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Defined by raw speed and motions distorted by damaged neurologic pathways, this collection captures the immediate, unfiltered energy of the brush moving across the canvas in real time.
Studio Archive Pieces shown here
© 2026 John Czwartacki
urgent gestures

Ode to Reconciliation
48" x 30" inches
Oil on canvas
2026
A work nearly four feet wide that scraped and pushed a wet black and white "totus" mark moments after it was laid down. The velocity of those movements is captured visually in the resulting thick, interlocking structure; balancing opposing elements in an uneasy alignment.
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