{"product_id":"clear-gold-flecked-level-armed-torso-resin-sculpture-26cm","title":"Clear Gold-Flecked Level-Armed Torso Resin Sculpture - 26cm","description":"\u003ch3\u003eDescription\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis cast resin sculpture is a torso with both arms cut off level at the shoulder and a short neck stump standing above them, so the whole piece reads as a rough cross when seen from the front. It is hewn rather than modelled: the chest, the back and both arm stumps are broad flat planes meeting at hard edges. The gold leaf lies within the resin rather than on its surface, scattered through the arms, the chest and the lower body alike.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eBroad Planes and Gold Leaf Held in the Body\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eGold leaf inside a casting is a placing problem, not a gilding one. Leaf dropped in loose drifts to the bottom of the mould and leaves the upper body empty, so it goes in against the walls of the tool where the resin will hold it, and the density is set before anything is poured. The planes are then cut into the cured block, which is the right order: cutting through a leaf-filled body exposes gold at the surface as a bright fleck rather than a smear, and a plane cut before the leaf settles would have to be cut again. Every arris is left sharp. The base is ground flat so a piece this small stands without a mount.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt 26cm the torso is a shelf and desk piece, and two or three small torsos set together are worth more than any one of them: the planes catch light at different angles and the leaf reads differently in each. Side light coming in a little above the piece is what lifts the gold out of the clear body. A dark surface underneath doubles the flecks by reflection.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eLeaf Density, Plane Size and Ordering a Group\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe standard build is 3–4 weeks and the bespoke build 5–6. Leaf density is set at order, from this heavy gathering to a scatter of single flecks, and silver or copper leaf is offered instead of gold. Plane size is open, which takes the piece from this coarse hewn look to something closer to a modelled figure. Scale is cut to order. Where several are ordered they are poured in one batch so the leaf reads as one family. It travels boxed and sleeved and is a one-person carry. Our main studios are in the UK (Birmingham) and Dubai, with additional global workshops.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA level-armed torso with a neck stump belongs with our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/classic-sculptures\"\u003eclassic sculptures\u003c\/a\u003e; hewn planes with sharp arrises lead to our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/abstract-sculptures\"\u003eabstract sculptures\u003c\/a\u003e, and gold flecks trapped in the casting join 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\u003e26cm\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\u003e11cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMaterial\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOptically Clear Cast Resin with Gold Leaf\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Giant Sculptures","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54017123909979,"sku":"R038","price":1417.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0869\/3383\/2027\/files\/R038.jpg?v=1791305392","url":"https:\/\/giant-sculptures.com\/products\/clear-gold-flecked-level-armed-torso-resin-sculpture-26cm","provider":"Giant Sculptures","version":"1.0","type":"link"}