Invader is one of the most enigmatic and influential figures in contemporary Street Art. Active since the late 1990s, he has conquered the streets of the world with thousands of small mosaics inspired by the aesthetics of arcade video games from the previous decade. His name pays homage to the 1978 game Space Invaders, from which he drew not only his pseudonym but also his stylistic signature: pixelated aliens made of tiny colored tiles, scattered across city walls like cultural viruses.
His work is a universal and immediate language, blending pop culture, video game nostalgia, and a hacker mentality. Invader defines himself as a UFA—“Unidentified Free Artist”—playfully referencing the concept of a UFO. His interventions are unauthorized, yet executed with military precision: every installation is mapped and documented in a system he calls an “invasion.”
