Swing I 24" x 24" the painting complicates the idea

the painting complicates the idea of joy by presenting it not merely as a calm or harmonious state

while greens add grounding contrast

and its fluid

the work juxtaposes verticals

imposing its presence while also being pierced by the horizontal streaks

Swing I 24" x 24" the painting complicates the ideaSee more art from the 2025 New Works With Swing I, part of the 2025 New Works Collection, James Nowak shifts his painterly vocabulary toward rhythm, balance, and improvisation. Unlike the dense gestural layers of the Symphony or Delicate Spring works, Swing I embraces sparseness and clarity, allowing each mark to carry weight and resonance. The title itself signals a connection to music and movementspecifically the improvisational cadence of