Arctic 60n 0e
60°N, 0°E · Gerhard Richter · 2026-05-09
Gerhard Richter 2026-05-09 Gerhard Richter 2026
Creative Rationale
Over the Arctic Ocean at 60 degrees north latitude along the Prime Meridian, where the Greenland Sea meets the Norwegian Sea, harsh conditions create a landscape of perpetual motion. The moderate southwest wind at 8.7 m/s drives diagonal sweeping movements across this frozen seascape, while the steep pressure gradient of 46.48 Pa/cell creates multiple layers of atmospheric complexity revealing themselves through the churning air. The significant temperature anomaly of 9 degrees above the zonal mean suggests underlying warmth breaking through the cold Arctic surface, translated into warm undertones of red and yellow bleeding through cooler grey and blue-green overpainting applied in bold diagonal drags from the lower left.
License: CC BY-NC-ND 4.0. Attribution: James Tannahill / art.jamestannahill.com. No commercial use or derivatives without permission.