{"product_id":"black-dished-face-bark-log-resin-sculpture-41cm","title":"Black Dished Face Bark Log Resin Sculpture - 41cm","description":"\u003ch3\u003eDescription\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis block's four faces are dished inward rather than flat, with the corners drawn into soft rounded columns of clear resin. Inside it the log shows only near-black bark, no timber face at all, and the top carries a pale end grain disc. The dished faces and rounded corners make the resin read as a lens on each side.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eDished Faces Around a Bark-Only Log\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe block is shaped rather than squared: each of the four faces curves gently inward and the corners swell out into rounded verticals, so there is no straight edge anywhere on its sides. Against that soft outer form the log is entirely bark, near-black and coarsely broken, so a hard dark mass sits within a rounded clear shell. The corners are the brightest part of the block and the middle of each face the darkest, so the whole thing reads as four bright pillars around a dark mass. The top is the only flat plane, taken level, with the pale end grain as the single light incident on the piece. At the corners the resin is clear enough to show the edge of the bark from either side.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt 41cm the top sits at the height of a low chair's arm, and it will hold a candle, a dish or a few books. The rounded corners make it a safe block in a passing place, since there is no sharp arris to catch a hip or a shin, which is worth something in a narrow hall. The black bark wants a pale wall behind it. It suits plaster, stone and pale timber. It is heavy for its footprint and stays where it is set down. Indoor use only.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eA Curved Block on an Uneven Floor\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhether it is standard or bespoke sets the build: 3–4 weeks or 5–6. The base of this block follows the same shaped outline as the sides, so it meets the floor on four rounded corners rather than on a continuous flat edge, and that leaves it sensitive to an uneven floor. On boards that have moved it will find three of its four corners and rock slightly; a felt pad under each corner settles it and is invisible. On carpet it wants a hard pad under it if anything is going on top. The dished faces are polished and will show a fingermark more readily than a flat face does, because the curve gathers the reflection. Face depth is specified shallower or deeper at order, a shallower dish reading closer to a plain block, and the height can be changed without touching the plan. The rounded corners are the grip, and they are the reason this block goes through a doorway without trouble. Our main studios are in the UK (Birmingham) and Dubai, with additional global workshops.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShaped faces and swelling clear corners put this block among our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/abstract-sculptures\"\u003eabstract sculptures\u003c\/a\u003e; its bark-only log answers to our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/organic-sculptures\"\u003eorganic sculptures\u003c\/a\u003e, and the black-and-clear casting to our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/resin-sculptures\"\u003eresin sculptures\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSpecification\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ctable class=\"spec_table\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHeight\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e41cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWidth\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e34cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDepth\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e34cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMaterial\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eClear Resin with Solid Timber\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Giant Sculptures","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53958557991259,"sku":"J024","price":4522.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0869\/3383\/2027\/files\/J024.jpg?v=1791377674","url":"https:\/\/giant-sculptures.com\/products\/black-dished-face-bark-log-resin-sculpture-41cm","provider":"Giant Sculptures","version":"1.0","type":"link"}