RETNA | Untitled Watercolour

RETNA (Marquis Lewis, b. 1979) is recognised for his distinctive visual language, combining influences from calligraphy, typography and historic writing systems to create a highly recognisable contemporary style.

Rather than functioning as conventional text, RETNA’s constructed script becomes an expressive visual form. Repeated characters, dense linework and carefully structured compositions create a strong sense of rhythm and movement across the surface.

In this original watercolour, RETNA adopts a more fluid and intimate approach to his visual language. Interlocking forms and structured passages move across the paper in blue, plum and burnt terracotta, creating a composition that balances geometric structure with the movement of hand-drawn marks.

The work is executed in watercolour on Arches Aquarelle paper, with the deckled edge visible within the frame. As an original, unique work rather than a printed edition, it offers a direct example of RETNA’s practice on paper.

An original RETNA work, available through Creed Gallery, Ascot.

Artist: RETNA (Marquis Lewis, b. 1979)
Title: Untitled
Medium: Watercolour on Arches Aquarelle paper
Original, unique work
Dimensions: 42" × 30" in (106.7 × 76.2 cm)
Framed: 52" x 40" (132 x 101.6 cm)

View more RETNA works at Creed Gallery