{"product_id":"amber-leaping-carp-pair-on-a-base-55cm","title":"Amber Leaping Carp Pair on a Base - 55cm","description":"\u003ch3\u003eDescription\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis resin sculpture is two carp out of the water, crossing each other at the top of a leap over a low rock. Their bodies are scaled and their fins and tails open wide, and the colour runs from a deep amber-red through the heads and shoulders to almost clear at the edge of every fin. The pair and the rock are one piece, standing on a round base of dark red lacquered acrylic, which gives the whole group its footprint.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eTwo Fish Caught at the Top of a Leap\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwo animals crossing in mid-air is a composition that has to work from every side, because there is no back to a piece that stands on a round base: whichever way it is turned, one fish passes in front of the other and the gap between them changes. That gap is the thing the piece is judged on, and it is set with both fish finished and offered up to each other before either is fixed to the rock. The grade is the other half. It has to be deepest exactly where the two bodies overlap, or the crossing reads as a muddle, so the colour is laid in with the composition already decided rather than fish by fish.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA round base means this is meant to be walked round: a hall table, the middle of a sideboard, a low table with seating on both sides, a reception counter. Give the base a clear margin all round, with nothing crowding it. Light from above catches the fins and puts the rock in shadow, which is the right way up for it; light from below turns the grade upside down and the heads go pale. The lacquered base reads almost black in a dim room.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eColour, the Base and How It Travels\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe standard build is 3–4 weeks and the bespoke build 5–6. The grade is settled at order and can run from this amber-red to a green, a blue or a single flat colour, and a colourless pair is made where no grade is wanted. The rock under them can be cut higher for a steeper leap or left out for two fish crossing over open water. The base is made in this lacquered acrylic, in clear acrylic or in black stone. Sizes run up to a floor group. It arrives in one crate with the fins cased and the base packed flat; lift by the rock and not by a fish. Our main studios are in the UK (Birmingham) and Dubai, with additional global workshops.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCarp over a rock are lifted at \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/animal-sculptures\"\u003eanimal sculpture\u003c\/a\u003e, landed on \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/acrylic-sculptures\"\u003eacrylic sculpture\u003c\/a\u003e, and returned to \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/classic-sculptures\"\u003eclassical sculpture\u003c\/a\u003e.\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\u003e35cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWidth\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e31.5cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDepth\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e20.4cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBase\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e55 x 55 x 3cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMaterial\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eGraded Cast Resin on a Lacquered Acrylic Base\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Giant Sculptures","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54020811194715,"sku":"R308","price":2362.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0869\/3383\/2027\/files\/R308.jpg?v=1791315990","url":"https:\/\/giant-sculptures.com\/products\/amber-leaping-carp-pair-on-a-base-55cm","provider":"Giant Sculptures","version":"1.0","type":"link"}