{"product_id":"blue-graded-cut-sphere-on-marble-resin-sculpture-64cm","title":"Blue Graded Cut Sphere on Marble Resin Sculpture - 64cm","description":"\u003ch3\u003eDescription\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eA blue ball opened into two hollows, graded pale at the middle of each and deep at the edge. The hollows wrap past one another on a single wall, and the grading is set so that each hollow has a pale centre to sit in rather than an even tone across it. Under the ball lies black marble, which comes with it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003ePale in the Middle, Deep at the Edge\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe grade on this one runs the opposite way to most of the cut, pale at the middle of each scoop and deepening to the rim, and it is the arrangement that suits a ball of this size best. At this diameter the scooped faces are broad enough to look empty under an even tint. Putting the pale part where the surface is widest and the deep blue where it turns gives each hollow a centre to sit in, so the two read as bowls rather than as two blue areas divided by a band.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt 64cm it suits a console, a low table or a broad shelf where it can be met from the front, the one view in which both pale centres show at once. Light from the side serves it better than light from above: a downlight fills the scoops evenly and removes the difference between the pale middles and the deep rims, which is the whole of what the piece does.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eThe Grading, the Stone, and Delivery\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eOur workshops take 3–4 weeks over a standard piece and 5–6 over a bespoke commission. The grade is set to run the other way, the blue is deepened, and the stone is made at other proportions. Other diameters are cast on this slab, and the grading is set to start from the foot rather than from the middle of each face. A frosted body is offered and works against this one in particular, since a graded tint read through a frosted surface arrives as a single tone. It travels as two crated items with the stone packed apart, and the ball is lifted by the outer curve rather than through the opening between the scoops. Our main studios are in the UK (Birmingham) and Dubai, with additional global workshops.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA ball graded from the middle out is \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/organic-sculptures\"\u003eorganic sculpture\u003c\/a\u003e; the colour sits in the body as \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/resin-sculptures\"\u003eresin sculpture\u003c\/a\u003e; and scooped faces want \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/indoor-sculptures\"\u003eindoor sculpture\u003c\/a\u003e light.\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\u003e58cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWidth\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e52cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDepth\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e50cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBase\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e25 x 20 x 6cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMaterial\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCast Blue Resin on Black Marble\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Giant Sculptures","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54070796288347,"sku":"X275","price":2565.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0869\/3383\/2027\/files\/X275.jpg?v=1790959373","url":"https:\/\/giant-sculptures.com\/products\/blue-graded-cut-sphere-on-marble-resin-sculpture-64cm","provider":"Giant Sculptures","version":"1.0","type":"link"}