Floating Color

The Floating Color Collection presents a striking exploration of how color, shape, and spatial balance can coexist within a single canvas. The series moves between works where forms appear to float, drift, and interact, and others where the shapes settle into a grounded, stable harmony. This duality gives the collection both an energy of movement and a sense of contemplative stillness.

Nowak’s use of a pure white background is crucial, allowing each form to project forward with clarity and presence. The shapes themselves—rendered in bold, flat primary colors—are crisp, defined, and highly intentional. In the more dynamic works, these shapes seem to hover and collide in random yet intriguing relationships, creating a sense of playful movement. In contrast, pieces like Tall Building evoke equilibrium: the shapes lock into position, bound together by invisible structural logic, their stability offering calm reassurance.

Across the series, the paintings generate a peaceful, contemplative environment. The interaction between forms creates depth and a sense of air, suggesting that the paintings extend beyond their edges, flowing outward into the viewer’s imagination. Whether through movement or stillness, the works consistently invite reflection on balance, space, and harmony.

What lingers after viewing is the serenity of the collection. Despite the boldness of the colors, the overall mood remains quiet and meditative. The Floating Color Collection demonstrates that abstraction, when executed with precision and sensitivity, can evoke not chaos but profound peace.