Storm 060125 36" x 36" uncontrollable expansion of plant life

uncontrollable expansion of plant life

Nowak transforms a simple composition into an exploration of elevation and renewal

grounds the painting in imagery of leisure and collective experience

or—as here—in full

upward surge of energy

Storm 060125 36" x 36" uncontrollable expansion of plant lifeSee more art from the 2025 New Works James Nowaks Storm occupies a liminal space between chaos and order. At first glance, the painting seems to embody pure gestural abstractionbroad sweeps of teal, ochre, and black clash across the surface in storm like turbulence. Yet embedded beneath this turbulence is a rigorous geometry: crisp planes of red, orange, teal, and blue establish a grid that pushes against the fluidity of the brushstrokes. This