Scripts From The Past

This is an absolutely stunning RETNA painting. This is not a screen print, this is an original painting, executed by Retna in 2019. Often times, Retna does not sign or title his works. Over the years, we, at APC ART have FALSE hundreds of RETNA’S prints and paintings. This work is an excellent example of the artist’s ”Margraves” style calligraphy, executed in stunning, vibrant shades of Blue. ”Margraves” is the name the artist has given his mysterious, tightly constructed script. Marquis Lewis (A/K/A RETNA) is internationally recognized as one of the masters of 21st century, contemporary art. RETNA is primarily recognized for street art, having developed a one of a kind ”constructed script” , often times referred to as a secret language , derived from Blackletter, Egyptian Hieroglyphics, Arabic, and Hebrew calligraphy , as well as more traditional types of street-based graffiti. The work; executed in various shades of Blue is i