Aegean

   

Subduction Zone1

Acrylic paint on canvas
(102cm x 76cm)

 
         
   

Subduction Zone2

Acrylic paint on canvas
(102cm x 76cm)

 
         
   

Archipelago1

Acrylic paint on canvas
(90cm x 71cm)

 
         
   

Archipelago2

Acrylic paint on canvas
(90cm x 71cm)

 
         
   

Arkhon Pelagos2

Acrylic paint on canvas
(90cm x 71cm)

 
         
   

Arkhon Pelagos2

Acrylic paint on canvas
(71cm x 90cm)

 
         
   

Island Arc

Acrylic paint on canvas
(76cm x 76cm)

 
         

The Archipelago is the Chief ('arkhon') Sea ('pelagos') of Greek antiquity, now known as the Aegean, but also refers to the Aegean Islands.  Archipelagic islands are often oceanic island arcs formed tectonically due to volcanic activity within Subduction Zones.  A Subduction Zone is an area where two of the Earth's tectonic plates move towards one another and one plate moves under the other, sinking into the Earth's mantle as the two converge, and forming a deep oceanic trench.  Often found along the edges of continents, it is an area of seabed destruction but paradoxically island creation.

 

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