{"product_id":"amber-seated-figure-with-sphere-cluster-head-116cm","title":"Amber Seated Figure with Sphere Cluster Head - 116cm","description":"\u003ch3\u003eDescription\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe figure is seated with the legs together and hanging, the back straight, the arms held close, and it has no head at all. Where the neck would carry one, the form breaks upward into a cluster of separate spheres of several sizes, rising and thinning as they go. Everything is a translucent amber, deep where the material gathers at the hips and honey through the ribs and the arms.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eA Head Replaced by a Cluster of Spheres\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eA cluster of separate spheres is drawn by its gaps. Each sphere has to touch its neighbours at a point rather than merge with them, and the spaces between them are what make the mass read as a cluster instead of a lump, so the contacts are cut back by hand after the spheres are formed and each one is polished right round through the gap on either side. That is slow work with shaped tools in spaces a finger will not enter. The figure below is the opposite job: a long uninterrupted run of curves with nothing on it, where any flat spot breaks the highlight. Five abrasive grades and a compound take it to that finish, and the shoulders are the last thing done because the cluster above blocks the tools once it is in place.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA seated figure wants a surface at knee height or the floor, so a hearth, a low plinth, a broad step or the floor beside a chair all read correctly and a table does not. It is met from the front, where the cluster rises clear of the shoulders; from behind it reads as a back and a mass. Translucent amber is at its best with light behind or beside it, when the spheres light up one at a time as you move. Against a pale wall the whole silhouette reads; against a warm one the colour is lost.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eCluster Size, Colour and Two-Person Handling\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eOur workshops take 3–4 weeks over a standard piece and 5–6 over a bespoke commission. Cluster size is set at order, from this rising mass to a handful of spheres or a dense crown, and the sphere sizes can be evened out or varied further. The amber runs to a rose, a green, a smoke or a colourless body, and an opaque finish is made where a solid colour is wanted. A standing pose can be made to order. Any scale is cut to order. The crate holds it seated with the cluster packed clear of the box wall and nothing needs fitting; two people set it down, hands at the hips. Our main studios are in the UK (Birmingham) and Dubai, with additional global workshops.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA seated figure in translucent amber belongs with our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/abstract-sculptures\"\u003eabstract sculptures\u003c\/a\u003e; a cluster of spheres in place of a head leads to our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/contemporary-modern-sculptures\"\u003econtemporary and modern sculptures\u003c\/a\u003e, and amber deepening at the hips joins our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/resin-sculptures\"\u003eresin sculptures\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\u003e116cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWidth\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e27cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDepth\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e45cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMaterial\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eTranslucent Amber Cast Resin\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Giant Sculptures","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54019281584475,"sku":"R203","price":3240.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0869\/3383\/2027\/files\/R203.jpg?v=1791309991","url":"https:\/\/giant-sculptures.com\/products\/amber-seated-figure-with-sphere-cluster-head-116cm","provider":"Giant Sculptures","version":"1.0","type":"link"}