Arctic 60n 130w
Creative Rationale
Over the Arctic Ocean northwest of the Yukon Territory, where ice meets the perpetual twilight of polar extremes, an extraordinary thermal anomaly disrupts the frozen equilibrium. The extremely low pressure creates a claustrophobic compression of biomorphic forms, while the high humidity causes shapes to bleed and dissolve into one another like memories surfacing through ice. The significant temperature anomaly of 15.1K generates tortured, distorted forms that press urgently against the picture plane, their organic contours suggesting both cellular structures and landscape fragments caught in metamorphosis.
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 130w
Arshile Gorky — 2026-05-03-060044
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Hahnemühle German Etching 310gsm
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