Storm 060125 36" x 36" preserving the memory of prior

preserving the memory of prior movements

A bright red rectangle on the upper right introduces energy and passion

more aerial than in the earlier work

or—as here—in full

suggesting that vibrancy does not always come from chaos—it can also emerge from harmony between opposites

Storm 060125 36" x 36" preserving the memory of priorSee 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