“Instead of art I have taught philosophy. Though technique for me is a ...” — Josef Albers Quote

“Instead of art I have taught philosophy. Though technique for me is a big word, I never have taught how to paint. All my doing was to make people to see.”

“Simultaneous contrast is not just a curious optical phenomenon - it is the very heart of painting.”

“And I started with this: I have not painted at all my childhood. In fact, I never painted. But I helped my father who was a house painter and decorative painter. He made stage sets, he made glass paintings, he made everything.”

“To paint well, I need to be enraptured by my subjects.”

“I do house things. I paint. I do portraits. I also paint my house.”

“I was an art student when I was a boy, and as an art student you don't have to talk to anyone - you just have to paint really wonderful paintings. It's very unlike being an actor, where you have to talk all the time.”