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魔方主義紅色小精靈 Red Rubik Phantom 鈐印左上:RUBIKCUBISM 簽名左側:Invader 2007 簽名題識畫背:RED RUBIK PHANTOM, INVADER 007 With a seal of RUBIKCUBISM Initialed left edge Invader and dated 2007 Signed reverse INVADER, dated 007 and inscribed RED RUBIK PHANTOM Space Invader或稱Invader,一位國際知名的街頭藝術家,來自法國,1969年出生於巴黎,畢業於巴黎美術學院和索邦大學。藝名的靈感取材自1978年起風靡多時的街頭電玩遊戲機「太空侵略者」Space Invaders,太空侵略者,在台灣暱稱為「小蜜蜂」,玩家用左右平行移動的方式,發動飛機射擊上方的太空侵略者。Space Invaders是有史以來,對後來影響最有開創性與影響力的電玩遊戲之一,藝術家少年時期熱愛的電子遊戲,深植心中,Invader發展出一格格2D點陣式馬賽克磁磚拼裝塗鴉,宛如「太空侵略者」遊戲的外星人,悄悄地攀上世界各大城市的街牆,用一種藝術高度識別度,在21世紀的今日成為另類的經典,他的像素風圖像創作,無疑是對20世紀數碼時代既懷舊且浪漫的詮釋。而獨一無二的的馬賽克磁磚或魔術方塊的塗鴉運用,成為Invader最標誌性的媒材表現。 Space Invaders太空侵略者的大計劃,不斷地入侵新空間,公共空間。Invader彷彿空間的駭客,透過美學入侵,打游擊的高難度方式佔領,幾乎常人難以到達的高度,而後他們與空間共存、發展。21世紀,數碼科技宛如是世界的心跳脈動,所有生物都是像素構成,以方形磁磚形式複製再複製。Invader將他所有入侵的公共空間計劃創建完整數據庫,圖文詳細記錄著照片、日期與地點等,集結後出版,至今已有入侵巴黎、洛杉磯、倫敦、羅馬、邁阿密、香港、馬賽等數本圖冊書籍。龐大又宏觀性的全球性藝術裝置,融入城市自身文化,同時吸引城市居民與之互動對話。 創作至今逾二十年,Invader的作品高度最高者在瑞士高山村莊,海拔2362公尺,更高者甚至已離開了地球表面,2015年隨著Space 2飛到ISS國際太空站;而最低者,則靜靜地埋藏在墨西哥坎昆灣(Cancun Bay)的海洋深處,附在藝術家Jason de Caires的雕塑作品上,只有專業潛水員才能看得見。世界著名景點:好萊塢標誌(最後一字母D)、巴黎鐵塔,都有他的足跡停留。 已有多家知名博物館與機構正式舉行過Invader的個展:如香港當代藝術基金會HOCA(2015);維也納的博物館區(MuseumsQuartier)(2008);美國的洛杉磯當代藝術館MOCA(2011)、聖地亞哥市的聖地亞哥當代藝術館;韓國的大田市立美術館;法國的里昂當代美術館(2001)、蒙托邦的安格爾暨羅浮宮博物館(Musée Ingres et Musée du Louvre, Montauban)(2009)、巴黎的赫伯博物館(Musée en Herbe)(2017)、馬賽當代藝術中心(MaMo, Centre d'art contemporain)(2020);土耳其伊斯坦堡的波路桑文藝中心(Borusan Center for Culture and Arts);瑞典的哈爾姆斯塔德市Mjelby美術館(Mjelby Konstgard Museum, Halmstad)(2002)等。除此之外,西班牙畢爾包藝術基金會(Fundación BilbaoArte)、英國波羅的海當代藝術中心(Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art)、巴黎歌劇院(Opera Garnier)等多家機構永有展示或典藏了他的作品。 21世紀Invader在巴黎發起的一個美術學派運動─Rubikcubism,「魔方主義」或「魔術方塊主義」,顧名思義與魔術方塊有關。」,最早於2004年開始,呼應了一百年前立體主義風格的創作,在21世紀改以立體方塊、電玩風格的當代創作。 「魔方主義」系列不同於其他的公共空間牆面創作,為適合室內展示的作品。Invader 在此系列創作中,運用1970年代匈牙利建築教授魯比克(Ernő Rubik)發明的魔術方塊公司為主要媒材,透過計算機程序算出魔術方塊上六種顏色的精確分佈,獲得所需的圖像數據,將實體魔術方塊拼組於背板上。魔術方塊如同磁磚,組成低像素風格的圖畫,像素越高,所需的魔術方塊數量越高,反之亦然。魔方主義後來也有其他藝術家的加入,但以Invader的影響力最顯著。 運用「魔方主義」的創作題材有三:包括恐怖份子首腦賓拉登、007中的大鋼牙(Jaws)和黑幫老大艾爾.卡彭(Al Capone)等「壞男人」(Bad Men)肖像;第二是「經典名作」(Masterpieces)主題,復刻藝術家達文西(Da Vinci)、德拉克洛瓦(Delacroix)、秀拉(Seurat)、安迪渥荷(Warhol)、李奇登斯坦(Lichtenstein);還有第三的「低傳真」(Low Fidelity)主題,以經典音樂專輯或出版為藍圖。 本次秋拍「薈萃國際」專場中,推薦一件《魔方主義紅色小經靈》,創作於2007年,取材自日本經典電玩Pac-Man小精靈遊戲中的紅色鬼魂。有趣的是,紅色鬼魂可能是遊戲界的壞男人、又是經典名作、且「低傳真」的像素畫立體作品。1980年出品的小精靈,曾被金氏世界紀錄認可為全球最受歡迎的機台遊戲。對於1960年後出生的Invader,當然是非常熟悉又懷舊的電玩遊戲。電玩Pac-Man小精靈,和Space Invaders太空侵略者,具有傳承關係的20世紀電玩,非常具有魔性的吸引力與時代趣味。