Josef Albers (1888–1976)

Josef Albers, a German- born Bauhaus professor, was a master of color and shape. He is most well-known for his abstract paintings and the use of color in them. Below are some example of album art he made. I like the arrangement of his shapes and where he chooses to place the color he added. One of his important concepts was the very placement of color. not the actual design of the piece. The shapes in his pieces do not create the art piece-- the color does. If these pieces were all black and white-- there would not be much to them. The placement of color is what adds the design element. This was one of Albers' strongest teachings.