Hirst has released probably about 100x more prints and originals so his output more than covers his additional notoriety. Don't get me wrong I love and collect Hirst but they're totally different markets. We really won't know the investment credentials of these prints until the editions sizes are known, I personally think a lot more true collectors who are planning to keep hold will buy these compared to some of Hirst's timed releases, of course plenty of flippers but perhaps a smaller proportion. I don't think £2.5k+VAT is a bad price at all even with edition sizes of 1000-1,500. 

Amazing how this thread can reach 11 pages talking about four sheets of dibond with second rate images printed on them.

If these were edition of 100 each, nobody would  complain about the price. They would complain about something else though

They should go for country life then wink wink nudge nudge

Tell me what you think is a better but for £3k? Genuinely interested.

Signed on the arsehole or on a label? 

I am not buying, so I am not trying to keep the edition size low.

The price is crazy, because, like many have stated, these are PHOTOGRAPHS  !
They have ZERO ARTISTIC MERIT !


I have written many bad comments, because I admire Invader's work, but his prints are beyond my budget. When they announced the HENI collaboration, I was excited about the opportunity! I, obviously, don't think that anymore.
The worst thing for me is not that they have made these unappealing reproductions, or that HENI is trying to make money from it - it is that Invader goes along with it: its really is taking his fans and collectors for fools!

Photograps open edition at 3000 USD + TAX, signed on back, this is not art but money machine.
Here are things for sale Invader print(real print) for little more than 1000x that.
Incredible that people don't see it.
Tons on Ebay and Catawiki at the end of the year.

I dropped in to Heni to see these in the flesh yesterday, and they actually look more interesting than I expected.

One thing which became immediately apparent was that anyone considering buying to hang needs to give careful thought to where they'll be hanging them. To my mind, neither Camouflage nor Country Life (nor Marilyn to a certain extent) worked at all when viewed from any closer than about 3 metres. I wouldn't consider either of these for a small room or a hall or stairway. Perhaps that's one reason for the cube image – it's simple enough to work, at least kind-of, close-up. That said, the cube is still far and away my least favourite of the four.

To my eye, Marilyn was surprisingly effective – far more so than country life, which I found impossible to really process, no matter where I was viewing it from. Maybe it's just because Marilyn is such an iconic image that my brain found it easy to interpret and to fill in all the missing detail, whereas Country Life just looked too blocky and lacking in detail to work for me. For those that love the image it might well be a very different story.

As for the selection of images, they may not be to everyone's taste — is anything ever to everyone's taste? — but I got the impression that the artist was heavily involved in the selection process. That won't make them any more appealing to the haters, of course... but let's at least put the responsibility where it belongs.

Up close, the photographic origins of the images really comes through, disappointingly. Standing in front of them, I really couldn't convince myself that they were anything other than photographic reproductions, although of extremely high quality. On the plus side, they do have a lot more life and character than I was expecting. All the detail of the original images is preserved, the obvious involvement of the human hand in assembling them, and the big, heavy chunks of resin gives them a real solidity. And of course, the majority of prints are photographic repdroductions, ultimately, so I see no reason to be especially hard on these particular ones on that basis. At least two, and arguably three, of the four are strong images. All are well reproduced and immaculately presented, and they fulfill Heni's aim of making high-end art accessible. Where else are you going to get a signed Invader at this price?

I'm really confused about this one. I hoped seeing them up close would help me reach a decision, but if anything it's made it even more difficult. The cube and Country Life are, for me, an easy pass, but Camouflage and Marilyn are genuinely impressive pieces I'd be happy to hang – if I had enough wall and floor space. But 3 grand isn't cheap for a giclee, and I don't, as a rule, buy giclees. Although there's always an exception to every rule.

Five more days to decide... Hope this helps anyone who's as uncertain as I am.

Thanks for sharing rockbeer. I was on the fence but the reflections have reminded me how much I dislike dibond. I probably would have been tempted with a stronger image but these aren't screaming out to me. As a few people have mentioned I'm not sure these would work in your standard 2 up 2 down house or in hallways. definitely need the right environment to make them pop.

They definitely looked more vibrant in the flesh. I didn't spend a vast amount of time optimising the photos, just set the camera to auto so it's probably that. I did notice the photos look a bit muted and yellow when I uploaded them. They aren't easy things to photograph well...

rockbeer by "not working" you mean you couldn't make out the image built by the cubes? It's actually what makes the Rubikscubism pieces so appealing to me, abstract up close, only revealing the image only when taking some distance or looking through a phonecamera.

I can understand Marilyn "works" best as it contains the most cubes (or pixels if you will) to create a clearer picture.

I'm still undecided, if I do pass it will be with some regret, hoping there will be a second series with images more to my liking.

I went to see these in person and they are vibrant and impressive in the flesh.

Echo the thoughts above that they will dominate a space so need a big room to do them justice.

Price is a little punchy but for a massive signed Invader you can buy at your leisure I think its a great opportunity for people who have never got lucky at the spaceshop.

I’ve seen people complain about the medium, and how far removed it is from Invaders normal practice. I agree that he was always an artist doing things old school, getting his hands dirty doing screenprints, tiles and glue.

But I have to say, when you want to really transfer the look and feel of the Rubikscubism pieces into an edition it’s a really effective way. I do like the Rubikscubism prints he’s done in the past, but I don’t know if they would work on this scale and if I would have preferred them over these. Yes they’re glossy photo’s, but the actual works are shiny too and you do get the same experience (from what I can tell) as looking at the originals.

The only things they should have done differently, I think, is keeping the cubes 1:1 scale, that would have been so much better. I think Marilyn comes closest to it. Also, a few more image options would have been nice, there are a ton of them that would have made this release a no brainer.