French artist Invader stages art “invasions” in cities around the world. He installs pixelated pieces inspired by 8-bit arcade video game characters on the walls of buildings in busy urban areas. Many of these mosaics depict the iconic aliens from the 1978 game Space Invaders, but Invader also uses characters from games like Super Mario Bros. and Pac-Man. He describes his work as contemporary street art. Though known for his public art, Invader also makes smaller-scale abstract prints and tile kits.
The real name of the man behind the Invader persona is purported to be Franck Slama. However, he keeps his identity private and his face a secret, wearing a mask in public and working under the cloak of night. Invader told The Talks magazine that not even his parents know about his life as a mosaicist — they think he works in the construction industry as a tiler.
Born in Paris in 1969, Invader grew up playing the ‘70s and ‘80s video games he now emulates in tile. He went on to graduate from the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris. He is believed to have begun tagging the streets of his native city with urban artist Zevs at the end of the 1990s. In 1998, he branched out on his own with the “Space Invaders” project.
Invader chose 8-bit characters as the subject of his work because he sees them as the icons of our digital world. He seeks not only to free the characters from their video games but also to liberate art itself from museums and institutions. Each "invasion" begins by scouting the city and finding the perfect spots for anywhere from 20 to 50 of his installations. Invader's creations have appeared in 79 cities in 20 different countries.
While committed to bringing art to the streets, Invader has shown his street art at museums and galleries around the globe. His solo exhibitions include Almine Rech Gallery in Paris, Citylights Gallery in Melbourne, Lazarides Gallery in London, PMQ in Hong Kong and Mima Museum in Brussels. His work is also immensely popular at art auctions and sells for tens of thousands of dollars.
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Scooter Invader Street Art Limited Edition Signed Print, Colourful
By Invader
Located in Bristol, GB
Lithograph on archival paper Edition 6 of 88 Signed, dated and numbered on the front by the artist Mint, as issued
Lithograph
Invader -- Still Life with Pocari Can
By Invader
Located in BRUCE, ACT
Invader Still Life with Pocari Can, 2014 Screenprint in colors on wove paper Hand signed lower right Numbered 32/50 Sheet size: 35 x 50 cm Frame size: 52.5 x 67.5 x 3 cm Published by...
Screen
Vaquero, by Frank Romero
By Frank Romero
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Signed and numbered from the edition of 60. Image of a cowboy with an oversized hat. Throughout his 40 year career as an artist, Frank Romero has bee...
Paint, Screen, Stencil
Two Pembroke Studio Chairs
By David Hockney
Located in London, GB
A striking original lithograph from Hockney's popular The Moving Focus series with Cubist influences. Hockney depicts his studio interior with varying perspectives, shadows, views an...
Handmade Paper, Lithograph
$2,058
H 23.63 in W 17.72 in
Green Herbarium - Screen Print, Contemporary, Signed Edition, 2024
By Marc Quinn
Located in London, GB
Marc Quinn Green Herbarium, 2024 Hand-pulled 4-Layer Screen Print on Mohawk Superfine 352gsm paper Embossed, signed and numbered on the front 60 x 45 cm Edition of 150 Marc Quinn is...
Screen
$1,150
H 27.56 in W 37.21 in D 0.04 in
Tennis, Olympic Games Beijing 2008 - Lithograph by Fabio Mauri
By Fabio Mauri
Located in Roma, IT
Tennis, Olympic Games Beijing 2008 is a wonderful colored screen print realized by Fabio Mauri in occasion of the Olympic Games held in Beijing in 2008. This artwork is a part of t...
Lithograph
$2,800
H 23 in W 22 in D 0.05 in
Donald Sultan 'Fish' (From Fruit and Flowers), Limited Edition, Signed Print
By Donald Sultan
Located in San Rafael, CA
Donald Sultan (American, b. 1951) "Fish (From Fruit and Flowers Portfolio)" 1990 Screenprint in colors on Arches 88 paper Pencil initialed, titled, and dated left of image Edition 61...
Lithograph
$1,500
H 27 in W 21.5 in
Cloud cars, 5/20 - figurative, playful, pop-art, lithograph, limited print
By Charles Pachter
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This charmingly whimsical lithograph of a classic Toronto image—the streetcar was one of a series Charles Pachter first created in the seventies. Two electric streetcars moving away from the viewer fill the frame—in yellow and pink— hydro lines above them appear to be suspended above a large cloud. Pachter is a much-admired Canadian artistic polymath, his colourful pop artwork merging playful even irreverent elements with deeply iconic imagery. Number 5 0f 20. “…and a good art critic would compare it with Warhol’s soup cans...
Lithograph
$234
H 15.75 in W 19.69 in D 0.04 in
Winter Landscape - Offset and lithograph after Josip Generalic - 1961
By Josip Generalic
Located in Roma, IT
Winter Landscape is an offset print on canvas realized after Josip Generalic in 1961. Signed on the plate and dated on the bottom center. Good conditions and aged. The artwork re...
Lithograph, Offset
Vase of Flowers
By Marcello Avenali
Located in Roma, IT
Vase of Flowers is a nice original lithograph realized by Marcello Avenali in 1950's. Hand signed in pencil on lower right margin; "P.A." (Artist Proof...
Lithograph
$6,500
H 29 in W 45.5 in
"Napoli" Serigraph 29" x 45.5" Edition 46/150 by Thomas Pradzynski
By Thomas Pradzynski
Located in Culver City, CA
"Napoli" Serigraph 29" x 45.5" Edition 46/150 by Thomas Pradzynski Serigraph on paper Provenance: Private collection Comes in a frame (as shown on ...
Screen
Rock and Roll
By Robert Deyber
Located in Greenwich, CT
Rock and Roll is a lithograph on paper, initialed lower right 'BD', 9.5 x 9" image size. From the edition of 395, numbered LXXXV/C (there were also 275 Arabic and 20 AP), framed in a...
Paper, Lithograph
$650
H 32 in W 24.5 in
Fourth Costume, Abstract Pop Art Screenprint by Eugenie Torgerson
By Eugenie Torgerson
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Eugenie Torgerson, American Title: Fourth Costume Year: 1984 Medium: Screenprint, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 21 Image Size: 24 x 18.5 inches Size: 32 x 24.5 inches
Screen
Zhiyong Jing Silkscreen Print "Aerobic" Edition of 100
By Zhiyong Jing
Located in Draper, UT
Zhiyong Jing's "Aerobic/Limited" is a captivating limited edition print that showcases the essence of dynamic movement and vibrant energy. This 46 x 53.4...
Screen