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Sea Of Slime - Signed Print by Invader 2014 - MyArtBroker

Sea Of Slime
Signed Print

Invader

£2,350-£3,500Value Indicator

$4,650-$7,000 Value Indicator

$4,200-$6,500 Value Indicator

¥21,000-¥30,000 Value Indicator

2,800-4,200 Value Indicator

$23,000-$35,000 Value Indicator

¥450,000-¥670,000 Value Indicator

$2,950-$4,400 Value Indicator

-9% AAGR

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Medium: Screenprint

Edition size: 50

Year: 2014

Size: H 51cm x W 30cm

Signed: Yes

Format: Signed Print

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The value of Invader's Sea Of Slime (signed) is estimated to be worth between £2,350 and £3,500. This screenprint, created in 2014, has shown consistent value growth, with an average annual growth rate of 5%. This work has an auction history of four total sales since its entry to the market in October 2016. Over the past 12 months, the hammer price has ranged from £3,452 in January 2024 to £9,292 in October 2021. The average return to the seller is £4,936. 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
January 2024SBI Art Auction Japan
February 2023Phillips Hong Kong Hong Kong
October 2021Digard France
April 2018Digard France
October 2016Julien's Auctions United States

Meaning & Analysis

The print was published by the artist in 2014 for his largest solo exhibition in Japan entitled Home Sweet Home, held at the Gallery Target, Tokyo. The exhibition offered viewers a retrospective of most of Invader’s mosaic works together with some of his paintings and sculptures. Additionally, for the exhibition Invader created an installation featuring a new and original Space Invader mosaic.

The print was then exhibited in conjunction with Repetition Variation Evolution for his exhibition Hello My Game Is held at Musée en Herbe in Paris in 2017 in a room dedicated to Invader’s works on checkered paper. Admittedly, checkered paper is a medium the artist particularly enjoys, since the division of the page into tiny squares lends itself perfectly to the pixelation of images, perfectly mimicking the digital pixel as well as the mosaic tiles he uses so frequently.

Thus, through its deployment of chequered paper, the print attests once again to Invader’s engagement with different media that offer him the possibility of working with the pixelation and digitalisation of images.

  • 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.