Quantum Cloud
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Quantum Cloud is a large-scale outdoor sculpture by British artist Antony Gormley, composed of a lattice of steel bars that form a ghostly human figure emerging from a cloud-like structure.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
outdoor sculpture
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public artwork ⓘ |
| artisticGoal |
to explore dematerialization of the human body
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to visualize quantum uncertainty in human form ⓘ |
| artMovement | contemporary art ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Greenwich Millennium project NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissionedFor | Millennium Dome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| creator | Antony Gormley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depicts | human figure ⓘ |
| genre | sculpture ⓘ |
| hasArtisticConcept | figure emerging from a cloud-like matrix ⓘ |
| hasColor | metallic grey ⓘ |
| hasContext | late 20th-century British public art ⓘ |
| hasPart | lattice of steel bars ⓘ |
| hasPerspectiveEffect |
appears more cloud-like from a distance
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human figure becomes clearer at certain viewing angles ⓘ |
| hasVisualStyle |
cloud-like structure
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ghostly appearance ⓘ |
| height |
approximately 100 feet
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approximately 30 meters ⓘ |
| inception | 1999 ⓘ |
| installationType | site-specific sculpture ⓘ |
| lighting | visible as silhouette against sky ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
England
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London NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| locatedNextTo | River Thames NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | Greenwich Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
mild steel
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steel ⓘ |
| notableWorkOf | Antony Gormley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| orientation | facing River Thames ⓘ |
| publicAccess |
viewable from Thames Path
ⓘ
viewable from river boats on the Thames ⓘ |
| safetyFeature | engineered to withstand outdoor weather conditions ⓘ |
| structuralForm |
open lattice
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three-dimensional grid ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
art criticism
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public art discussions ⓘ |
| supportStructure | piles driven into riverbank ⓘ |
| theme |
human presence within a field of energy
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interaction of order and chaos ⓘ relationship between body and space ⓘ |
| usesTechnique | welded steel construction ⓘ |
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