{"product_id":"clear-gold-broken-ring-resin-sculpture-42cm","title":"Clear Gold Broken Ring Resin Sculpture - 42cm","description":"\u003ch3\u003eDescription\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eA colourless ring of cast resin, opened at one side so the circle does not close, its arc polished to a clear, glassy finish. A rough gold mass is cast onto each of the two ends facing the gap, and brown ink runs down through the arc beneath them. It stands on a black marble base, which is included.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eThe Break Is Drawn, Not Found\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eA broken ring is only convincing if the break looks like something that happened to it, and in a cast object nothing happens to it: every edge of that gap was decided at the pattern stage and cut into the tool. The difficulty is that a real fracture in a brittle material runs along a surface the eye recognises, with a coarse zone where it started and a smooth one where it ran out, and a modelled break drawn freehand almost never has that. So the two faces here are drawn as a matched pair, one the negative of the other, and then the gold is laid into both. The gold is what settles it: it fills the volume the break would have left and nothing else on the piece carries that texture.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe gap is the object, so the light has to be behind it and not on it. A shelf with a window beyond, a lamp set back on the same surface, or an open run where the wall behind is pale all work; against a dark wall the ring closes up and reads as a solid disc. At 42cm it will sit on a narrow ledge or a bookshelf, where it should be met square rather than from an angle.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eThe Gap, the Gold, and Getting It Home\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eCount on the difference between standard and bespoke: 3–4 weeks or 5–6. The gap is drawn wider or almost closed, the gold is laid coarse or fine, and the ink is run heavier or left out altogether. The span itself can be drawn wider at order, which makes the break read from across a room. A frosted body is also offered and stops the light passing through the arc, which turns the piece from a drawing into an object. It travels in one flat case with the gap bridged internally so nothing bears across it, the marble packed separately, and one person lifts it. Our main studios are in the UK (Birmingham) and Dubai, with additional global workshops.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA circle interrupted is \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/organic-sculptures\"\u003eorganic sculpture\u003c\/a\u003e; the clear arc is \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/resin-sculptures\"\u003eresin sculpture\u003c\/a\u003e; and a break lit from behind wants \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\u003e36cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWidth\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e36cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDepth\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e8cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBase\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e20 x 15 x 6cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMaterial\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eClear Cast Resin with Gold Leaf and Brown Ink on Black Marble\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Giant Sculptures","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54069247541595,"sku":"X031","price":1754.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0869\/3383\/2027\/files\/X031.jpg?v=1790951770","url":"https:\/\/giant-sculptures.com\/products\/clear-gold-broken-ring-resin-sculpture-42cm","provider":"Giant Sculptures","version":"1.0","type":"link"}