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Interaction of Color: 50th Anniversary Edition Paperback – Illustrated, June 28, 2013

by Josef Albers (Author), Nicholas Fox Weber (Foreword)
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The 50th anniversary edition of a classic text, featuring an expanded selection of color studies
 
“The landmark 1963 book by Josef Albers . . . isn’t just for aspiring artists. Its mesmerizing illustrations are a revelation for anyone interested in color theory and human perception.”—Pilar Viladas, New York Times
 
“A visionary work.”—Malcolm Jones, Newsweek
 
Josef Albers’s classic Interaction of Color is a masterwork in art education. Conceived as a handbook and teaching aid for artists, instructors, and students, this influential book presents Albers’s singular explanation of complex color theory principles.
 
Originally published by Yale University Press in 1963 as a limited silkscreen edition with 150 color plates, Interaction of Color first appeared in paperback in 1971, featuring ten color studies chosen by Albers, and has remained in print ever since. With over a quarter of a million copies sold in its various editions since 1963, Interaction of Color remains an essential resource on color, as pioneering today as when Albers created it.
 
Fifty years after Interaction’s initial publication, this anniversary edition presents a significantly expanded selection of close to sixty color studies alongside Albers’s original text, demonstrating such principles as color relativity, intensity, and temperature; vibrating and vanishing boundaries; and the illusion of transparency and reversed grounds. A celebration of the longevity and unique authority of Albers’s contribution, this landmark edition will find new audiences in studios and classrooms around the world.
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    208 pages
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    English
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    June 28, 2013
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    18 years and up
  6. Dimensions
    6 x 0.75 x 9.25 inches
  7. ISBN-10
    0300179359
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    978-0300179354
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“Interaction of Color, the landmark 1963 book by Josef Albers, . . . isn’t just for aspiring artists. Its mesmerizing illustrations are a revelation for anyone interested in color theory and human perception.”—Pilar Viladas, New York Times

“One of the most beautiful books in the world. . . . Interaction of Color is not solely for artists, though generations of them certainly owe Albers a debt. It is for anyone who wants to get under the hood and understand why and how we see the world the way we do. . . . A visionary work.”—Malcolm Jones, Newsweek

“For the historical insight and lucidity our color-drenched era could definitely use, the 50th-anniversary edition of Interaction of Color, by the Bauhaus-bred artist and teacher Josef Albers, is especially worth examining.”—Sebastian Smee, The Atlantic

“The most comprehensive and intelligent . . . book we have yet on this subject. It is an indispensable volume for the artist, architect, or teacher who finds a greater challenge in discovery than in a ‘safe’ color system.”—Architectural Forum

“In his single book . . . Josef Albers presents what would be equivalent to a complete course on colour theory.”—Inkbot Design

“The best introduction to Albers’s work—Albers’s own Interaction of Color, which I highly recommend.”—New York Magazine

“Interaction of Color, with its illuminating visual exercises and mind-bending optical illusions, remains an indispensable blueprint to the art of seeing. . . . An essential piece of visual literacy.”—Maria Popova, Brain Pickings

“One of the most important books on color ever written.”—Michael Hession, Gizmodo

“Will a paperback version preserve the original value of Albers’ text? . . . The answer is an enthusiastic yes, for here is a book which belongs in the studio and classroom that for years has been available only in the best university.”—Arts Review

“One of the most influential artist-teachers of the century, Albers is best known for his squares—a geometric form to which he has been ‘paying homage’ throughout the years. . . . Interaction of Color is a record of an experimental way of studying and teaching color. . . . What he says will be useful in any kind of painting.”—American Artist

“[An] influential classic [that] has inspired artist and designers everywhere.”—Cool Hunting

“This handbook for artists, teachers, and students, by one of modernism’s great artists and thinkers, has been expanded to include nearly 60 color studies.”—Dwell

Selected as a 2007 AAUP University Press Book for Public and Secondary School Libraries

“The text of Interaction of Color provides the careful reader with the content of Josef Albers’s famous color course. His teaching is based on learning by direct perception, not by theories or color systems. There are many books on color on the market, but no one combines eyesight with such profound insight as Josef Albers does in Interaction of Color.”—Hannes Beckmann

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Josef Albers, one of the most influential artist-educators of the twentieth century, was a member of the Bauhaus group in Germany during the 1920s. In 1933 he came to the United States, where he taught at Black Mountain College for sixteen years. In 1950 he joined the faculty at Yale University as chairman of the department of design. Albers was elected to the National Institute of Arts and Letters in 1968 and was professor emeritus of art at Yale until his death in 1976. Nicholas Fox Weber is executive director of the Josef and Anni Albers Foundation.

