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Josef Albers

German and American artist, designer, poet
Date of Birth: 19.03.1888
Country: USA

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  1. Biography of Josef Albers
  2. Bauhaus School
  3. Black Mountain College
  4. Yale University
  5. Interaction of Colors

Biography of Josef Albers

German and American artist, designer, and poet

Josef Albers was an American artist and art teacher, originally from Germany.

He focused on studying the essence of color and its impact on the viewer, and developed a theory of perception that greatly influenced the emergence of Op Art. Albers was born in Bottrop, Germany, into a family of craftsmen. From 1908 to 1913, he worked as a teacher at a public school in the Ruhr region.

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At the age of 25, he entered the Royal School of Art in Berlin, passing the art teacher exam upon graduation. From 1916 to 1919, he taught in Bottrop before moving to Munich to study drawing at the Franz von Stuck courses. The lithographs and woodcuts he created during this time were influenced by expressio Josef Albers Paintings, Bio, Ideas | TheArtStory ZIJUV