Malibu Series #6
by Retna
Year: 2025
Medium: Watercolors on arches paper
Size: 30 × 23 in
Delicate yet unmistakable, Retna’s Malibu Series #6 (2025) brings his distinctive calligraphic language to watercolor on Arches paper, measuring 30 × 23 inches. The work reflects his continuing dialogue between Los Angeles street culture and contemporary art, translating coded forms into a more intimate, fluid setting. Its archival paper, refined execution, and documented 2025 provenance make this a compelling work for collectors of Retna’s evolving practice.
Malibu Series #6 by RETNA is a unique 2025 watercolor on Arches paper, measuring 30 × 23 inches. The work belongs to RETNA’s Malibu Series, a body of studio works that brings his street-born visual language into a quieter, more intimate setting. There is no documented street graffiti version of this specific work; its value lies in the direct studio execution, where RETNA can control every line and layer.
The flowing script suggests movement, memory, place, and the meeting of urban culture with the calm of the Malibu landscape. RETNA’s invented alphabet turns writing into image, drawing on historic calligraphic forms while retaining the energy of graffiti.
For collectors, #6 is especially appealing as a unique, hand-signed work on paper from a defined 2025 series. Comparable Malibu works are also offered as unique watercolors, establishing a clear place for the series within RETNA’s current market.
“Malibu Series #6 shows RETNA at his most focused—every mark feels deliberate, yet the whole surface still moves.”
It fits his mature studio period and sits naturally alongside the Malibu Series #1–#10 and his broader calligraphic paintings and murals. For a serious RETNA collection, #6 offers a refined, highly collectible expression of his signature language.
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Malibu Series #6
by Retna
Year: 2025
Medium: Watercolors on arches paper
Size: 30 × 23 in
Delicate yet unmistakable, Retna’s Malibu Series #6 (2025) brings his distinctive calligraphic language to watercolor on Arches paper, measuring 30 × 23 inches. The work reflects his continuing dialogue between Los Angeles street culture and contemporary art, translating coded forms into a more intimate, fluid setting. Its archival paper, refined execution, and documented 2025 provenance make this a compelling work for collectors of Retna’s evolving practice.
Malibu Series #6 by RETNA is a unique 2025 watercolor on Arches paper, measuring 30 × 23 inches. The work belongs to RETNA’s Malibu Series, a body of studio works that brings his street-born visual language into a quieter, more intimate setting. There is no documented street graffiti version of this specific work; its value lies in the direct studio execution, where RETNA can control every line and layer.
The flowing script suggests movement, memory, place, and the meeting of urban culture with the calm of the Malibu landscape. RETNA’s invented alphabet turns writing into image, drawing on historic calligraphic forms while retaining the energy of graffiti.
For collectors, #6 is especially appealing as a unique, hand-signed work on paper from a defined 2025 series. Comparable Malibu works are also offered as unique watercolors, establishing a clear place for the series within RETNA’s current market.
“Malibu Series #6 shows RETNA at his most focused—every mark feels deliberate, yet the whole surface still moves.”
It fits his mature studio period and sits naturally alongside the Malibu Series #1–#10 and his broader calligraphic paintings and murals. For a serious RETNA collection, #6 offers a refined, highly collectible expression of his signature language.