ACHT! - THE CONCEPT
ACHT! is a group project by 3 artists. The acronym ACHT is formed from the initials of Amfissa, Chios and Thessaloniki (home cities of the founders).
ACHT! (in German it means CAUTION!) through their painting want to motivate the viewer to reconsider the image, to discover its codes and to challenge the stereotypical perception that exists about color. Taking a step away from their personal artistic style and obsession, they use color rewardingly, trying to redefine its use with their own collective touch. In times when individualism, self-criticism and loneliness prevail, a new groupness is proposed, provoking the imagination.
Alexandros Alekidis
Alexandros Alekidis was born in Athens in 1988 and has grown up in Amfissa. He got into Athens School of Fine Arts in 2013 achieving the first position and graduated with honors. He has participated in many group exhibitions in Athens and Amfissa. He was awarded in 9th Student’s Biennale of Greek Art Universities in 2019. His works can be found in significant private collections in Greece. He lives and works in Athens.
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Angelos Merges
Angelos Merges, who is of Greek and Swiss origin, was born in Chios in 1989 and has been living in Athens since 2007. He graduated from Technological Education Institute of Piraeus as a Civil Engineer in 2013 and from the Athens School of Fine Arts, specializing in Painting, in 2020. He has had 2 solo exhibitions: «World’s Material» (Melanithros art space, 2018) and «Family of Man» (ASFA, 2020) and has taken part in many group exhibitions in Athens, Patra, Xanthi and Florina. He has won the award “150 years of Greek Railways” from OSE Museum in 2019. His works can be found in private and public collections in Greece and Cyprus.
Prodromos Charalampidis
Prodromos Charalampidis was born in Thessaloniki in 1987 and has graduated from the Athens School of Fine Arts in 2020. He has participated in 22 group exhibitions in Athens, Thessaloniki and Amfissa. He has won the award for the “Artist Book”, with jury Mr. Christopher Hudson, publisher of MoMA in 2018 and the award “150 years of Greek Railways”, from OSE Museum in 2019. His works can be found in private and public collections in Greece and Cyprus. He lives and works in Athens and Nicosia.