{"product_id":"six-cubes-blue-yellow","title":"Six Cubes (Blue \u0026 Yellow)","description":"\u003cp\u003e*APC ART is pleased to present “Six Cubes” (Blue and Yellow Variant) by internationally celebrated French street artist INVADER.*\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e*Widely regarded as one of the most important and influential street artists of the last three decades, INVADER has built an extraordinary global following through his instantly recognizable pixelated aesthetic inspired by early arcade games, 8-bit graphics, Rubik’s Cubes, and digital culture.*\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e*Since the late 1990s, INVADER has “invaded” cities throughout the world with his now legendary mosaic tile installations — anonymously placing works across Paris, London, Tokyo, Los Angeles, Miami, Hong Kong, New York, and virtually every major cultural capital on earth.*\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e*The artist’s ability to merge nostalgia, technology, street culture, minimalism, conceptualism, and fine art has cemented his position as one of the defining contemporary artists of his generation.*\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e*“Six Cubes” is an exceptionally rare and highly sought after early INVADER silkscreen edition published by legendary London gallery Lazarides in 2009.*\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e*Published during what many collectors consider the absolute golden era of contemporary street art printmaking, works from this period have become increasingly difficult to acquire — particularly examples with such remarkably low edition sizes.*\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e*Executed as a hand pulled silkscreen print in colors on beautiful wove paper, the work bears the Lazarides blind stamp and is hand signed, numbered, and dated by the artist in graphite pencil lower right.*\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e*The work measures approximately 50cm x 70cm (approximately 19.7” x 27.5”).*\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e*Importantly, this particular example is from the incredibly small edition of only twenty works.*\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e*Works from editions this small by INVADER have become extraordinarily difficult to locate on the secondary market.*\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e*Visually, “Six Cubes” perfectly encapsulates the artist’s unmistakable aesthetic language.*\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e*Using the formal structure of Rubik’s Cubes arranged into a pixelated composition, INVADER transforms a universally recognizable object into a work that feels simultaneously playful, intellectual, nostalgic, and deeply contemporary.*\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e*The composition immediately recalls early digital graphics and primitive video game imagery while also functioning as a highly refined minimalist abstraction.*\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e*The striking blue and yellow variant creates incredible visual energy against the crisp white background, while the rigid geometric structure gives the work a sharp architectural quality.*\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e*Like much of INVADER’s finest work, the image balances simplicity with remarkable sophistication.*\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e*This body of work also directly relates to the artist’s celebrated “Rubikcubism” series — where Rubik’s Cubes themselves become both medium and image.*\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e*Collectors have aggressively pursued these works due to their rarity, iconic imagery, historical importance within the artist’s career, and direct relationship to INVADER’s larger conceptual universe.*\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e*Published by Lazarides Gallery — the same pioneering gallery closely associated with artists such as Banksy, JR, Antony Micallef, and Faile — the work further represents an important moment in the history of contemporary urban art.*\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e*Examples from this edition are exceptionally scarce.*\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e*An absolutely iconic and museum-worthy INVADER edition with extraordinary long-term investment potential.*\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e*The work is in hand in the USA and available for immediate dispatch.*\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e*We are pleased to offer archival framing options for our global collector base.*\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e*Please feel free to inquire regarding additional rare INVADER works and editions available through APC ART.*\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e*OFFERED BY APC ART.*\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e*ATL. MIA. NYC. LA. PARIS. LONDON. TOKYO*\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003clabel class=\"ControlGroup__Title-sc-2587cfb4-1 iJgrdA\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProvenance\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/label\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ControlGroup__Description-sc-2587cfb4-2 deluFC\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003ePurchased direct from Lazarides Gallery, UK, 2009. \u003cbr\u003eProminent collection, NYC, NY. USA. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIncluded with the work will be a COA from APC ART, guaranteeing authenticity in perpetuity. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe work is in mint condition. The work has never been framed, it has been stored flat in an archival flat file. 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