Today we’d like to introduce you to Trevis Bellard.
Trevis, please share your story with us. How did you get to where you are today?
It all started with influences such as Dragon Ball Z, art classes in elementary school, my mom buying art materials, theater classes and experimental videography in high school. I didn’t start taking painting seriously until my first senior year of college when my homies introduced me to painting on random shit. The experience was an eye-opener as to what I can do to say I existed. Growing up, the things we did as kids back then to entertain ourselves was different. My childhood had an impact on the way I started out with my artwork because there was no influence culture yet to swede my emotional experience.
Nowadays, influence culture is a daily necessity and to be trendy is a numbers game. That’s why I don’t post that much online and to be honest, there is a fear of missing out on the wave. For example, when Instagram first came out, I didn’t want to post my real photography because I felt it wasn’t genuine for me. A lot of my art has to do with emotional history and that experience proves my existence. My painting process is what makes my work art. I’ll be leaving my mark for the people I’ve left behind in my life so they can experience my life as I lived it. My artistic journey has taught me that experience holds true meaning in my expression.
Has it been a smooth road?
The day-to-day struggles are usually just shipping and time management like any other artist, past that posting my work online has been a big thing for me. Self-promo as well, as most of my shows and sales are word of mouth. There’s a difference between popular content and content with being popular. Specific painting pieces have its own meaning and I don’t want to gain that feeling of “OK, so I have this many likes on one post, so I should do more art like that”, like each painting is its own experience. I can’t create an experience based on people like.
Please tell us more about your art.
I would say my business specialty is that I like to paint on glass and I like give a theatrical element to my work. When it comes to commissions I ask people to send me colors, objects, and/or symbols and I’ll re-create something that will relate to it. As for shows, what’s most important to me is that my work is appreciated, it doesn’t have to be understood. I don’t mind sharing an explanation as long as the viewer has an idea for themselves initially. I really appreciate viewer’s engagement with my work. For example, at my most recent show I had an interactive piece where I had people collectively draw and paint on a raw canvas which brought me back to my beginnings of exploring that let me paint on anything type shit.
Is our city a good place to do what you do?
Dallas/ Fort Worth has an expansive art community that I’ve been inspired by throughout my life. Personally, I have yet to establish myself in the DFW art community. With that being said, you can always do your own thing in the city by bringing like-minded people together to appreciate creativity.
Contact Info:
- Website: trevisbellard.com
- Phone: 8176885422
- Email: trevis.bellard@icloud.com
- Instagram: Trevis.bellard
Image Credit:
@b.y.visual, @trevis.bellard
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