{"product_id":"blue-ink-trail-shard-arch-resin-sculpture-58cm","title":"Blue Ink-Trail Shard Arch Resin Sculpture - 58cm","description":"\u003ch3\u003eDescription\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn arch of resin worked into broad pleats that radiate from the opening at its centre like the folds of a fan, its outer rim broken into blocky, stepped shards like ice. Blue is banked at both feet and clears upward to almost nothing at the crown, and black ink trails run through the whole fan, most of them following the pleats. A long black marble block is supplied, and the arch stands on it on its two feet.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003ePleats Fanned Out to a Broken Rim\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn arch pleated like a fan is a piece about rhythm, and the rhythm here breaks at the edge. The pleats radiate evenly from the opening, each one a broad, faceted fold, but where they reach the rim they break into square-cut blocks and steps of different heights, so the outline reads as ice cracking away rather than as a drawn curve. The ink trails run along the pleats for most of their length and then wander across them, and the blue gathers at the feet so the colour seems to drain down into the block.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSet square on to the room, it is at home on a console or along a wide shelf. A pale wall makes the ink trails read; a dark one turns the whole fan to a silhouette. Light from behind passes through the clear crown and the shards along the rim, and turns the ink into a drawing. The arch reads as one shape from away, and its rim breaks into separate shards as you come to it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eAdding Shards, and Getting It In\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eTime separates the two: a bespoke commission takes 5–6 weeks, a standard piece 3–4. More shards or fewer are cut along the rim, the ink is left out, and the blue is carried up to the crown. Cut with fewer shards, the rim turns calmer and closer to a plain arch; cut with more, it reads as ice breaking up. The arch and its block travel in one crate, packed upright, and the arch is lifted by its two feet with no hand on the shards along the rim. Our main studios are in the UK (Birmingham) and Dubai, with additional global workshops.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA pleated blue arch with a rim of broken shards and ink run through its folds belongs among our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/organic-sculptures\"\u003eorganic sculptures\u003c\/a\u003e, our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/resin-sculptures\"\u003eresin sculptures\u003c\/a\u003e and 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\u003e36.5cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWidth\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e58cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDepth\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e8.5cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBase\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e52.5 x 25 x 3.5cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMaterial\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCast Blue Resin with Ink Trails, on a Black Marble Block\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Giant Sculptures","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54101068317019,"sku":"H396","price":2027.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0869\/3383\/2027\/files\/H396.jpg?v=1791993942","url":"https:\/\/giant-sculptures.com\/products\/blue-ink-trail-shard-arch-resin-sculpture-58cm","provider":"Giant Sculptures","version":"1.0","type":"link"}