Cumulus | Marble Cloud Sculpture at the Venice Biennale

Cumulus is a monumental marble sculpture of a cloud by Karen LaMonte. It is a meditation on the contradictions of weight and weightlessness, material and immateriality, presence and absence. Cumulus was exhibited during the 2107 Venice Biennale

Click for an article about my work modeling the sculpture with climatologists from CalTech.

Monumental sculpture of a cloud in marble by Karen LaMonte based on work with climatologists modeling an actual cumulus cloud, exhibited in Venice during La Biennale di Venezia.
Detail showing the marble of LaMonte's monumental sculpture of a cloud, Cumulus
The stone for Karen LaMonte's cumulus cloud sculpture in marble, came from the same quarry used by Michelangelo.
Contemporary sculpture of a cumulus cloud in marble at the Venice Biennale
Karen LaMonte choosing stone for Cumulus cloud sculpture in marble.
To make this cloud sculpture I took data from climatologists and fed it into a stone carving robot, which worked non-stop for 5 weeks.
The robot carved marble non-stop for 5 weeks to make this cloud sculpture
This cloud sculpture was carved in marble by a giant robot non-stop for 5 weeks.
Visitors to the Venice Biennale were attracted to LaMonte's tactile contemporary artwork of a marble cloud sculpture
I worked with a team of craftsmen for 5 weeks carving and polishing the marble cloud | Karen LaMonte
Detail of LaMonte's monumental sculpture of a cloud in marble, based on her work with climatologists
Hand carving cloud sculpture in marble | Karen LaMonte
Using a giant robot to carve the monumental marble sculpture allowed the artist Karen LaMonte to preserve a precise weight relationship with the actual cloud
People were fascinated by Karen LaMonte's marble cloud sculpture at the Venice Biennale
Detail showing the veining in the marble of LaMonte's monumental sculpture of a cloud
Detail of a monumental contemporary sculpture of a cloud in marble, based on LaMonte's work with climatologists
Karen LaMonte working on the monumental sculpture of a cloud in marble.

Cumulus, une nouvelle sculpture monumentale en marbre d'un nuage de Karen LaMonte. Il est une méditation sur les contradictions du poids et impesanteur, matériel et immatérialité, présence et absence. Cumulus a été exposé lors de la Biennale de Venise 2017.

Cumulus, una nuova scultura monumentale in marmo di una nuvola di Karen LaMonte. È una meditazione sulle contraddizioni di peso e leggerezza, materiali e immaterialità, presenza e assenza. Cumulus è stata esposta durante Biennale di Venezia del 2017.

Cúmulos, un nuevo monumental escultura de mármol de una nube por Karen LaMonte. Es una meditación sobre las contradicciones de peso y la ingravidez, materiales y inmaterialidad, la presencia y ausencia. Cumulus se exhibió durante la Bienal de Venecia 2017.

Cumulus, eine neue monumentale Marmorskulptur einer Wolke von Karen LaMonte. Es ist eine Meditation über die Widersprüche des Gewichts und der Schwerelosigkeit, Material und Immaterialität, Anwesenheit und Abwesenheit. Cumulus wurde während des 2017 Biennale in Venedig ausgestellt.

積雲、カレン・ラモンテによってクラウドの新たな記念碑的な大理石の彫刻。これは、重量および無重力、材料及び非物質、存在および不在の矛盾に瞑想です。積雲は、2017年ヴェネツィア・ビエンナーレ中に展示されました。

积云，由格伦·拉蒙特云的一个新的巨大的大理石雕塑。它是在重量和失重，材料和非物质，存在和不存在的矛盾冥想。积云2017年威尼斯双年展期间展出。

Cumulus, новая монументальная мраморная скульптура облака Карен Lamonte. Это медитация на противоречиях веса и невесомости, материал и несущественности, наличие и отсутствия. Cumulus была выставлена в течение 2017 года Венецианской биеннале.

Kümülüs, Karen LaMonte bir bulutun yeni anıtsal mermer heykel. Bu ağırlık ve hafiflik, malzeme ve önemli görülmediklerinden, varlığında ve yokluğunda çelişkileri üzerine düşünen bir. Cumulus 2017 Venedik Bienali sırasında sergilendi.

Karen LaMonte

Carbon negative since 1990

Cumulus | Marble Cloud Sculpture at the Venice Biennale