RETNA Art
American, b. 1979
Born Marquis Lewis on March 24, 1979, in Los Angeles, CA, Retna joined the Los Angeles mural scene as a teenager.
As a youth of African-American, El Salvadorian and Cherokee descent growing up in Los Angeles, Retna was mesmerized by the gang graffiti that surrounded him. He began practicing the art form and adopted the name Retna from a Wu-Tang Clan song. In the mid-nineties, he began making murals on walls, trains and freeway overpasses throughout the city.
Retna transformed from a street artist to a break-out star in the contemporary art world. He garnered attention from Usher, an R&B artist, who commissioned the artist to create a portrait of Marvin Gaye, and MOCA director Jeffrey Deitch, who wrote in the September 2010 issue of Juxtapoz “one of the most exciting exhibitions...this year, anywhere, was Retna's exhibition at New Image Art.” MOCA also featured Retna's work in the major “Art in the Streets” exhibit, the first major U.S. museum survey of graffiti and street art.
At first glance, Retna’s prints and paintings look like an undiscovered ancient script: a series of hypnotic symbols — complex, beautiful and captivating. But he has created an original alphabet, fusing together influences from ancient Incan and Egyptian hieroglyphics, Arabic, Asian calligraphy, graffiti, blackletter, Roman lettering and Hebrew script.
Each piece carries meaning, conveying an event or dialogue that the artist experienced. The writing does not belong to a particular language. Retna explains, “I want my text to feel universal. I want people from different cultures to all find some similarity in it — whether they can read it or not.” He has also stated that “it is important to have art in the streets as a cultural fabric that is woven into the city for the upliftment of civic pride.”
Retna’s works are in the private collections of Jeffrey Deitch, Swizz Beats, Usher, and Dave Chappelle, among many others. His large-scale mural across the eastern exterior of Restoration Hardware’s new gallery in West Palm, Florida, was valued at $500,000 by the city’s Art in Public Places program.
Retna has collaborated with major fashion brands including Nike, Louis Vuitton, Chanel and Helmut Lang, and designed the artwork for Justin Bieber’s Purpose album cover. RETNA also acted as the artistic designer for the San Francisco and Washington National Opera’s production of “Aida."
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'EVEN THE HEART SKIPS A BEAT' Abstract Silkscreen Print with Diamond Dust, 2024
By RETNA
Located in New York, NY
'EVEN THE HEART SKIPS A BEAT' is a signature stylistic print by RETNA. The large-scale glittering artwork is a silkscreen print with layers of genuine diamond dust. This exquisite p...
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By RETNA
Located in New York, NY
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By RETNA
Located in Draper, UT
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Located in Draper, UT
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Located in Draper, UT
Materials used:
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Size
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Print
Condition:
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Signature...
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By RETNA
Located in New York, NY
RETNA
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32 × 8 1/2 inches
Edition of 100
Accompanied by embossed Certificate of Authenticity hand signed by RETNA
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Located in New York, NY
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RETNA Biography:
Born Marquis Lewis in 1979 in Los Angeles of African-American, Salvadorian and Cherokee decent, Lewis moved between several schools in the L.A. area, becoming more involved in graffiti culture at each location. In 1996, he chose the name RETNA from a Wu-Tang Clan lyric.
RETNA cites eclectic artistic influences such as illuminated manuscripts, Renaissance imagery, and contemporary text-based art. Religious architecture and décor have long been a focus of his. He has mentioned Edgar Degas, Gustav Klimt, JM Basquiat, Keith Haring and the Art Nouveau movement as historical references
RETNA has developed a constructed script which he uses in much of his work. Each block of text is a system of hieroglyphs, calligraphy and illuminated script that has been influenced by Arabic calligraphy, Egyptian hieroglyphs, Hebrew, Blackletter, and Native American typographies. RETNA's script communicates personal messages and poetry which are not immediately decipherable to a pedestrian audience. His hieroglyphic style artwork has also been seen in the Lower East Side on the Rivington Street Wall near Bowery.
Through the appropriation of fashion advertisements, RETNA reinvents them with intricate line work, complex layering, and a powerful range of color. Incorporating elements of Fine Art and graffiti into his varied compositions, RETNA combines visual linguistics, urban poetics, and a timeless, unique power, exploring an eclectic range of media, including graffiti, photography, and painting.
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By RETNA
Located in Miami, FL
RETNA
Sacred Dance Of Memories, 2017
Signed, named and numbered by the artist.
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Ed...
