Bauhaus Josef Albers Art

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Bauhaus josef albers art. From 1919 to 1920 he studied in franz von stuck s painting class at the royal academy of fine arts in munich. Art became a matter not just of the eye but of the body. In 1971 josef albers established a non profit organization to further the revelation and evocation of vision through art today that organization is the josef and anni albers foundation which is dedicated to preserving and promoting the achievements of the artists as well as the aesthetic and philosophical principles by which they lived. Summary of josef albers.
Anni albers name remains unavoidably linked with that of her husband the artist and color theorist josef albers. See more ideas about josef albers joseph albers bauhaus textiles. Josef albers was instrumental in bringing the tenets of european modernism particularly those associated with the bauhaus to america his legacy as a teacher of artists as well as his extensive theoretical work proposing that color rather than form is the primary medium of pictorial language profoundly influenced the development of modern art in the united states. Apr 14 2020 explore hot4art s board josef albers followed by 928 people on pinterest.
The bauhaus misfits who scaled art s peaks. Art is performance josef said. An elementary school teacher for twelve years and an instructor at the bauhaus from 1923 until 1933 josef albers was one of the most influential artist educators to immigrate to the united states during the 1930 s. His rigid geometric works focus on the interplay of color and shape and albers is considered one of the fathers of both minimalism and conceptual art.
Following early academic training at the royal art school in berlin 1913 15 the kunstgewerbeschule in essen part time from 1916 to 1919 and the art academy in munich. Josef albers was a german american artist and educator best known for his series homage to the square. March 19 1888 march 25 1976 was a german born american artist and educator whose work both in europe and in the united states formed the basis of modern art education programs of the twentieth century. When the nazis forced the bauhaus closure in 1933 albers left germany and settled.
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