Los Angeles based Street Artist and graff writer RETNA has his own alphabet when it comes to writing on walls. We occasionally meet someone who says they can read it, but I’m suspicious that they may also be the kind of clairvoyant person who is able to divine water that lies underground with a wooden stick in their hand. Hell I’m dyslexic with standard English so I’ll be a monkey’s uncle if I can figure out what RETNA’s secret language is. But that’s not the point of this story, is it?
Photographer and BSA contributor Birdman captured this new work by RETNA, on the side wall of the soon to open LALA Gallery, as he worked with a monochromatic palette of grays, silver and black. This is the first phase of this wall as the artist will be adding more work in the future.
Says Birdman “Dunno what it says but its in Spanish, tried to get a translation but it didn’t happen”. Can you tell us what it says? Any interpreters online today?
Looks nice though.
RETNA. La Freewalls (photo © Birdman)
RETNA. La Freewalls (photo © Birdman)
RETNA. La Freewalls (photo © Birdman)
RETNA. La Freewalls (photo © Birdman)
RETNA’s best friend looking pretty buff in that snug jersey. La Freewalls (photo © Birdman)
RETNA. La Freewalls (photo © Birdman)
RETNA. La Freewalls (photo © Birdman)
RETNA and Zes are in a new show “Excavated Revelations” opening today at the Known Gallery in Los Angeles. For further information regarding this show click here.
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