Invader - Has he lost it?, by natstan on Nov 9, 2017 14:09:25 GMT 1,

Nov 9, 2017 10:35:37 GMT 1 denada said:

I would respectfully disagree - he has not 'lost it'.

What continues to amaze me is his output, he is constantly hitting up the streets (illegally) unlike a lot of other big name artists who have gone down the sanctioned mural route. There is no slowing down, even as he is getting older and has more to risk.

His art was never social or political, and never will be. His concept was to 'invade' cities.

Just think about what he has achieved - walk around Paris and you will be amazed at the sheer scale and number of his invasions. From Paris to LA, London to Kathmandu, Hong Kong to space itself!

Invader uses tiles instead of spray paint - that his medium. And he has bombed the sh!t out of cities and shows no sign of slowing. If Invader was a graffiti artist - he would be a king. He deserves the plaudits and success.

The work may look decorative - but it is the concept of 'invading' cities, and than having the audacity to do it on such a large and illegal scale that is impressive.

He makes cities his playground, and is a street art legend. I wish more of the big names from way back were still as active as him.

I tend to think that ‘invasion’ angle is as authentic as it can be when he was starting out, and even as recent as 2-3 years back. But as someone pointed out earlier, he has started caving to the market himself by pricing his latest works high. His work was never meant to be on paper, or even on anything one can hang inside his or her home, if his intention is to invade the streets all over the world. And he’s making good money out of this now.

For other artists, it might still convince me that he needs to price himself to the market (oh why banksy, did you decide to sell your print at only £500 just recently?). But based on his grander scheme of invading the world all over from day one and his original intention of letting the mass public see his work through this invasion, I think its’s clearly a tough job to tell me he hasn’t exactly commercialised his works and lost the it factor completely.

Nov 9, 2017 10:35:37 GMT 1 denada said:

I would respectfully disagree - he has not 'lost it'.

What continues to amaze me is his output, he is constantly hitting up the streets (illegally) unlike a lot of other big name artists who have gone down the sanctioned mural route. There is no slowing down, even as he is getting older and has more to risk.

His art was never social or political, and never will be. His concept was to 'invade' cities.

Just think about what he has achieved - walk around Paris and you will be amazed at the sheer scale and number of his invasions. From Paris to LA, London to Kathmandu, Hong Kong to space itself!

Invader uses tiles instead of spray paint - that his medium. And he has bombed the sh!t out of cities and shows no sign of slowing. If Invader was a graffiti artist - he would be a king. He deserves the plaudits and success.

The work may look decorative - but it is the concept of 'invading' cities, and than having the audacity to do it on such a large and illegal scale that is impressive.

He makes cities his playground, and is a street art legend. I wish more of the big names from way back were still as active as him.

I tend to think that ‘invasion’ angle is as authentic as it can be when he was starting out, and even as recent as 2-3 years back. But as someone pointed out earlier, he has started caving to the market himself by pricing his latest works high. His work was never meant to be on paper, or even on anything one can hang inside his or her home, if his intention is to invade the streets all over the world. And he’s making good money out of this now.

For other artists, it might still convince me that he needs to price himself to the market (oh why banksy, did you decide to sell your print at only £500 just recently?). But based on his grander scheme of invading the world all over from day one and his original intention of letting the mass public see his work through this invasion, I think its’s clearly a tough job to tell me he hasn’t exactly commercialised his works and lost the it factor completely.