Travis Vella

I have been working as a painter for over 20 years studying and practicing art. Whilst my works variation is broad there is a unifying threads even in its shifting. Beginning my practice as I studied in northern NSW to study abroad and spend a number of years in New York the figurative paintings took on more narratives of a world view that became engaged in the ideas around myth and belief.
All of my works developed from collected images and attachment to writing, in particular existential texts that had sway on thoughts and development in my personal beliefs. My art practice became the integral development in my works investigative process into belief. I described my works as neo- narrative and continue to look into the way drawing, painting and art influence our vision of the world. I am interested in the experience we have as we engage in art and art practice.
Over the time of working as an artist I traveled to see work all over the world and then settled in Melbourne to run art studios and a gallery space for the past 6 years.
My current work in series is moving from ghosts,pro-wrestling to magic.