Swing II 24" x 24" but from the edges where

but from the edges where difference meets difference

Nowak offers a visual metaphor for the human condition—our perpetual dance between order and improvisation

Critics might argue that its reliance on gestural abstraction risks repetition within the history of painting

Nowak’s abstraction embodies this symbolism not through representation but through flow itself: the way each color layer moves into the next without boundary mirrors the inevitable transitions of experience

it transforms abstraction into an experiential event—an improvisational choreography enacted in paint

Swing II 24" x 24" but from the edges whereSee more art from the 2025 New Works James Nowaks Swing II, from the 2025 New Works Collection, continues his exploration of rhythm, movement, and musicality in abstraction. Following Swing I, this second canvas refines the series focus on restraint, clarity, and improvisational energy. If the first installment emphasized spontaneity and playful buoyancy, Swing II presents a sharper sense of syncopation, with marks that feel more deliberate and