Any ground subtracts its own hue from the colors which it carries and therefore influences. Josef Albers carrycolorgrind Change image and share on social
Abstraction is real, probably more real than nature. Josef Albers abstractionnaturereal 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
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
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 have taught my students not to apply rules or mechanical ways of seeing. Josef Albers applymechanicalrule Change image and share on social
It is not so for art in appreciation because art is concerned with human behavior. And science is concerned with the behavior of metal or energy. It depends on what the fashion is. Now today it's energy. It's the same soul behind it. The same soul, you see. Josef Albers appreciationartbehavior share on social
If you don't do it my way, I suggest you commit suicide. Josef Albers commitsuggestsuicide Change image and 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
