Region 60s 0e
60°S, 0°E · Mark Tobey · 2026-05-06
Mark Tobey 2026-05-06 Mark Tobey 2026
Creative Rationale
Over the remote Southern Ocean at 60 degrees south latitude on the Prime Meridian, frigid Antarctic waters churn under stormy skies where low pressure systems spiral endlessly through the polar darkness. The strong northwesterly winds at nearly 12 m/s drive dense networks of calligraphic marks across the entire canvas, while the sub-zero temperature calls for cool blue-black grounds punctuated by silvery-white writing. The very low pressure of 977.8 Pa manifests as bold, sweeping gestural marks rather than microscopic detail, and the near-saturated humidity at 98% imbues every mark with a luminous, glowing quality that pulses through the stormy Antarctic night.
License: CC BY-NC-ND 4.0. Attribution: James Tannahill / art.jamestannahill.com. No commercial use or derivatives without permission.