Poetry Archives - Page 5 of 13 - The Artwork of Travis Trium Perfectum

January 22, 2025January 22, 2025

I Hold Your Halo Hostage

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.” ▾▾▾...

December 18, 2024December 28, 2024

Hope Unraveling – Exhibition Synopsis

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......

November 27, 2024November 27, 2024

The Edge of a Failed Universe

Here's the third and final piece that I will reveal for my upcoming exhibition, Hope Unraveling! We are just over a week away so it is time to make your plans to be in attendance at Ketchup City Creative in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania for my fifth solo exhibition. The festivities take place December 6th, 7th and 8th and you’re not going to want to miss all the new art I have to show and experience my immersive video installation sculpture in person. Make your plans now. RSVP HERE The Edge of a Failed Universe Charcoal, pastel & original poetry on 18......

November 20, 2024September 10, 2025

Filth Followed Me Home

Here's the second piece that I have revealed for my upcoming exhibition, Hope Unraveling! Within a lot of these new works my writing and poetry takes a more commanding position and I look forward to sharing that further with you. Make your plans now to be at Ketchup City Creative in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania for my fifth solo exhibition December 6th, 7th & 8th. You’re not going to want to miss all the new art I have to show and experience my immersive video installation sculpture in person. Make your plans now. RSVP HERE Filth Followed Me Home Charcoal, pastel & original......

November 13, 2024November 13, 2024

Insincere Goodbye

Surprise! Insincere Goodbye is the first new piece revealed for my upcoming exhibition, Hope Unraveling! Within a lot of these new works my writing and poetry takes a more commanding position and I look forward to sharing that further with you. Make your plans now to be at Ketchup City Creative in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania for my fifth solo exhibition December 6th, 7th & 8th. You're not going to want to miss all the new art I have to show and experience my immersive video installation sculpture in person. Make your plans now. RSVP HERE Insincere Goodbye Charcoal, pastel & original......

October 23, 2024October 23, 2024

The Memory of a Smile

The Memory of a Smile Charcoal, pastel and original writing on 4 x 6″ 140lb watercolor paper – SOLD "Have you ever seen a smile fade so slowly? To erase what was and what will be. I remember a day before I had to dismember a memory and that's where you'll find me." ▾▾▾...

October 9, 2024October 9, 2024

Worship Left Me Empty

Worship Left Me Empty Charcoal, pastel and original aged paper writing on 4x6″ 140lb watercolor paper – SOLD I thought I'd feel more, I thought I'd feel complete. I thought I'd feel less alone, but we're nothing more than flesh and meat. ▾▾▾...

August 21, 2024August 20, 2024

Where Hope Has Told Its Final Lie

Where Hope Has Told Its Final Lie Charcoal, pastel and original aged paper writing on 5.5 x 8.5″ mixed media paper – Available at upcoming tour dates A mountain of patience in waiting for hope to come through. Hope will always be the prelude to misery. ▾▾▾...

July 31, 2024July 30, 2024

My Deception Grows Behind the Blood Wall

My Deception Grows Behind the Blood Wall Charcoal, pastel and aged paper writing on 5.5 x 8.5″ mixed media paper – Available at upcoming tour dates A lie is declared, now it needs blood to grow. The hurt it will cause will allow it to drink, but all it will know is shrouded behind the blood wall. ▾▾▾...

June 19, 2024June 18, 2024

I Saw A Hellscape – Immersive Video Installation Premieres

What captivated Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania last fall at Technicolor Hellscape is now available to be experienced online. This installation is a very ambitious concept mixing a multitude of mediums creating a visual and auditory occurrence. Three video sources help to open the hellscape with monitors, projector and a physical sacrifice plate creating a unique composition with various ways to witness the nightmarish expedition. The amount of time I had in this video installation was insane. From creating the spoken word musical composition, physical elements, the technical production and of course the nearly nine minute unique video edits on each screen to......