Fly Away, 48" x 60" This interplay mirrors the paradox

This interplay mirrors the paradox of an explosion—seemingly uncontrolled yet driven by forces of physics

Nowak universalizes the experience

while yellow explodes outward like sparks of light or candles on a cake

The painting resists a single focal point

Fly Away, 48" x 60" This interplay mirrors the paradoxSee more paintings from the Flowing Color Collection Through its interplay of bold color fields, diagonal motion, and spatial tension, the work dramatizes the act of leaving not as a fixed event, but as an ongoing, dynamic state. The composition is grounded in opposition: a central mass of dark teal and black stands vertical and grounded, while two diagonal bands one yellow, one blue cut across it in opposite directions. This creates a visual tension