{"product_id":"black-matt-two-handled-resin-vase-45cm","title":"Black Matt Two Handled Resin Vase - 45cm","description":"\u003ch3\u003eDescription\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eA matt black vase that swells from a narrow foot to a full belly and closing to a short collar neck, with two small loop handles set at the shoulders. The surface carries no decoration, no glaze and no variation. It rests on its own cast foot and is delivered without a stand.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eNothing to Look At but the Outline\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eA vessel with nothing on it has only its outline, which means every fault in that outline is the whole of what anyone sees. On a decorated piece the eye is given somewhere else to go and a shoulder that swells a little too early passes unnoticed; here it does not. The profile is therefore drawn as one continuous curve from foot to neck with no flat anywhere along it, and the two handles are set exactly at the widest point, because a handle above or below that line makes the belly look wrong rather than making the handle look wrong. The matt surface is part of the same argument: it gives no highlight to distract from the silhouette.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt 45cm it stands on the floor or a low table, and what it wants behind it is a plain wall, since its whole effect is the shape it cuts. A corner, a hearth, the end of a run, beside a chair. It takes light without returning it, so it reads as a solid absence rather than as an object with a surface, and it is easy to place badly: against a dark wall it disappears entirely. Leave the floor about its foot empty.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eThe Profile, the Surface, and Delivery\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eGive it 3–4 weeks as a standard piece, or 5–6 weeks as a bespoke commission. The neck is drawn longer or the handles left off, the belly is taken fuller, and the black is lightened to a deep grey. A polished version is made and changes the piece entirely, since a gloss surface puts a highlight down the belly and the outline stops being the only thing there. It is also cast at other heights, and a sealed liner is offered where it will hold water. It is sent in one crate seated on its foot with both handles bridged, and two people lift it by the belly. Our main studios are in the UK (Birmingham) and Dubai, with additional global workshops.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA plain matt outline belongs with our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/contemporary-modern-sculptures\"\u003econtemporary and modern sculptures\u003c\/a\u003e; black resin with no glaze leads to our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/resin-sculptures\"\u003eresin sculptures\u003c\/a\u003e, and a vase for a hearth or a corner joins our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/indoor-sculptures\"\u003eindoor 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\u003e45cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWidth\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e38cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDepth\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e38cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMaterial\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMatt Black 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":54069250195803,"sku":"X258","price":3173.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0869\/3383\/2027\/files\/X258.jpg?v=1790958475","url":"https:\/\/giant-sculptures.com\/products\/black-matt-two-handled-resin-vase-45cm","provider":"Giant Sculptures","version":"1.0","type":"link"}