BiographyRetna (born Marquis Lewis) is an American street artist and muralist whose elaborately developed personal script—inspired by Egyptian hieroglyphics, Mayan glyphs, Arabic calligraphy, Hebrew, and Blackletter typography—creates visually stunning large-scale works that function simultaneously as image and encoded text. Based in Los Angeles, he came up through the city's graffiti writing culture and has since exhibited in major galleries and created murals for high-profile clients worldwide. His distinctive calligraphic style has made him one of the most recognizable visual voices in contemporary street art.
