Joy

60″ x 60″

2025

Mixed media on canvas

Joy by RETNA is a vibrant mixed media painting that merges contemporary street art with visual poetry. Executed in radiant hot pink enamel over a glowing gold background, this 2025 work pulses with movement and emotion. RETNA’s signature calligraphic script—drawn from a fusion of ancient alphabets and urban graffiti—is layered in a vertical rhythm, forming a visual chant that feels both spontaneous and intentional.

Crystalline textures shimmer across the canvas, catching the light and amplifying the piece’s dynamic surface. The bold pink palette marks a shift from RETNA’s more solemn compositions, bringing a sense of energy, warmth, and expressive freedom. Dripping lines and textured brushwork soften the grid-like structure, creating a balance between control and release.

Joy is ideal for collectors of hot pink abstract art, gold contemporary pieces, or calligraphy-inspired street art. RETNA transforms language into atmosphere—offering a work that speaks through texture, color, and coded emotion rather than literal text.