Meet The Artists

Detroit January 6, 2012; As if there were not enough events going
on around the North American International (Detroit) Auto Show next week we
add one more. Your TAC Detroit editor, film producer, Mark Ducker and a
cadre of dedicated organizers have assembled an impressive exhibit of
automotive fine art in one of downtown Detroits vibrant office
complexes, just blocks from Cobo Center where the NAIAS is held.

Twelve of the countrys most respected automotive artists
two sculptors, eight painters and two photographers present
a variety of works representing diverse approaches to presenting the
automobile as an art form. The dramatic glass atrium lobby of the Chase
Tower Building, 611 Woodward Avenue, is filled with the art.

Featured artists are: Tom Hale of Farmington Hills who is a long
time member of the Automotive Fine Art Society (AFAS) and winner of a Gold
Medal from the American Water Color Society; AFAS member Charlie Maher of
West Bloomfield; AFAS board member, painter Jay Koka of Toronto; popular
young artist David Chapple; historic scene specialist painter Gerald
Freeman; vintage automobile photographer Jim Haefner; sculptor Alex Buchan;
painter Michael Goettner; photographer (and TAC Detroit editor) Steve
Purdy; celebrity designer and artist Camilo Pardo; bricolage sculptor Clark
Gordon; and whimsical artist Buck Mook.

The show opens January 6th. A Meet the Artists reception will be
held Saturday evening, January 7th from 6 to 9:00, and the show closes
January 28th. The lobby venue is open 6 am to 6 pm every day and there is
no charge for the show.

Sponsors include Quicken Loans, Bedrock Real Estate Services
(management of the Chase Tower) TheAutoChannel.com, Studio Couture,
Concours dElegance of America at St. Johns, The Automotive
Hall of Fame, The Individual Communicators Network, Shunpiker Productions
and Wild Rose Pictures.

Details at: www.detroitknowscars.com