Thomas Nozkowski

The work of American painter Thomas Nozkowski defies classification. Abstract, yet pictorial, his enigmatic and unique body of work transgresses historical conventions and recounts a prolific career that spans more than thirty-five years. Nozkowski is consistently inconsistent in his unique approach to painting: he always uses a rich palette for his similarly small-scaled paintings, and yet his extensive vocabulary of organic and geometric forms means that rarely are any two of his pictures alike.
This exhibition catalogue accompanies the first major retrospective of Thomas Nozkowski's works, organized by the National Gallery of Canada. The book includes stunning reproductions of over 60 paintings along with essays by Marc Mayer - curator of the exhibition and Director of the Gallery - and Robert Storr - Dean of the Yale School of Art. The texts provide new insight into the work of this contemporary artist, whose unrivalled originality has ensured the survival of abstraction, keeping it fresh and relevant for the twenty-first century.