{"product_id":"clear-iridescent-dome-resin-sculpture-49cm","title":"Clear Iridescent Dome Resin Sculpture - 49cm","description":"\u003ch3\u003eDescription\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eA cast resin sculpture in the form of a dome, close to half a sphere, colourless under an iridescent film. It is a good deal wider than it is tall, its sides coming down almost upright to the rim, and the wall is thick enough that the edge shows as a band of solid material rather than a line. The film sits on the surface and not in the body, so the colour is a sheen that moves as you move: green and violet through the crown, with a teal blue and a touch of rose, clearing almost to colourless where the sides steepen towards the rim. Underneath, the whole floor is visible through it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eAn Iridescent Film Read Through a Curve\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eA curved surface is the hard place to put an iridescent film, and it is worth saying why. On a flat panel the film shows one colour to a given viewer, because every part of the surface stands at the same angle to the eye. On a dome no two parts of the surface do, so the film returns a whole gradient at once and any unevenness in how it was laid becomes a stripe rather than a patch. The resin has to be optically clean first: on a curve this smooth, a bubble that would be lost in a slab reads as a mark. Then the surface is brought to a true polish across the whole curve, because the film records the surface it was laid on and a flat spot in the polish shows as a flat spot in the colour. The rim is worked last, square and even, so the dome sits down without rocking.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBeing low and wide, this is a table piece rather than a shelf one. It wants to be looked down on from standing height, which is where the gradient across the crown resolves, so a low coffee table or a broad ottoman tray suits it better than a bookcase. Put it where light arrives from the side rather than straight down: overhead light bounces off the crown and washes the film out, while raking light drags the colour across the curve. It reads best on a dark or plain surface, since whatever it stands on is visible through it and a patterned cloth competes with the sheen.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eTint, Scale and Getting It Onto the Table\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eOurs is a 3–4 week build as standard, and a 5–6 week build when the commission is bespoke. The film is specified at order: this green-to-violet shift, a single cool tint, a warm gold, or a plain untreated clear dome with no film at all. The body can be tinted through instead of surfaced, which gives a steadier colour and loses the movement. Diameter and rise are both open, from a small paperweight up to a piece that needs two hands to shift, and the wall thickness goes with it. It is lifted by the rim rather than the crown, so that no hand rests on the polished curve. Our main studios are in the UK (Birmingham) and Dubai, with additional global workshops.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA dome keeps to pure form, so it shelves with \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/abstract-sculptures\"\u003eabstract sculpture\u003c\/a\u003e, is poured like everything in \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/resin-sculptures\"\u003ecast resin sculpture\u003c\/a\u003e, and holds its film best among \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\u003e28cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWidth\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e49cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDepth\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e49cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMaterial\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCast Resin under an Iridescent Film\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Giant Sculptures","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54022600720731,"sku":"C006-9","price":3925.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0869\/3383\/2027\/files\/C006-9.jpg?v=1792004462","url":"https:\/\/giant-sculptures.com\/products\/clear-iridescent-dome-resin-sculpture-49cm","provider":"Giant Sculptures","version":"1.0","type":"link"}