Josef Albers 🔍

Artist, Educator, Color Theorist (1888 - 1976)

Josef Albers was a German-born American artist and educator whose work, especially his 'Homage to the Square' series, focused on the optical phenomena and interactions of color.

Mentors & Influences (Looking Backward)

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Inspired By Josef Albers (Looking Forward)

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Bridget Riley
Painter
Albers' rigorous and systematic study of color interaction and the relativity of color perception profoundly informed Riley's own investigations into optical illusions and dynamic visual effects through color.
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Ray Johnson
Artist, Mail Art Pioneer
As Johnson's teacher at Black Mountain College, Albers instilled a rigorous formal discipline and a deep understanding of visual perception and composition, which undergirded even Johnson's most unconventional collages and mail art.