{"product_id":"blue-ribbed-rising-horn-cast-resin-sculpture-115cm","title":"Blue Ribbed Rising Horn Cast Resin Sculpture - 115cm","description":"\u003ch3\u003eDescription\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eA cast resin sculpture curving up and away from a black marble base as one horn: a ribbed sheet curled into a channel that widens as it climbs and opens at the top into a broad, curled lip. The whole outer face is worked in fine close-set ribs that wind diagonally round it, and down the left-hand side of the lower half they stand proud as a row of small teeth against the light. The material is a deep blue and nearly opaque at the foot, and it thins steadily along the curve until the lip is clear. There is no join, no fork and no fold anywhere in it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eOne Sweep, and No Junction Anywhere In It\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat makes this piece difficult is what it does not have. There is no junction anywhere in it, so there is nowhere to hide a change of section, and the curve has to be right along its whole length or it is visible for the whole length. A form with a fork or a fold can carry a correction at the joint, where the eye expects something to happen; an unbroken curve cannot, and any flat spot in the sweep reads as a dent. The ribs are the tell. They wind round the horn close and even from the foot to the lip, so the eye follows them up the curve and any lapse in it would show at once, and where the sheet's edge runs down the left-hand side they break out as fine teeth. The blue does the rest, darkest in the deep foot and clearing to nothing at the open top.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt 115cm on its marble block, this rises to just above waist height and belongs on the floor. It wants a position approached from the side rather than head-on, because the sweep only reads in profile: a hall return, a stair head, the space beside a tall window, or a corner of a room where a curve is worth having against two straight walls. Give it clearance overhead; the curled lip is the end of the gesture and a low ceiling or a shelf above cuts it off. Set a light behind it and off to one side and a single highlight runs the length of the ribbing, which is this piece at its best. Frontal light flattens the curve into a blue silhouette.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eThe Curve, the Colour and Lifting It\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhether it is standard or bespoke sets the build: 3–4 weeks or 5–6. Height, the rate of the curve and the rib pitch are drawn per commission, so a version at gallery scale or one worked to a much tighter curve can be drawn from this design, and colour is a separate choice, from this blue to an amber or a smoke, or a clear body with the tint kept to the foot. The horn is lifted by its deep foot and never near the lip, and set down square on its marble. Our main studios are in the UK (Birmingham) and Dubai, with additional global workshops.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA ribbed horn curling open at its lip, this blue piece is counted 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\/contemporary-modern-sculptures\"\u003econtemporary and modern 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\u003e105cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWidth\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e40cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDepth\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e30.6cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBase\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e30 x 30 x 10cm\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":54024191148379,"sku":"C280","price":4339.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0869\/3383\/2027\/files\/C280.jpg?v=1792077423","url":"https:\/\/giant-sculptures.com\/products\/blue-ribbed-rising-horn-cast-resin-sculpture-115cm","provider":"Giant Sculptures","version":"1.0","type":"link"}