{"product_id":"clear-and-gold-iridescent-bubble-arc-acrylic-sculpture-56cm","title":"Clear \u0026 Gold Iridescent Bubble Arc Acrylic Sculpture - 56cm","description":"\u003ch3\u003eDescription\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn acrylic sculpture built from spheres of five or six diameters: the broadest gather in a cluster at the foot, and from them a chain of spheres climbs in an arc that does not stand upright but leans out well past its own foot, turns at a broad sphere with a single sphere hanging free beneath it, and rises again to its tip. Two of the spheres, the one at the tip and one tucked behind the foot, are a matt, opaque white; the rest are clear acrylic under an iridescent film, so they carry almost no colour of their own and pick up gold, amber, blue and violet wherever a curve turns towards the light. The disc beneath is round metal, polished to a silver mirror and edged in gold, and it spans the full width of the piece, showing every one of those colours again underneath.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eAn Arc That Leans Past the Vertical\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe lean is the composition. The arc reaches far beyond the cluster it rises from, so the broad spheres at the bottom are what make it look settled, and the run of diameters up the chain is drawn to keep the line moving: it narrows as it climbs, swells again at the broad sphere where it turns, and narrows once more towards the tip. Every joint between spheres is made where the two curves touch, which on a clear body is a joint you can see through, so it is worked until it reads as a contact rather than as a fixing. The two white spheres are the full stops at either end of the line. The disc is polished last, since a mirror finish shows any hollow in the plate as a distortion in the reflection rather than on the plate.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis needs to be seen from the front and from slightly above, which puts it on a sideboard, a console or the top of a low bookcase rather than on the floor. It also needs empty air on the side it leans towards. Set against a wall on that side the lean stops reading and the piece looks like a mistake. The reflection in the disc is half the composition, so avoid a downlight directly over it: that lights the tops of the spheres and turns the disc into a bright blank. Soft light from one side, and a dark surround, is what makes the doubled arc read.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eSpheres, Balance and What Is in the Crate\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlan for 3–4 weeks on a standard piece and 5–6 weeks on a bespoke commission. The number of spheres, their grading and how far the arc leans are all drawn per piece, so a shallow arc with fewer bodies or a much steeper one are both available from this design. The film is specified at order: this near-colourless shift, a warm gold, a cool blue, or plain polished spheres with no film. The disc is offered in this silver mirror with its gold edge, a gold tone all over or a dark bronze, and in a wider diameter where the piece is to be seen in the round. It is lifted by the disc, with the arc steadied by hand, and never by a sphere. Our main studios are in the UK (Birmingham) and Dubai, with additional global workshops.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe spheres themselves are \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/acrylic-sculptures\"\u003eacrylic sculpture\u003c\/a\u003e, the lean of the arc is nearer \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/organic-sculptures\"\u003eorganic sculpture\u003c\/a\u003e, and the mirror under it wants the even light of \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/indoor-sculptures\"\u003eindoor sculpture\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\u003e47cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWidth\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e56cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDepth\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e56cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMaterial\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eClear \u0026amp; White Acrylic on a Metal Mirror Disc\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Giant Sculptures","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54022599868763,"sku":"C006-11","price":3874.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0869\/3383\/2027\/files\/C006-11.jpg?v=1792004476","url":"https:\/\/giant-sculptures.com\/products\/clear-and-gold-iridescent-bubble-arc-acrylic-sculpture-56cm","provider":"Giant Sculptures","version":"1.0","type":"link"}