Invasion Guide 4, London, Manchester, Newcastle
Invasion Guide 4, London, Manchester, Newcastle
Ceramic
Invader
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29 x 23cm, Edition of 50, Ceramic
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Invasion Guide 4, London, Manchester, Newcastle is a mixed media artwork produced by the French street artist Invader in 2008. Coming in an edition size of 50, Invader has produced a book with a micro-mosaic tile cover kept in a plexiglass box. The cover is rendered using red and white tiles which resonate with the 8-bit visual register of arcade games. Amongst the maze-like pattern the viewer can discern an alien character that resembles those from the popular arcade game, Space Invaders.
Invasion Guide 4, London, Manchester, Newcastle was published to accompany Invader’s ambitious installation project, the Space Invaders project, which the artist has been working continuously on since 1998. The project involves Invader travelling all over the world and ‘invading’ bustling cities by installing mosaic aliens onto the city walls. Invader strives to erect 20 to 50 mosaics per city he invades and the artist has developed a sophisticated points system to rank the success of each invasion.
This book provides detailed information regarding Invader’s trip to the UK and the locations of the mosaics he installed there. The artist has also developed an online database which enables him, as well as members of the public, to track the artworks he has installed all over the world.
Anonymous street artist Invader adopted his pseudonym from the 1978 arcade game, Space Invaders, and has continually paid homage to retro, 8-bit video games throughout his career. His work has evolved from the original Space Invader motif since the early 2000s, with other icons such as Pac-Man, Pink Panther and even the Rubik’s Cube becoming staples in his imagery. Invading urban landscapes with his distinctive pixelated mosaic creations, Invader transcends the boundaries of traditional street art by combining playful nostalgia with an urban twist. His unique fusion of retro aesthetics and contemporary commentary has solidified his place in the global art scene.
