Australasia 60s 100e

Creative Rationale

Over the remote Antarctic waters at 60 degrees south latitude and 100 degrees east longitude, far from any landmass in the Southern Ocean's icy expanse, the atmosphere presents a dramatic scene of moderate winds and bitter cold. The low pressure system creates a heavy, anchored composition with substantial forms settling toward the bottom of the canvas, while the strong 11.5 m/s winds generate a staccato rhythm of dynamic geometric elements moving along a diagonal from east to west. The extreme cold temperature anomaly manifests as deep, bass-like circular forms and thick geometric masses in cool blues and blacks, punctuated by sharp angular elements that slice through the composition like frozen wind currents.