Albers was a "Hard-edge" abstract painter who drew on his use of patterns and intense colors, while Op artists and conceptual artists futher explored his interest in perception.
An American, born in Germany, enrolled in Bauhaus, faculty of Black Mountain College, North Carolina, taught Robert Rauschenber, Design Department Head at Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut.
Most famous of all are the 100s of paintings and prints that make up the series Homage to the Square. In this series, begun in 1949, Albers explored chromatic interactions with flat colored squares arranged concentrically. Albers used a palette knife with oil colors and often recorded colors used on the back of his works.
Middle School art class (10:45am) begin studying Josef Albers today. Please encourage your child to embrace Josef's art work.
To learn more about Josef Albers, visit http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josef_Albers
Kirk Adam
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