Albers, Josef

Josef Albers (1888-1976)

Josef Albers was a German-born American abstract artist and influential educator. He was one of the founders of twentieth-century modernism. He is best known for his Geometric abstraction and theoretician work; "Homages to the square", "The interaction of colour", "Untitled lithograph (1942)". He introduced significant colour theories such as "Spatial Perception"; the theory demonstrates how colour can influence our spatial perception (1) And the "Colour Interaction" theory which demonstrates how context influences our perception of colours (2). Our perception of colour is constantly changing. Colour is always being seen in relation to its surrounding colours. It is almost impossible to distinguish a colour by itself and not interacting with its surroundings.

Examples
1
http://www.rotorbrain.com/foote/interactive/hacks/colorinteraction2.html

2
http://www.rotorbrain.com/foote/interactive/hacks/colorinteraction1.html