Gauntlet Gallery — Invader Print Index
Warning Invader (Silver)
Work Summary & Collector Notes
Warning Invader (Silver) is a 2012 screenprint from Pictures On Walls, issued in an edition of 50 at 54 x 54 cm. It features an embossed 'Invader' element and a silver-grey palette, presenting the artist's alien motif in the visual language of a hazard or warning sign.
Collector notes: Legacy catalog record: 50. Screenprint with embossed 'Invader'.
Why It Matters
The warning-sign framing is pointedly self-aware: Invader casts his own invasion as an approaching threat, playing on the public-signage aesthetic that his street mosaics already mimic. The square format and embossed signature push a graphic, almost institutional look, wittily formalizing the idea of a city under invasion.
Collector Perspective
With only 50 copies, this is one of the tighter Invader POW editions. The metallic silver-grey and embossing give it presence but also demand careful condition scrutiny, as metallic inks show scuffing readily. Its bold square format frames well and appeals to collectors seeking a graphic, sign-like statement piece.
Historical Context
Produced in 2012 by Pictures On Walls, Warning Invader arrived during Invader's prolific early-2010s print run. The warning-sign concept connects to the broader street-art tradition of appropriating public signage, a lineage POW artists frequently mined, and here fuses that with Invader's signature pixel alien.
Documented Release Details
- Object type
- Editioned print
- Release date
- 2012-12-16
- Release-date note
- Catalog-listed release date; verify against the original publisher record when available.
- Series
- City Invasions
- Medium and materials
- Screenprint with embossed 'Invader'.
- Edition details
- Legacy catalog record: 50.
- Signature and marks
- Screenprint with embossed 'Invader'.
Documented History and Meaning
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.
- 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 it called a Warning?
The design borrows the look of a hazard or warning sign, framing Invader's own alien motif as an approaching threat to the city.
What is embossed?
The word 'Invader' is embossed into the print, adding a tactile, official-signage quality.
How scarce is it?
The edition is just 50, making it one of the smaller Pictures On Walls Invader runs.
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