Prisoners
Prisoners
Signed Print
Invader
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Medium: Giclée print
Edition size: 100
Year: 2007
Size: H 40cm x W 62cm
Signed: Yes
Format: Signed Print
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Auction Results
| Auction Date | Auction House | Location | Hammer Price | Return to Seller | Buyer Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2023 | Tate Ward Auctions | United Kingdom | |||
| February 2023 | Forum Auctions London | United Kingdom | |||
| February 2023 | Tate Ward Auctions | United Kingdom | |||
| September 2022 | Tate Ward Auctions | United Kingdom | |||
| September 2022 | Tate Ward Auctions | United Kingdom | |||
| July 2022 | Tate Ward Auctions | United Kingdom | |||
| May 2022 | Tate Ward Auctions | United Kingdom |
Meaning & Analysis
Prisoners is a signed giclée print produced by the French street artist Invader in 2007. The print comes in an edition size of 100 and shows three of the ghosts from the popular arcade game, Pac-Man. Inky, Blinky and Clyde appear to be trapped in a prison and the ghosts are depicted looking helplessly at the walls of their cage.
The print is part of Invader’s Hello My Game Is collection. Invader worked on this collection for a decade, starting it in 2007. Prisoners is one of the earliest prints from the renowned collection. The name of the collection is a pun on the gaming tag: ‘Hello My Name is …’ and the collection features a variety of different gaming subjects, all of which employ the 8-bit register that is commonly associated with arcade games. In January 2017, Invader held a solo exhibition at the Musée en Herbe in Paris in which the artist showcased works from the Hello My Game Is collection. The exhibition was aimed at families and engaging children with art.
Invader rose to fame in the 1990s when he took to the streets of Paris, adorning them with popular arcade characters like Pac-Man ghosts and Space Invaders. Since the 90s, Invader has traveled all over the world, decorating the streets of a variety of cities from Los Angeles to Kathmandu.
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.
