Instead of art I have taught philosophy. Though technique for me is a big word, I never have taught how to paint. All my doing was to make people to see.
Interpretation
Josef Albers emphasizes the importance of teaching people to perceive and understand art rather than focusing solely on technical skills.
In this quote, Josef Albers reflects on his approach to teaching, where he prioritizes philosophy over technical skills in art. He believes that the essence of art lies in the perception and understanding of it, rather than just the ability to create it through technique. Albers suggests that true appreciation and engagement with art come from seeing and thinking about it deeply rather than merely executing the act of painting.
In practice
This quote can be used in an art class to inspire students to focus on their interpretation of art.
Simultaneous contrast is not just a curious optical phenomenon β it is the very heart of painting. Repeated experiments with adjacent colors will show that any ground subtracts its own hue from the colors which it carries and therefore influences.
When we are honest - that's my saying - if we are honest then we will reveal ourselves. But we do not have to make an effort to be individualistic, different from others.
Ah, the creative process is the same secret in science as it is in art. They are all the same absolutely.
Traditionally art is to create and not to revive. To revive: leave that to the historians, who are looking backward.
In order to use color effectively it is necessary to recognize that color deceives continually.
The aim of our studies is to prove that color is the most relative means of artistic expression, that we never really perceive what color is physically.
Truly fine poetry must be read aloud. A good poem does not allow itself to be read in a low voice or silently. If we can read it silently, it is not a valid poem: a poem demands pronunciation. Poetry always remembers that it was an oral art before it was a written art. It remembers that it was first song.
By the end, you should be inside your character, actually operating from within somebody else, and knowing him pretty well, as that person knows himself or herself. You're sort of a predator, an invader of people.
Creativity: Take the obvious, add a cupful of brains, a generous pinch of imagination, a bucketful of courage and daring, stir well and bring to a boil.
The way to write a thriller is to ask a question at the beginning, and answer it at the end.
It is through the intentionality of poetic imagination that the poet's soul discovers the opening of consciousness common to all true poetry.
I've never been one for keeping a journal, so my songs were my journals. They allowed me to express my feelings and let people know what was going on with me. I knew that somebody would relate.
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