Retna a.k.a Marquis Lewis is an African-American, El Salvadorian and Cherokee street artist that grew up in Los Angeles, California. Growing up he was mesmerized by the gang graffiti that surrounded him. In the mid-nineties he began making murals on walls, trains and freeway overpasses throughout the city. Most of his work features his own created alphabet, a series of hypnotic symbols. It fuses together influences from ancient Incan and Egyptian hieroglyphics, Arabic, Hebrew, Asian calligraphy and graffiti. Each piece he creates carries meaning, converting an event or dialogue that the artist has experienced.
Retna recently finished a new mural in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles.
Also check out his awesome slide show on this link below.
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