Olitski was an artist thrilled by actions with unpredictable outcomes, by the tension of not knowing just what would happen as a consequence of the movements of his hand. Delicately particulate pinks, yellows, mauves, blues, greens, purples, and oranges engage in a whispery tête-à-tête. Generous, unpremeditated brush strokes and melting expanses of color characterize Olitski's prints from then on.From the Artist
What's so exciting about making a print, any print? It has to be that dizzy-making moment—call it terror? —that comes with the pulling of a proof.
—Excerpted from https://juditestein.files.wordpress.com/2018/02/stein_jules-olitski.pdf, accessed 7-8-2021
Jules Olitski was born in Russia. He is widely regarded as one of America’s last classic modern painters, most known for his brilliant color harmonies and chromatic shifts that became one of the hallmarks of Color Field painting. He moved to the U...
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