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Antarctic Ice Paintings 2

Xavier Cortada, recipient of a 2006-2007 National Science Foundation Antarctic Artists and Writers fellowship, traveled to Antarctica to implement a series of projects and installations. While there, the Miami artist created “ice paintings” using sea ice, glacier and sediment samples provided to him by scientists working in Antarctica.  The artist titled the works on paper by randomly selecting the names of geographic features from a map of the continent that inspired their creation.

wohlthat	● syowa	darnley
● denman	● banzare	lauritzen
fridtjof nansen	balchen	thwaites
bryan	berkner	recovery

Xavier Cortada
Antarctic Ice Paintings
Medium: Ice from Antarctica's Ross Sea or the Western Antarctic Ice Sheet, sediment from Antarctica's Dry Valleys and mixed media on paper
Size: 12 inches x 9 inches
Year: 2007
Created onsite at McMurdo Station, Ross Island, Antarctica

Florida Governor Charlie Crist and California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger accept Antarctic "ice paintings" from artist Xavier Cortada at the Florida Summit on Global Climate Change in Miami on July 13, 2007.

Antarctic Ice Paintings are available for $2500 each. Please confirm availability with artist prior to purchasing the art piece.