{"product_id":"clear-cruciform-torso-cast-resin-sculpture-23cm","title":"Clear Cruciform Torso Cast Resin Sculpture - 23cm","description":"\u003ch3\u003eDescription\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eBoth arms on this cast resin sculpture are held straight out from the shoulders and the neck is a short stump, so from the front the piece reads almost as a cross rather than as a body. The faces are cut broad and flat, meeting at hard edges, and the resin is left entirely colourless. Its ground foot is little wider than the waist, which is what makes the outstretched arms look unlikely.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eArms Straight Out, and a Piece That Reads as a Cross\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eArms held level are a cantilever, and at this scale that is decided by how much material is left at the shoulder rather than by any fixing. Each arm is left fuller where it leaves the body and worked back toward the end, which is also what stops it reading as a stick. The two are cut to match without being identical: a truly symmetrical pair reads as machined, and the whole idiom of the piece is hewn. The foot is ground flat and the piece is stood and re-stood while it is worked, because a cross form leans visibly at half a degree.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSmall, symmetrical and frontal, at 23cm it wants to stand square to the room rather than turned, on a shelf, a mantel or a desk facing forward. The outstretched arms give it width, so leave clear space to either side rather than crowding it. Against a dark ground the colourless body reads as an outline; against a pale one it nearly disappears, which is worth choosing deliberately one way or the other.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eArm Length, Tint and Standing It Without a Mount\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eOurs is a 3–4 week build as standard, and a 5–6 week build when the commission is bespoke. Arm length is set at order and it changes the reading completely: run them out and the piece becomes a cross, bring them in and it becomes a figure. Tints of smoke, amber, green or pale blue can be run through the body, and leaf in gold, silver or copper is a further option at the pour. Scale is cut to order. Pieces ordered together are poured in one batch so the family matches. It arrives boxed and sleeved as a one-person carry and stands on any flat surface without a mount. Our main studios are in the UK (Birmingham) and Dubai, with additional global workshops.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA torso holding its arms straight out like a cross belongs with our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/classic-sculptures\"\u003eclassic sculptures\u003c\/a\u003e; broad flat faces meeting at hard edges lead to our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/abstract-sculptures\"\u003eabstract sculptures\u003c\/a\u003e, and resin left entirely colourless joins our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/resin-sculptures\"\u003eresin 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\u003e23cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWidth\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e23cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDepth\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMaterial\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOptically Clear Cast Resin\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Giant Sculptures","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54017124434267,"sku":"R042","price":1417.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0869\/3383\/2027\/files\/R042.jpg?v=1791305426","url":"https:\/\/giant-sculptures.com\/products\/clear-cruciform-torso-cast-resin-sculpture-23cm","provider":"Giant Sculptures","version":"1.0","type":"link"}