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Josef Albers, one of the most influential artist-educators of the 20th century, was a member of the Bauhaus group in Germany during the 1920s. In 1933 he came to the United States, where he taught at Black Mountain College for sixteen years. In 1950 he joined the faculty at Yale University as chairman of the Department of Design. The recipient of numerous awards and honorary degrees, Albers was elected to the National Institute of Arts and Letters in 1968 and was professor emeritus of art at Yale until his death in 1976.

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Customers praise the book's color theory, noting its wonderful color plates and valuable lessons on how to see and use color. Moreover, the book is considered a must-have for artists and designers, with one customer describing it as essential reading for anyone in a visually creative field. Additionally, customers find the content fascinating and consider it great value for money. However, the readability receives mixed feedback, with some finding it an interesting read while others find it extremely hard to read. The print size is criticized for being very small, and the format receives mixed reactions.

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56 customers mention "Color theory"49 positive7 negative

Customers praise the book's color theory content, appreciating its wonderful examples and valuable lessons on how to see and use color.

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"A great book! It clearly explains color theory concepts & has wonderful color plates to show examples." Read more

"Important theory of color as process" Read more

"This is a great book on color! I used it as a reference for my honors color photography project." Read more

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Customers find the book informative and instructive, describing it as an amazing resource with fascinating information.

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"...book a few times to understand them, but collectively, the book is a wonderful resource for anyone interested in theories on color." Read more

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"Informative book and illustrations give insight into Albers creative process" Read more

15 customers mention "Art book"13 positive2 negative

Customers consider this art book essential for artists and designers, with one customer noting it's particularly valuable for those in visually creative fields.

"Great book for artists to expand the ideas of color theory. However, the tiny, tiny .2 font size makes it unreadable...." Read more

"...This is his book, and it's wonderful. A must for any artist." Read more

"Essential for artists who find color important. I use it as a reference and inspiration for finding new colors." Read more

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Customers find the book great value for money.

"Great for the price. This book is a color bible. If you are an artist or interested in art I highly recommend buying this book." Read more

"This is a wonderful, classic book, but... to be honest, even though I've been a lifelong fan of artists like Albers, etc., this book bored me...." Read more

"vey boring and difficult to follow. Waste of money" Read more

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Customers find the book to be a valuable art reference, with one customer noting its usefulness as a classic guide for artists, while another highlights its comprehensive examples throughout the text.

"...The explanations are very thorough and there is a whole section of the book depicting examples that are reviewed in the text." Read more

"Perfect to refer to as an artist or art student. Important information for anyone to understand the power of color." Read more

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Customers have mixed opinions about the book's readability, with some finding it an interesting and fun read, while others describe it as extremely hard to read.

"Fascinating and poetic look at the way colors interact. You don’t need to be an artist to enjoy this book." Read more

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"The book is written in a style that advices the reader on how to teach color experimentation to others, rather than instructing the reader herself...." Read more

"It's not formatted and figures are not displayed properly (they show up as squares). Just get the paperback and forget this one exists." Read more

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Great ideas, but the constant lies are pretty hard to excuse
I purchased this books and though I love the concepts, there's a lot of "they look different, but these 2 colors are actually the same!" Kind of illusions that thanks to my camera and cropping I can clearly tell is a lie. I'm only a small way through the book but have found IV-4 and VII-2 to be very bad examples of the author trying to pass off 2 colors being the same, when they are clearly different, for the sake of the conceptual illusion he is trying to teach. Anyway I'm giving it 2 stars because I think the concepts are still worthwhile, just don't like that the author tries to make a fool of the reader
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  • Bob Conway
    5.0 out of 5 stars THE book to get to learn how colors interact when seen with the human eye-brain system.
    Reviewed in the United States on June 13, 2020
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    Josef Albers was first a student, then an instructor, and finally a professor at the famous Bauhaus school of art and design in pre-war Germany. When the Nazis forced the closure of the Bauhaus in 1933, Albers emigrated to the United States where he was made head of the Black Mountain College School of Art, in North Carolina. He later joined the design faculty at Yale University.

    All along the way, Albers sought to extend and deepen his understanding of how people perceive color, both to use it in his own work and to teach art students about how color juxtapositions interact with human vision.

