Happy New Year, 48" x 60" leaving only relationships of color

leaving only relationships of color and shape to suggest dimensionality

and proportion

echoing the physicality of play and the ever-changing patterns of water and light

emblematic of Nowak’s ability to capture the feeling of light and joy in abstraction

yet Nowak diverges by layering his shapes into a field of implied motion

Happy New Year, 48" x 60" leaving only relationships of colorSee more paintings from the Floating Color Collection. Happy New Year is a striking contribution to the broader field of geometric abstraction. Where expressive abstraction relies on gesture and spontaneity, this work turns instead to the order of shapes, the precision of placement, and the vitality of color. The title situates the painting in a cultural and emotional context: the turning of the year, a moment of renewal and celebration. Through