As a student of Zen Travis tries to live out the truth of “everything is connected”.  So his primary aim is to create Art that brings joy, optimism and mystery to other people’s lives: Art that expresses his lust for life and the simple exuberance of being.

He tries to flesh out the spectrum of difference between abstraction and naturalistic form to illustrate how layered reality is and to tease out a more inclusive picture of what “real” feels like. Color is Emotion. Implied movement is Time. Design is balanced in a way that shows the vulnerability or unlikeliness of our experience.  

An overarching theme for his work is how complex creatures are and how every living thing is a little package of God-knows-what-mystery.  This moves him to paint.

We invite you to join us, One Albuquerque and ABQ Artwalk for the opening reception of ‘Parachute: Paintings by Travis Bruce Black’ exhibition at the Orpheum Community Hub on Friday, February 7th from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm. Refreshments will be served and Safe House Distilling will be serving drinks!

For more information about Travis Bruce Black and his work, visit: https://www.travisbruceblack.com/