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Not quite cubism: 'Rubik's Mona Lisa' to go under the hammer in Paris
From https://www.euronews.com/2020/02/04/da-vinci-with-a-twist-rubik-s-mona-lisa-to-go-under-the-hammer-in-paris
(video at link)
Not quite cubism: 'Rubik's Mona Lisa' to go under the hammer in Paris
A street art Rubik's Cube version of the "Mona Lisa" is expected to sell for up to 150,000 euros ($166,000) when it goes under the hammer in Paris this month.
Made from 330 Rubik's Cubes by the French artist Invader -- famous for his ceramic Space Invaders figures inspired by the vintage pixelated video game -- is called "Rubik Mona Lisa".
It is the first of a series of works in which the artist has recreated some of the great paintings of art history in Rubik's Cubes.
Invader, whose real name is Franck Slama, claimed that they are the founding creations of a new art movement called "Rubikcubism".
[...]
A street art Rubik's Cube version of the "Mona Lisa" is expected to sell for up to 150,000 euros ($166,000) when it goes under the hammer in Paris this month.
Made from 330 Rubik's Cubes by the French artist Invader -- famous for his ceramic Space Invaders figures inspired by the vintage pixelated video game -- is called "Rubik Mona Lisa".
It is the first of a series of works in which the artist has recreated some of the great paintings of art history in Rubik's Cubes.
Invader, whose real name is Franck Slama, claimed that they are the founding creations of a new art movement called "Rubikcubism".
[...]
More at link.
Also, invader's website:
http://www.space-invaders.com/home/
