An artist's interpretation of Leonardo da Vinci's 'Mona Lisa' -- fashioned out of hundreds of Rubik's cubes -- is expected to reach up to $166,000 when it goes under the hammer at a Paris auction later this month.
The artwork, made up of 330 of the famous toy cubes, is the creation of French street artist Invader, whose true identity is hidden behind a mask. It will go under the hammer at Paris' Artcurial auction house on February 23.as a"modern take on the world's most famous painting."
The original was painted by Leonardo more than 500 years ago and hangs at the Louvre in Paris, where it is the most visited piece of art in the world.Invader began exploring the use of Rubik's Cubes in artwork in 2004. It was the first time, the auction house said in a press release, that the best-selling toys were used to make art. The practice has been called"Rubikcubism."
"Amongst his works on this theme, which he has explored in a variety of forms, this rubikcubist Mona Lisa is actually the representation that is most faithful to the original," the auction house said in a statement.
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