{"product_id":"brown-spiral-relief-sphere-resin-sculpture-25cm","title":"Brown Spiral Relief Sphere Resin Sculpture - 25cm","description":"\u003ch3\u003eDescription\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eA ball of translucent, deeply amber resin, carrying raised spirals over the whole of its surface. The spirals vary in size and wind in both directions, and they are lifted clear of the body rather than cut into it. The material darkens where two spirals cross. No cradle or ring comes with it, so it is set down on whatever it is given.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eA Repeat That Cannot Repeat\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eA repeating motif on a sphere cannot actually repeat, and that is the whole design problem here rather than a detail of it. Lay the same spiral out on a flat sheet and wrap it round and the ones near the poles crowd together while the ones at the equator stretch, which is the map-maker's difficulty arriving in a casting. Drawing them individually is the only way out, and it means there is no master unit to repeat: every spiral on this surface was placed against its neighbours and against the curve it sits on. What the eye reads as a pattern is a set of one-off decisions, and it is the reason the piece stands up to being picked up and turned.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is a piece to be handled, so it belongs where someone can reach it: a desk, a low table, a shelf at hand height. It has no flat face and will roll, so it wants either a shallow dish under it or a surface with a lip. The amber is deep enough to need direct light to open up, and a lamp close beside it does far more than a bright room. Twenty-five centimetres is not large but it is heavy for its size, so a light shelf is the wrong place.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eThe Relief, the Body, and Delivery\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvery standard piece is made in 3–4 weeks, and every bespoke commission in 5–6. The relief is drawn deeper or the spirals spaced further apart, the body is lifted toward honey or run to green, and the sphere is cast at other diameters. A version with the spirals cut INTO the surface rather than raised on it is made and reads completely differently, since incised lines fill with shadow while raised ones catch light. A turned stand is offered separately. It is packed in one box in a shaped bed and one person lifts it. Our main studios are in the UK (Birmingham) and Dubai, with additional global workshops.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA ball worked over every part of itself is \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/organic-sculptures\"\u003eorganic sculpture\u003c\/a\u003e; the amber body is \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/resin-sculptures\"\u003eresin sculpture\u003c\/a\u003e; and relief this shallow is \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/indoor-sculptures\"\u003eindoor sculpture\u003c\/a\u003e work.\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\u003e25cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWidth\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e25cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDepth\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e25cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMaterial\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCast Amber Resin\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Giant Sculptures","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54069249605979,"sku":"X237","price":2092.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0869\/3383\/2027\/files\/X237.jpg?v=1790958392","url":"https:\/\/giant-sculptures.com\/products\/brown-spiral-relief-sphere-resin-sculpture-25cm","provider":"Giant Sculptures","version":"1.0","type":"link"}