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Shepard Fairey & Invader — Positive Space/Negative Space (Red/Blue)

Positive Space/Negative Space (Red/Blue)

2025

Positive Space/Negative Space (Red/Blue) is the most direct embodiment of collaborative synthesis in the Triple Trouble collection, born from the formal and philosophical meeting point between Shepard Fairey's graphic design sensibility and Invader's tile-based practice, rendered through silkscreened tiles on wood. The choice of medium is itself a negotiation — Fairey's silkscreening technique is applied to Invader's native material of tiles, mounted on wood that bridges the street and the studio, resulting in an object that is neither purely Fairey nor purely Invader but something genuinely hybrid. The red and blue colour scheme is loaded with meaning: for Fairey it echoes the bold binaries of his propaganda-influenced work and the iconic palette of his Obama HOPE poster, while the positive/negative spatial tension mirrors both the figure-ground relationships of graphic art and the pixel logic of Invader's 8-bit universe. The title itself is a conceptual statement about collaboration — two distinct artistic identities occupying the same plane, each defining and giving meaning to the other through contrast. This work exemplifies how Triple Trouble functions not just as a showcase of individual styles but as a genuine creative conversation.

Medium
Silkscreened tiles on wood
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Shepard Fairey & Invader, Positive Space/Negative Space (Red/Blue), 2025

Positive Space/Negative Space (Red/Blue) is the most direct embodiment of collaborative synthesis in the Triple Trouble collection, born from the formal and philosophical meeting point between Shepard Fairey's graphic design sensibility and Invader's tile-based practice, rendered through silkscreened tiles on wood. The choice of medium is itself a negotiation — Fairey's silkscreening technique is applied to Invader's native material of tiles, mounted on wood that bridges the street and the studio, resulting in an object that is neither purely Fairey nor purely Invader but something genuinely hybrid. The red and blue colour scheme is loaded with meaning: for Fairey it echoes the bold binaries of his propaganda-influenced work and the iconic palette of his Obama HOPE poster, while the positive/negative spatial tension mirrors both the figure-ground relationships of graphic art and the pixel logic of Invader's 8-bit universe. The title itself is a conceptual statement about collaboration — two distinct artistic identities occupying the same plane, each defining and giving meaning to the other through contrast. This work exemplifies how Triple Trouble functions not just as a showcase of individual styles but as a genuine creative conversation.

Medium
Silkscreened tiles on wood
Dimensions
110 x 150 cm
Year
2025
Seen at
HENI, London, United Kingdom

Related themes

Geometric, Red Dominant, Space Exploration, Minimalist, High Contrast, Graphic Design, Blue Accents, Bold Graphics, Contemporary Art, Silkscreen Print

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