{"product_id":"clear-half-bark-log-resin-sculpture-45cm","title":"Clear Half-Bark Log Resin Sculpture - 45cm","description":"\u003ch3\u003eDescription\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis block presents two completely different faces at once: a pale cream timber face on one side, and on the side next to it a wide, glossy, almost black bark face. The two meet at a corner of the block, so from any position in front of it you see one of each, and the end grain shows at the top as a broad disc ringed in darker wood.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eA Cream Face and a Black Bark Face at a Corner\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe log is turned so the split between bark and timber falls on a corner rather than in the middle of a face, and that one decision is what the piece is about. Stand square to either side and you get a single material; stand at the corner and you get both, with the pale cream and the near-black meeting on the arris and nothing in between them. The bark on this piece is unusually glossy and smooth for bark, closer to a hide than to the fibrous kind, so the contrast is in colour rather than in texture. The cream timber is faint-grained with a small knot or two. A high-clarity resin lets the pale cream face read at its own colour.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt 45cm, on a slim footprint, it stands as a markedly vertical block in a room, and the top holds a lamp or a narrow tray. It rewards being placed out in a room rather than against a wall, because pushed into a corner it loses one of its two faces. In an open position it reads differently from each direction, which is unusual in a block. The cream face lifts a dark corner and the bark face grounds a pale one. Indoor use only.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eWhich Face to Turn to the Room\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eSet aside 3–4 weeks for a standard piece and 5–6 weeks for a bespoke commission. Because the two faces are so different, orientation is the decision that matters most on this block and it is made when the piece is placed, not when it is ordered. Cream to the room reads light and quiet, with the bark as a shadow glimpsed at the corner. Bark to the room reads as a dark monolith, with the cream as a bright edge. Corner to the room gives both at once and is what the piece was designed for. It is worth trying all three before deciding, and it is the reason this block should not be built into an alcove. The bark-to-timber proportion can be specified at order, from a narrow bark strip to a bark-dominated block, and other block heights are made on the same square plan. A base this narrow under a block this tall makes it unsteady until it is down, so it is set on the floor first and lifted onto furniture second. Our main studios are in the UK (Birmingham) and Dubai, with additional global workshops.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHalf bark and half bare wood, meeting at one corner, this block sits naturally in our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/organic-sculptures\"\u003eorganic sculptures\u003c\/a\u003e; its glass-clear body suits our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/resin-sculptures\"\u003eresin sculptures\u003c\/a\u003e, and its upright stance our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/abstract-sculptures\"\u003eabstract 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\u003e45cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWidth\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e30cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDepth\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e30cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMaterial\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eClear Resin with Solid Timber\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Giant Sculptures","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53958549143899,"sku":"J018","price":3442.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0869\/3383\/2027\/files\/J018.jpg?v=1791373696","url":"https:\/\/giant-sculptures.com\/products\/clear-half-bark-log-resin-sculpture-45cm","provider":"Giant Sculptures","version":"1.0","type":"link"}