Arctic
60°N, 70°W · Kazimir Malevich · 2026-09-21
Kazimir Malevich2026-09-21Kazimir Malevich2026
Creative rationale
Over the Baffin Bay in the Canadian Arctic archipelago, where temperatures hover just above freezing at 1.3°C with an extraordinary 16.0°C anomaly from the zonal mean, the atmosphere carries high pressure at 1017.4 hPa and gentle northwest winds at 3.6 m/s. The suprematist composition interprets this arctic warmth through bold red and yellow geometric forms suggesting the unusual temperature anomaly, while the moderate wind creates subtle diagonal tensions rather than dramatic angles. The high pressure manifests as numerous scattered forms across the white void, with the absence of precipitation keeping the composition clean of secondary falling elements.
License: CC BY-NC-ND 4.0. Attribution: James Tannahill / art.jamestannahill.com. No commercial use or derivatives without permission.