Exploration of Sea Ice: A Re-Interpretation of Arctic Geology
This Gallery show is centered on improving the viewers’ understanding of
the delicate nature of sea ice in the Arctic Ocean through an artistic reinterpretation.
the delicate nature of sea ice in the Arctic Ocean through an artistic reinterpretation.
As a general rule of thumb, for every degree of warming experienced on Earth, the Arctic and Antarctic experience two degrees of warming. As a result, sea ice volume in the Arctic summer reaches roughly one third (1/3) that of which it was 20 years ago. Rapid decline of sea ice extent represents a large shift in the world’s climate and is both instigated by and is also a source of the global rise of Earth’s temperature in recent decades. By investigating aspects of Arctic sea ice in my art I hope to provide a partial understanding of the regions’ incredible complexity and of sea ice’s fragile nature.
Jacob Nowell ‘18
Advisor: Walter Zurko
All images copyright © 2018 Jacob Nowell. All rights reserved.
Cold/Freeze. Salt, ink, tar-paper. 36” x 36”. 2018.
The Arctic Circle. India ink, coral. 25.5” x 23”. 2018.
Sea Ice Extent; 1980 to 2013. Plaster, foam, projected video. 5’ diameter x 4”. 2018.
Untitled Salt and Ink Studies. Salt, ink, tar-paper. 2’ x 4’. 2018.
Oceans Reimagined as Organs. India ink, coral. 26” x 20”. 2018.
Warmth/Thaw. Salt, ink, tar-paper. 36” x 36”. 2018.