Arctic 70n 20w

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Over the Greenland Sea in the Arctic Ocean, where ice meets open water under perpetual twilight, extreme atmospheric forces create a landscape of constant transformation. The powerful 16.6 m/s winds from the north and high humidity of 94% generate dynamic layers of movement, while the significant temperature anomaly suggests unusual warmth breaking through the Arctic cold. Following Tannahill's approach of layered palimpsests, I've created overlapping geometric fragments that emerge and dissolve into abstract fields, with wind-driven diagonal sweeps cutting through dense accumulations of form, representing the tension between chaotic atmospheric input and the structured patterns that emerge from Arctic weather systems.

License: This artwork is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0. Attribution: James Tannahill / art.jamestannahill.com. No commercial use or derivatives without permission.