Josef Albers: The Magic of Color | ART+COLOR

[@laloopera]

"Interaction of Color" by Josef changed my life. I'm an artists, I paint, I draw, I design, I take pictures, but the change was on a personal level. It taught me about people, and how we can cause others to behave a certain way, and how others can affect us without meaning we are different people depending on our company. It taught me compassion in a very unexpected way. It taught me patience, and It taught me to forgive myself and allow all the versions of me to coexist in a beautiful dance. Full of colors. Just because squares on a board. Genius.

[@msmacmac1000]

Beautiful

[@jamesduff6937]

nicely said. I had to read it a few times what you said, but it makes sense. Josef would have loved hearing what you said.

[@Farhan-l8x]

A wholesome experience to study Sir Josef Albers work. We have something strong to learn from our past!

[@Vikingvideos50]

Albers introduced my grandparents to each other at Black Mountain College. Thank you, Professor Albers!

[@KateColors]

At one point in my life, I felt I needed to be rid of The Perfectionist in my personality; so, I signed up for a design class at the local college. One of our first assignments was to take two paint colors and mix them at varying degrees then using the principles of design, lay them out in a harmonious manner. OMG! I never would have realized all the colors you could make out of only two. I immediately fell in love with mixing color. The Professor also introduced us to Albers and I sought out every book I could find. It was nice to land here today to know he's also on film. Just lovely. Good teachers are a treasure. My Prof was, her class was great and introducing us to Albers was extremely important. Thank you for sharing. ❤

[@juliorodarte9952]

When I took color class, one of the first projects was to paint squares within squares. We Had to pick the same color for the inner square and see how the other colors changed/affected the inner color. I immediately fell in love with color!

[@jL-pf1go]

Outstanding!! What an amazing legacy. thanks for sharing

[@JoePopp-k3o]

Albers is always leading us to experience the ‘creative seeing of colors…This is my real aim, and not the paintings’.

[@marcusliriano9213]

this feels like one of those studies of art that one day turn into a study of science. There's got to be some deeper mathematical understanding of complimentary colors, and colors that change how other colors are perceived and what that means for how the brain sees light.

[@TheSpectralFX]

I paint minis as a hobby and recently I got very interested in color theory as I pick color schemes for the models themselves and the surrounding terrain. From that perpective, I find his work fascinating. The simplicity makes the concepts accessible even to an amateur such as myself and that's not just talent, it's a valuable lesson from a great teacher.

[@C.H.Parrott]

Love this. Your recent videos have been wonderful, thank you!

[@ArtandaMindfulPainting]

Fantastic- absolutely pivotal work

[@NicolaAbraham]

Thank you for this video. My own work has been inspired by Albers since a colleague introduced me to Interactions of Colour maybe 15 years ago. It's wonderful to get the perspective on Albers and his work that this video gives us. Thanks again!

[@MohammadEbrahimtabar]

Simple but in its simplicity there's a complete complexity that makes me see more than there It is

[@rickbrummer3628]

Thank you for posting, very interesting subject

[@TheNewNextPod]

Love your videos. Keep on trucking friends!

[@petemc5070]

Great video. Thank you for posting. I never thought much of Albers until I actually came across one of his 'Homage to the Square' paintings in the National Gallery of Scotland Modern last year. Stood in front it the colours were electryfying and also the surface appeared as perfectly fresh as if he'd painted it yesterday. It's hardly worth adding a link to it here as it's nothing much on a digitial device (or printed in a book), I think you have to see them for real to get the effect, exactly as Danilowitz mentions at 10:20

[@KokiKokimemon]

Yes sure it's the sense of humour that eases all and yes as a mastero he knew he excelled in his skill / art was an experience for him not an object/one plus one is two but he wanted us to figure out just imagine/ hands express more than one sees yes his spirit lives yes paintings can't be taught either you have to or don't but this is so reflective and amazingly introspective that all his paintings are speaking to us even though he's in heaven but his philosophy and this manifestation of his thought and words echo in our ears yes he achieved what a man so humble he takes a special place in my paintings now and the lady who gave this narrative surely was the sound that conveyed 😊

[@wendycohen4545]

lovely. thanks for the email blast letting us know this was available!

[@ArtHistoryProfessor]

Both he and his wife Anni taught at the famous Black Mountain College here in my state of NC.

[@aggonzalez8096]

Thats amazing I didn’t know that. I believe that’s the school that jasper johns and cy twombly went to? Can’t remember if twombly went there. I’m from NC and it’s amazing that some of the most creative minds were learning not in NY but NC

[@______9322]

Excelente video!!!!!!

[@georgemohr7532]

Very interesting video. Great to listen to Alber's voice as he describes his goal with making art. Disappointing that this video is posted nearly 18 months after the close of the exhibition.

[@CreativeArtandEnergy]

I love his perspective ❤❤❤

[@KokiKokimemon]

Yes evoke vision and enjoy the experience the swaying of hos hands shiw that he explsins his art communication yes true yes philosophy of colours manifested on his canvas it takes patience and art of seeing within the squares looks good awwww you are so kind and gentle because it was his kind spirit that emotes from his paintings😊

[@gol622]

Josef Albers art has the same emotional effect on me as a Rothko does

[@carlkligerman1981]

Albers and Itten are great for anybody looking to really sink their teeth into colour theory. And without colour theory I honestly don’t think you can paint coherently. Even if you are breaking the rules of harmonics these guys laid out, you need to why, and how. Highly recommend ANY young artist using colour in any media acquaint themselves with both the work and texts these guys produced.

[@saguaro]

To say Vermeer couldn't paint coherently would be absurd. Throughout the ages, painters who were worth their salt made use of this kind of color theory by intuition. They learned through trial, error, repetition, and study of nature. Albers didn't invent color theory, but he was great at putting his findings into words and demonstrating with his artworks, so of course it's worthwhile for an art student to read up on him. Just felt like pointing out that color theory is not some secret science, and you can absolutely trust your gut, if you feel like it.

[@_NAED_]

"[Albers] had this expression: 'There are factual facts and there are actual facts.'" (12:05-12:50)

[@sophiafakevirus-ro8cc]

Didn't Rothko do this?

[@TedPope]

There are similarities... but there are as many or more differences as well... Rothko produced similar works for similar reasons... study of color.... but also for very different reasons... Josef Albers was a teacher who loved teaching.... Rothko teaches but in a different way... the careers overlap but Albers began painting before Rothko and was still painting and teaching after Rothko's passing.

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