Region 60s 0e

Creative Rationale

This location sits in the frigid waters of the Southern Ocean at 60 degrees south latitude, directly south of the Atlantic Ocean in the Antarctic region. The extremely low temperature of -4.4K with high humidity and light precipitation creates a raw, violent energy that translates into aggressive slashing marks cutting across the canvas like ice shards. The moderate wind speed drives diagonal gestural strokes while the low pressure system compresses forms against the picture plane, creating a claustrophobic intensity of colliding greys, blacks, and icy whites punctuated by violent flashes of cadmium yellow and flesh pink.