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Invaded Hypnosis - Signed Print by Invader 2011 - MyArtBroker

Invaded Hypnosis
Signed Print

Invader

£4,300-£6,500Value Indicator

$8,500-$13,000 Value Indicator

$7,500-$11,500 Value Indicator

¥40,000-¥60,000 Value Indicator

5,000-8,000 Value Indicator

$40,000-$60,000 Value Indicator

¥810,000-¥1,230,000 Value Indicator

$5,500-$8,000 Value Indicator

-8% AAGR

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Medium: Woodcut

Edition size: 50

Year: 2011

Size: H 32cm x W 21cm

Signed: Yes

Format: Signed Print

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Invader's signed woodcut print, Invaded Hypnosis from 2011, is estimated to be worth between £4,300 and £6,500. This artwork has an auction history of three sales since its entry to the market in May 2017. The hammer price has remained consistent, demonstrating an average annual growth rate of -8%. The edition size of this artwork is limited to 50.

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Auction Results

Auction DateAuction HouseLocation
Hammer Price
Return to Seller
Buyer Paid
December 2024Phillips Hong Kong Hong Kong
June 2023Phillips London United Kingdom
February 2020Tate Ward Auctions United Kingdom
May 2017Rosebery's Fine Art Auctioneers United Kingdom

Meaning & Analysis

Invaded Hypnosis, a woodcut print on fabric released in 2011 in an edition of 50, is executed in a style similar to that of Norwegian Expressionist painter Edvard Munch. The imagery and style immediately brings to mind the artist’s infamous Anxiety (1894), the people populating the bottom half of the print taken directly from Munch’s original painting. Yet, Invader leaves his signature mark on the print by including the imagery of his infamous Space Invaders in the sky above. In a formation of two rows of eight, these characters embody the alienation caused by different media in a digital, modern age and represent the favoring of the virtual over reality. These anxieties and grievances regarding the modern age are similar to those purported by Munch in his artwork. The despaired faces and dark shadows of Munch’s figures in Anxiety aptly reflect the anxiety brought forth by Invader’s video game characters.

Invader Hypnosis takes an art historical masterpiece and reinvents it in a contemporary idiom. Invader plays on a sense of collective despair embodied in the crowd of people moving towards the viewer. Executed in a style far different from the street artist’s typical graffiti works, Invader Hypnosis, a woodcut on fabric, demonstrates the artist’s creative versatility.

  • 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.