Australasia 60s 100e

Creative Rationale

Over the Southern Ocean southwest of Australia, in the remote waters near the Antarctic convergence, a powerful low-pressure system churns with strong westerly winds and bitter cold temperatures creating an anomalously warm zone amid the polar maritime environment. The high humidity and light precipitation suggest dense atmospheric veiling, while the moderate wind speed of 17.4 m/s drives agitated processions of calligraphic marks across the canvas. I've interpreted this turbulent oceanic atmosphere through Lewis's gestural language: dense clusters of white and silver marks sweep horizontally from west to east against a deep blue-black ground, with the cold temperatures manifesting as stark white and cerulean notations that coalesce into crowd-like formations, softened by misty veils reflecting the high humidity.