This post covers the work of two street artists who use tiles: Invader and Mifmosa. Both artists come from France, and I discovered their work across Brussels on my visits earlier in the year. Invader is a very popular artist with his work appearing across the globe, pasted up on the sides of buildings and normally high up. He creates an app where people can scan the invader artwork. Below is a selection of the work that I saw in Paris. Most of these look like new pieces, but there are some created with larger tiles that I think are older ones.
Most of the tile art in Brussels is of "The Smurfs" because this comic is one of the most popular and widely-known exports of Belgium.
In addition to "Th Smurfs", Invader created the trademark Invader characters from the 8-bit video game.
I'm not sure who the artist responsible for the below artwork is, but it is similar to tile artwork and looks like plastic beads making the Atomium.
And the below looks to be made of something else and appears to be the Mona Lisa painting.
MifaMosa is the other street artist featured, and the artwork is known by the three round tiles arranged in a pyramid. The artist often uses street names in the subject of the pieces and puts the tiles up next to them. Below is Pelican Street with a Pelican, and I also saw one of beers. There were meant to be a couple more, but they had been taken.
I enjoyed finding these hidden treasures of street art.
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