I've handled colour as a man should behave. You may conclude that I consider ethics and aesthetics as one. Josef Albers aestheticbehavecolour Change image and share on social
I went to the Academy and studied with Stuck who was then a big man. But didn't interest me. I didn't know that before me there was Kandinsky and Klee who had also studied with Stuck. He had a good name at that time. Josef Albers academybiggood share on social
Instead of art I have taught philosophy. Though technique for me is a big word, I never have taught how to paint. All my doing was to make people to see. Josef Albers artbigmake Change image and share on social
Apprentice is the beginner - the first years you work in a craft in the European sense you are an apprentice. That takes 3 or 4 years. Then you are a journeyman. You can go from one master to another and learn other tricks and other secrets. Josef Albers apprenticebeginnercraft share on social
Simultaneous contrast is not just a curious optical phenomenon - it is the very heart of painting. Josef Albers contrastcuriousheart Change image and share on social
Traditionally art is to create and not to revive. To revive: leave that to the historians, who are looking backward. Josef Albers artbackwardcreate Change image and share on social
And I started with this: I have not painted at all my childhood. In fact, I never painted. But I helped my father who was a house painter and decorative painter. He made stage sets, he made glass paintings, he made everything. Josef Albers childhooddecorativefact share on social
I think Kandinsky and I were very near friends. Josef Albers friendkandinsky Change image and share on social