    With this book, he lays it all out with a set of exercises using high-quality reproductions of relatively simple color paper compositions to illustrate the effects of color interaction. The color plates are of sufficiently high quality to work quite well for anyone with normal vision. Even people with colorblindness can probably benefit from most of the illustrations and surely from Albers' lucid descriptions of the effects. What you learn will likely be useful in your work no matter whether you are a painter, printmaker, worker in stained glass, or an interior decorator.

    Note that this book is NOT about teaching artistic composition or technique. It is laser-focused on its subject matter -- the optical effects of color interaction. You will find no better book for this, although I would also highly recommend "The Elements of Color" by Johannes Itten (who was one of Albers' teachers and colleagues in the Bauhaus) as a fine complement to Albers' book. Get them both!

    There are more expensive editions of this book available, but this 50th anniversary softbound edition, which should be well within the budgets of most art students, is more than adequate for learning how colors interact.
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  • azil
    5.0 out of 5 stars Clear learning about color
    Reviewed in the United States on May 9, 2024
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    This book was purchased for a friend. I have the edition that was sold 50 years ago. The exercises are not so easy. Though color paper is recommended I learned a lot by mixing paint. Helpful and valuable discoveries through it. .., and a great gift.
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  • M3sM3rCE
    5.0 out of 5 stars This is very informative!!
    Reviewed in the United States on September 23, 2023
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    this book is so easy to understand. It helps you know how to use colors.
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  • Ruiyu Han
    5.0 out of 5 stars Good quality
    Reviewed in the United States on April 10, 2025
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    As good as a new book!
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  • Aisling D.
    4.0 out of 5 stars A useful classic reference for artists and photographers working with color combinations
    Reviewed in the United States on September 1, 2025
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    This is a wonderful, classic book, but... to be honest, even though I've been a lifelong fan of artists like Albers, etc., this book bored me. I've kept it as a reference for the great illustrations in it, but the text...? Meh. It's worth owning, to have quick visual references to color interactions. But the text...? You may love it; I didn't.
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  • dt
    5.0 out of 5 stars A great resource for artists
    Reviewed in the United States on September 12, 2024
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    This book was a gift. The synopsis made me think the book would help her understand color theory and lead her to experiment more with her paints. She loves it.
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  • Cher
    5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Book about Color Interaction with Visual Illustrations
    Reviewed in the United States on August 12, 2017
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    I've always appreciated the color theory book by Johannes Itten. "Interaction of Color" is exciting in a similar way. Both books examine aspects and interaction of color through discussion, commentary as well as visual examples. Any artist, designer or person working with color will find this book to be of use. A greater understanding of the relationships between colors allows a person to integrate it into their work.

    The quality of printing is critical in this type of book as colors created by ink and the ensuing relationships must be consistent for the experiments to work. This book achieves this.
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  • Mimi
    5.0 out of 5 stars very informative
    Reviewed in the United States on June 2, 2014
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    I bought this book after a lecture given at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts on color in quilts give by Gerald Roy. He then led us though the collection with comments on color combinations. The book gave me an appreciation of color use that I had not appreciated before and gave me many ideas for future quilt combinations. It also helped my appreciation of what many modern artists are doing in some of their paintings. In each of the sections of the quilt exhibit there is a modern painting which exhibits similar color effects as seen in the quilts. You have to concentrate when reading the book but it is fascinating information.
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  • Alessia
    5.0 out of 5 stars So 90s
    Reviewed in Italy on March 6, 2021
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    Purrrfect! Semplicemente interessante.
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  • Eberhard Lutz
    5.0 out of 5 stars Die Musik der Farben
    Reviewed in Germany on April 12, 2020
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    Josef Albers’ “Interaction of Color. 50th Anniversary Edition” ist 2013 bei der Yale University Press in New Heaven und London erschienen. Das Buch ist eigentlich als Vorlage für den Kunstunterricht gedacht. In 25 Lektionen entwickelt Albers eine experimentelle Phänomenologie der Farbe. Richtig wertschätzen wird man die Schrift erst dann können, wenn man die darin beschriebenen Experimente selbst nachvollzieht.

