Gauntlet Gallery — Invader Print Index
Rubik Country Life (Timed Edition)
Work Summary & Collector Notes
Rubik Country Life (2023) is a HENI timed edition presented as a Diasec-mounted giclée on aluminium composite panel, 100 x 100 cm and 13.5 kg. Numbered and hand-signed on the label, it reconstructs its source imagery through Invader's Rubik's Cube grid at a bold, square scale.
Collector notes: Timed edition of 431. Numbered and hand-signed on the label.
Why It Matters
Part of the Rubik Cubism strand, this edition demonstrates Invader's method of rebuilding a recognizable image from the fixed nine-square faces of Rubik's Cubes. The large Diasec panel translates that puzzle-based logic into a monumental object, making the mechanics of the technique legible at a distance.
Collector Perspective
With a timed edition of 431, this is one of the tighter runs among the 2023 Rubik panels, a scarcity note collectors will weigh. Authentication rests on the label signature and numbering. As with its siblings, the 13.5 kg aluminium panel and glossy surface require considered mounting and lighting.
Historical Context
Released in 2023 through HENI Editions, Rubik Country Life continues Invader's decades-long fascination with the Rubik's Cube as an artistic medium. His Rubik Cubism works treat the toy as a low-resolution palette, reimagining well-known imagery within the strict constraints of the cube's coloured squares.
Documented Release Details
- Object type
- Diasec-mounted editioned panel
- Release date
- 2023-02-02
- Release-date note
- Timed release window: 2–12 February 2023.
- Catalogue reference
- HENI NVDR1-3
- Series
- Rubikcubism
- Medium and materials
- Diasec-mounted giclée on aluminium composite panel; 100 × 100 cm; 13.5 kg.
- Edition details
- Timed edition of 431.
- Signature and marks
- Numbered and hand-signed on the label.
Documented History and Meaning
History note: Invader dates the start of Rubikcubism to 2005.
Meaning / interpretation: The artist explains that Rubikcubism uses the cube's six-color palette and large pixel scale to make images that resolve at a distance or through a phone screen. This interpretive note follows the cited artist or publisher context.
Release context: Published by HENI Editions as one of four Rubikcubism panels in a ten-day timed release.
Authentication, Presentation and Provenance
- Original presentation
- Original packaging or presentation not independently documented in the sources reviewed.
- Authentication note
- Compare the physical example with the documented signature, numbering, printer/publisher marks, dimensions, support and edition structure. A matching number or seller-issued certificate alone does not authenticate a copy.
- Provenance note
- Edition origin is attributed to HENI Editions. Copy-level provenance is separate: retain invoices, labels, prior ownership records and condition photographs for the specific example.
Sources and Verification
Verification status: Publisher-verified
- Publisher artwork record — NVDR1-3 — HENI Editions · primary publisher source · Accessed 2026-07-11 · Individual release record.
- Rubikcubism — HENI Editions · primary publisher series source · Accessed 2026-07-11 · Four-work series, drop window and medium.
- Rubikcubism — Invader studio · primary artist source · Accessed 2026-07-11 · Artist-authored history of Rubikcubism and the Top 10 / Rubik Low Fidelity series.
FAQ
What is Rubik Cubism?
Invader's practice of reconstructing images using the coloured squares of Rubik's Cubes as a fixed, low-resolution palette.
How large is the edition?
A timed edition of 431, among the tighter Rubik panel runs from 2023.
How is the piece constructed?
A Diasec-mounted giclée on a 13.5 kg aluminium composite panel, 100 x 100 cm.
