Space Invaders
Space Invader immerses the viewer in a nostalgic dreamscape where technology, identity, and childhood imagination collide. At the center of the piece, a lone Funky Trooper—Camilo Martinez’s emblem of masked emotion and surreal resilience—kneels transfixed before an oversized retro computer. On the glowing screen, a stylized version of the classic Space Invaders game unfolds, yet the “invaders” are symbols of modern life: desks, phones, and deer—surreal icons of routine and escape.
The textured grayscale palette evokes the glow of vintage cathode-ray screens, while the woven rug beneath the figure and the prickly cactus beside the machine hint at a domestic past frozen in time. The power cord trails to the side like an umbilical tether to forgotten realities, as if the Funky Trooper is wired into the matrix of their own psyche.
This painting explores the blurred line between digital refuge and analog memory, where the arcade becomes an altar, and the act of playing—an existential confrontation. Space Invader captures the solitude of the modern dreamer navigating identity, nostalgia, and the quiet battle for meaning in an overstimulated world.
Title: Space Invader
Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
Size: 48 x 36 in
Year: 2024
Space Invader immerses the viewer in a nostalgic dreamscape where technology, identity, and childhood imagination collide. At the center of the piece, a lone Funky Trooper—Camilo Martinez’s emblem of masked emotion and surreal resilience—kneels transfixed before an oversized retro computer. On the glowing screen, a stylized version of the classic Space Invaders game unfolds, yet the “invaders” are symbols of modern life: desks, phones, and deer—surreal icons of routine and escape.
The textured grayscale palette evokes the glow of vintage cathode-ray screens, while the woven rug beneath the figure and the prickly cactus beside the machine hint at a domestic past frozen in time. The power cord trails to the side like an umbilical tether to forgotten realities, as if the Funky Trooper is wired into the matrix of their own psyche.
This painting explores the blurred line between digital refuge and analog memory, where the arcade becomes an altar, and the act of playing—an existential confrontation. Space Invader captures the solitude of the modern dreamer navigating identity, nostalgia, and the quiet battle for meaning in an overstimulated world.
Title: Space Invader
Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
Size: 48 x 36 in
Year: 2024
Space Invader immerses the viewer in a nostalgic dreamscape where technology, identity, and childhood imagination collide. At the center of the piece, a lone Funky Trooper—Camilo Martinez’s emblem of masked emotion and surreal resilience—kneels transfixed before an oversized retro computer. On the glowing screen, a stylized version of the classic Space Invaders game unfolds, yet the “invaders” are symbols of modern life: desks, phones, and deer—surreal icons of routine and escape.
The textured grayscale palette evokes the glow of vintage cathode-ray screens, while the woven rug beneath the figure and the prickly cactus beside the machine hint at a domestic past frozen in time. The power cord trails to the side like an umbilical tether to forgotten realities, as if the Funky Trooper is wired into the matrix of their own psyche.
This painting explores the blurred line between digital refuge and analog memory, where the arcade becomes an altar, and the act of playing—an existential confrontation. Space Invader captures the solitude of the modern dreamer navigating identity, nostalgia, and the quiet battle for meaning in an overstimulated world.
Title: Space Invader
Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
Size: 48 x 36 in
Year: 2024
My painting Space Invader will be part of “Exploring the Nuances of Black & White”, a collective art exhibition presented by the City of Hialeah.
🗓 Opening Night: May 23, 2025 | 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM
📍 Milander Center for Arts & Entertainment
4800 Palm Avenue, Hialeah, FL 33012
🎟 Free and open to the public
🖼 Exhibit runs through June 20
Come see Space Invader in person and explore the shades of meaning found in black and white. Grateful to be showing alongside incredible local talent.
