Interaction of Color: 50th Anniversary Edition Author: Visit Amazon's Josef Albers Page | Language: English | ISBN:
0300179359 | Format: EPUB
Interaction of Color: 50th Anniversary Edition Description
Review
"Joseph Albers, an artist and greatest educator in the United States, is one of those who first tore down the old hierarchical concept of color."—Yusuke Nakahara, Color Planning Center No. 59
“Interaction of Color with its illuminating visual exercises and mind-bending optical illusions, remains an indispensable blueprint to the art of seeing. . . . An essential piece of visual literacy.”—Maria Popova, Brain Pickings
(Maria Popova
Brain Pickings 2013-09-18)
“[An] influential classic [that] has inspired artist and designers everywhere.”--CoolHunting
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Cool Hunting 2013-09-17)
“One of the most beautiful books in the world . . . Interaction of Color is not solely for artists, though generations of them certainly owe Albers a debt. It is for anyone who wants to get under the hood and understand why and how we see the world the way we do. . . . A visionary work.”--Malcolm Jones, Newsweek
(Malcolm Jones
Newsweek 2013-09-18)
"The best introduction to Albers's work—Albers's own Interaction of Color, which I highly recommend."—New York Magazine
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New York Magazine)
“One of the most important books on color ever written.”--Michael Hession,Gizmodo
(Michael Hession
Gizmodo 2013-09-18)
About the Author
Josef Albers, one of the most influential artist-educators of the twentieth century, was a member of the Bauhaus group in Germany during the 1920s. In 1933 he came to the United States, where he taught at Black Mountain College for sixteen years. In 1950 he joined the faculty at Yale University as chairman of the department of design. Albers was elected to the National Institute of Arts and Letters in 1968 and was professor emeritus of art at Yale until his death in 1976. Nicholas Fox Weber is executive director of the Josef and Anni Albers Foundation.
- Paperback: 208 pages
- Publisher: Yale University Press; Anv edition (June 28, 2013)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0300179359
- ISBN-13: 978-0300179354
- Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6 x 0.6 inches
- Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
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