There is a reverence for nature and animals in the work of Nathan Novack, a reverence that is reflected in his feelings about his subjects, which range from cattle to towering cloud formations rising over the horizon.
“As I continue to take in the vast offerings of our land, there continues to be insurmountable inspirational feelings through visual connection. I’ve come to know that what was once wild and natural is rural or urban with the retrospect of what has been rural or urban is becoming wild with nature,” he says. “As these two counterparts continue to expose each other from one story to another, I want to display the functionality of both in the same setting.”
Wally, oil on canvas, 30 x 36"
Some of his newest works are cattle, with close attention to their form and imposing stances, as if they are immovable objects anchored into the earth. He places a special emphasis on the horns.
“My most recent work expresses interest in longhorns. Not one of these majestic animals is the same as the other,” he says. “Horns so unique in size, form, color, pattern, movement, texture and balance. Their contrasting patterns of fur are full of a variety of shape. As I have captured these animals, I’ve experienced some that have both tamed and untamed personalities. Expression and gesture of these longhorns assist in displaying these traits, but so do their surroundings with agricultural indications, along with tags and brands. I am obliged to use a gray base to help represent the unknown line drawn between what is wild and what isn’t. From there, the brushstrokes can echo the loose and wild side, or tight and tamed.”—
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