The Artwork of Travis Trium Perfectum
Hope is but a Wound Charcoal, pastel & original poetry on 18 x 24″ 140lb watercolor paper – Available here 16 x 20″ Fine Art Print – Available here The writing on the piece reads “This will end, but you haven't come to terms with that yet. It'll all be okay is just something you say when your hope begins to spiral and unravel away...” ▾▾▾...
Hope is but a Wound Charcoal, pastel & original poetry on 18 x 24″ 140lb watercolor paper – Available here 16 x 20″ Fine Art Print – Available here The writing on the piece reads “I mourn under a splintered sky all the promises I've left behind. Hope is but a wound that grows through the mercy that never was. Your tears roll down assigning my path which I will use to damage you.” ▾▾▾...
A New Death We Allowed to Survive Charcoal, pastel & original poetry on 18 x 24″ 140lb watercolor paper – Available at my upcoming tour dates 16 x 20″ Fine Art Print – Available here The writing on the piece reads “If this isn't the end, it is the beginning in the acceptance of it. Show me what's left so I can walk away in my mind and go through the motions. People close to me know my innermost self has been strangled; a murder-suicide. They recognize the unraveling and giving in; hope untied. A new death slides in slowly and......
Misery Cascade Charcoal, pastel & original poetry on 18 x 24″ 140lb watercolor paper – Available here 16 x 20″ Fine Art Print – Available here The writing on the piece reads “There is nothing living within me anymore. Remnants frayed, a misery cascade. Alone is where I leave you. Dismantled and unable. Minutes turn to years lost.” ▾▾▾...
What Makes Me Happy Charcoal, pastel & original poetry on 9 x 12″ 140lb watercolor paper – SOLD 11 x 14″ Fine Art Print – Available I like twisting the comforts you give me, watching your body writhe and contract. You tremble and hang on my every word. It's something I cherish, something you'll never have back. ▾▾▾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...
Becoming Strangers Charcoal, pastel & original poetry on 9 x 12″ 140lb watercolor paper – SOLD 11 x 14″ Fine Art Print – Available The world got into you. It changed your being for the worst. I'm left here thinking about all the times we've had and all the ones that never will be. ▾▾▾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...
Empathy Shape with Human Shrapnel Charcoal, pastel & original poetry on 18 x 24″ 140lb watercolor paper – SOLD 16 x 20" Fine Art Print - Available here The writing on the piece reads "You trace my face looking for an empathy shape. I keep my form to endure more harm, a spike sharpened with human shrapnel. I made an elegant hole in you to drown, drain your sanctity upside-down." ▾▾▾...
I Hold Your Halo Hostage Charcoal, pastel & original poetry on 18 x 24″ 140lb watercolor paper – Original available starting at Oddities & Curiosities in Louisville, KY February 1st & 2nd 16 x 20″ Fine Art Print – Available here “I hold your halo hostage for your hopes and dreams you forgot you wanted. I'm becoming a black hole. A wound with no beginning or end. Jagged and imprecise, an emotion that never consumes me the same way twice. No chance of bleeding out, no chance of life.” ▾▾▾...
Salvation's Cesspool Charcoal & pastel on 12 x 18" 140lb watercolor paper - Original Available 16 x 20" Fine Art Print - Available Below the bluest skies and underneath the crosses and prideful lies is a dirt soup cesspool garnished with salvation. Mmmmm, it's almost ready. ▾▾▾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...
I realize this exhibition just completed ten days ago, but it's wild how quickly I move onto new work and what's to come. Moments like this give me a moment to reflect on what Hope Unraveling meant to me as an artist and the challenge I posed to myself. My fifth solo exhibition debuted more work than any before along with Hope is the Prelude to Misery, a moving video sculpture that seemed to captivate viewers throughout the weekend. My intention with this show was to deconstruct the word "hope." To put it in a different light and allow audiences......
