Gauntlet Gallery — Invader Print Index
Sea Of Slime
Work Summary & Collector Notes
"Sea of Slime" is a 2014 silkscreen by Invader, published by Gallery Target at 50 x 30 cm in a signed edition of 50. The title and imagery draw on retro video-game creature motifs, rendered in the artist's tiled pixel style, and the piece belongs to the vertically formatted Gallery Target group produced for the Japanese market.
Collector notes: Legacy catalog record: 50. Signed.
Why It Matters
"Sea of Slime" foregrounds the arcade and role-playing-game creature vocabulary at the heart of Invader's aesthetic, distinct from his art-historical appropriations. In an edition of 50 from Gallery Target, it gives collectors a purer expression of the gaming imagery that gave the artist his name and identity, within a documented Japanese release.
Collector Perspective
Collectors are drawn to the playful, game-native subject and the scarcity of the 50-impression run. As a Gallery Target print it carries clear provenance, and its 50 x 30 cm vertical pairs with the other 2014 releases in the series for those building a set. Signature legibility, colour saturation and margin condition remain the practical checkpoints.
Historical Context
Gallery Target's 2014 Invader group leaned into Japanese pop and gaming culture. "Sea of Slime" channels the creature designs of classic arcade and RPG titles, the same 8-bit heritage that runs from the 1978 Space Invaders game through Invader's mosaics. The print situates his pixel language within its original video-game context rather than borrowing from painting.
Documented Release Details
- Object type
- Editioned print
- Release date
- 2014-05-20
- Release-date note
- Catalog-listed release date; verify against the original publisher record when available.
- Series
- Gallery Target 2014
- Medium and materials
- Medium: Silkscreen.
- Edition details
- Legacy catalog record: 50.
- Signature and marks
- Signed.
Documented History and Meaning
Release context: Legacy catalog record attributes the edition to Gallery Target.
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 Gallery Target. 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.
- INVADER: Prints on Paper — International Centre of Graphic Arts (MGLC) · museum / catalogue context · Accessed 2026-07-11 · Museum record for the exhibition and 2001–2020 prints-on-paper catalogue raisonné; not an individual-copy certificate.
FAQ
What is the subject?
A retro video-game creature motif rendered in Invader's pixel-mosaic style.
How many were made?
A signed edition of 50.
Who published it?
Gallery Target, Tokyo, in 2014.
What format is it?
A 50 x 30 cm vertical silkscreen.
