Storm 060125 36" x 36" Black interjects solidity and tension

Black interjects solidity and tension

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

preserving the memory of prior movements

upward surge of energy

Storm 060125 36" x 36" Black interjects solidity and tensionSee 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