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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INVADER - 3D LITTLE BIG SPACE. Limited edition Sculpture, Urban, Street art
By Invader
Located in Madrid, Madrid
3D LITTLE BIG SPACE Date of creation: 2022 Medium: Vinyl sculpture Edition: 5000 Size: 28 x 20 x 4 cm Condition: New, inside its sealed original box This is the first vinyl sculptu...
Plastic, Ink
$8,050Sale Price|77% Off
H 46 in W 80 in D 18 in
"One of a Kind Balloon Dog Sculpture, Modern, 21st Century"
By Mauro Oliveira
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
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Metal
$31,400
H 6.3 in W 9.06 in D 3.94 in
Serpent Goddess - French Nouveau Realisme Edition of 7
By Niki de Saint Phalle
Located in London, GB
This painted polyester sculpture is signed by the artist ‘Niki’ on the base. It is also numbered from the edition of only seven on the base. There were three artist’s proofs aside fr...
Polyester
Saint Vitus Architeuthis Manalishi with the Seven Tentacle Crown
By Hunter Stabler
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"Saint Vitus Architeuthis Manalishi with the Seven Tentacle Crown" by Hunter Stabler is an original ink and graphite on hand-cut paper layered piece mounted to plexiglass. The piece ships in the pictured wood frame and measures 44"h x 44"w. Hunter Stabler was born in Jefferson City, Missouri and was raised in upstate South Carolina. He received a BFA in painting from The Maryland Institute, College of Art and an MFA in painting from the University of Pennsylvania. He is currently pursuing an MFA in Digital Art at Louisiana State University. His work has been widely exhibited across the United States and internationally including exhibitions at the Morbid Anatomy Museum in Brooklyn, NY, The Shelburne Art Museum in Shelburne, VT, the Hunterdon Art Museum in Clinton, NJ, and the Islip Art Museum in East Islip, NY. His hand-cut paper artwork has been published in the books High Touch: Tactile Design and Visual Explorations, Push Paper, Strangers in the Nest (a book of Poems by Anselm Berrigan, Letterpress printed with images accompanying each poem), and published in Laminate Magazine, First Look Magazine, and American Craft Magazine. He was named “Philadelphia’s Next Hot Artist...
Plexiglass, Archival Ink, Mixed Media, Archival Paper, Graphite
$35,000
H 58 in W 19 in D 15 in
American Contemporary Mixed Media Sculpture - Linda Stein, Country Knight 643
Located in New York, NY
This sculpture from Linda Stein’s Knights of Protection series functions both as a defender in battle and a symbol of pacifism. The series references popular and religious icons suc...
Metal
Sculpture of two headed dog: 'From My Point Of View ll'
By Tim Tate
Located in New York, NY
Poem that goes with this artwork: 'From My Point Of View' On his morning rounds the Master Goes to learn how all things fare; Searches pasture after pasture, Sheep and cattle eyes w...
Archival Ink, Mixed Media, Polymer
Sculpture of two headed dog: 'From My Point Of View'
By Tim Tate
Located in New York, NY
Poem that goes with this artwork: 'From My Point Of View' On his morning rounds the Master Goes to learn how all things fare; Searches pasture after pasture, Sheep and cattle eyes w...
Polyester, Archival Ink, Mixed Media
$2,800
H 48 in W 24 in D 8 in
Contemporary Wall Sculpture Painting Installation House Brick Architecture
By Gary Sczerbaniewicz
Located in Buffalo, NY
Bridge To Total Freedom No.3 (Diminishing Returns) (2017) by Gary Sczerbaniewicz. Wood, laser-cut MDF, cast plastic, plaster, ink, acrylic, paper.
Plastic, Plaster, Wood, Ink, Acrylic, Fiberboard, Paper
$6,000
H 73 in W 22 in D 8 in
Eternal Recurrence #16, DEiNERI Acrylic Glass Stand Sculpture
By Natasha Zupan
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Zupan combines images from old masters, alchemical prints, contemporary artists, and bits from magazines and newspapers to create overlapping, intersecting worlds of transparencies a...
