Australasia 60s 100e
60°S, 100°E · Piet Mondrian · 2026-07-28
Piet Mondrian2026-07-28Piet Mondrian2026
Creative Rationale
Over the Southern Ocean in the remote waters between Antarctica and Australia, where fierce winds carve through the maritime wilderness at coordinates 60°S, 100°E. The high pressure gradient and extreme humidity create a composition dominated by thick black lines forming a dense, irregular grid, while the significant cold temperature anomaly floods the canvas with blue rectangles of varying sizes. The strong northwestern wind at 13.2 m/s shifts the entire compositional weight dramatically toward the upper-left quadrant, creating Mondrian's signature asymmetric tension amplified by the raw Antarctic atmospheric forces.
License: CC BY-NC-ND 4.0. Attribution: James Tannahill / art.jamestannahill.com. No commercial use or derivatives without permission.