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Invasion Kit, Red - Signed Print by Invader 2009 - MyArtBroker

Invasion Kit, Red
Signed Print

Invader

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30 x 42cm, Edition of 50, Screenprint

Medium: Screenprint

Edition size: 50

Year: 2009

Size: H 30cm x W 42cm

Signed: Yes

Format: Signed Print

Last Auction: September 2021

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Auction Date
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Location
Return to Seller
Hammer Price
Buyer Paid
September 2021
Sotheby's Online
United Kingdom
£8,140
£9,576
£11,970
September 2020
Christie's London
United Kingdom
October 2019
Tate Ward Auctions
United Kingdom
March 2018
Chiswick Auctions
United Kingdom
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The value of Invader’s Invasion Kit, Red (signed) is estimated to be worth between £4,650 and £7,000. This screenprint has shown consistent value growth, with an average annual growth rate of 7%. This work has an auction history of four sales since its entry to the market in March 2018. In the last five years, the hammer price has ranged from £6,000 in September 2020 to £9,576 in September 2021. The average return to the seller over the past five years is £6,620. This work is part of a limited edition of 50.

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Meaning & Analysis

At once one of Invader’s most simple and yet instantly recognisable pieces, this print is telling in its apparent simplicity. As its title suggests, despite being a print, the artwork is meant to reference the mosaic Invasion Kit series and to artworks like Invasion Kit 13, Made in Japan, or Invasion Kit 16, Flashinvader where similarly Invader depicts a Space Invader against an apparently simple background, making use of a palette of two or three primary colours juxtaposed next to one another. In this case, the artist uses a bright red tone for the background, hence the title of the piece, to evidence the stark contrast with the white Space Invader.

Thus, the print situates itself within a larger production of Invader, and pays homage to his Invasion Kits. At the same time, given its medium, the piece also references Invader’s earliest engagements with print as a medium apt to better democratise and disseminate the private ownership and possession of his artworks. Coalescing Invader’s interest in prints and his mosaic-based pieces, this piece is a rare and unique find, able to captivate any Invader collector.

  • 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.

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