Steel
$5,760
H 24 in W 14 in D 18 in
"Half Seat" - UV inks printed on acrylic hand formed
By Maeve Eichelberger
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Maeve Eichelberger is a Colorado native, capturing both urban and rural lifestyles in her artwork. Passionate about collage, Maeve specializes in a new form of 3 dimensional collage....
Acrylic Polymer, Ink
$6,240
H 22 in W 12 in D 14 in
"Turquoise" - UV inks printed on acrylic hand formed & etched
By Maeve Eichelberger
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Maeve Eichelberger is a Colorado native, capturing both urban and rural lifestyles in her artwork. Passionate about collage, Maeve specializes in a new form of 3 dimensional collage....
Acrylic Polymer, Ink
$3,200
H 33 in W 49 in
Undulating Flowering Ovum: Contemporary Ink and Graphite on Paper
By Hunter Stabler
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"Undulating Flowering Ovum" by Hunter Stabler is an original ink and graphite on hand-cut paper mounted to plexiglass piece of artwork. The piece ships in the pictured wood frame an...
Archival Ink, Graphite, Archival Paper, Plexiglass
$639
H 10.04 in W 4.53 in D 3.94 in
Figure of a woman. Ceramic sculpture with meaning. Feminine energy. White Way.
Located in Zofingen, AG
Ceramic sculpture "White Way". With this work I am talking about the state of a woman when she is connected to the natural source of her power, when she is light at heart. In this case, a woman's actions are filled with favorable energy. I have depicted this energy in the form of a white band that she weaves with her hands. The work is made of white white clay with fine chamotte. The figure has a matte rough surface of cream color with white engobe flecks. The white band is tied with polyester thread. It is attached to the figure with a thin wire. - Sve Gri...
Clay, Polyester
Sold
H 7.88 in W 11.03 in D 1.58 in
INVADER - 3D LITTLE BIG SPACE. Limited edition Sculpture, Urban, Street art
By Invader
Located in Madrid, Madrid
3D LITTLE BIG SPACE Date of creation: 2022 Medium: Vinyl sculpture Edition: 5000 Size: 28 x 20 x 4 cm Condition: New, inside its sealed original box This is the first vinyl sculptu...
Plastic, Ink
Sold
H 7.88 in W 11.03 in D 1.58 in
INVADER - 3D LITTLE BIG SPACE. Limited edition Sculpture, Urban, Street art
By Invader
Located in Madrid, Madrid
3D LITTLE BIG SPACE Date of creation: 2022 Medium: Vinyl sculpture Edition: 5000 Size: 28 x 20 x 4 cm Condition: New, inside its sealed original box This is the first vinyl sculptu...
Plastic, Ink
Sold
H 7.88 in W 11.03 in D 1.58 in
INVADER - 3D LITTLE BIG SPACE. Limited edition Sculpture, Urban, Street art
By Invader
Located in Madrid, Madrid
3D LITTLE BIG SPACE Date of creation: 2022 Medium: Vinyl sculpture Edition: 5000 Size: 28 x 20 x 4 cm Condition: New, inside its sealed original box This is the first vinyl sculptu...
Plastic, Ink
Sold
H 7.88 in W 11.03 in D 1.58 in
INVADER - 3D LITTLE BIG SPACE. Limited edition Sculpture, Urban, Street art
By Invader
Located in Madrid, Madrid
3D LITTLE BIG SPACE Date of creation: 2022 Medium: Vinyl sculpture Edition: 5000 Size: 28 x 20 x 4 cm Condition: New, inside its sealed original ...
Plastic, Ink
3D Little Big Space
By Invader
Located in Dallas, TX
Invader 3D Little Big Space Painted Cast Vinyl 11 x 7.8 x 1.6 - Two-sided 3D sculpture - Dimensions: 28 x 20 x 4cm / 11 x 7.8 x 1.6’’ - Material:...
Plastic, PVC, Acrylic
3D Little Big Space
By Invader
Located in Dallas, TX
Invader 3D Little Big Space Painted Cast Vinyl 11 x 7.8 x 1.6 - Two-sided 3D sculpture - Dimensions: 28 x 20 x 4cm / 11 x 7.8 x 1.6’’ - Material:...
Plastic, PVC, Acrylic