Carolina QuotesEvery perception of colour is an illusion.. ..we do not see colours as they really are. In our perception they alter one another.
Josef Albers Connected to the Carolinas
Source
Quoted in: Abstract Art, Anna Moszynska, Thames and Hudson 1990, p. 147 — Quote c. 1949, when Albers started his 'Homage to the Square' series of paintings
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- 1949
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- p. 147
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“Every perception of colour is an illusion.. ..we do not see …” Josef Albers. Carolina Quotes, record CQ-AA9719DC38. https://carolinaquotes.com/quote/aa9719dc38
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