Swing II 24" x 24"

See more art from the 2025 New Works James Nowak’s Swing II, from the 2025 New Works Collection, continues his exploration of rhythm, movement, and musicality in abstraction. Following Swing I, this second canvas refines the series’ focus on restraint, clarity, and improvisational energy. If the first installment emphasized spontaneity and playful buoyancy, Swing II presents a sharper sense of syncopation, with marks that feel more deliberate and percussive. It is less about airy improvisation and more about rhythmic precision—yet without losing the sense of play central to the “swing” ethos. The composition features a sparse but purposeful arrangement of strokes set against a cool blue ground. Thick black arcs and curves dominate, creating a strong rhythmic backbone, like bass lines grounding the piece. Yellow vertical strokes introduce brightness and momentum, while red-orange ovals act as accents—short, syncopated bursts of color. Compared to Swing I, the distribution of marks here