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Josef Albers (/ˈælbərz, ˈɑːl-/; German: [ˈalbɐs]; March 19, 1888 – March 25, 1976) was a German-born American artist and educator whose work, both in Europe and in the United States, formed the basis of modern art education programs of the twentieth century.

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Easy-to know that diamonds-are precious, Good-to learn that rubies-have depth, But more-to see that pebbles-are miraculous.

Depth, Learn, Miraculous, Pebbles, Rubies

I 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.

Art, Artists, School, Stiff, Teacher, Training

Therefore art means: you have to believe, to have faith, that is, cultivate vision.

Art, Believe, Faith, Mean, Vision

I do not like to be a prophet. I like better to paint than to predict what the next painters will do. Though I have a feeling that consideration of order is very much in the air.

Air, Art, Consideration, Order, Painters, Prophet

I have invented the Thermometer style.

Invented, Style, Thermometer, Thermometers

We never really perceive what color is physically!

Color, Perceive, Physically

I count all the time on resonance. I call on this, you see.

Call, Count, Resonance, See, Time

I prefer to see with closed eyes.

Closed, Closed Eyes, Eye, Eyes, Perception, See

A painter paints because he has no time not to paint.

Paint, Painter, Paints, Time

Learn to see and to feel life; that is, cultivate imagination, because there are still marvels in the world, because life is a mystery and always will be. But be aware of it.

Imagination, Life, Mystery, World

I paint the way I spread butter on pumpernickel.

Butter, Paint, Pumpernickel, Spread, Way

The role of art for me is the visualization of attitude, of the human attitude towards life, towards the world.

Art, Attitude, Human, Roles, Visualization

In order to use color effectively it is necessary to recognize that color deceives continually.

Color, Effectively, Light, Order, Recognize

When we were in the seminary we got a stipend direct from the government and for that stipend we had an obligation to stick to our teaching job for five years.

Government, Jobs, Obligation, Stipend, Teaching, Years

Abstraction is real, probably more real than nature.

Abstract Art, Abstraction, Nature, Real

I start from experience and read. . . always between polarities - loud and not-loud, young and old, spring and winter. If I can make black and white behave together instead of shooting at each other only, I feel proud.

Black And White, Read, Shooting, Spring, Together, Winter

Art is revelation instead of information, expression instead of description, creation instead of imitation or repetition. Art is concerned with the HOW, not the WHAT; not with literal content, but with the performance of the factual content. The performance - how it is done - that is the content of art.

Art, Done, Expression, Performance, Repetition

As we do not see squares in nature, I thought that it is man-made. But I have corrected myself. Because squares exist in salt crystals, our daily salt.

Corrected, Exist, Men, Salt, Squares, Thought

Simultaneous contrast is not just a curious optical phenomenon - it is the very heart of painting.

Curious, Heart, Optical, Painting, Simultaneous

One line plus one line results in many meanings.

Lines, Meanings, One Line, Plus, Results

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