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Materials
Archival Pigment, Screen
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Located in Aventura, FL
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21st Century and Contemporary Street Art RETNA Art
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By RETNA
Located in Draper, UT
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By RETNA
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
RETNA (b. 1979)
I Love You, Not Just You, 2023
Acrylic and microbead on canvas
72 x 72 in
Signed on Verso
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2010s Contemporary RETNA Art
Materials
Mixed Media, Acrylic
I Love You, Except You
By RETNA
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
RETNA (b. 1979)
I Love You, Except You, 2023
Acrylic and micorbeads with crystaline on canvas
72 x 72 in
Singed, dated, and titled on verso
Category
2010s Contemporary RETNA Art
Materials
Mixed Media, Acrylic
Basket Knots
By RETNA
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
RETNA (b. 1979)
Basket Knots, 2023
Acrylic and crystalline on canvas
72 x 60 in
Singed, titled, and dated on verso
Category
2010s Contemporary RETNA Art
Materials
Mixed Media, Acrylic
Slang Them Colors
By RETNA
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
RETNA (b. 1979)
Slang Them Colors, 2020
Acrylic on canvas with leather stitching
96 x 72 in
Signed and titled on verso
Category
2010s Contemporary RETNA Art
Materials
Mixed Media, Acrylic
A Night's Rest
By RETNA
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
RETNA (b. 1979)
A Night's Rest, 2023
Acrylic and crystaline on canvas with leather stitching
72 x 60 in
Signed and titled, verso
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2010s Contemporary RETNA Art
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Stress
By RETNA
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
RETNA (b. 1979)
Stress, 2023
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signed verso
This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity issues by Iron Eye Studio and...
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2010s Contemporary RETNA Art
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When Gods Gets Angry
By RETNA
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
RETNA (b. 1979)
When Gods Gets Angry, 2011
Enamel on polished WW2 D3 metal floorboard
120 x 70.50 x 3 in
Signed and titled on verso
Category
2010s Contemporary RETNA Art
Materials
Mixed Media
RETNA Beyond the Streets Skateboard Deck (limited edition)
By RETNA
Located in NEW YORK, NY
RETNA Beyond The Streets Limited Edition Skate Deck:
Published in conjunction with the 2018 Los Angeles exhibit, Beyond the Streets.
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Yo!
By RETNA
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Marquis Lewis, a.k.a - RETNA was born in Los Angeles, from El Salvadorian, Cherokee, Spanish, and African American bloodlines. He chose the moniker “RETNA” from the lyrics to a Wu-Ta...
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2010s Contemporary RETNA Art
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Acrylic
When Gods Gets Angry
By RETNA
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Marquis Lewis, a.k.a - RETNA was born in Los Angeles, from El Salvadorian, Cherokee, Spanish, and African American bloodlines. He chose the moniker “RETNA” from the lyrics to a Wu-Ta...
Category
2010s Contemporary RETNA Art
Materials
Enamel
A Night's Rest
By RETNA
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
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Category
2010s Contemporary RETNA Art
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Basket Knots
By RETNA
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Marquis Lewis, a.k.a - RETNA was born in Los Angeles, from El Salvadorian, Cherokee, Spanish, and African American bloodlines. He chose the moniker “RETNA” from the lyrics to a Wu-Ta...
Category
2010s Contemporary RETNA Art
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Acrylic
I Love You, Except You
By RETNA
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Marquis Lewis, a.k.a - RETNA was born in Los Angeles, from El Salvadorian, Cherokee, Spanish, and African American bloodlines. He chose the moniker “RETNA” from the lyrics to a Wu-Ta...
Category
2010s Contemporary RETNA Art
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Acrylic
I Love You, Not Just You
By RETNA
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Marquis Lewis, a.k.a - RETNA was born in Los Angeles, from El Salvadorian, Cherokee, Spanish, and African American bloodlines. He chose the moniker “RETNA” from the lyrics to a Wu-Ta...
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2010s Contemporary RETNA Art
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Slang Them Colors
By RETNA
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Marquis Lewis, a.k.a - RETNA was born in Los Angeles, from El Salvadorian, Cherokee, Spanish, and African American bloodlines. He chose the moniker “RETNA” from the lyrics to a Wu-Ta...
Category
2010s Contemporary RETNA Art
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Acrylic
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- What is RETNA art?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertMay 14, 2024RETNA art is the name of art produced by the artist RETNA. Born Marquis Lewis on March 24, 1979, in Los Angeles, California, he joined the city’s mural scene as a teenager. He was especially inspired by local graffiti and adopted the name RETNA from a Wu-Tang Clan song as his artist’s tag. In the mid-1990s, he began making murals on walls, trains and freeway overpasses throughout the city, later transforming from a street artist to a break-out star in the contemporary art world. Retna has also collaborated with major fashion brands, including Nike, Louis Vuitton, Chanel and Helmut Lang. Explore a variety of RETNA art on 1stDibs.
- What kind of artist is RETNA?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertFebruary 1, 2024What kind of artist RETNA is depends on what stage of his career you're considering. Growing up in Los Angeles, RETNA was mesmerized by the graffiti that surrounded him. He began practicing the art form and adopted the name RETNA from a Wu-Tang Clan song. In the mid-1990s, he began making murals on walls, trains and freeway overpasses throughout the city. RETNA later transformed from a street artist into a break-out star in the contemporary art world. At first glance, RETNA's prints and paintings look like an undiscovered ancient script. He has created an original alphabet, fusing together influences from ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs, Arabic, Asian calligraphy, graffiti, blackletter, Roman lettering and Hebrew. Shop a selection of RETNA art on 1stDibs.
- What does RETNA’s art mean?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022What RETNA's art means is largely a matter of personal interpretation. The graffiti artist's intention is to spark conversations with his street art that incorporates elements of Egyptian Hieroglyphics and Hebrew and Arabic calligraphy. You'll find a variety of RETNA art on 1stDibs.