{"product_id":"blue-faceted-dog-with-steel-tray-cast-resin-sculpture-73cm","title":"Blue Faceted Dog with Steel Tray Cast Resin Sculpture - 73cm","description":"\u003ch3\u003eDescription\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis cast resin sculpture is a dog seated upright on its haunches, with pointed ears standing straight and a collar cut round the neck. The whole animal is faceted: the chest, the shoulders and the flanks are all flat planes meeting at hard edges, and only the ears and the collar are treated softly. The muzzle is worked level and held out in front of the chest, and it carries a polished steel tray, which comes with the piece, as does the low round base the dog sits on. The resin is a dark blue-green that goes almost black in the deep sections and clears where the material thins.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eA Level Muzzle That Carries a Steel Tray\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eFaceting an animal is a matter of deciding where an edge goes and then committing to it, because a plane can be taken down but never put back. The planes here are large and few, which is harder than many small ones: each has to be dead flat across a considerable span, and the edges between them have to run true, since a curved edge on a faceted animal looks like a slip rather than a choice. They are cut in order from the shoulder down so the largest surfaces are established first. The muzzle is the other exacting passage. It is held out level to carry the tray, so the top of the muzzle reads against the line of the base beneath, and a fraction of a degree out shows in the tray from across a room.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt 73cm it sits at about thigh height beside someone standing, so it belongs on the floor: beside a door, at the foot of the stairs, at the end of a hall. It faces one way and the facets close up from behind, so set it looking into the room, where its tray can take keys or post by the door. The colour needs light to reach it. In a dim corner the whole animal goes black and the facets are lost; against a window or under a wall light the planes separate and the thin sections turn green.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eColour, Scale and How It Travels\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eOrder a standard piece and it takes 3–4 weeks; order it bespoke and it takes 5–6. Colour is settled at order: this blue-green, an amber, a smoke, a clear body or an opaque finish where a solid colour is wanted. The facets can be made broader for a blockier dog or finer for a smoother one, the collar can be left off, and the base can be ordered in another colour. Any scale is cut to order, from a table piece up to something well above seated height. It arrives in one fitted crate standing as it sits, with the ears cased separately and pressed home on site; take the weight under the haunches and never by the ears or the muzzle. Our main studios are in the UK (Birmingham) and Dubai, with additional global workshops.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA seated dog cut into planes from its ears down belongs with our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/animal-sculptures\"\u003eanimal sculptures\u003c\/a\u003e; a muzzle held out level leads to our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/functional-sculpture-art-furniture\"\u003eart furniture\u003c\/a\u003e, and blue-green going almost black in the deep sections joins our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/contemporary-modern-sculptures\"\u003econtemporary and modern 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\u003e70cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWidth\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e40cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDepth\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e30cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBase\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e26 x 26 x 3cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMaterial\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eTranslucent Blue-Green Cast Resin with a Steel Tray\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Giant Sculptures","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54020754932059,"sku":"R292","price":2970.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0869\/3383\/2027\/files\/R292_91cffcdb-cef4-4c85-920c-a5df31d7287e.jpg?v=1791370931","url":"https:\/\/giant-sculptures.com\/products\/blue-faceted-dog-with-steel-tray-cast-resin-sculpture-73cm","provider":"Giant Sculptures","version":"1.0","type":"link"}