Region 60°S, 0°E

Creative rationale

Over the Southern Ocean at 60°S latitude in the Atlantic sector, this region experiences the relentless westerly winds of the Antarctic Circumpolar Current with severe low pressure and near-freezing conditions despite an anomalous warming. The moderate wind speed of 7.3 m/s from the southwest creates diagonal slashing gestures across the canvas, while the low pressure of 979.7 hPa compresses forms aggressively against the picture plane. The anomalously warm temperature of -12.7°C (29.8°C above normal) introduces unexpected flesh tones and yellows into what should be a purely glacial palette, creating violent collisions between warm and cold passages that embody de Kooning's aggressive urban energy translated to this remote oceanic wilderness.