The trademark flying spaceships are a nod to the 1978 arcade game Space Invaders, where players must defeat rows of pixelated enemy aliens with a laser cannon. Recognizable by their old-school video game characters and square ceramic tiles, Invader’s creations are everywhere in Paris, and have popped up in over 60 other cities, mostly in Europe. "I would love to come back one day," Invader told the French-language North African edition of HuffPost. Unlike British-based street artist Banksy, whose graffiti style art is politically charged, Invader says he does not have any particular moral message to impart. *This article was written by Worldcrunch iQ member and Worldcrunch contributor, Sophie Ashkinaze-Collender.

Source: The North Africa Journal April 27, 2017 08:27 UTC