“I start from experience and read. . .always between polarities - loud and not-loud, young and old, spring and winter. If I can make black and white behave together instead of shooting at each other only, I feel proud.” IfsFeelsI CanTogetherYoungBlackWhiteProudSpringWinterShootingLoudBehaveBlack And WhiteYoung And OldPolarity Author:Josef Albers
“I've handled colour as a man should behave. You may conclude that I consider ethics and aesthetics as one.” MenShouldMayEthicsBehaveColourAestheticAesthetics Book:Josef Albers: a national touring exhibition from the South Bank Centre 1994 Source: Josef Albers: a national touring exhibition from the South Bank Centre 1994
“I think art parallels life; it is not a report on nature or on intimate disclosure of inner secrets. Color, in my opinion, behaves like man -- in two distinct ways: first in self-realization and then in the realization of relationships with others.” ThinkingMenWayFirstsArtTwoSelfSecretOpinionColorSelf RealizationRealizationBehaveIntimateReportsParallelsDisclosureRelationships With Others Author:Josef Albers
