Gauntlet Gallery — Invader Print Index
Rubik Kubrick I - Alex (Unsigned)
Work Summary & Collector Notes
Rubik Kubrick I - Alex is a 2006 screen print from Invader's Pictures On Walls run, issued in an edition of 300 at 50 x 70 cm. This unsigned impression reconstructs the Alex DeLarge character from A Clockwork Orange in the artist's signature Rubik Cubism idiom, translating cinema into a grid of scrambled colored squares.
Collector notes: Legacy catalog record: 300. Edition-specific signature and publisher marks not independently documented in the sources reviewed.
Why It Matters
The print sits at the intersection of two Invader obsessions: appropriated pop cinema and the Rubik's Cube as pixel unit. As one of the larger POW editions of its period, it made an ambitious mosaic language accessible on paper, and its recognizable subject keeps it among the more sought-after entries in the Rubik Cubism series.
Collector Perspective
Being unsigned places this impression in the more available tier of the edition, which can appeal to collectors prioritizing the image over an autograph. The 300-count run is generous by Invader standards, so condition and clean margins matter. Its film-portrait subject gives it broad crossover appeal beyond dedicated street-art buyers.
Historical Context
By 2006 Invader had firmly established Rubik Cubism as a distinct practice, reworking icons entirely from Rubik's Cube faces. Pictures On Walls, the London publisher central to the era's urban-art print boom, produced this and many contemporaneous works, situating it within a well-documented moment in the medium's mainstreaming.
Documented Release Details
- Object type
- Editioned print
- Release date
- 2006-12-07
- Release-date note
- Catalog-listed release date; verify against the original publisher record when available.
- Series
- Rubikcubism
- Medium and materials
- Screen Print
- Edition details
- Legacy catalog record: 300.
- Signature and marks
- Edition-specific signature and publisher marks not independently documented in the sources reviewed.
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: Legacy catalog record attributes the edition to Pictures On Walls.
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 Pictures On Walls. Copy-level provenance is separate: retain invoices, labels, prior ownership records and condition photographs for the specific example.
Sources and Verification
Verification status: Mixed: secondary release record with primary series context
- Legacy release record — Art Collectorz · secondary catalog · Accessed 2026-07-11 · Starting record for title, release date, edition, dimensions, medium, and original-release details; requires primary-source confirmation where noted.
- Rubikcubism — Invader studio · primary artist source · Accessed 2026-07-11 · Artist-authored history of Rubikcubism and the Top 10 / Rubik Low Fidelity series.
FAQ
Is this print signed?
No. This is the unsigned impression of the 2006 edition of 300, distinct from any signed variants of the image.
What is the source image?
The composition renders the Alex DeLarge character from Stanley Kubrick's A Clockwork Orange, reflected in the 'Kubrick' title.
What technique defines it?
It is a screen print built on Invader's Rubik Cubism approach, in which imagery is composed from the colored faces of Rubik's Cubes.
Who published it?
Pictures On Walls, the London-based publisher associated with much of the period's street-art print output.
