Malibu Series #10
by Retna
Year: 2025
Medium: Watercolors on arches paper
Size: 30 × 23 in
Graceful and atmospheric, Retna’s Malibu Series #10 (2025) explores his distinctive coded script through watercolor on Arches paper, measuring 30 × 23 inches. Drawing from his Los Angeles street-art heritage, the work shifts urban symbolism into a refined, intimate format. Its fluid mark-making, archival paper, and documented 2025 provenance enhance its appeal as a distinctive contemporary artwork for discerning collectors.
Malibu Series #10 by RETNA is a unique watercolor on Arches paper, measuring approximately 30 × 23 inches. It belongs to RETNA’s Malibu series, where his Los Angeles graffiti roots meet the quieter discipline of works on paper. The piece is presented as a studio artwork rather than a documented street work; its watercolor medium and intimate scale make a direct street version unlikely.
The Malibu setting suggests California, movement, and the meeting of urban culture with the coast. RETNA’s coded script transforms writing into image, drawing on graffiti, calligraphy, and historic alphabets. The result speaks to identity, memory, rhythm, and cultural exchange.
For collectors, its unique status is a key attraction. Malibu Series #10 is currently offered at approximately $31,390 on the secondary gallery market, while other works from the Malibu series are also actively offered, showing continuing collector interest.
From a curatorial standpoint, the strength is the balance between delicate watercolor and RETNA’s bold visual language. It fits his mature studio practice and connects naturally with the wider Malibu series and his larger body of calligraphic paintings and works on paper.
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Malibu Series #10
by Retna
Year: 2025
Medium: Watercolors on arches paper
Size: 30 × 23 in
Graceful and atmospheric, Retna’s Malibu Series #10 (2025) explores his distinctive coded script through watercolor on Arches paper, measuring 30 × 23 inches. Drawing from his Los Angeles street-art heritage, the work shifts urban symbolism into a refined, intimate format. Its fluid mark-making, archival paper, and documented 2025 provenance enhance its appeal as a distinctive contemporary artwork for discerning collectors.
Malibu Series #10 by RETNA is a unique watercolor on Arches paper, measuring approximately 30 × 23 inches. It belongs to RETNA’s Malibu series, where his Los Angeles graffiti roots meet the quieter discipline of works on paper. The piece is presented as a studio artwork rather than a documented street work; its watercolor medium and intimate scale make a direct street version unlikely.
The Malibu setting suggests California, movement, and the meeting of urban culture with the coast. RETNA’s coded script transforms writing into image, drawing on graffiti, calligraphy, and historic alphabets. The result speaks to identity, memory, rhythm, and cultural exchange.
For collectors, its unique status is a key attraction. Malibu Series #10 is currently offered at approximately $31,390 on the secondary gallery market, while other works from the Malibu series are also actively offered, showing continuing collector interest.
From a curatorial standpoint, the strength is the balance between delicate watercolor and RETNA’s bold visual language. It fits his mature studio practice and connects naturally with the wider Malibu series and his larger body of calligraphic paintings and works on paper.