Theory Josef Albers Interaction Of Color. Just as the knowledge of acoustics does not make one musical neither on the productive nor on the appreciative side so no color system by itself can develop one s sensitivity for color. Born in germany as a.
The original edition was massive about as. Josef albers one of the great color theorists and artists of the 20th century did extensive experimentation and analysis of color interactions giving us a large body of work to support our theoretical understandings of color. This post discusses josef albers classic book interaction of color one of the most influential art and design texts of the 20 th century.
When josef albers published interaction of color in 1963 it was nothing less than the gateway to an entire way of thinking.
Conceived as a handbook and teaching aid for artists instructors and students this timeless book presents albers s unique ideas of color experimentation in a way that is valuable to specialists as well as to a larger audience. Though albers passed away in 1976 his seminal book on the subject the interaction of color is still considered the most important text for young artists to read when seeking to understand the complicated ways human eyes perceive color. One theory maintains that the nerve ends on the human retina rods and cones. Interaction of color reverses this order and places practice before theory which after all is the conclusion of practice.
