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Tropical South America

15°S, 70°W · Gerhard Richter · 2026-09-30

Tropical South America weather art after Gerhard Richter
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Creative rationale

Over the high Andean plateau of southern Peru and Bolivia, where extreme altitude creates unusually low sea-level pressure of 621.4 hPa, the atmospheric conditions inspire a complex layered composition. The gentle 2.0 m/s wind from 351 degrees creates subtle northward paint drags, while the steep pressure gradient of 353.85 hPa/cell demands multiple revealed layers of complexity. The cold 0.9°C temperature with its significant 15.4°C positive anomaly translates to warm underlying colors breaking through cooler surface tones, like hidden thermal energy in this high-altitude landscape.

Atmospheric data

Date
2026-09-30
Location
15°S, 70°W (Tropical South America)
Pressure
621.4 hPa (gradient: 353.85)
Wind
2 m/s from 351°
Temperature
0.9°C (anomaly: 15.4°C)
Humidity
83%
Visual Interest Score
41.3

Technical details

Model
FLUX.1-dev + custom LoRA (Black Forest Labs)
Artist Inspiration
Gerhard Richter
Weather Source
Open-Meteo API (GFS model)
Format
PNG (FLUX.1-dev + custom LoRA)
Generated
2026-09-30T06:01:59.217182+00:00
Run ID
2026-09-30-060044

License: CC BY-NC-ND 4.0. Attribution: James Tannahill / art.jamestannahill.com. No commercial use or derivatives without permission.