{"product_id":"clear-lowered-head-horse-forequarters-resin-sculpture-122cm","title":"Clear Lowered-Head Horse Forequarters Resin Sculpture - 122cm","description":"\u003ch3\u003eDescription\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis cast resin sculpture is the front half of a horse and no more: the head is carried right down towards the ground, the neck arches over, the mane lifts along its crest, and the two forelegs reach forward and down. Behind the shoulder the animal simply ends on a cut. It is optically clear throughout and stands on a thin plate of stainless steel, so the whole mass appears to be balanced on the reaching legs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eWhere the Animal Stops Is the Decision\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eEverything depends on where the cut falls and what the cut face does. Too far back and the piece reads as a broken horse; too far forward and the gesture of the neck has nothing behind it to come from. The line is taken just behind the shoulder, following the muscle rather than crossing it square, and the face itself is left as a worked plane rather than polished to a mirror, because a mirrored cut turns into a bright blank shape and pulls the eye away from the head. The crest is the other slow passage, and a crest is not a mane: the strands stand away from the neck rather than lying over it, so each is worked free on both faces and at this length that is the slowest part of the animal. The steel plate is machined flat and the resin foot is bedded onto it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe view is from the side. Only from there do the arc of the neck and the reach of the legs read as one movement, so give it a wall to run along or the length of a room, never a corner. It is a floor piece. Set it against daylight and the whole clear mass fills, so the cut face reads bright while the lowered head stays in shadow. Leave room in front for the legs to reach into and do not push the head against a wall; the space the head is reaching towards is part of the piece.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eThe Cut, the Plate and Two-Person Placement\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlan for 3–4 weeks on a standard piece and 5–6 weeks on a bespoke commission. Where the cut falls is set at order, from this shoulder line back to the full animal. The plate comes in this stainless steel, a black granite or a dark timber, and a deeper plinth is available where more height is wanted. A tint runs through the resin in amber, smoke or a soft green, and frosting is offered instead of the gloss. Any scale is cut to order. It travels in a fitted crate with the plate packed separately and goes together on site with no tools; two people should lift it, taking the weight under the chest and never by the head or a leg. Our main studios are in the UK (Birmingham) and Dubai, with additional global workshops.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHorse forequarters with the head carried low belong with our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/horse-sculptures\"\u003ehorse sculptures\u003c\/a\u003e; a neck arching over reaching legs leads to our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/animal-sculptures\"\u003eanimal sculptures\u003c\/a\u003e, and clear resin on a steel plate joins 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\u003e120cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWidth\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e89cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDepth\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e34cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBase\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e95 x 45 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 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":54018539749723,"sku":"R141","price":9990.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0869\/3383\/2027\/files\/R141.jpg?v=1791309117","url":"https:\/\/giant-sculptures.com\/products\/clear-lowered-head-horse-forequarters-resin-sculpture-122cm","provider":"Giant Sculptures","version":"1.0","type":"link"}