Charlotte’s BackStage Lounge To Host 3-Day Elton John Inspired Art Show By Bernie Taupin

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — BackStage Lounge in Charlotte is excited to announce they will be hosting a rare exhibition of artwork by Bernie Taupin, lifelong visual artist and world-renowned songwriter, from Thursday, July 22nd through Saturday, July 24th.

The exhibit titled “Reflections: The Art of Bernie Taupin” features a collection of original works, all signed, that pays tribute to Taupin’s 50+ year partnership with Elton John.

Taupin says the exhibit’s subject matter is especially inspired by hit songs the two created together.

Click here to preview the 20 pieces to be featured at the exhibit at BackStage Lounge on South Boulevard.

About Bernie Taupin:

In the early 1990s, Bernie Taupin broke onto the art scene with his paintings that were inspired by groundbreaking Abstract Expressionists including Hans Hoffman, Franz Kline, Anselm Kiefer, and Robert Rauschenberg.

Taupin says “As in any creative field, we start by emulating work we like, following the path that ultimately leads to finding our own vision, a style we feel is original and unique in its own beliefs, on its own merits.”

By 2016, Taupin’s works became sculptural constructions, expressed with objects he would find and repurposed material and artifacts including paper, wax, wire, wood, cardboard, fabric, bubble wrap, and resin.

“The imagination is the most powerful tool artists possess, enabling us to conjure up beautiful distraction for the eyes and ears. My dimensional work is simply the visual extension of what I have spent my life creating through words,” Taupin says.