism” series, in which he recreates well-known Old Master works.
Invader, who defines himself as an UFA, an Unidentified Free Artist, wears a mask and insists on his face being pixilated for his rare appearances on camera.
He has a large following of fans who use a Smartphone app, “Flash Invaders”, to snap pictures of his mosaics if they’re authentically his, rack up points and compete with other players.
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