2023
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.
On 1stDibs, find authentic Invader prints, mixed media works and other art.
Rubik Camouflage
By Invader
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Invader, Title: Rubik Camouflage Series: Rubikcubism Date: 2023 Medium: Diasec-mounted Giclée on aluminium composite panel Unframed Dimensions: 39.37" x 39.37" Signatu...
Giclée
Gavin Rain "Marilyn"
By Gavin Rain
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Rain, Gavin Title: Marilyn Series: Marilyn Series Date: 2025 Medium: Acrylic on canvas Unframed Dimensions: 47.25" x 47.25" Signature: Initialed Bottom Right Edition: ...
Acrylic
Invaded Cube
By Invader
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Invader, Title: Invaded Cube Series: Rubikcubism Date: 2023 Medium: Diasec-mounted Giclée on aluminium composite panel Unframed Dimensions: 39.37" x 39.37" Signature: ...
Giclée
Hunt Slonem "Marilyn Monroe" portrait painting
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt Title: Marilyn Monroe Date: 2026 Medium: Oil on panel Unframed Dimensions: 20" x 16" Framed Dimensions: 24.5" x 20.5" Signature: Signed by Artist on Verso...
Oil
1000000 Dollars Marilyn Monroe
By Houben R.T.
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Houben, R.T. Title: 1000000 Dollars Marilyn Monroe Date: 2018 Medium: Acrylic and foil on canvas Unframed Dimensions: 36" x 36" Signature: Signed Edition: Unique
Mixed Media
Portrait of Marilyn
By Clara Hallencreutz
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Hallencreutz, Clara Title: Portrait of Marilyn Date: 2016 Medium: C-print face mounted to archival acrylic, backed with aluminum Unframed Dimensions: 19.75" x 27.5" Sign...
Silver Gelatin
Rubik Shot Red Marilyn NVDR1-4
By Invader
Located in Calabasas, CA
Artist: Invader Title: Rubik Shot Red Marilyn NVDR1-4 Year: 2023 Medium: Diasec-mounted Giclée on aluminium composite panel, weighing 13.5kg Edition: 285/774; hand signed and number...
Giclée
INVADER - RUBIK SHOT RED MARILYN Rubikcubism Pop Art Mosaic Street Art French
By Invader
Located in Madrid, Madrid
INVADER - RUBIK COUNTRY LIFE Date of creation: 2023 Medium: Diasec-mounted Giclée on aluminium composite panel Edition: 431 Size: 100 x 100 cm Condition: Brand new, in mint condition...
Panel, Giclée
Rubik Shot Red Marilyn - Pop Art Celebrity Monroe - Limited Edition Fine Art
By Invader
Located in Manchester, GB
Invader, Rubik Shot Red Marilyn, 2023 Diasec-mounted Giclee on aluminium composite panel 100 x 100 cm (39.4 x 39.4 in) Edition 416 of 774 Hand Signed by the artist on COA found on...
Giclée
Invader Rubik Shot Red Marilyn NVDR1-4 Giclée print on aluminium panel Signed
By Invader
Located in Draper, UT
Rubik Shot Red Marilyn derives from Invader’s series ‘Rubik Master Pieces’, in which he manipulates Rubik's Cubes to reproduce major works in the history of art as three-dimensional ...
Metal
Marilyn puntos rojos
By Antonio de Felipe
Located in Östermalm, Stockholms län
Painting Antonio de Felipe "Marilyn puntos rojos" Acquired directly from the artist. Free shipment worldwide. The work of Antonio de Felipe is a constant source of fascination and surprises. It is a great pleasure to witness how the artist’s inge-nious world of ideas and his sense of humour are constantly evolving. Antonio de Felipe was born in Valencia in 1965. Ever since a very young age he has felt an artistic drive that led him to earn a fine arts degree at the University of Valencia. During his studies he worked as a creative designer in an advertising agency which undoubtedly influenced what would be his future pictorial style. In 1996 he moved to Madrid where he has his studio. Antonio de Felipe has developed his extensive work in different series. His subject worlds form a surprising genre blend, a linking of series characters, classical art and commercialism side by side with contemporary icon worship. His motifs are often painted in constellations that pay homage to great artists, including Velázquez, Picasso, Mondrian and others. Many of his works exhibit an ingenious ability to express powerful paradoxes. One example of this can be seen in the paraphrase on Diego Velázquez famous Las Meninas (Spanish for The Maids of Honour), painted in 1656. Instead of the glass of cold, perfumed water in the original, Antonio de Felipe places a Fanta soft drink in the hand of the young Spanish princess Margarita. The painting is part of the series LOGOTIPOS (logos) devoted to the world of art and advertising. This series was followed by VACAS (cows), with paintings such as Vaca Vogue, a pink cow on the cover of a Vogue magazine. Then, CINEMASPOP where actors like Marilyn Monroe and Audrey Hepburn among others were revived as pop icons, with well-known creations such as Black Audrey. In 2009 Antonio de Felipe presented POPSPORT in which the artist mixes the world of sport with cartoons and art history, uch as in La carrera where Picasso’s Demoiselles d’Avignon are participating in a run at a stadium. And latest, the LPop series where the artist is playing with the motifs and titles of famous LP album covers, such as Bad Bart where Bart Simpson...
Canvas, Acrylic
Invader Rubikcubist Book, First Edition, Soft Cover, 440 Pages, 2022
By Invader
Located in Englishtown, NJ
Invader Rubikcubist book with amazing cover. Authored by Invader with text by Malika Bauwens and Ian Scheffler. Covers Invaders start with the Rubik sculptures and artworks from the ...
Color
