South America 60s 60w

Creative Rationale

Over the remote Southern Ocean near Antarctica, where sea ice meets frigid waters at 60 degrees south, the harsh atmospheric conditions create a scene of violent beauty. The near-freezing temperature with high humidity and moderate westerly winds inspire aggressive slashing marks of icy flesh tones and stark blacks cutting across the canvas. The high pressure system drives compressed, overlapping forms that press against each other with raw physical force, while traces of precipitation create diluted runs of color bleeding through the composition.