{"title":"RETNA | Constructed Script","description":"\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003eRETNA — Marquis Lewis, b. 1979 — is a Los Angeles-born artist whose constructed script has made him one of the most immediately recognisable painters working in any tradition today. His visual language draws on Egyptian hieroglyphics, Arabic calligraphy, Hebrew typography, and the graffiti culture of East Los Angeles, synthesising these sources into a system of marks that is simultaneously ancient and entirely contemporary — readable as rhythm and energy even when the specific symbols resist literal translation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003eHe came to prominence through the Los Angeles street art scene before his work crossed into the institutional and commercial worlds with a speed that few artists achieve. Collaborations with Louis Vuitton, Nike, and Chanel brought his visual language to a global audience; a commission for the VistaJet tailfin placed it at 40,000 feet; his design for Justin Bieber's Journals album cover made it one of the most widely reproduced images of 2013. The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles holds his work in its permanent collection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003eAt monumental scale — the three-metre canvas available through Creed Gallery is among the most significant examples of his large-format work — RETNA's constructed script achieves the quality he has always been pursuing: immersion. The viewer does not stand outside the painting and look at it. They enter it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003eHis stone lithographs and works on paper bring the same visual intelligence to a more intimate format, making his language accessible to collectors who respond to the work at closer range. Available through Creed Gallery, Ascot, for collectors across Berkshire, Surrey, Sunningdale, Virginia Water, and London.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"retna-ludovico-ludavico-turquoise-pink","title":"RETNA | Ludovico \u0026 Ludavico Turquoise \u0026 Pink","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRETNA (Marquis Lewis, b. 1979)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLudovico \u0026amp; Ludovico | Turquoise \u0026amp; Pink\u003cbr\u003eStone lithograph on BFK Rives paper | Limited edition\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eLudovico \u0026amp; Ludovico presents RETNA's constructed script in a format that emphasises the architectural quality of his mark-making: a symmetrical composition in which two passages of the artist's proprietary language face each other across the picture plane, creating a formal dialogue that mirrors the doubled title. The turquoise and pink palette — characteristic of RETNA's willingness to work in colour combinations that feel simultaneously urban and archaic — gives the lithograph a luminosity that suits the stone printing process.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRETNA developed his script — a system drawn from Egyptian hieroglyphics, Arabic and Hebrew calligraphy, Gothic blackletter, and the graffiti tradition of his Los Angeles youth — over three decades of sustained practice. The result is a visual language that reads as writing without being legible, that communicates across cultural boundaries precisely because it belongs to all of them and none of them simultaneously. His work sells consistently at five figures on the secondary market and is held in institutional collections internationally.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eStone lithograph on BFK Rives paper: a classic fine art printing substrate that gives the work a quality of surface entirely different from the spray-paint and acrylic of his large originals. Available through Creed Gallery, Ascot, for collectors across Berkshire, Surrey, and London.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eStone lithograph on BFK Rives paper\u003cbr\u003e\nLimited edition\u003cbr\u003e\nCertificate of Authenticity\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"RETNA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53714191515988,"sku":null,"price":10000.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0833\/0418\/6196\/files\/retna-ludovico-ludavico-turquoise-pink-original-lithograph-london-gallery.jpg?v=1776768704"},{"product_id":"retna-untitled-original-2012","title":"RETNA | Untitled (ca. 2012)","description":"\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"3\"\u003e\"Untitled (ca. 2012)\" is a profound Original Art piece by the American Contemporary master RETNA (Marquis Lewis). Recognised globally for his revolutionary script-based visual language, RETNA constructed this work during a definitive era of his career, masterfully blending the raw energy of Street Art with the disciplined elegance of ancient Calligraphy. This unique alphabet—a fusion of Graffiti aesthetics and sacred typographic systems—results in an architectural composition that is both abstract and symbolically dense.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"4\"\u003eRendered through meticulous layered mark-making, this Original Art exemplifies the artist’s exploration of visual code and cultural identity. The rhythmic, vertical structure of the script creates a commanding surface presence, balancing visceral \"drips\" with the controlled, geometric gestures that have become a hallmark of his Large Scale Art. For the discerning collector in Ascot, Sunningdale, or London, this work represents a rare opportunity to own a piece of urban art history from one of the most influential figures of his generation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"5\"\u003eAvailable through Creed Gallery Ascot, this 2012 original is a sophisticated cultural anchor perfectly scaled for the prestigious architectural interiors of the Home Counties.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"RETNA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53809273471316,"sku":null,"price":9000.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0833\/0418\/6196\/files\/retna-untitled-2012-original-painting-creed-gallery-ascot.jpg?v=1773169294"},{"product_id":"retna-original-green-calligraphy-artwork","title":"RETNA | Original Green Calligraphy Artwork","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRETNA (Marquis Lewis, b. 1979)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOriginal Green Calligraphy Artwork\u003cbr\u003eAcrylic and spray paint on canvas | 301 × 167 cm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAt three metres in length, this is not a painting you encounter so much as enter. RETNA — born Marquis Lewis in Los Angeles in 1979 — developed one of the most immediately identifiable visual languages in contemporary art: a constructed script drawing on Egyptian hieroglyphics, Arabic and Hebrew calligraphy, Gothic blackletter, and the graffiti tradition of his teenage years in the Mid-City neighbourhood. The resulting system is both ancient-feeling and entirely modern — a script that reads as language without being legible, communicating across cultures precisely because it belongs to none of them in isolation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis monumental canvas is executed in deep, layered emerald green — a palette that gives the work an almost architectural weight. The impasto surface shifts as light moves across it, metallic and crystalline elements embedded in the paint catching differently depending on the hour. At this scale, the rhythmic pulse of RETNA's mark-making becomes fully apparent: each passage of script flows into the next with the controlled momentum of someone who has been working at this level of discipline for three decades.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRETNA has collaborated with Louis Vuitton, Nike, and Chanel; designed the album cover for Justin Bieber's Purpose; created operatic sets for AIDA at the Washington National Opera and San Francisco Opera; and decorated a VistaJet tailfin — a commission that valued the completed aircraft at $60 million. His work sells consistently at five figures on the secondary market and is held in institutional collections internationally. Works of this scale are rarely available.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAvailable through Creed Gallery, Ascot. Private viewings by appointment for collectors across Berkshire, Surrey, and London. White-glove installation and in-home digital rendering available on request.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOriginal work\u003cbr\u003e\nAcrylic and spray paint on canvas\u003cbr\u003e\n301 × 167 cm (approx. 118.5 × 65.7 in)\u003cbr\u003e\nCertificate of Authenticity\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"RETNA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55789871726932,"sku":null,"price":80000.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0833\/0418\/6196\/files\/retna-original-green-calligraphy-artwork-berkshire.jpg?v=1778659891"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0833\/0418\/6196\/collections\/Creed_Gallery_-_Artist_-_RETNA_b8fa201c-33de-4fcc-b139-3a56700edca5.png?v=1770822708","url":"https:\/\/creedgallery.com\/ar\/collections\/retna.oembed","provider":"Creed Gallery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}