Retna
 
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Retna was born in Los Angeles, California in 1979. Since first creating a name for himself in the early 1990s, Retna has become an "eternal broadcaster" of sorts, shining a light to the kinetic urban soul of Los Angeles.  His work merges photography with graffiti style and paint, time with color, couture with street culture, the spiritual with the sensual, and fluidity with grit. Whether his paintings hang in a gallery or wall on the streets of Los Angeles, they serve as a retina through which we view the urban journal of contemporary art.  Today, Retna traverses between the galleries and streets with ease. In addition to being aligned with the Art Work Rebels and Mad Society Kings Art Groups, he is a member of the internationally exclusive art collective, The Seventh Letter, whose influence on contemporary street art encompasses the globe.

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    Working on Miles Davis
    A time lapse video of me in the studio working on the portraits for Ovation TV's American Revolutionaries event.
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    Working on Nat King Cole
    A time lapse video of me in the studio working on the portraits for Ovation TV's American Revolutionaries event.
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    Working on Jimi Hendrix
    A time lapse video of me in the studio working on the portraits for Ovation TV's American Revolutionaries event.
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    Working on Tina Turner
    A time lapse video of me in the studio working on the portraits for Ovation TV's American Revolutionaries event.
 
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    Painting Jimi Hendrix
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8 months ago
The American Revolutionaries Project was a great experience, I am grateful to Oishii Creative for my recommendation and Ovation TV for having the confidence in me to handle such a important subject matter in regards to the Arts.  When You grow up listening to the music from all these greats, I don’t...
 
 
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