{"product_id":"aqua-crescent-and-gilt-fish-cast-resin-sculpture-64cm","title":"Aqua Crescent \u0026 Gilt Fish Cast Resin Sculpture - 64cm","description":"\u003ch3\u003eDescription\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eA thick aqua crescent in cast resin on a black marble block, this sculpture is left crystalline rather than polished, and six fish swim out from it on two fine wires that loop away from one tip of the crescent and come back to the other. The crescent is heavy in section and textured all over, so it holds its colour as a solid mass rather than a transparent one, and each fish is polished near-black on top with a gilded underside, the only surfaces on the piece that take a shine.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eSix Fish on Two Looping Wires\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwo wires have to look like one shoal. They leave the upper tip of the crescent, loop out in a pair of linked curves and come back to the tip below, and the six fish ride along them at different heights and angles, so there is nothing holding the group together except where they sit relative to one another, and a shoal is read as a shape, not as a count. Too even and it becomes a diagram of a shoal; too scattered and it is six separate fish. The wires also have to clear each other and the crescent from every angle a person will see the piece from, which is not the same as clearing them in the one view the design was drawn in. That is settled by turning the piece and adjusting until nothing touches from anywhere.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe wires disappear against anything busy, so the fish only read against a plain ground. Against a papered wall or a crowded shelf they simply float with nothing explaining them, and the piece looks unfinished. A plain painted wall, a large mirror or clear air with the room beyond all work. Set it where it is met face on, since from the front the six fish read as one loose spiral of gold running off the ends of the crescent. Light from in front lifts the gilding; light from behind reduces the fish to silhouettes and the crescent to a dark arc.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eSetting the Shoal, the Finish and Delivery\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eWork on a bespoke commission runs to 5–6 weeks, on a standard piece to 3–4. Most of that time goes on the wire work, since the spacing of the fish is settled by eye and all six have to agree at once. The crescent can be built in a deeper blue where a quieter piece suits, scale is set at order, the gilding is offered in a silver or a blackened finish, and the texture can be brought to a polish where a plainer surface is wanted. The fish arrive detached and packed flat in the same foam-lined case as the crescent, and they are fitted on site: each wire pushes into its seat in the crescent and is turned by hand to its angle. Our main studios are in the UK (Birmingham) and Dubai, with additional global workshops.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSix gilt fish swimming out on looping wires from the tips of an aqua crescent lead into our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/organic-sculptures\"\u003eorganic sculptures\u003c\/a\u003e, our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/metal-sculptures\"\u003emetal sculptures\u003c\/a\u003e and our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/indoor-sculptures\"\u003eindoor sculptures\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSpecification\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ctable class=\"spec_table\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHeight\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e62cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWidth\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e64cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDepth\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e22cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMaterial\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCast Aqua Resin with Gilt Metal Fish on Black Marble\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Giant Sculptures","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54029413024091,"sku":"L124","price":1830.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0869\/3383\/2027\/files\/L124.jpg?v=1791887817","url":"https:\/\/giant-sculptures.com\/products\/aqua-crescent-and-gilt-fish-cast-resin-sculpture-64cm","provider":"Giant Sculptures","version":"1.0","type":"link"}