{"product_id":"black-ribbed-drape-acrylic-sculpture-with-clear-frame-73cm","title":"Black Ribbed Drape Acrylic Sculpture with Clear Frame - 73cm","description":"\u003ch3\u003eDescription\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis acrylic sculpture is a black form modelled as heavy fabric caught mid-movement: it falls from an upper edge, gathers at one side into a knot, and flares out below to reach the floor. The whole surface is worked in fine vertical ribs, which run with the fall of the cloth and bunch where it gathers. It stands against a clear acrylic frame that outlines it from behind, and the frame lights along its edges, drawing a fine line of light round the black form after dark.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eCloth Gathered Into a Knot and Held There\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eRibs on a form that changes direction are the difficulty. A rib has to follow the surface it sits on, so where the cloth turns and gathers, the ribs have to crowd together without merging into a single mass, and where it falls straight they have to stay parallel over the whole drop. Get that wrong and the piece reads as a striped object rather than as fabric. The gloss black then doubles the demand, because a black gloss shows the form entirely through its highlights: every rib is read as a line of light, and one rib out of true is visible from across a room. The frame behind is colourless and left plain so it draws the outline and nothing else.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA dark form against a clear frame wants a pale wall to read against, and it wants to stand where the light comes from one side rather than overhead, since the ribs are read by their highlights. On a plinth it comes up to standing eye level; on the floor of a hall it reads as a figure. Give it space in front: the flare at the foot is the widest part and the knot only registers once you can see round it. A dark wall closes the whole thing up.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eScale, Frame Treatment and What Arrives Together\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eExpect 3–4 weeks for a standard piece and 5–6 weeks where the commission is bespoke. Scale is the main variable and the piece is made to whatever size the position wants. Rib pitch can be opened for a bolder surface or closed for a finer one, and the black is offered in a matt finish where the highlights are too busy. A tint can be put into the frame, and the frame is also offered with a lit edge. The frame can be left off entirely. Form and frame travel as two items and are brought together on site, which keeps the frame's edges out of harm's way. The form is a two-person handling job, taken at the base rather than the knot. Our main studios are in the UK (Birmingham) and Dubai, with additional global workshops.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCloth gathered into a knot and held there belongs with our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/acrylic-sculptures\"\u003eacrylic sculptures\u003c\/a\u003e; ribs that bunch where the fall gathers lead to our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/organic-sculptures\"\u003eorganic sculptures\u003c\/a\u003e, and a black form in a lit frame 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\u003e73cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWidth\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e42cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDepth\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e28cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMaterial\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRibbed Black Acrylic with a Clear Frame\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Giant Sculptures","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54015815942491,"sku":"Y121","price":3509.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0869\/3383\/2027\/files\/Y121.jpg?v=1790885027","url":"https:\/\/giant-sculptures.com\/products\/black-ribbed-drape-acrylic-sculpture-with-clear-frame-73cm","provider":"Giant Sculptures","version":"1.0","type":"link"}