New York Academy of Art

This workshop takes its inspiration from Josef Albers’ seminal text, Interaction of Color. Throughout his life as an educator, Albers developed a method of studying and teaching color that he presents in this book, showing that color is the most relative element of art. Using exercises adapted from this book, students will learn about the different characteristics of color including value, hue, temperature and saturation. Students will learn how color functions through experimentation, observation and shifting contexts. We will then apply these tools to a self-portrait where students will find dynamic color relationships while painting from life.