{"product_id":"amber-crystalline-wave-curl-resin-sculpture-66cm","title":"Amber Crystalline Wave Curl Resin Sculpture - 66cm","description":"\u003ch3\u003eDescription\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe surface of this cast resin sculpture is left rough and crystalline where it curls, so amber light scatters instead of reflecting. The form underneath is a wave that rolls round into a full ring and turns inward on itself in a spiral tongue, with flame-like crests standing up above the ring and a spray of fingers thrown off to one side. The amber is deepest at the foot, where it runs almost to orange, pales to gold through the ring and clears at the highest points. Close to, it is granular enough to show individual facets; from a few paces it reads as amber glass that has been through something.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eA Rough Surface Instead of a Polished One\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis piece is judged on its skin as much as on its form, and that changes which faults matter. A polished piece can carry a slightly awkward curve, because the reflections travelling across it hold the eye instead; a crystalline one has no reflections, so the form is read plainly and any hesitation in the roll of the ring or the turn of the spiral shows. It also means the roughness has to be the same grade over the whole object, including the inside of the ring and the spiral where a hand cannot easily go. A patch that is finer than the rest reads as a wet mark on a dry surface, and once the eye has found it, it cannot stop finding it again.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt needs a strong single light to scatter, and it goes flat in an evenly lit room. Soft general lighting, which flatters a polished form, gives this one nothing to work with and it becomes a matt amber shape. One lamp, a spot, or direct sun from a window sets the whole surface alight instead. At 66cm with its base it sits happily on a writing desk or a sideboard, and the position that matters is the one nearest a single light rather than the one with the most room. A dark ground behind it helps the scatter read.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eEven Roughness All Over, and Delivery\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eGive it 3–4 weeks as a standard piece, or 5–6 weeks as a bespoke commission. The crests above the ring can be drawn up higher or kept close to it, and the spray at the side made fuller or finer. The same curl is made polished, and the amber runs to a clear or a smoke grey. The scale is drawn to order, the grade of the surface can be coarser or finer than this one, and the marble base comes in this black or a pale stone. It is crated on its own with the curl faced and the base boxed beneath it, and the two go together on site by levelling the base and lowering the curl onto it. Our main studios are in the UK (Birmingham) and Dubai, with additional global workshops.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA surface left crystalline rather than polished is \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/organic-sculptures\"\u003eorganic sculpture\u003c\/a\u003e scattering its own light, \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/resin-sculptures\"\u003eresin sculpture\u003c\/a\u003e underneath, and \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/indoor-sculptures\"\u003eindoor sculpture\u003c\/a\u003e where a single strong lamp can do the 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\u003e60cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWidth\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e36cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDepth\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e13cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBase\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e25 x 20 x 6cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMaterial\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCrystalline Cast 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":54026325066075,"sku":"L191","price":2039.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0869\/3383\/2027\/files\/L191.jpg?v=1791893135","url":"https:\/\/giant-sculptures.com\/products\/amber-crystalline-wave-curl-resin-sculpture-66cm","provider":"Giant Sculptures","version":"1.0","type":"link"}