{"product_id":"antiqued-gold-leaf-folded-curl-resin-sculpture-120cm","title":"Antiqued Gold Leaf Folded Curl Resin Sculpture - 120cm","description":"\u003ch3\u003eDescription\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eA curl of clear resin that rolls over on itself into a deep, open hood, the far end rising into a clear lip that faces it across the opening. Antiqued gold leaf lines the inside of the hood and shows through its glassy outer wall, broken all over with dark patches so that it reads as old gilding rather than new, while the lip is left clear. A tall black marble column is included and arrives as a separate piece.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eWhy the Leaf Is Antiqued and the Lip Left Clear\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eAntiquing gold leaf is what stops it reading as paint. Bright leaf laid over a curved body returns one hard highlight and nothing else, so the form disappears into a single flare. Broken with dark patches, the leaf holds a different tone at every point of the hood, and the curl can be read as a shape rather than as a bright object. The leaf is kept to the inside of the hood and seen through the clear outer wall, and the lip at the far end is left without it, so the gold reads as something held within the curl, with a clear edge to stop at. The consequence is that the piece works under one light source, which a fully bright gilding does not: that needs a whole room reflected in it to have any modelling at all.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt 120cm the gilded hood is met between waist and chest height, so this is floor work, and it needs an unpatterned wall, since a gilded surface returns whatever is around it and a papered wall ends up inside the piece. One directional light does more than an even wash. The column is square at the foot and should stand on an even floor with nothing soft under it. Gilding returns the room instead of a hue, so what the curl looks like on any given day is decided by the walls it is standing between rather than by the casting.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eThe Gilding, the Column, and Delivery\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the workshop a standard piece takes 3–4 weeks and a bespoke commission 5–6. The leaf is laid bright without the antiquing, the clear lip is given a pale tint, and the column is cut in white marble. Column height is specified at the order, and the curl is cast to sit in proportion to it. Laid bright, the leaf makes a far louder object, and it suits a room with little else in it that shines. A white stone column lifts the whole arrangement where the black is too heavy. Curl and column ship in two crates, and the curl is always carried by its foot, never by the hood or the clear lip. Our main studios are in the UK (Birmingham) and Dubai, with additional global workshops.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFolded back on itself, the curl is \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/organic-sculptures\"\u003eorganic sculpture\u003c\/a\u003e; gilding over a cast body is \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/resin-sculptures\"\u003eresin sculpture\u003c\/a\u003e; and leaf laid this thin repays the attention \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/indoor-sculptures\"\u003eindoor sculpture\u003c\/a\u003e gets.\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\u003e40cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWidth\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e55.3cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDepth\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e40cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBase\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e40 x 40 x 80cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMaterial\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCast Resin with Antiqued Gold Leaf 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":54077224681819,"sku":"H327","price":3118.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0869\/3383\/2027\/files\/H327.jpg?v=1792093359","url":"https:\/\/giant-sculptures.com\/products\/antiqued-gold-leaf-folded-curl-resin-sculpture-120cm","provider":"Giant Sculptures","version":"1.0","type":"link"}