2nd-3rd Grade
Project Title: Josef Albers
Samples of Josef Albers' art:
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| Homage to the Square: With Rays (1959) |
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| Homage to the Square: Park (1967) |
"In order to use color effectively, it is necessary to recognize that color deceives continually."
-Josef Albers
Description:
- Joseph Albers (March 19, 1888 – March 26, 1976) worked at Yale in their Design Department. He spent 26 years experimenting with the interaction of color. He discovered that colors can trick your eyes, colors can be loud and soft, and they can even disappear. Students experimented with high and low contrast colors. An Albers mural was then constructed using student work.
Vocabulary:
- contrast
- complementary colors
- after-image
Resources:
- An Eye for Color: The Story of Josef Albers by Natasha Wing
Materials:
- construction paper
- primary and secondary colored squares plus black and white
Examples of Student Artwork:
2nd Grade Mural
3rd Grade Mural
