In order to use color effectively it is necessary to recognize that color deceives continually.
Josef AlbersIt was my family that wanted me to be a teacher. That was safe, you see. To be a painter was terrible.
Josef AlbersI 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 AlbersSimultaneous contrast is not just a curious optical phenomenon – it is the very heart of painting. Repeated experiments with adjacent colors will show that any ground subtracts its own hue from the colors which it carries and therefore influences.
Josef Albers