Arctic 70n 60e

Creative Rationale

Over the Arctic Ocean northeast of the Ural Mountains, where Siberian winds meet polar ice, extreme cold dominates this desolate seascape. The bitter -11.3 K temperature calls for Rothko's most contemplative palette of deep ultramarines and near-blacks, while the high pressure creates three distinct color bands floating with breathing room. The gentle 3.9 m/s wind softly blurs the boundaries between fields, and the 95% humidity makes these dark colors seem to glow from within like aurora against the polar night.