{"product_id":"blue-pierced-ring-on-a-grey-marble-plinth-resin-sculpture-170cm","title":"Blue Pierced Ring on a Grey Marble Plinth Resin Sculpture - 170cm","description":"\u003ch3\u003eDescription\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eA blue ring raised on a tall grey marble plinth, pierced by a single teardrop opening. The ring stands on a black slab, and the plinth beneath that is a grey marble with heavy pale veining running through it, so two thirds of what occupies the room is stone rather than casting.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eThe Ring Is a Third of What You See\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eRaising a small object to standing height is not the same job as making a large one. On its own the ring is a table piece; on a tall plinth it becomes the top of a column, and the column is then two thirds of the object. That forces the stone to be chosen for figure rather than for neutrality, which is why this one is a grey marble with heavy veining rather than a plain black. A plain plinth under a piece this size reads as packaging, something the sculpture is standing on until it can be put somewhere better. A figured stone reads as part of the work. The black slab between the two is doing the necessary thing: it separates the veining from the casting so the eye does not try to read one into the other, and it gives the blue a dark edge to start from at exactly the height where the piece changes material.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is floor work. It needs only a small square of floor with room to walk up to it, and it belongs in an entrance, on a half-landing, or at the quiet end of a big room. At 1.7m the opening sits above eye level for most people, so the piece is read against the wall behind it rather than through it, and a plain wall does more for it than a papered one. The column is stone and should stand on something flat and firm.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eThe Plinth, the Ring, and Delivery\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eStandard pieces take 3–4 weeks and bespoke commissions 5–6. The stone is made at other proportions, the opening is cut wider, and the blue is run almost out at the head. The column is also made at other heights and in other stones, which is the alteration that changes it most, since the proportion of stone to casting is the whole design. The ring itself is worked at other diameters for this column. Two crates arrive and the piece goes together on site: the column wants two people and a trolley, the slab beds onto its top, and the ring rests on the slab without fixing. Our main studios are in the UK (Birmingham) and Dubai, with additional global workshops.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA blue ring carried on a figured column belongs with our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/organic-sculptures\"\u003eorganic sculptures\u003c\/a\u003e; blue cast to clear at the opening leads to our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/resin-sculptures\"\u003eresin sculptures\u003c\/a\u003e, and a tall piece to greet guests at the door 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\u003e51cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWidth\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e50cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDepth\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e18cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBase\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e30 x 20 x 5cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePlinth\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e35 x 25 x 114cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMaterial\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCast Blue Resin on a Grey Marble Plinth\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Giant Sculptures","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54070796714331,"sku":"X181","price":3240.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0869\/3383\/2027\/files\/X181.jpg?v=1790956313","url":"https:\/\/giant-sculptures.com\/products\/blue-pierced-ring-on-a-grey-marble-plinth-resin-sculpture-170cm","provider":"Giant Sculptures","version":"1.0","type":"link"}