RETNA (Marquis Lewis) is an American graffiti artist whose work has been featured in many successful ad campaigns for major fashion and shoe brands, and Private jet companies and autos.  opBorn in Los Angeles, RETNA’s work is influenceby the graffiti of his hometown, but also by early graffiti artists like Basquiat and Keith Haring. His use of a constructed script is a RETNA signature, often mixing hieroglyphs, calligraphy, and illuminated scripts into highly personal messages. 

While moored in typographic forms, RETNA’s pieces show a surprising amount of depth and texture that only reveal themselves after repeated viewings. It makes sense for an artist who lists the mystical works of many world religions and the Wu-Tang clan as some of his biggest artistic inspirations. RETNA pieces are beautiful, inscrutable, and ask more questions than they answer -- the hallmark of art that is made to stand the test of time. 

What type of art does RETNA create?

RETNA is a graffiti artist whose work is inspired by street art, simple geometric shapes, mysticism, and traditional Native American symbology. HIs work has been featured in some of the largest galleries across the world and one of his pieces famously was used r the Bieber album Purpose (2015). RETNA manages to retain his artistic vision, even while experiencing a surge in popularity with the commercial art work

How much is a piece of RETNA art worth?

RETNA’s work is experiencing a bump in popularity thanks to their increased presence in the commercial art world. Besides the aforementioned piece, his work Conversation Piece (2012) sold in 2018 for $87,500 -- outperforming the high estimate by a significant margin. As RETNA’s reach in the art and commercial world continues to grow, there should b a corresponding appreciation with RETNA’s major pieces.

Which RETNA painting is the most valuable? 

Serenity of the mind States Moments of dark days allows Soaring like a search light -High- (2012) is the most valuable painting by RETNA. It was sold for $93,750 in 2019. This is in line with the bump in popularity that many RETNA works have seen in the second half of the 2010s. RETNA’s work continues to grow in popularity, firmly entrenching him in the current pop art movement.His limited edition PRINTS have sold for as much as $19,500.00!

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