Hawthorne Caballeros Fundraising Auction

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The Hawthorne Caballeros are excited to announce our first ever fundraising auction. Member Arcade Latour has donated a beautiful painting valued at $1,900 and entitled Marching Colors: A Tribute to the Hawthorne Caballeros. (Size 20″ by 28″). Bids can be placed, along with more information at www.cabs.org. About the Artist Born on June 5, 1950, Arcade Latour discovered inks from an early age and held a first exhibition in 1965. His passion for communication and creative expression led him to graphic arts, technical design and publishing. In 1984, he was selected to design the Popemobile for pope John Paul II’s visit to Canada. He was also asked that same year by Radio Canada to elaborate a concept for the lead vehicles in the papal motorcade. Lotto Quebec also called on him to design a concept vehicle that addresses the media’s specific needs.

Born on June 5, 1950, Arcade Latour discovered inks from an early age and held a first exhibition in 1965. His passion for  communication and creative expression led him to graphic arts, technical design and publishing. In 1984, he was selected to
design the Popemobile for pope John Paul II’s visit to Canada. He was also asked that same year by Radio Canada to elaborate a concept for the lead vehicles in the papal motorcade. Lotto Quebec also called on him to design a concept vehicle that addresses the media’s specific needs.

Now, at age 61, he returns to working with inks, expressing on canvas his particular vision of form and color for the enjoyment of collectors and enthusiasts.Arcade is represented in galleries all across Canada. His works are permanently exhibited in Saint-Sauveur, Montreal, Drummondville, Calgary, Kelowna and exhibited most recently at Agora Gallery in New York.   At the recent event in New York, Agora Gallery represented his work with: “There is an enthralling energy present in Canadian artist Arcade Latour’s expressive abstractions, a vitality and rhythm which resides in the viscosity of his creations. Working in printers’ ink on canvas in both black and white and bold color, Latour’s vividly fluid and gestural marks alternate between broad, confident movements and a choppier and staccato stroke, as the artist seems to search for the structure of his forms as they emerge before him. Thick and precise, the nature of Latour’s medium creates an exhilarating challenge for the artist. Powerful emotions emerge as he builds and carves through the inks, revealing vibrantly illuminated hues and textures.” Source, Agora Gallery New York

Auction Ends on July 14th
he winner of the auction will be announced at the 2012 Hawthorne Caballeros Grand Prix on July 14th, 2012. For more information on bidding for the art or the Grand Prix visit www.cabs.org. Frank Gerris, President and General Manager of the Caballeros said, “the Caballeros appreciate the generosity of Mr. Latour and know that the winner of this auction will be doubly rewarded – by supporting our 66 year old drum and bugle corps and as the owner of a unique and beautiful piece of art.

For more information on this press release, contact Marianne Kerr at marianne658 [at] yahoo [dot] com or call 205-335-5955.

Posted by on Wednesday, June 27th, 2012. Filed under Current News, DCA News, FrontPage Feature.