Invader (1969) - Positive Space/Negative Space (Blue/Red)

Details Edition: TT1-3
Series: Obey Invader
Medium: Silkscreen print with embossing on cotton rag paper
Details: Hand signed by Shepard Fairey and Invader on the front. Presented in a white aluminium frame.
Dimensions: 53.3 x 72.3 cm (framed)
Edition Size: 250
Date:2025

INFO:

Obey Invader is a series of four limited-edition prints by Shepard Fairey and Invader. The prints are based on new works currently on view at the Triple Trouble exhibition at Newport Street Gallery.

In this new collaboration, Fairey and Invader merge their characteristic motifs into four exciting artworks. In each, Fairey’s Obey Star sits at the centre of mandala-like designs, which are repeated in the form of tiles. These tiles are rendered in alternative colours of blue, red and cream, the resulting patterns both shedding light on Fairey’s designs and revealing one of Invader’s pixelated Space Invader figures.

The Obey Invader works offer a new take on some of Fairey and Invader’s most recognisable imagery by presenting them in a new context. Fairey’s Obey Star develops his well-known motif of the Obey Icon face and is a symbol that encourages viewers to find their own interpretations of the world around them. Invader’s pixelated creations reference the icons of early video games, through which the artist questions the invasion of the digital world into our daily lives.