Europe

Creative rationale

This artwork represents the atmospheric conditions over the Alpine region of Northern Italy or Southern Switzerland, where the coordinates 45°N, 10°E place us near the lakes and foothills of the European Alps. The extremely cold temperature of 22.3°C suggests high-altitude or unusual atmospheric conditions, which I've interpreted through Riley's stark black-and-white optical patterns from her early period. The gentle wind speed of 1.0 m/s from the northwest creates slow, wide undulations that move diagonally across the canvas, while the moderate pressure gradient generates carefully spaced parallel lines that create Riley's signature optical vibration effects.