{"product_id":"blue-plated-fish-boat-with-a-figure-230cm","title":"Blue Plated Fish Boat with a Figure - 230cm","description":"\u003ch3\u003eDescription\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eA boat, and the boat is a fish: the hull swells like a body, a row of dorsal spines stands along its upper edge, and a tail rises at one end. Inside, the surface is worked into rippled water rather than left plain. At the near end a figure sits on the gunwale in a wide conical hat, leaning back with a long oar held out over the side. Both parts are finished in the same deep blue.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eA Hull That Is Also a Fish\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwo objects in one piece have to agree, and here they are made differently: the hull is fibreglass, which is how a shape of that length is built without becoming unliftable, and the figure is resin, which takes the finer modelling. The two are then finished together so their blues agree, because a change of tone between hull and figure would split the piece in two. The figure is the exacting half. It is seated on the rim rather than in the bottom, so the contact is a few centimetres of thigh and the balance is carried by the oar and the hull between them; the seat is cut to the hull it will sit on and no other.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt 230cm the hull wants a wall behind it and floor on all sides: a wide hall, an atrium, or a room large enough to pass round it. It reads from the side, where the hull's curve and the figure's lean make one line, and it closes up from either end. A glossy blue takes on the room around it, so a floor with something in it and a window with a view do more for the piece than a plain white wall. It stands on the hull's own belly and wants level floor.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eThe Two Parts, the Finish and Getting It Home\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs standard the build runs 3–4 weeks, and as a bespoke commission 5–6. The two parts are made together as here or the hull is supplied on its own. The finish comes in this blue, in silver, in champagne or in graphite, and a matt finish is offered where a gloss is too much for the room. The figure's pose is settled at order - the oar out as here, shipped, or the hands empty - and the hat can be left off. Other lengths can be cut to order. It arrives in two crates, the hull cradled and the figure cased, and is seated on site by hand. Our main studios are in the UK (Birmingham) and Dubai, with additional global workshops.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA hull shaped as a fish with a rower aboard belongs with our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/contemporary-modern-sculptures\"\u003econtemporary and modern sculptures\u003c\/a\u003e; a seated figure in a conical hat leads to our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/figurative-sculptures\"\u003efigurative sculptures\u003c\/a\u003e, and a boat big enough to anchor a hall 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\u003eBoat\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eH76 x W230 x D116.6cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFigure\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eH75.2 x W75.6 x D45.5cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMaterial\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCast Resin Figure and Electroplated Fibreglass Hull\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Giant Sculptures","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54020858413403,"sku":"R256","price":11543.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0869\/3383\/2027\/files\/R256.jpg?v=1791313461","url":"https:\/\/giant-sculptures.com\/products\/blue-plated-fish-boat-with-a-figure-230cm","provider":"Giant Sculptures","version":"1.0","type":"link"}