Swing I 24" x 24" The presence of red and

The presence of red and blue adds emotional complexity—passion and stability—while teal and cyan soften the contrasts

Unlike the dense gestural layers of the Symphony or Delicate Spring works

Nowak’s Tall Building strips away function

Turquoise and lavender weave through

fullness and emptiness

Swing I 24" x 24" The presence of red andSee 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