Josef Albers Quotes

Germany, Artist
March 19, 1888 – March, 25, 1976.

Josef Albers (/ˈælbərz, ˈɑːl-/; German: [ˈalbɐs]) was a German-born American artist and educator whose work, both in Europe and in the United States, formed the basis of modern art education programs of the twentieth century.

Also known as Educator

Thus art is not an object, it is an experience.

Josef Albers
- Art
- Experience
- Object
In order to use color effectively it is necessary to recognize that color deceives continually.

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- Color
- Recognize
- Deceives

If one says 'Red' 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.

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- People
- Different
- Red
Good teaching is more a giving of right questions than a giving of right answers.

Josef Albers
- Right
- Teaching
- Questions
A painter works to formulate with or in colors.. .My paintings follow the second option.

Josef Albers
- Option
- Colors
- Paintings
For me, abstraction is real, probably more real than nature. I'll go further and say that abstraction is nearer my heart. I prefer to see with closed eyes.

Josef Albers
- Real
- Heart
- Abstraction
The concern of the artist is with the discrepancy between physical fact and psychological effect.

Josef Albers
- Artist
- Fact
- Concern
I want color and form to have contradictorily functions.

Josef Albers
- Color
- Form
- Functions

In visual perception a color is almost never seen as it really is — as it physically is. This fact makes color the most relative medium in art.

Josef Albers
- Art
- Color
- Medium
Every perception of colour is an illusion.. ..we do not see colours as they really are. In our perception they alter one another.

Josef Albers