Arctic 60n 70w
Creative Rationale
Over the Baffin Bay waters between Greenland and the Canadian Arctic, extreme cold temperatures with high humidity and low pressure create a harsh polar atmosphere. The bitter -20.6K temperature with minimal wind suggests a heavy, saturated environment where color pools and accumulates rather than exploding outward, while the high humidity and low pressure drive dense color concentrations at the canvas edges, leaving luminous white space to breathe in the center like Francis's late compositional approach.
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.
Arctic 60n 70w
Sam Francis — 2026-04-20-060044
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Hahnemühle German Etching 310gsm
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