RETNA
American, b. 1978
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Bio
RETNA, born Marquis Lewis, is known for large-scale paintings covered in long, geometric scripts that evoke a secret language. The artist’s shapes take inspiration from Egyptian hieroglyphics, Arabic and Hebrew calligraphy, Gothic blackletter, and …
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Notable works
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Untitled, 2019Sold
Serenity of the mind States Moments of dark days allows Soaring like a search light -High-, 2012Bidding closed
Conversation Piece , 2012Contact for Price
UntitledBidding closed
The Kings Way is the Only Way, 2015Bidding closed
Sonia, 2010Bidding closed
Sounds of, n.d.Bidding closed
You Stole My Style, You Fuckin Punk, 2016Bidding closed
Chinga tu Maíz, 2018Contact for Price
Untitled, from Art Alliance Provocaturs Edition, 2014Bidding closed
Related categories
Graffiti and Street Art
Personal Writing Systems
Text
Los Angeles Artists
Language
Related to Music
California Art
Calligraphic
Outdoor Art
Monochrome Painting
Gestural
Gestural Abstraction
Large Brushstrokes/Loose Brushwork
Cross-Cultural Dialogue
United States
Work on Paper
Contemporary Art
Painting
Drawing
Popular Culture
Urbanization
Patterns
Grid
Racial and Ethnic Identity
Splattered/Dripped
Illustration
Installation
Works for sale
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RETNABraddock Tiles, 2013Bidding closed
RETNAUntitled, 2010Contact for Price
RETNASting Operation, 2017£95,000
RETNAMargraves , 2017Contact for Price
RETNASabrosura Negra, 2016Contact for Price
RETNABrim Nation, 2017US$500,000–US$750,000
RETNAUntitled, 2018US$50,000
RETNAEl Cinturon, 2018Contact for Price- RETNAChinga tu Maíz, 2018Contact for Price
RETNAES la estudiante, 2018Contact for Price
RETNAElongated Brimstone, 2018Contact for Price
RETNAUntitled , 2015Contact for Price
RETNASay My Name -So You Can See Me (Diptych) , 2016Contact for Price
RETNAUntitled , 2017Contact for Price
RETNAOf the third kind, 2018Contact for Price
RETNABased on a true story, 2012Contact for Price
RETNABraddock Tiles, 2013Contact for Price
RETNAEsoteric Existence Black, 2011Contact for Price
RETNABeyond The Streets, 2018US$2,500- RETNAConversation Piece , 2012Contact for Price
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