{"product_id":"clear-horse-forequarters-on-steel-100cm","title":"Clear Horse Forequarters on Steel - 100cm","description":"\u003ch3\u003eDescription\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis cast resin sculpture is a horse cut off behind the shoulder. What is left is the head, the neck, the chest and both forelegs, with the mane running back along the crest, and the whole of it comes down onto a single foreleg planted on a steel plate. The head is lowered and turned in, so the muzzle points back toward the chest rather than out. The resin is clear and polished; the plate under it is mirror-finished stainless steel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eA Horse That Stops at the Shoulder\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eA figure that ends in the middle has to be resolved at the cut, not faded out. The section behind the shoulder is left as a clean face with the same polish as the rest, so the eye reads a deliberate edge instead of a break, and the muscles that would carry on are taken right up to that face and stopped. Balancing the mass on one foreleg is the other half. Everything above the knee leans forward of the foot, so the leg is cut heavier than a horse's really is where it meets the plate and drawn out again above; the plate itself is thick enough to hold that load without a rib under it, which is why it is steel and not resin.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith its plate, this reads as an object on a surface rather than a floor piece: a console, a broad sideboard or a low cabinet with space in front of it. The cut face wants to be turned slightly away from the way people arrive, so the head reaches into the room. The steel plate picks up whatever it stands on and doubles it, so a plain surface serves it better than a patterned one. Light from one side finds the mane and the hollow of the throat; a light overhead flattens both.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eThe Plate, the Colour and What Arrives\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eTime separates the two: a bespoke commission takes 5–6 weeks, a standard piece 3–4. The head can be set at order from this lowered turn to a raised, forward-looking head, and the animal is made from the shoulder as here or from further back through the barrel. The resin takes a smoke, an amber or a green, and a frosted body is offered where the polish is too bright. The plate is made in this mirror steel, in a brushed finish, or in black stone. Scale goes up to a full-size horse's head and beyond. It arrives with the plate cased separately and seated on site; take the weight under the chest, never by a foreleg. Our main studios are in the UK (Birmingham) and Dubai, with additional global workshops.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe front half of a horse belongs with our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/horse-sculptures\"\u003ehorse sculptures\u003c\/a\u003e; a head lowered and turned in leads to our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/animal-sculptures\"\u003eanimal sculptures\u003c\/a\u003e, and a mirror plate of stainless steel joins our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/metal-sculptures\"\u003emetal 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\u003e98cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWidth\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e72.7cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDepth\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e27.6cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBase\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e84 x 75 x 2cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMaterial\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOptically Clear Cast Resin on Polished Stainless Steel\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Giant Sculptures","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54020810473819,"sku":"R246","price":4522.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0869\/3383\/2027\/files\/R246.jpg?v=1791313428","url":"https:\/\/giant-sculptures.com\/products\/clear-horse-forequarters-on-steel-100cm","provider":"Giant Sculptures","version":"1.0","type":"link"}