Ah, the creative process is the same secret in science as it is in art. They are all the same absolutely. Josef Albers absolutelyartcreative Change image and share on social
I was for years in the yellow period, you know. Josef Albers periodyearyellow Change image and share on social
It was my family that wanted me to be a teacher. That was safe, you see. To be a painter was terrible. Josef Albers familypaintersafe 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
In Italy the artist is a god. Now if the artist is a god, the scientist is likewise a god. Josef Albers artistgoditaly 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
The aim of our studies is to prove that color is the most relative means of artistic expression, that we never really perceive what color is physically. Josef Albers aimartisticcolor Change image and share on social
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
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
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. Josef Albers activebuildercarpenter Change image and share on social
