Letter From Malibu
by Retna
Year: 2025
Medium: Enamel and pencil on canvas
Size: 48 × 36 in
Letter From Malibu (2025) by Retna is a contemporary artwork in enamel and pencil on canvas, measuring 48 × 36 inches. Blending precise linework with layered surface texture, the work reflects Retna’s distinctive position within contemporary and urban art. Its generous scale and mixed-media technique give it strong visual presence and collector appeal. Clear artist, title, date, medium, and dimensions provide reliable cataloguing details for provenance.
Malibu Series #8 by RETNA is a rare original watercolor on Arches paper, measuring 30 × 23 inches. The work comes from RETNA’s studio practice, where the artist transformed the visual language of Los Angeles graffiti into a refined calligraphic system. While rooted in street culture, this work is not known as a direct street-graffiti piece; its strength lies in the controlled, intimate studio format.
RETNA’s script blends influences from Gothic lettering, Egyptian hieroglyphics, Arabic and Hebrew calligraphy. Here, writing becomes image. Dense marks suggest identity, heritage, memory and human connection, while the repeated forms create a sense of movement and coded meaning.
For collectors, the work offers the rarity of a unique, hand-signed RETNA piece on paper. Demand for his original works remains strong among collectors of contemporary art, street art and calligraphy-based abstraction.
From our gallery perspective, the appeal is immediate: RETNA takes the scale and energy of the wall and concentrates it into a collectible work with remarkable visual depth.
Malibu Series #8 fits his mature calligraphic period and relates closely to his Malibu and wider Margraves works. It is a strong example of the evolution that established RETNA as a major voice in contemporary art.
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Letter From Malibu
by Retna
Year: 2025
Medium: Enamel and pencil on canvas
Size: 48 × 36 in
Letter From Malibu (2025) by Retna is a contemporary artwork in enamel and pencil on canvas, measuring 48 × 36 inches. Blending precise linework with layered surface texture, the work reflects Retna’s distinctive position within contemporary and urban art. Its generous scale and mixed-media technique give it strong visual presence and collector appeal. Clear artist, title, date, medium, and dimensions provide reliable cataloguing details for provenance.
Malibu Series #8 by RETNA is a rare original watercolor on Arches paper, measuring 30 × 23 inches. The work comes from RETNA’s studio practice, where the artist transformed the visual language of Los Angeles graffiti into a refined calligraphic system. While rooted in street culture, this work is not known as a direct street-graffiti piece; its strength lies in the controlled, intimate studio format.
RETNA’s script blends influences from Gothic lettering, Egyptian hieroglyphics, Arabic and Hebrew calligraphy. Here, writing becomes image. Dense marks suggest identity, heritage, memory and human connection, while the repeated forms create a sense of movement and coded meaning.
For collectors, the work offers the rarity of a unique, hand-signed RETNA piece on paper. Demand for his original works remains strong among collectors of contemporary art, street art and calligraphy-based abstraction.
From our gallery perspective, the appeal is immediate: RETNA takes the scale and energy of the wall and concentrates it into a collectible work with remarkable visual depth.
Malibu Series #8 fits his mature calligraphic period and relates closely to his Malibu and wider Margraves works. It is a strong example of the evolution that established RETNA as a major voice in contemporary art.