The Fence, 30" x 40" The piece thus oscillates between

The piece thus oscillates between the familiar and the otherworldly

it deepens the sense of encounter—implying that every act of movement must negotiate obstacles

Nowak embraces irregularity and asymmetry

Cool Blue embodies the central philosophy of the Flowing Color Collection: color as an emotional current

The Fence, 30" x 40" The piece thus oscillates betweenSee more paintings from the Floating Color Collection. James Nowaks The Fence, from the Floating Color Collection, presents a deliberate interplay between rigidity and openness, order and ambiguity. Through the use of horizontal and vertical bars intersecting across the canvas, Nowak evokes the metaphor of a fencenot as a literal boundary but as a symbolic structure mediating between freedom and constraint. Like his other works in the collection, this