Jules Olitski: Pioneer of Color Field Painting Jevel Demikovsky (March 27, 1922 – February 4, 2007), known professionally as Jules Olitski, was an American painter, printmaker, and sculptor whose groundbreaking approach to abstraction profoundly impacted the art world. Born in Snizhne, Ukraine—a region scarred by Soviet upheaval—Olitski’s early life instilled a resilience that would characterize his artistic journey. Following his father's execution during Stalinist repression, he emigrated to the United States with his mother and grandmother, establishing roots in Brooklyn where he absorbed…