10 Invasion Maps
10 Invasion Maps
Signed Mixed Media
Invader
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17 x 22cm, Edition of 100, Mixed Media
Medium: Mixed Media
Edition size: 100
Year: 2019
Size: H 17cm x W 22cm
Signed: Yes
Format: Signed Mixed Media
Last Auction: November 2022
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Meaning & Analysis
10 Invasion Maps is a set of 10 maps in their original box which are numbered, dated and signed by the French street artist Invader. The dates of the maps range from 2003 to 2018 and the collection was put together in 2019 in a limited edition size of 100.
The maps in 10 Invasion Maps are part of Invader’s elaborate ‘Space Invaders Project’ which has come to be one of the most widely recognised street art stunts in art history. The project, which started in 1998, consists of Invader installing pixelated alien characters from the popular arcade game, Space Invaders, onto the street walls of cities all over the world. The aliens are made out of small, ceramic, square tiles which Invader glues onto the walls at night. Invader explains that the project is about liberating art from museums and institutions. He also adds that the project frees the alien characters from the video game TV screen by bringing them into the physical world.
10 Invasion Maps includes 10 of the maps which Invader used to document where he installed his alien mosaics. The maps in this collection are for the cities of Paris, Montpellier, Grenoble, Bern, Avignon, Geneva, Lyon, Rotterdam, Tokyo and Perth. Invader is still working on this ‘World Invasion’ however these days the artist prefers to use a digital database to archive each of his productions, making these original maps highly sought after on the art market.
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.
