Observation and Formulation : A Foundation Course by Josef Albers

During the winter of 1953/54, former Bauhaus professor Josef Albers (1888-1976) taught a three-part introductory course on drawing, material studies and color studies at the newly founded Hochschule fur Gestaltung (HfG) in Ulm--courses which anticipated his now classic text "Interaction of Color" (1963).

In May 1954, Albers gave one of his former students, Martin Krampen, a film script that dealt with his teachings, and under his direction, the film was shot word for word.

Now, 50 years later, this presentation of Josef Albers's teachings is being made available to the general public.

A fantastic pedagogic tool, this interactive DVD permits the viewer to come up with his or her own solutions to each of the tasks Albers gives his students, while other suggestions are documented through works by former students taken from the HfG archives.