When we were in the seminary we got a stipend direct from the government and for that stipend we had an obligation to stick to our teaching job for five years. Josef Albers directgovernmentjob Change image and share on social
Any ground subtracts its own hue from the colors which it carries and therefore influences. Josef Albers carrycolorgrind Change image and share on social
On the little money I had collected I lived in Berlin very cheaply, ate very cheaply. And already in 1920 I saved the first salaries I received to go to Munich. Josef Albers berlincheaplycollect Change image and share on social
Abstraction is real, probably more real than nature. Josef Albers abstractionnaturereal Change image and share on social
As basic rules of a language must be practiced continually, and therefore are never fixed, so exercises toward distinct color effects never are done or over. New and different cases will be discovered time and again. Josef Albers basiccasecolor share on social
When we are honest - that's my saying - if we are honest then we will reveal ourselves. But we do not have to make an effort to be individualistic, different from others. Josef Albers efforthonestindividualistic Change image and share on social
I was at the Royal Art School. That was a preparatory school specially for art teachers. You see, it was not so much for the development of artists. But we had there terribly stiff training. Josef Albers artartistdevelopment Change image and share on social
You see, I have in my teaching - I always say I've done it for a hundred years and have had thousands of students - I have always spoken against just falling onto your knees for so-called accidents, I mean a result you are not responsible for. Josef Albers accidentcallfall share on social
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 artcolorfact Change image and share on social
