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SHOCKWAVE
CF-OIL-1990-001 · 1/1 ORIGINAL
Light Crude Oil Futures · NYMEX
Gulf War Oil Shock · 1990
Timeframe: 1D · Daily
ABOUT THE WORK
Shockwave is an artistic interpretation of the extraordinary oil-market turbulence surrounding the Gulf War in 1990.
The underlying market movement rises from a relatively quiet phase into a powerful acceleration, reaches a pronounced peak, and then breaks into a long and unstable decline.
Rather than reproducing the original chart literally, the movement has been transformed into layered forms, flowing bands, geometric structures and architectural elements.
Deep petroleum blues and teal reflect the industrial world of crude oil, while metallic gold introduces value, intensity and energy. Rust, crimson and ember-like tones emerge as the market reverses, creating a visual transition from expansion to shock.
Circular forms, vertical structures and oilfield silhouettes connect the financial movement with the physical world of energy production.
The original market movement remains visible beneath the artistic transformation. What begins as price data becomes a visual record of a historical moment.
FROM MARKET DATA TO ART
ChartForma explores how financial market movements can be transformed into visual form.
In Shockwave, real market data provides the structural foundation. Colour, geometry, texture and industrial imagery then transform that movement into an artistic expression of tension, acceleration and collapse.
The market provides the movement.
Art gives it form.
ARTWORK INFORMATION
Artwork ID: CF-OIL-1990-001
Title: SHOCKWAVE
Instrument: Light Crude Oil Futures
Market: NYMEX
Event: Gulf War Oil Shock
Year: 1990
Timeframe: 1D · Daily
Edition: 1/1 · Original artwork
AUTHENTICITY
This is an original 1/1 ChartForma artwork.
The unique Artwork ID connects the physical artwork with its documentation and Certificate of Authenticity issued by ChartForma / Byälven Förvaltning AB.
COPYRIGHT
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