Fog & Mirrors Tour, Part Two

After exploring Margarita and Blue Wind by Ann Veronica Janssens during our Fog & Mirrors tour, we visited this sculpture by Antony Gormley. First, we walked all the way around to view the sculpture from all sides.

Antony Gormley, Quantum Cloud XX (tornado), 2000

Then, we considered the following questions:

• What do you see?
• What materials do you think were used to make this sculpture?
• Imagine you are the artist that created this sculpture. What would you title this work of art?
• Think about our vocabulary words. Would you describe this sculpture as transparent, translucent, or opaque?  Why?
• This sculpture is called Quantum Cloud XX (tornado).  How does this sculpture relate to a cloud? A tornado?

4th graders walking around the sculpture

3rd grade

4th grade

2nd grade view from the back

2nd grade sketching the sculpture

2nd grade sketching the sculpture

2nd grade proudly sharing their sketches

Like Ann Veronica Janssens, Antony Gormley is interested in science and math. Quantum Cloud XX (tornado) was inspired by theories of quantum physics, a branch of science. Gormley used a combination of art and technology to create this stainless steel sculpture. He worked with a mathematician to design a computer program that helped him plan the outer part of the sculpture. The figure in the center is based on the artist's body.