Josef Albers

스타일: Abstract Art; Constructivism; Expressionism;

장소: Bottrop

타고난: 1888

죽음: 1976

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Early Life and Career

, a German-born American artist and educator, was born on March 19, 1888, in Bottrop, Westphalia, Germany. He grew up in a family of craftsmen and was exposed to the world of art from an early age. Albers worked as a schoolteacher in his hometown from 1908 to 1913 and later trained as an art teacher at Königliche Kunstschule in Berlin from 1913 to 1915.

Artistic Journey

Albers' artistic journey took him through various mediums, including printmaking, stained glass, and painting. In 1918, he received his first public commission, Rosa mystica ora pro nobis, a stained-glass window for a church in Essen. He later joined the faculty of the Bauhaus in 1922, teaching in the preliminary course 'Werklehre' of the department of design.

Notable Works and Contributions

* Homage to the Square, a series of paintings exploring chromatic interactions with nested squares, begun in 1949. * Interaction of Color, a book published in 1963, presenting his theory on color governance by an internal and deceptive logic.

Teaching Legacy

Albers' teaching legacy includes notable students such as:

• Ruth Asawa
• Ray Johnson
• Robert Rauschenberg
• Cy Twombly
• Susan Weil

Later Life and Death

Albers left Black Mountain College in 1950 to head the department of design at Yale University, where he worked until his retirement in 1958. He continued to paint and write, staying in New Haven with his wife, Anni Albers, until his death on March 25, 1976. View more works by Josef Albers on Wikioo.org: * [https://Wikioo.org/@/JosefAlbers](https://Wikioo.org/@/JosefAlbers) * [https://Wikioo.org/Art.nsf/O/93PVF3](https://Wikioo.org/Art.nsf/O/93PVF3) Explore more artists and their works on Wikioo.org: * [https://Wikioo.org/Art.nsf/All-Popular-Artworks](https://Wikioo.org/Art.nsf/All-Popular-Artworks) * [https://Wikioo.org/@/William-Wilhelm-Lamprecht](https://Wikioo.org/@/William-Wilhelm-Lamprecht)