“In order to use color effectively it is necessary to recognize that color deceives continually.” UseLightOrderColorDeceiving Book:Interaction of Color Source: Interaction of Color
“If you don't do it my way, I suggest you commit suicide.” IfsWaySuicideCommitMy Way Author:Josef Albers
“Learn to see and to feel life; that is, cultivate imagination, because there are still marvels in the world, because life is a mystery and always will be. But be aware of it.” WorldFeelsStillsLife IsImaginationMystery Author:Josef Albers
“If one says “Red” (the name of a color) and there are 50 people listening, it can be expected that there will be 50 reds in their minds. And one can be sure that all these reds will be very different.” PeopleIfsMindDifferentNamesColorListeningRedExpectedFiftyColor Red Author:Josef Albers
“I was at the Royal Art School. That was a preparatory school specially for art teachers. You see, it was not so much for the development of artists. But we had there terribly stiff training.” ArtSchoolArtistTeacherDevelopmentTrainingRoyalArt SchoolArt Teacher Author:Josef Albers
“It was my family that wanted me to be a teacher. That was safe, you see. To be a painter was terrible.” WantedTeacherTerribleSafeMy FamilyPainter Author:Josef Albers
“My father's parents were carpenters. They were also builders partly. They were painters. And several of them were very, active in the theatre and all such nonsense, you know.” KnowsFatherParentActiveTheatrePainterNonsenseBuilderCarpenter Author:Josef Albers
“Traditionally art is to create and not to revive. To revive: leave that to the historians, who are looking backward.” ArtArt IsTraditionHistorianLooking BackRevive Author:Josef Albers
“When we are honest - that's my saying - if we are honest then we will reveal ourselves. But we do not have to make an effort to be individualistic, different from others.” IfsDifferentEffortHonestIndividualistic Author:Josef Albers
