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Invasion Kit 4, Rubik Space - Ceramic by Invader 2004 - MyArtBroker

Invasion Kit 4, Rubik Space
Ceramic

Invader

£5,500-£8,000Value Indicator

$11,000-$16,000 Value Indicator

$10,000-$14,500 Value Indicator

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Medium: Ceramic

Edition size: 150

Year: 2004

Size: H 14cm x W 18cm

Signed: No

Format: Ceramic

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The value of Invader's Invasion Kit 4, Rubik Space, a ceramic artwork from 2004, is estimated to be worth between £5,500 and £8,000. This unsigned artwork has shown consistent value growth, with an average annual growth rate of 9%. This work has an auction history of three sales since its entry to the market in November 2018. Over the past five years, the hammer price has ranged from £11,267 in December 2022 to £13,759 in June 2021, with the average annual return to the seller being £10,636. This work is part of a limited edition of 150.

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Auction Results

Auction DateAuction HouseLocation
Hammer Price
Return to Seller
Buyer Paid
December 2022Christie's Paris France
June 2021Christie's Paris France
November 2018Artcurial France

Meaning & Analysis

As suggested by its title, this represents Invader’s fourth Invasion Kit, and thus attests to the early development of Invader’s artistic vocabulary, style and techniques. This Invasion Kit was released in 2004 in anticipation of Invader’s first Rubikcubism exhibition, Rubik Space, which was held at the Galerie Patricia Dorfmann, Paris, from 24th March - 7th May 2005. There, Invader presented for the first time to the public his new artistic style, Rubikcubism (see here for instance The Shining or Clockwork Orange), through which Invader recreates the pixelated texture of his usual Space Invaders through twisting dozens of different Rubik Cubes.

The Invasion Kit particularly references one of Invader’s earliest Rubikcubist artworks, Rubik Space, where Invader similarly portrayed a Space Invader against a colourful background. In this sense, the multicoloured array of tiles chosen by Invader can be seen as referencing the colour palette of the Rubik cubes, each tile echoing a face of the cube.

Vivaciously colourful, this Invasion Kit is then not only pleasant to the eye but also collocates itself within an early moment in Invader’s artistic development, bringing together his mosaic techniques and Space Invader characters with the colourfulness of his Rubik cubes artworks, which the Kit anticipates and references.

  • 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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