Why are Invader’s Maps so important?

The Maps collection highlights the impressive scale of Invader’s Space Invaders project and captures the artist’s tremendous determination and ambition. The installation project has become recognised as one of the greatest street art stunts in art history and Invader has even started producing Invasion Kits so that people can emulate his work and produce their own alien mosaics.

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Maps by Invader Background & Meaning

Maps

Maps by Invader in the 2000 is a series of prints comprising maps of well-known cities. The maps vary in style, but all detail locations of Invader’s mosaic installations, comprising the Space Invaders project. The series contributes to the vast lore associated with Invader’s art— exemplifying its performative and playful qualities.

Meaning & Analysis

Maps is a collection of artworks produced by the renowned French street artist Invader in the 2000s. Every print in this collection shows a map of a well known city, such as Rome, Paris, Brussels or Sao Paulo. The maps vary in style, from simple designs using one or two colours such as Invasion De Paris, to brighter compositions that feature bold colours - Cote d'Azur being a notable example. Djerba Island strives for an older feel as the artist uses black ink on yellowing paper. The composition’s hand burnt edges mean the print resembles an old treasure map.

The prints in the collection all contain detailed information regarding the locations of Invader’s alien mosaics which are part of his elaborate Space Invaders project. Invader started the impressive project in 1998 which involves the artist travelling to cities all over the world and scouting out the perfect locations to install mosaics of aliens from the popular arcade game, Space Invaders. The use of small ceramic square tiles which Invader glues onto the city walls resonates strongly with the 8-bit visual register of arcade games and has become a signature element of the artist’s visual style.

Invader refers to his artistic process as an ‘invasion’ and the artist has successfully ‘invaded’ over 30 countries. Invader aims to install around 20 to 50 mosaics per city he ‘invades’ and the artist sometimes revisits the same city to carry out additional ‘invasion waves.’ Invader has also developed an intricate scoring system based on how successful the location of each mosaic is. This enables the artist to rank his invasions in order of success, turning the installation project into a game in and of itself. Each print in the Maps collection provides the score of the invasion it is mapping out, for example, Invasion De Paris achieved a score of 21760 compared to Plan For Invasion Of Los Angeles which only gained a score of 1890.

The Maps collection highlights the impressive scale of Invader’s Space Invaders project and captures the artist’s tremendous determination and ambition. The installation project has become recognised as one of the greatest street art stunts in art history and Invader has even started producing Invasion Kits so that people can emulate his work and produce their own alien mosaics.
Discussing his motivation for the Space Invaders project, Invader explains that ‘it is first of all about liberating Art from its usual alienators that museums or institutions can be.’ By adorning the streets of bustling cities with alien mosaics, Invader decontextualises art and makes it available for the masses. The accessibility of art is very important for Invader who believes art should not just be something consumed by an elite, but also by ordinary people. The artist says he wants to surprise everyday people and elaborates: ‘this project, I hope, will leave a print not only on the streets but also on the minds.’
If you're looking to sell art by Invader, click the link and we can help. We employ a number of techniques and practices in order to give a realistic and achievable valuation on any art listed on myartbroker.com. We analyse the demand for the work in question, take into consideration previous sales and auction valuations, we assess the current gallery valuation and monitor the current deals taking place via MyArtBroker every day. We regularly advise sellers on a price bracket for their artwork completely free of charge.