Time spent in Antarctica is a life changing experience. Simply trying to comprehend its scale (the same size as the USA in summer and double its size when the sea ice freezes in winter) and its isolation is difficult enough. Add to that the spectacular colours of the snow, ice, sea and sky, (the sunsets and sunrises are unmatched) with the sounds of silence, its surreal shapes and its overall beauty and danger and one is confronted by a full frontal assault on ones senses. This, the world’s largest and least explored wilderness, presents an intellectual, emotional and psychological challenge that is truly awesome. One might think that it is an artist’s paradise with so much visual stimulus but the task of capturing even a fleeting sense of its beauty, meaning and impact is daunting. These images are my attempts at that task.
Antarctica 2008/9
Antarctica: After Werner Herzog – Oil on Canvas
Crevass – Oil on canvas
Antarctica from the Icebreaker – Watercolour on paper
Antarctica: Split Ice – Oil on Canvas
Antarctica: Iceberg
Antarctica: Intense Blue
Time spent in Antarctica is a life changing experience. Simply trying to comprehend its scale (the same size as the USA in summer and double its size when the sea ice freezes in winter) and its isolation is difficult enough. Add to that the spectacular colours of the snow, ice, sea and sky, (the sunsets and sunrises are unmatched) with the sounds of silence, its surreal shapes and its overall beauty and danger and one is confronted by a full frontal assault on ones senses. This, the world’s largest and least explored wilderness, presents an intellectual, emotional and psychological challenge that is truly awesome. One might think that it is an artist’s paradise with so much visual stimulus but the task of capturing even a fleeting sense of its beauty, meaning and impact is daunting. These images are my attempts at that task.