{"product_id":"clear-gold-leaf-plumed-beast-on-a-base-20cm","title":"Clear Gold-Leaf Plumed Beast on a Base - 20cm","description":"\u003ch3\u003eDescription\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eUp on its haunches like a dog with the chest forward and the forelegs straight, the beast in this resin sculpture lays two pointed ears back along the skull. Behind it the tail rises vertically and breaks into a plume of separate curls that reaches almost as high as the head. The leaf lies at different depths in the animal and in its base, so the flecks underneath read as a bed of light and the ones in the body as a scatter.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eA Tail That Stands Up Behind It\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eA tail that stands vertically is carrying its own weight the whole way up with nothing behind it, and it is made of separate curls rather than one mass, so each curl is undercut and each has to be thin enough to read as a plume and thick enough not to be the piece's weak point. They are cut from the tip down, which is the only order that leaves the root accessible. The ears are the other slow passage: laid back along the skull, they are read against the head behind them rather than against the air, so their edges are undercut deeply enough to hold a line of shadow of their own.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt twenty centimetres including the base this belongs where it can be seen closely: a desk, a shelf at eye level, a hall chest, a cabinet top. It sits well beside books, where the vertical tail answers the spines. Light it from the side or the front, so the leaf catches and the curls keep their shadows; a light from directly above closes the plume into one shape. It faces forward and the composition is symmetrical, so square to the room suits it better than an angle.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eThe Set of Four, the Colour and What Arrives\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eMaking a standard piece takes 3–4 weeks, and making a bespoke one 5–6. Three more beasts complete the set, each a different animal, and they are made so the group can be collected one at a time. Gold leaf in a clear body is how it comes; an amber, a green or a resin with nothing in it are all made, and the leaf can be silver or copper. The tail can be cut closer to the body where a narrower outline is wanted. Sizes go up from this one to a floor-standing beast. It arrives boxed with the base attached and the tail supported; take it under the base. Our main studios are in the UK (Birmingham) and Dubai, with additional global workshops.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA beast sitting up with its ears laid back belongs with our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/classic-sculptures\"\u003eclassic sculptures\u003c\/a\u003e; a plumed tail standing upright leads to our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/figurative-sculptures\"\u003efigurative sculptures\u003c\/a\u003e, and a beast to sit beside books joins our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/indoor-sculptures\"\u003eindoor 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\u003e15.5cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWidth\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e12cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDepth\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e7.4cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBase\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e11.2 x 8.3 x 4.5cm\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":54020810899803,"sku":"R285-3","price":1552.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0869\/3383\/2027\/files\/R285__3.jpg?v=1791315045","url":"https:\/\/giant-sculptures.com\/products\/clear-gold-leaf-plumed-beast-on-a-base-20cm","provider":"Giant Sculptures","version":"1.0","type":"link"}