The Green Square, 36" x 48" or red—creating a visual tension

or red—creating a visual tension between grounded darkness and ascending light

The juxtaposition of strict order with unrestrained expression suggests a meditation on how structure can both contain and liberate creativity

Forest Blue adopts a looser and more atmospheric arrangement

This chromatic range not only aligns with the title but also serves to underscore the tension between the fixed and the free

following the river’s path as it moves beyond the frame

The Green Square, 36" x 48" or red—creating a visual tensionSee more paintings from the Floating Color Collection. James Nowaks The Green Square, part of his Floating Color Collection, demonstrates the artists continuing fascination with geometric abstraction, color dynamics, and spatial tension. In this work, Nowak reduces the visual language to a handful of bold, rectangular forms, arranging them in a way that suggests both order and improvisation. The green square at the center is more than a compositional