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Tropical South America 15s 70w

15°S, 70°W · Arshile Gorky · 2026-05-19

tropical-south-america-15s-70w weather artwork
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Creative Rationale

Over the highlands of Peru and Bolivia, where the Andes meet the altiplano, this atmospheric snapshot captures a moment of stark temperature anomaly beneath moderate humidity and gentle winds. The significant temperature deviation from normal creates tortured, pressing forms that seem to emerge from the earth itself, while the 50% humidity allows these biomorphic shapes to maintain some definition without completely dissolving. The light westerly wind adds subtle gestural energy, and the absence of precipitation keeps the underlying structure intact, creating a composition where organic forms hover between geological and anatomical, memory and dream.

Atmospheric Data

Date
2026-05-19
Location
15°S, 70°W (Tropical South America 15s 70w)
Pressure
637.5 hPa (gradient: 338.76)
Wind
0.7 m/s from 286°
Temperature
1.7°C (anomaly: 14.8°C)
Humidity
50%
Visual Interest Score
28.4

Technical Details

Model
Flux 1.1 Pro (Black Forest Labs)
Artist Inspiration
Arshile Gorky
Weather Source
Open-Meteo API (GFS model)
Format
PNG 8K (Flux 1.1 Pro → Real-ESRGAN 4× → Clarity 2×) + SVG vector interpretation
Generated
2026-05-19T06:22:41.720212+00:00
Run ID
2026-05-19-060044

License: CC BY-NC-ND 4.0. Attribution: James Tannahill / art.jamestannahill.com. No commercial use or derivatives without permission.