Tropical South America 15s 70w

Creative Rationale

Over the high Andes of Peru and Bolivia, where extreme altitude creates an otherworldly atmospheric environment with severely low pressure and frigid temperatures despite the tropical latitude. The extraordinarily low pressure of 639 Pa drives forms to compress and collide violently against the picture plane, while the anomalously cold 2.6 K temperature shifts the palette toward the greys and blacks of de Kooning's urban period, punctuated by aggressive slashes of flesh pink where warmth breaks through. The calm 1.0 m/s wind allows for broader flowing passages rather than violent diagonal cuts, creating a tension between gestural aggression and fluid paint movement.