I wrote this to go with a piece about the exhibition, to encourage people to have a look at this blog. I was quite pleased with it, so here it is...
The Art of Evolution
An artists life is often bizarre, sometimes frustrating, occasionally surreal, but is always interesting and rewarding. “The Art of Evolution” is the title of an exhibition to be held in the Saulenhalle in Landsberg am Lech from the 2nd to the 9th of September this year. The artworks in the exhibition aim to show the evolution of a finished painting, through stages of evolution from its origins in a sketchbook and the artist own thoughts. It asks the viewers to consider that this development mirrors the stylistic and thematic evolution of not only the artist himself, but creativity in the human race and nature in general. The artist, Derek Beggs has started a blog which itself is an integral part of “the art of evolution” as like his paintings which will hang in the gallery; the organisation of the show also takes on a life of its own, changing and adapting, especially as it gains momentum towards the big day. Follow the ups and downs, highs and lows as he plans, prepares for and presents his biggest and most ambitious exhibition to date.