    Zentrale Erkenntnis dieses Buches: keine Farbe steht für sich allein und keine Farbe erscheint so, wie sie physikalisch ist. Farben sind demnach Erscheinungen, das heißt Phänomene im wörtlichen Sinne. Sie sind so, wie sie sich zeigen. Albers These: „Color is the most relative medium in art.” (Seite 8) Das bedeutet sie zeigen sich immer nur in bestimmten Verhältnissen, sie existieren nicht an und für sich sondern immer in einem bestimmten farbigen, das heißt optischen Kontext. Musikalisch gesehen, sind Farben immer nur als Farb-Akkorde, das sind Klänge verschiedener Farben gemeinsam zu haben. Demnach erscheinen Farben immer nur in Gestalten, das heißt Zusammenhängen sich gegenseitig bedingender Elemente, wie etwa eine Melodie mehr ist als die Summe der Töne, die sie bilden. Die Musik ist eine Erfahrung in der Zeit, die sich aus der Gleichzeitigkeit und dem Nacheinander von Tönen ergibt. Farben dagegen – so Albers – sind ein Ereignis im Raum. Sie sind dabei im Vergleich zu Tönen weniger klar auszumachen. Es gibt kein Analogon zum absoluten Gehör im Bereich der Farbe.

    Da das Spiel der Farben unendlich komplex ist und sich aus vielen verschiedenen Spannungsbögen zusammensetzt, muss Albers den klassischen Versuchen einer Harmonielehre der Farbe eine Absage erteilen. „Again: knowledge and ist application is not our aim; instead, it is flexible imagination, discovery, invention – taste.“ (Seite 43) Er beschränkt sich darauf einige der grundlegenden Eigenschaften der Farberscheinung herauszuarbeiten. Es gibt zwar „Regeln“ für das komplexe Zusammenspiel der Farben, aber keine „Rezepte“ für dessen Gelingen. So beispielsweise das Weber-Fechner-Gesetz der Farbmischung: die linear gleichmäßige visuelle Erscheinung der Abdunkelung eines Farbtons setzt ein geometrisches (heißt: quadratisches 2,4,8…) Mischungsverhältnis voraus. Solche Regeln gelten selbstverständlich immer, sagen aber wenig über ihre mögliche Anwendbarkeit aus.

    Weiteres wesentliches Moment der Farberscheinung, das Albers herausstreicht, ist ihr synästhetischer Charakter. Farben regen in ihrer Wahrnehmung die Spannungspole anderer Sinnesbereiche an. Wir erfahren das Spektrum der Farberscheinungen als leicht oder schwer, warm oder kalt, trocken oder feucht, rau oder glatt. Daraus ergeben sich, aufgrund der Räumlichkeit der Farberfahrungen, präpositionale Verhältnisse. Farben treten hervor oder zurück, sinken oder steigen, es gibt ein Hinein und ein Heraus. Die Farbe ergreift uns gewissermaßen mit allen Sinnen.

    Josef Albers‘ „Interaction of Colors“ ist eine kurze, prägnante Einführung in das Thema der Farbe. Das Buch ist in seinen Aussagen zurückhaltend, dafür aber in seinen experimentellen Vorschlägen inspirierend. Ich sehe „Interaction of Color“ auf einer Ebene mit den Arbeiten von Kandinsky und Itten zum selben Thema.
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  • Egbert van Dalen
    1.0 out of 5 stars Niet om door te komen
    Reviewed in the Netherlands on October 31, 2024
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    Aan dit zeer theoretische boek heb je niets als je praktische informatie zoekt. Uiterst saai.
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  • David
    5.0 out of 5 stars Genial!
    Reviewed in Mexico on September 2, 2017
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    Para aquellos que no podemos adquirir el libro original con todas las hojas interactivas, esta es una excelente alternativa. Las hojas y la impresion es de excelente calidad. Toda la informacion del color esta contenida mas como un manual que como un libro de teoria, no esperes capitulos tradicionales y cosas asi, recuerda que este libro fue originalmente concebido como un libro interactivo en el que se mostraban "experimentos" de color con telas o papel para poder ver como interactuan unos con otros, con instrucciones de como hacerlo y un poco de explicacion del por que sucede lo que sucede. Sin embargo no es un libro de teoria, esta lleno de imagenes para ejemplificar la interaccion del color, instrucciones y pequeñas explicaciones sin analisis a fondo.
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  • Amazon Customer
    5.0 out of 5 stars Until you’ve read this book, you do not really understand colour … seriously
    Reviewed in Canada on June 1, 2023
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    This book is beyond fascinating - so much about what colours do to and with each other - the illustrations show the effects described and some honestly feel like magic, the effect is so profound and unxpected. I defy anyone to not be amazed by this book, truly. This is beyond yourbasic colour wheel, beyond primary & secondary colours, tints and shades. Here is what real colours actually do, optically, through our vision, in a world of changing lights and alongside other colours. Don’t let the initial text put you off, the images displaying the effects described are where the magic is :-)
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