Positive Space/Negative Space (Red/Cream)
2025
Created for the Triple Trouble exhibition at Newport Street Gallery, this collaboration merges Fairey's iconic Obey Star with Invader's pixelated Space Invader motifs in an intricate mandala-like composition. The silkscreen with embossing on cotton rag paper demonstrates both artists' mastery of printmaking techniques, with the raised surfaces adding tactile dimension to the layered imagery. Hand-signed by both Fairey and Invader, this work represents a significant intersection between street art's two most recognizable practices—Fairey's propaganda-inspired iconography and Invader's digital-age commentary through retro gaming aesthetics. Part of an edition of 250, the print exemplifies how contemporary collaborations can reveal new dimensions within established artistic vocabularies.
- Medium
- Silkscreen print with embossing on cotton rag paper
- Dimensions
- Signed
- Yes
Notes
Hand signed by Shepard Fairey and Invader. Presented in a white aluminium frame.
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Invader
French · b. 1969
Invader is literally a co-creator of this specific piece, bringing his signature pixelated Space Invader motifs and street art sensibility directly into the mandala composition. His broader practice of mosaic tile works and screenprints shares the same geometric, grid based aesthetic and limited edition printmaking approach seen here.
KAWS
American · b. 1974
KAWS works extensively in silkscreen printmaking with bold graphic imagery rooted in street art and pop culture, producing highly collectible limited edition prints on fine art papers. His mandala and symmetrical compositions with layered iconography closely mirror the geometric complexity and blue chip street art collectibility of this piece.
Takashi Murakami
Japanese · b. 1962
Murakami creates intricate mandala like compositions using flattened geometric forms and screenprint techniques that bridge street art, pop art, and digital age aesthetics. His limited edition prints on fine papers with embossed and layered surfaces share the same tactile dimensionality and symmetrical complexity found in this Fairey and Invader collaboration.
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