Auric Gallery

Nathan Travis - Left to Write
In my newest collection, Left to Write, I try to explore political and social division through public interaction. Each month between February and May I presented two opposing figures back to back inside a custom, rolling studio, equipped with markers, pencils, crayons, and paint markers. This series invites viewers to write directly onto portraits depicting political, religious, and cultural figures – transforming each piece into a living record of reaction, disagreement, humor, anger, and vulnerability. Created during a time of deep, cultural polarization, the work examines what happens when people are given permission to leave their mark beside those they oppose, admire, or misunderstand. The resulting pieces become less about certainty and more about collision: layered conversations that are at once chaotic, revealing, unsettling, and deeply human.