(節錄自Ravenel 季刊第33期) Space Invader keeps conquering new public spaces according to his grand master plan. Like a space hacker who launches highly difficult aesthetics guerrilla warfare on a height unreachable by ordinary beings, and remains afterwards to co-exist and co-develop within the invaded space. In the 21st century, digital technology is akin to the heartbeat of the world, where all creatures consist of pixilation, replicated repeatedly via square porcelain tiles. In the database created to keep track of his public space invasion projects, Invader has uploaded text, images, photos, dates, and locations, publishing the collected data. Several books have been published so far, detailing invasions in Paris, Los Angeles, London, Rome, Miami, Hong Kong, Marseille, and more. The grand, macroscopic global art installation has been integrated into the culture of each city, enticing city residents to engage in a dialogue with it. After more than two decades of attempts, Invader has carried out his project as high as 2,362 meters above sea level at villages in Swiss mountains, or even higher into space in 2015, accompanying Space 2 to an International Space Station. The lowest altitude was works buried deep in Cancun Bay affixed to a sculptural work by Jason de Caires, visible only to professional divers. Invader has left his mark even at world renowned scenic spots such as the Hollywood Sign (on the last letter ‘D’), and the Eiffel Tower. Numerous famous museums and institutions have held Invader solo exhibitions, including: HOCA Foundation, Hong Kong (2015); Museums Quartier, Vienna, Austria (2008); MOCA, Los Angeles, CA, USA (2011); Museum of Contemporary Art of San Diego, San-Diego, CA, USA; Daejeon Museum of Arts, Daejon, South Korea; Musée d’art contemporain, Lyon, France (2001); Musée Ingres et Musée du Louvre, Montauban, France (2009); Musée en Herbe in Paris, France (2017), MaMo, Centre d’art contemporain, Marseille, France (2020), Borusan Center for Culture and Arts, Istanbul, Turkey; Mjelby Konstgard Museum, Halmstad, Sweden (2002), and more. Furthermore, several institutions have his works on permanent display or in collection, such as Fundación BilbaoArte in Spain, and the Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art in England. The Ravenel Autumn Auctions 2020 SELECT: Modern & Contemporary Art will feature a 2007 work by Invader, Red Rubik Phantom, taken from the red-colored ghost of the classic Japanese video game Pac-Man . Produced in 1980, Pac-Man was certified by the Guinness World Records as the most popular video game in the world. Interestingly, the red ghost is an enemy in the video game, as well as a classic master piece and a low-fidelity 3D pixilation work. Of course, PacMan was a familiar and nostalgic video game for Invader, who was born after 1960. The Pac-Man ghosts and Space Invaders are part of the 20th century video game heritage, representative of the times and full of a magical attraction. (Excerpt from Ravenel quarterly No.33)