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Invader

Invasion In The UK Ceramic

Invasion In The UK

Invader

Invasion In The UK
Ceramic

Name: Invasion In The UK
Brand: Invader
Rating: 5 (233 reviews)

Invader

£12,000-£18,000Value Indicator

$25,000-$40,000 Value Indicator

$22,000-$35,000 Value Indicator

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¥2,240,000-¥3,360,000 Value Indicator

$16,000-$23,000 Value Indicator

-12% AAGR

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Medium: Ceramic

Edition size: 50

Year: 2007

Size: H 30cm x W 23cm

Signed: No

Format: Ceramic

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Invader's Invasion In The UK, a ceramic artwork from 2007, is estimated to be worth between £12,000 and £18,000 (unsigned). This piece, part of an edition of 50, has shown consistent value growth, with an average annual growth rate of 5%. This work has been sold 9 times at auction since its initial sale in May 2013. In the last 12 months, there have been no sales. Over the past five years, the hammer price has ranged from £18,134 in June 2020 to £33,366 in October 2021. The average return to the seller is £18,809.

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Auction Results

Auction Date	Auction House	Location
September 2023	Sotheby's London	United Kingdom
November 2022	Digard	France
November 2022	Digard	France
October 2022	Bonhams New Bond Street	United Kingdom
October 2021	Digard	France
June 2020	Sotheby's Paris	France
November 2019	Artcurial	France

Meaning & Analysis

Invasion In The UK is a mixed media artwork made by the renowned French street artist Invader in 2007. Coming in an edition size of 50, Invader has produced a book with a micro-mosaic tile cover kept in a plexiglass box. Against a blue backdrop, Invader renders an alien in red titles zooming across the book cover, ready for attack. The alien is a character from the popular arcade game, Space Invaders, which was created by Japanese game manufacturers Taito in 1978.

The book accompanies Invader’s impressive installation project, the Space Invaders project, which involves the artist travelling all over the world to install ceramic mosaics of aliens onto city walls. Invader has explained the premise of the project: ‘I explore international densely populated urban areas and "invade" them.’ In this artwork, Invader provides detailed information regarding the location of the mosaics he installed during his UK ‘invasion wave.’

As well as producing books, Invader has created an online database which tracks all of his projects. The artist has also created maps which showcase the impressive scale of the project and the vast areas Invader has successfully ‘invaded.’

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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