Rubik Shot Red Marilyn [NVDR1-4]

Rubik Shot Red Marilyn translates Marilyn Monroe’s familiar face into a low-resolution grid of red,black and white units. The work links the pixel language of early digital culture with the repeatable iconography of Pop art. By reducing a highly reproduced celebrity image to a coded color system,Invader tests how little visual information is needed for recognition. The stated technique is archival pigment print with embossed and screenprinted elements. It measures approximately 50 × 50 cm. The image is divided into discrete square units with sharply separated colors,retaining the appearance of a digital file enlarged beyond its normal resolution. Printed and embossed elements give the otherwise flat grid a more physical surface.