{"product_id":"amber-crystalline-faceted-mass-resin-sculpture-52cm","title":"Amber Crystalline Faceted Mass Resin Sculpture - 52cm","description":"\u003ch3\u003eDescription\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn amber mass faceted to a crystalline outline. The faces are set to no repeating angle, so no two approaches give the same outline, and the colour runs from gold at the head to a deep red at the foot. A slab of polished black marble below it comes with the piece and sets off the red at the foot.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eCut to Look Grown Rather Than Made\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe whole object is an argument against regularity. A crystal that has actually grown has faces at angles that do not repeat and edges of different lengths, and any faceting drawn to a pattern reads immediately as cut glass instead. So the faces here are set to no system at all: the angles vary, the edges meet at three and four and five points, and the outline changes completely depending on which side is met. That is hard to do well because irregularity still has to balance. A mass faceted at random ends up heavy on one side and the piece looks damaged rather than grown. What keeps it upright is that the largest faces are all in the lower half, where the colour is deepest, so the visual weight sits under the finer cutting at the head even though the outline is doing something different on every side.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt 52cm this suits a console, a broad shelf or a table where it can be walked round, since no two sides of it are the same and a position against a wall halves the object. It is worth putting near a lamp rather than under a downlight: light entering the faces from the side reaches the far edges, which is what makes the deep red at the foot glow rather than go black.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eThe Faceting, the Colour, and Delivery\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eMaking a standard piece takes 3–4 weeks, and making a bespoke one 5–6. The faceting is drawn coarser, the amber is deepened, and a frosted surface is offered in place of the polish. The faceting is also drawn coarser or finer, which changes the piece from something that reads as grown to something that reads as cut, and the casting is made at other heights on the same stone. A cooler body is offered and suits this one less than it suits the smoother forms, since a cool tone removes the association with amber that the irregular cutting sets up. A single crate takes both, with the casting seated on a broad lower face rather than on its point. Our main studios are in the UK (Birmingham) and Dubai, with additional global workshops.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA crystalline outline is \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/contemporary-modern-sculptures\"\u003econtemporary sculpture\u003c\/a\u003e; amber graded to red is \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/resin-sculptures\"\u003eresin sculpture\u003c\/a\u003e; and faceting this fine is \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/indoor-sculptures\"\u003eindoor sculpture\u003c\/a\u003e work.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSpecification\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ctable class=\"spec_table\"\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHeight\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e45cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWidth\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e38cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDepth\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e30cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBase\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e40 x 32.5 x 7cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMaterial\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCast Amber Resin on Black Marble\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Giant Sculptures","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54070797009243,"sku":"X219","price":2900.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0869\/3383\/2027\/files\/X219.jpg?v=1790957253","url":"https:\/\/giant-sculptures.com\/products\/amber-crystalline-faceted-mass-resin-sculpture-52cm","provider":"Giant Sculptures","version":"1.0","type":"link"}