"The small artworks are the calling cards of San Francisco artist DraINvader, who's on a mission to cover sewer drain holes with something worth noticing. "The idea is, every piece solves a real problem while adding something beautiful," he said. For the past several months, DraINvader has been steadily installing his pieces on city sidewalks. Each customized square plate features a 3-D printed image, such as a butterfly, a Day of the Dead skull or Star Wars' R2-D2."
""I am very deliberate in only installing over places where the cover is missing," he explained. "Occasionally, I've attached a cover to the top of an existing one, but I'll never remove them. That's part of the ethos of it - to just be additive." The DraINvader moniker keeps the focus on his art, and it's also a nod to the French street artist Invader, known for his pixelated mosaics. Invader's " Space Invader " project features installations in cities throughout Europe."
DraINvader installs 4x4-inch 3-D printed covers over missing sewer drain holes on San Francisco sidewalks, replacing absent plates and adding decorative imagery. The pieces feature pixelated or sculptural images such as butterflies, Day of the Dead skulls and R2-D2. Most installations concentrate in Alamo Square, Duboce Triangle and the Lower Haight, with others on Divisadero and cross streets like Page and Waller. Installations are additive only; covers are installed where originals are missing and are never removed. The project draws inspiration from French street artist Invader and from exploring pixel-based mosaics in Paris.
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