Josef Albers was a German-born American artist known for his contributions to color theory and visual art. His works, characterized by strict geometric forms and color studies, have had a profound impact on modern art.
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Source: Interaction of Color
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“Therefore art means: you have to believe, to have faith, that is, cultivate vision.”
“Abstraction is real, probably more real than nature.”
Source: The prints of Josef Albers: a catalogue raisonné, 1915-1976
Source: Josef Albers: a national touring exhibition from the South Bank Centre 1994
“In Italy the artist is a god. Now if the artist is a god, the scientist is likewise a god.”
“Good teaching is more a giving of right questions than a giving of right answers.”
Source: Interaction of Color
Source: Interaction of Color
“I have taught my students not to apply rules or mechanical ways of seeing.”
“The purpose of art is to re-present nature, not represent it.”
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“Color is like cooking. The cook puts in more or less salt, that's the difference!”
“Simultaneous contrast is not just a curious optical phenomenon - it is the very heart of painting.”