Gauntlet Gallery — Invader Print Index
Still Life With Pocari Can
Work Summary & Collector Notes
"Still Life with Pocari Can" is a 2014 silkscreen by Invader, published by Gallery Target at 30 x 50 cm in a signed edition of 50. Uniquely horizontal within its series, it applies the artist's pixel treatment to a still life featuring the Japanese Pocari Sweat beverage, merging the classical still-life genre with everyday consumer branding.
Collector notes: Legacy catalog record: 50. Signed.
Why It Matters
The print wittily updates the still-life tradition through a pixelated commercial object, echoing pop art's embrace of consumer packaging. Its horizontal 30 x 50 cm format distinguishes it from the vertical Gallery Target prints, and the Pocari reference roots it firmly in Japanese daily life, giving collectors a locally specific, genre-aware entry in the 2014 group.
Collector Perspective
Collectors note the horizontal orientation, unusual against its portrait-format siblings, and the low run of 50. The still-life framing plus a recognisable Japanese beverage give the piece a distinct identity and pop-art lineage. Gallery Target provenance is clear; as with the series, condition, colour and a clean hand-signature determine standing on the archival sheet.
Historical Context
Pocari Sweat is a ubiquitous Japanese sports drink, and Invader's choice localises his 2014 Gallery Target release. By staging it as a still life in pixels, he channels the Warholian tradition of elevating branded consumer goods while filtering it through his 8-bit lens. The horizontal format suits the tabletop arrangement the genre implies.
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
Why is this print horizontal?
Its 30 x 50 cm landscape format suits the still-life arrangement, setting it apart from the vertical prints in the same series.
What is depicted?
A pixelated still life featuring a Pocari Sweat can, the Japanese sports beverage.
How large is the edition?
A signed edition of 50.
Who published it?
Gallery Target, Tokyo, in 2014.
