Swing I 24" x 24" What remains is a field

What remains is a field of energetic encounters

While some works in the collection lean toward playful lyricism

lending rhythm and anchoring the composition

the work offers an immediate sensory experience—immersing the viewer in an environment where joy and intensity converge

Swing I 24" x 24" What remains is a fieldSee 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