Josef Albers - Paintings Quotes

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Seeing several of these paintings [his series paintings 'Hommage to the square', painted in 1963-64] next to each other makes it obvious that each painting is an instrumentation on its own.

Josef Albers

But besides relatedness and influence I should like to see that my colors remain, as much as possible, a 'face' –their own 'face', as it was achieved – uniquely — and I believe consciously — in Pompeian wall-paintings — by admitting coexistence of such polarities as being dependent and independent — being dividual and individual.

Josef Albers

A painter works to formulate with or in colors... My paintings follow the second option.

Josef Albers

I would say, 'My things have the look of icons.' Unconsciously they look at you not as my face is now – you see me in profile – icons are only this way. And so are my paintings.

Josef Albers

I did not teach painting but seeing. I concentrated on the basic courses for beginners. I taught drawing (purposely without nudes), color (without any painting as such) and design (as 'structural organization'). And so the graduate students came 'down' to the basic courses for beginners.

Josef Albers