{"product_id":"retna-nino-perdido-2009","title":"RETNA – Nino Perdido (2009)","description":"\u003ch1\u003eNino Perdido (2009)\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtist:\u003c\/strong\u003e RETNA (Marquis Lewis)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e Nino Perdido\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYear:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMedium:\u003c\/strong\u003e Screenprint in colours\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eImage Size:\u003c\/strong\u003e 71 × 54 cm (28 × 21 1\/4 in)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSheet Size:\u003c\/strong\u003e 77 × 57 cm (30 1\/4 × 22 1\/2 in)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEdition:\u003c\/strong\u003e 50 — signed, titled, dated and numbered lower edge \"\/50 Nino Perdido Retna 2009\" with blindstamp\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eType:\u003c\/strong\u003e Limited edition screenprint — early career, edition of 50\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDescription:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eNino Perdido\u003c\/em\u003e (2009) is a rare and historically significant early screenprint from RETNA — the Los Angeles-based artist born Marquis Lewis, whose development of a unique written script drawing on ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics, Arabic calligraphy, Mayan glyphs, Coptic script, and Old English lettering has made him one of the most visually singular and conceptually original voices to emerge from the street art generation. By 2009, RETNA was still operating at the intersection of graffiti culture and emerging gallery recognition — his editions small, his distribution limited, his prints produced with the intensity and the intentionality of an artist who understood that his visual language was genuinely unprecedented.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe title — \u003cem\u003eNino Perdido\u003c\/em\u003e, Spanish for \"Lost Boy\" — introduces the autobiographical and elegiac register that pervades much of RETNA's work: the experience of growing up mixed-race in Los Angeles, navigating identities and cultures that the broader world was not yet equipped to receive or understand, finding in the act of writing a language that was simultaneously ancient and entirely personal. RETNA's script cannot be read by those who have not studied it — it is writing that communicates its emotional weight through visual and formal means rather than semantic ones, the density and rhythm of the marks carrying feeling before meaning.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe screenprint medium — with its capacity for layered, flat colour and precise graphic registration — is well suited to RETNA's compositional language: the script elements, the colour fields, and the surface tension of his compositions translate into ink on paper with a fidelity that rewards the close attention his work demands. Signed, titled, dated, and numbered lower edge with blindstamp, from an edition of just 50 — among the smallest and rarest of his early published works.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShipping \u0026amp; Delivery:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e✔ Worldwide shipping from France\u003cbr\u003e✔ Professional, secure packaging with insurance\u003cbr\u003e✔ Tracking number provided\u003cbr\u003e✔ Delivery within 5–10 business days\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e➡️ \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/lynartstore.com\/pages\/contact-us\"\u003eContact us for any question\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch1\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFAQ\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIs this an original RETNA screenprint?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYes — an original screenprint in colours, signed, titled, dated and numbered lower edge with blindstamp, from an edition of 50.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat is the edition size?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e50 impressions — among the smallest and rarest of RETNA's early published editions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat does \"Nino Perdido\" mean?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Lost Boy\" in Spanish — a title that draws on RETNA's autobiography as a mixed-race artist growing up in Los Angeles, navigating identities and cultures that resisted easy categorisation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat is RETNA's script?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRETNA developed a unique written script drawing on ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics, Arabic calligraphy, Mayan glyphs, Coptic script, and Old English lettering — a visual language that is simultaneously ancient and entirely personal, communicating emotional weight through visual and formal means rather than conventional semantics.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy is a 2009 work significant?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2009 represents a pivotal early moment in RETNA's career — before his major gallery breakthrough and international recognition, when his editions were produced in the smallest quantities for a limited audience. Early works of this period are increasingly scarce and sought after.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIs the work framed?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePlease contact us for framing options.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDo you ship internationally?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYes — worldwide, with museum-grade flat packaging, full insurance, and shipment tracking.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eYou might also love \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/lynartstore.com\/collections\/kaws?_pos=2\u0026amp;_psq=kaws\u0026amp;_ss=e\u0026amp;_v=1.0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eKaws\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e— explore the collection !\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Retna","offers":[{"title":"77 × 57 cm","offer_id":54882386018650,"sku":null,"price":6000.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0243\/8699\/4210\/files\/RetnaNinoPerdido.png?v=1790762348","url":"https:\/\/lynartstore.com\/fr\/products\/retna-nino-perdido-2009","provider":"LYNART STORE","version":"1.0","type":"link"}