Region 30°N, 150°E

Creative rationale

Over the Coral Sea northeast of Australia, where warm tropical waters meet shifting atmospheric pressures, the high humidity and moderate precipitation create perfect conditions for Frankenthaler's signature color bleeding technique. The southerly wind at 6.8 m/s guides the flow of saturated color pools northward across the canvas, while the warm temperature anomaly fills the composition with glowing salmon pinks and golden ochres that soak into cooler teal and cerulean washes. The substantial pressure gradient creates a gentle tilting effect, causing the translucent color fields to flow and accumulate in luminous pools that overlap and merge with ethereal transparency.