Retna

Los Angeles

The second annual „Sean Penn and Friends Help Haiti Home Gala,“ offers a site specific commission by world-renowned artist Marquis Lewis aka Retna: a collaboration that can be up to 70 square feet, whether a painting or site specific work.
Contact: Thao Nguyen – tnguyen@caa.com.

At an early age, Retna was introduced to L.A.’s mural culture. While still in high school, he led one of the largest and most innovative graffiti art collectives the city has witnessed. He is best known for his unique hieroglyphic/graphic language, layering, intricate line work, and incandescent color palette, reflecting an eclectic artistic tradition. Many of his pieces synthesize the line between fine art and graffiti, between power and opposition, between tradition and advancement, between the past and the future.

Yielding an unmistakeable aesthetic and unique language, he has emerged as one of the most prolific graffiti artists in the contemporary art world, and his work included amongst the most important collections and public institutions worldwide.

Retna