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Josef and Anni Albers

Chapter 1

How Two Artists Met and Revolutionized the Bauhaus

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Chapter 2

Escaping Nazi Germany to Teach Art in America

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Chapter 3

The Mind-Bending Magic of Color and Squares

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Ch 3 · The Mind-Bending Magic of Color and Squares
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vera Anni Albers and the Shift to Printmaking

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Colors change, it's true! / What's next to it, changes its hue!

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vera The Legacy of Two Modern Art Pioneers

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vera The Tricky Science of Color Interaction

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Albers' Square Magic

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vera The Famous Homage to the Square Series

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Quiz

In 1929, to complete her diploma at the Bauhaus, Anni Albers designed an innovative wall covering for a school auditorium. What then-new, light-reflecting material did she weave into the fabric to make it both sound-absorbing and luminous?

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In 1949, modernist artist Anni Albers made history as the first textile designer to have a solo exhibition at which prestigious New York museum?

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Glossary
printmaking (noun)
The artistic process of transferring an image from a prepared template—like a stencil, screen, or carved block—onto paper or fabric. It allowed artist Anni Albers to duplicate her intricate, geometric patterns quickly, much like using a giant, highly detailed ink stamp.
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Fun Fact

Pure Color Magic: Josef Albers created over a thousand square paintings using paint straight from the tube without mixing, showing how colors change depending on their neighbors.

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The exact same color can look completely different depending on its neighbors.

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Reflection

Anni Albers wryly noted that “when the work is made with threads, it's considered a craft; when it's on paper, it's considered art.”

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Glossary
color relativity (noun)
The optical phenomenon where a color's appearance shifts depending on its surrounding context. It's the reason a single square of paint can trick your eyes into seeing two different shades.

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The Tricky Science of Color Interaction

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Quiz

In Josef Albers' paintings, how did he apply paint to the masonite panels?

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What is the title of Josef Albers' highly influential 1963 book on color theory?

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What medium did Anni Albers turn to later in life when weaving became physically difficult?

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According to Josef Albers' color theory, how do we perceive a color?

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What geometric shape did Josef Albers paint thousands of times to study color relationships?

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Gossip

Does a painting of simple colored squares count as high art?

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