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Article Critique: The Ethics of Perception: Joseph Albers in the United States.
The article “The Ethics of Perception: Joseph Albers in the United States” by Eva Diaz fully assesses the artist Josef Albers’ beliefs and teaching methods, after his arrival in the United States. Diaz’s main take away of the article is Josef Albers’ philosophy of an ethics of perception and his certainty that experimenting with art can affect one’s perception in all aspects of life. ___________________.
Diaz begins her article with the immigration of Josef Albers and his work in geometric abstraction at Black Mountain College. His teaching methods are thoroughly examined along with the concept that anyone can benefit from the investigation of form and materials. By showing examples of Albers works she justifies that by learning new ways of looking at things student can carry out the same idea into their daily lives. Diaz considers Albers models, unlike the traditional route of teaching by repetition, will aid in producing more creative and inventive society thus improving society. …show more content…

The information supporting her claim is reliable and rational as when she shares Walter Gropius’ praise of Albers's innovation: "He has discarded the old procedure to hand over to the student a ready-made formulated system. He gives them instead objective tools that enable them to dig into the very stuff of life. . . . This ever-changing approach seems to me pregnant of life, present and future."(262) Using evidence of others helps to support her

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