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Josef Alber's 'Color Theory' (Structure (Plan (What is…
Josef Alber's 'Color Theory'
Structure
Introduction
Introduce the topic, stating thesis
Body
Connecting Ideas
Point 1
The Characteristics
Examples
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“Characteristics made colour the most fascinating of art’s formal elements.”. The signature styles he as best known for was the iconic colour
His famous art series of experimentation of colour
His series Homage to the Square, produced from 1949 until his death in 1976,
What makes this art of the movement
The theory of Color by Josef Albers
Josef Albers was the publisher of Interaction of Color, published in 1963 his book went onto “provided the most comprehensive analysis of the function and perception of color to date”
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Point 2
Theories
What was the theory behind the movement?
the concept of how we live in a world of colours, no one reads colours the same way. By environment, this includes the conditions or surrounding such as nature ore physical environment; (nature) and social environmental being; (culture and traditions) (NCBI, 2005)
Point 3
How did Albers theories respond to the social environment influences ?
Albers was very interested in the idea of how one educates and how he preferred to teach by encouraging people to experiment with colours to develop their sense for themselves rather than just focusing on the theory
Conclusion
We live in a world surrounded by Colour, how we see colour changes for every person. Josef Albers Colour theory and teaching shaping how we use colour today. The Characteristics in his art 'made colour the most fasinating of art's formal elements'.
Plan
What is planning to be be covered
Critical thinking
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Why
Where
When
Who
What
How
Who is Josef Albers?
Josef Albers, a American Painter, Poet, Sculptor, Teacher and Theoretician. At the time of his work and theory was the art school of Bauhaus were he further went on to teaching and contributing a major aspect Preliminary Course.
Why is his theory important?
Shaped how we view color today
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Topic 2
Body
Point 1
Background of Josef Albers
Point 2
What was the basis of his book 'The Interaction of Color'?
According to Albers his book works around the fact that color is the most relative medium of art
Alber's approach to colour is unique and different from most of writtings on colors
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His aim was to teach the students and readers in his book to have an 'eye for color' to learn from experiencing and feeling colors.
Point 3
What is a more current theory that backs up Albers theory?
Supported by Alber's theories on colours, the works by the Icelandic artists Birgir Anderesson (1955-2007) on
Icelandic Colors
are analysed focusing on the influences on enviroment in color perception
What are the underlying similarities
What are the differences?
How did 'The Interaction of Color' by Josef Albers shape the way Colour is used today?
Academic context, an argument
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Claim
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An option or assertion
Josef Albers Teaching has influenced students and artists to produce artwork and change the way 'we' think and use colour.
A stance/ proposition / conclusion
leads to
Interference
Reasoning
Evidence
CRITICAL THINKING
Evaluation
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Comprehensiveness
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Prior Research
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Possible Argument topics
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How did 'The Interaction of Color' by Josef Albers shape the way Colour is used today?
The Theory of colour introduced by Josef Albers has significantly changed the teaching and work of artists through the movement
Josef Albers theories responded to the social environment influences the concept of how we live in a world of colours, no one reads colours the same way
Synthesis
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Important Points about the topic
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Principles/ theories taken into the artwork
The significance of artworks characteristics
Recognisable works
Josef Albers, Interaction of Color, Image Vis Bukowskis.com
Josef Albers, Homage to the square: Glow,1966, Image Vis Bukowskis.com
Josef Albers, Interaction of Color, Image Vis Bukowskis.com
Shrine (1942)
Timeline
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Visual Content
https://www.theartstory.org/artist-albers-josef.htm
Argumentation
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Overall issue
Analysis
Factors
Synthesis
Proposition/Claim
Claim: Social attitudes of the time have shaped the Psychedelic movement
Evidence
Artists work influenced by the theories taught
Evidence
Evaluation
Critical thinking
What is it about the time period, place and era that had an impact?
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Are the social attitudes of this time a major impact on the movement?
What can support these points
Examples
What is typically produced
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Theories
Social Attitudes of Era
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In the Art Style
Reasoning
Theories and the hands on teaching style
Science Behind it
Written content
Essay Title
: - Josef Albers Shaping our perception
No one reads Colour the same way
Its all in the Colour
Key Texts or journals: see bibliography for references
Description of key influences
A clear Contents page structure
The Theory of colour introduced by Josef Albers has significantly changed the teaching and work of artists through the movement.
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Josef Albers theories responded to the social environment influences the concept of how we live in a world of colours, no one reads colours the same way.
Which movements were Influenced by Josef Albers Color Movement?
School of Bauhaus
Teaching
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Yale University
Blue Mountain Collage
Social Attitudes
What were the peoples believes involved in the movement?
Albers’s holistic view of the world and of life led to his classroom focus on context, contiguity, and relationships among elements as the key to understanding both the real world and the world the artist creates”. (NCBI, 2005)
“phenomon of colour changes is also phsysiological, it happens in our brain, and therefor automatically.” (NCBI, 2005)
The psychological relation of colour seeing, Albers demonstrates in his classes the “phenomon of colour changes is also phsysiological, it happens in our brain, and therefor automatically.” (NCBI, 2005
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Theories
His theories responded to the social environment influences the concept of how we live in a world of colours, no one reads colours the same way
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Josef Albers
Teaching to generations of artists as well as art schools, including his time teaching at the Bauhaus, Yale University and Blue Mountain Collage for sixteen years providing the theoretical basis for the movements and the development of non-objective during the period of Abstract Expressionism.
An overall argument or thesis
