Region 60°S, 0°E
60°S, 0°E · Piet Mondrian · 2026-09-17
Piet Mondrian2026-09-17Piet Mondrian2026
Creative rationale
This location sits in the Southern Ocean at 60 degrees south latitude on the prime meridian, in the vast icy waters between Antarctica and the southern tips of Africa. The high pressure gradient of 3.84 hPa/cell creates a dense grid of intersecting black lines dividing the canvas into numerous small rectangular cells. The extremely cold temperature of -3.8°C despite being 21.2°C warmer than the zonal mean drives blue to dominate the composition, with strong winds from 332 degrees creating heavy asymmetric weighting toward the upper-left quadrant, while the high humidity of 88% manifests as thick, bold black dividing lines throughout.
License: CC BY-NC-ND 4.0. Attribution: James Tannahill / art.jamestannahill.com. No commercial use or derivatives without permission.