Arctic

Creative rationale

Over the Arctic Ocean at 60 degrees north latitude on the Prime Meridian, where the Greenland Sea meets the edge of the polar ice cap, moderate winds from the northwest drive scattered energy across an intensely cold landscape. The extreme cold temperature of 12.3°C creates a composition dominated by muted earth tones and icy blues, while the moderate wind speed of 7.4 m/s pushes color splatters outward from concentrated pools. The relatively high pressure creates dense accumulations of color that settle primarily along the canvas edges, leaving expansive luminous white space in the center to breathe, echoing Sam Francis's characteristic balance between explosive gesture and contemplative void.