{"product_id":"blue-wave-and-gilt-leaves-cast-resin-sculpture-70cm","title":"Blue Wave \u0026 Gold-Toned Leaves Cast Resin Sculpture - 70cm","description":"\u003ch3\u003eDescription\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this cast resin sculpture a single wire carries five gold leaves across the open side of a brushed blue arc that curls round like a letter C and stands on black marble. Long brushed strokes run with the curve all the way round, and the blue is deepest through the body of the C, clearing to white at both tips. The leaves are shallow dishes rather than flat plates, and each sits at its own angle on the wire, so they never all catch the light together.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eFive Leaves on One Continuous Wire\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eFive forms on one continuous wire have to be balanced against each other rather than fixed one at a time, which is a different problem from hanging five separate things. The wire takes a single path from one side of the arc to the other, and every leaf on it changes the shape of that path: add one near the middle and the whole line sags towards it. So the leaves are positioned together, with the wire under its final tension, and each is moved along until the curve between them is even. That is also why they are dished rather than flat: a dish has its weight below the wire and hangs at a predictable angle, where a flat plate rotates and settles wherever it likes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt wants a plain wall close behind it, because the wire reads as a drawn line only against something empty. On a console in front of a bookcase the line disappears into the spines and the leaves look scattered; against plaster or a plain paper the drawing comes back. At 70cm it suits a sideboard, a hall console or a study shelf. Light from in front and slightly to one side puts a highlight on each dish in turn as you move past, which is the effect the varied angles were set up for.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eBalanced Against Each Other, and Delivery\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eBespoke commissions take 5–6 weeks; standard pieces take 3–4. Five leaf forms are threaded on one continuous wire, so they are balanced against each other rather than fixed one at a time, and that is the stage that sets the schedule. The leaves can be made as fish or as petals, and the wire can carry three of them or seven. The arc is drawn to any span, and the leaves come gold-toned, chromed or blackened. It travels in one braced case with the wire and the leaves packed separately from the arc, and they go on after the arc is standing: the wire is fitted first, then each leaf is threaded and positioned by hand. Our main studios are in the UK (Birmingham) and Dubai, with additional global workshops.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFive gold leaves threaded on one wire across a brushed blue C point the way to our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/organic-sculptures\"\u003eorganic sculptures\u003c\/a\u003e, our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/metal-sculptures\"\u003emetal 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\u003e70cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWidth\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e68cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDepth\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e22cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMaterial\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCast Resin with Gold-Toned Leaves on Marble\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Giant Sculptures","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54026324803931,"sku":"L123","price":1699.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0869\/3383\/2027\/files\/L123.jpg?v=1791887809","url":"https:\/\/giant-sculptures.com\/products\/blue-wave-and-gilt-leaves-cast-resin-sculpture-70cm","provider":"Giant Sculptures","version":"1.0","type":"link"}