"La Reina de Thai Town" and "Kannon / Kuan Yin" - Two Murals by RETNA and Mac

"Kannon / Kuan Yin" can be found at the intersection of Hollywood and Western across the street from the Metro station

Success happens overnight for some people but for graffiti artist turned gallery artist, RETNA's breakout success is a long time in the making. Last week, RETNA unveiled a unique work of art on the tail of one of VistaJet's Global Express XRS aircraft during EBACE 2011 in Geneva. This week RETNA was featured in the new documentary "OUTSIDE IN: The Story of Art in the Streets" that premiered yesterday at the Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood.

However, RETNA's been collaborating with fellow street artist Miles "Mac" MacGregor for several years now and many of the murals they've produced together have become local landmarks, two of which happen to be within very close proximity to the place where I'm house-sitting.

Featured here "Kannon / Kuan Yin" (above) and "La Reina de Thai Town" (below) were created in 2007 and 2010 respectively. I'll be posting a map of the street art of Thai Town along with some additional fantastic murals soon.

"La Reina de Thai Town" is situated just south of Hollywood Boulevard on Wilton