{"product_id":"clear-fissured-scholars-rock-resin-sculpture-54cm","title":"Clear Fissured Scholar's Rock Resin Sculpture - 54cm","description":"\u003ch3\u003eDescription\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis resin sculpture is a fissured rock, sold with the black marble block it stands on. It carries no colour at all and only one opening, a small oval set high on the right, which makes it a very quiet piece. Everything is therefore done by the surface: the whole mass is broken into fissures, facets and deep re-entrant hollows, with sharp spurs standing out along the top edge.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eOne Opening, and a Surface Doing All the Work\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith no colour and almost no void, this piece has to hold attention on its modelling alone, and it does that by never presenting a flat face. Fissures run down the mass at different angles and depths, some barely a groove and some cutting in far enough to make a separate lobe. Between them the material is faceted rather than rounded, so an arris runs along most edges and picks up a hard bright line, and the deeper hollows go almost black by contrast. The single opening is small, high and off to one side, and its placement is what stops the mass reading as symmetrical. Along the top a row of short spurs breaks the outline. Below the middle the form draws in to a waist and then spreads onto the block, so the whole object is heavier above than below.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt 54cm it suits a sideboard, a wide shelf or a study, where it can be seen against something dark, and the block needs nothing under it. Because it is colourless and unpierced, a pale wall behind gives it almost nothing to work with, whereas a dark ground turns every facet into a bright line and the hollows into shadow. Side light is what it wants, and it also reads well under a downlight, since the spurs along the top catch it. Turn the single opening towards the room. Indoor use only.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eThe Colourway It Is Also Made In, and How Deep the Fissures Run\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eMost pieces are standard and take 3–4 weeks; a bespoke commission takes 5–6. This form is also made in an aqua with gold flecks through it, which is a very different object: the colour fills the hollows and the flecks catch in the fissures, and it reads warm where the colourless version reads cold. If the piece is going against a pale wall that version is the better answer. On the modelling: the fissures can be cut deeper for a more broken mass or eased back for something closer to a worn boulder, and the spurs along the top can be left off. The opening runs from one, as here, to four, though beyond two the object stops being the quiet piece it was designed as. It can be made at other heights, keeping the same proportions. It ships with the block fitted, boxed with the spurs individually packed, and one person can handle it. Our main studios are in the UK (Birmingham) and Dubai, with additional global workshops.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA colourless rock broken into fissures belongs with our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/abstract-sculptures\"\u003eabstract sculptures\u003c\/a\u003e; one small opening set high on a faceted mass suits our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/indoor-sculptures\"\u003eindoor sculptures\u003c\/a\u003e, and clear resin worked into spurs and hollows places it among our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/resin-sculptures\"\u003eresin sculptures\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSpecification\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ctable class=\"spec_table\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHeight\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e48cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWidth\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e22cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDepth\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e10cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBase\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e20 x 15 x 6cm, Included\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMaterial\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImported Clear Resin with Black Marble Base\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Giant Sculptures","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53956671209819,"sku":"T024","price":1754.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0869\/3383\/2027\/files\/T024.jpg?v=1790858028","url":"https:\/\/giant-sculptures.com\/products\/clear-fissured-scholars-rock-resin-sculpture-54cm","provider":"Giant Sculptures","version":"1.0","type":"link"}