Tropical South America 15s 70w

Creative Rationale

Over the high Andes of Peru, near the border with Bolivia, this atmospheric reading captures an extreme high-altitude environment with exceptionally low pressure and frigid temperatures. The minimal wind and moderate humidity suggest a relatively stable but harsh mountain atmosphere, while the significant temperature anomaly indicates unusual thermal conditions at this elevation. These severe conditions translate into aggressive gestural marks dominated by cold greys and blacks, with violent slashing strokes cutting across passages of flesh pink and cadmium yellow, the low pressure creating forms that aggressively press against the picture plane in true de Kooning fashion.