Josef Albers

Sidney Janis Gallery, New York

Tokyo, Galerie Tokoro, Josef Albers, 1992

This work appears to be in generally good overall condition. There is a retouching visible under UV light towards the center of the second burgundy pigment frame.
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“Sul mio Homage to the Square. Vedendo alcuni di questi dipinti una fianco all’altro, sembra ovvio che ogni dipinto è una strumentazione a sè.
Questo significa che sono tutte di diverse gamme di colore, e di conseguenza, come a dire, di diverso stato d’animo.
La scelta del colore usato, come anche il loro ordine, è finalizzato all’interazione –influenzando e cambiando l’un l’altro avanti e indietro. In questo modo, carattere e sentimento cambiano da dipinto a dipinto senza un’aggiuntiva “scritta a mano” o, così chiamata texture.”

 Josef Albers

 

“On my Homage to the square. Seeing these painting one next to one another, it seems obvious that each painting is a manipulation of itself.
This means that they are all of different ranges of colours, and consequently, of different mood.
The choice of the colour used, as well as their order, is finalized towards interaction – influencing and changing each other back and forth. In this way, character and feelings change from painting to painting without an added “hand-writing” or, as they say , texture.”