Australian Centre for Concrete Art (AC4CA) print folio

The AC4CA was initiated in 2001 out of a perceived need by a group of artists living and practicing in the Fremantle area. The plan was to make an emphatic statement that could not be replicated. Eventually location and scale became the determining tactics in deciding the appearance of this intervention. These artists - Trevor Richards, Alex Spremberg, Andrew Leslie, Jurek Wybraniec and Helen Smith were supported by Chris Hill, a librarian and archivist, Rauno Jarvinen, an art student and myself. The conversation quickly transcended the need for distinction and embraced the notion of making art that would, in the tradition of Concrete Art, engage anyone who took the time to notice it. The group agreed to make a large artwork on a wall that became available in the busiest part of Fremantle as a way to begin this project. The AC4CA’s wall projects are an ongoing contribution to the community in an attempt to bring some joy and pleasure into the everyday fabric of Fremantle. The project will continue with Australian and international artists as long as it continues to meet this simple goal.

Excerpt taken from AC4CA website – Author Julian Goddard

The AC4CA print folio consists of seven limited edition prints which exist as a tangible duplicate of each of the artists wall based artworks.  Some of the original wall works in Fremantle no longer exist due to building developments which have taken place since 2004 and for those lost works the print folio stands as a wonderful form of documentation.

The artists within the print folio are a mixture of Perth/Fremantle based artists such as Alex Spremburg, Helen Smith, Jurek Wybraniec and Trevor Richards plus John Nixon of Melbourne, Jan van der Ploeg of the Netherlands and the Swiss artist Daniel Gottin.  The artists featured within the print folio have a common thread of geometric abstraction combined with a disciplined use of carefully selected colours.    

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