{"product_id":"blue-faceted-pierced-ring-resin-sculpture-75cm","title":"Blue Faceted Pierced Ring Resin Sculpture - 75cm","description":"\u003ch3\u003eDescription\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eA blue ring, faceted outside and pierced by one teardrop opening. The blue is deepest along the outer edges and clears almost to white across the band, and the opening is set low and a little off the upright, leaving the band heavy above and slight below. No base is included, and the ring sits directly on the flat cut at its foot.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eOne Opening, and Where It Is Put\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eA ring with one hole in it is decided entirely by where the hole goes. Centred, the piece becomes a doughnut and stops being interesting; pushed too far to one edge it stops being a ring and becomes a broken form with a notch. This opening sits low and slightly off the vertical axis, which leaves a heavy band of material along the top and a thin one at the foot, and that is what makes the piece appear to rise. The teardrop shape does the rest. A circular hole would have read as a hole; a shape with a point at one end and a curve at the other gives the eye a direction to follow round the inside of the ring. The facets on the outside are cut broad rather than fine for the same reason, so that each one carries a single sweep of graded blue and the outside reads as a few large surfaces rather than a scatter of small ones.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt 75cm it stands on its own cut foot and suits a console, a wide low table or a plinth, and it is met from the front rather than walked round, since seen edge on the opening shuts and the ring reads as a flat blue slab. It wants light behind it more than on it, since the white through the middle is thin material rather than white pigment, and a bright ground behind the opening is what separates the two.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eThe Opening, the Facets, and Delivery\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eA standard piece takes 3–4 weeks to make, and a bespoke commission 5–6. The opening is drawn rounder, the facets are cut finer, and the blue is graded from the foot instead of the rim. Other diameters of ring are produced, and a base is made for it where the flat cut at the foot is not wanted on show. A frosted body is offered and changes the object completely: frosting stops light partway through, so the graded blue becomes a surface tone and the opening becomes the only depth in the piece. It stands upright in its crate with the opening blocked out, and it is carried by the outer edge and never through the opening, which is the thinnest section in the casting. Our main studios are in the UK (Birmingham) and Dubai, with additional global workshops.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA ring pierced by one teardrop belongs with our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/organic-sculptures\"\u003eorganic sculptures\u003c\/a\u003e; blue that pales to white through the middle leads to our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/resin-sculptures\"\u003eresin sculptures\u003c\/a\u003e, and a faceted ring for a broad console 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\u003e75cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWidth\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e73cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDepth\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e26cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMaterial\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCast Blue Resin\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Giant Sculptures","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54070796681563,"sku":"X164","price":4320.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0869\/3383\/2027\/files\/X164.jpg?v=1790956273","url":"https:\/\/giant-sculptures.com\/products\/blue-faceted-pierced-ring-resin-sculpture-75cm","provider":"Giant Sculptures","version":"1.0","type":"link"}