{"product_id":"clear-ribbed-curling-wave-cast-resin-sculpture-144cm","title":"Clear Ribbed Curling Wave Cast Resin Sculpture - 144cm","description":"\u003ch3\u003eDescription\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eA clear wave curled back on itself in cast resin, this sculpture has its entire surface worked into close flowing ribs that follow the curve rather than cut across it. The ribs are shallow and irregular, swelling and thinning like streaks in running water, but close enough together to read as a texture from across a room and as separate lines from arm's length. The block it stands on is colourless as well, so the wave appears to be standing on nothing much at all.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eRibs That Follow the Curve, Not Across It\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eA rib that follows a curve has to bend with it the whole way along, and here every one does: the ribs climb the body of the wave, swing round where it turns back on itself and fan out into the tongue at the top and the fingered tail at the foot. None of them is ruled or repeated. Each one widens, narrows and merges with its neighbours, so the curl reads as water caught in motion rather than as a patterned surface. The resin is colourless throughout, which leaves every rib to be drawn by light alone, and the open hollow of the curl is ribbed as fully as its outer edge.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe ribs only show when a light is set low to one side of it, so it wants a single strong source rather than an evenly lit room. Under flat general light the whole surface goes to one grey and the piece reads as a plain curl of material. One lamp off to the side, low down, and every rib picks up a line of its own. It is worth turning the piece so the curl opens away from that lamp rather than towards it, because the inside of the curve then fills with reflected light and the two faces separate. At 144cm on its block it is meant for the floor, in a hall, on a landing or at a turn of the stair, and anywhere it can be given one deliberate source will suit it better than a bright room.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eWorked Round the Inside as Well, and Delivery\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eBespoke commissions take 5–6 weeks; standard pieces take 3–4. The ribbing runs unbroken over every face including the inside of the curl. The rib pitch is set at order, a smoke grey is available in place of the colourless casting, and the block comes in acrylic or in stone. The height of the block is set at order as well, and the curl is drawn tighter or opened out to suit the position. The block travels separately and the wave is bedded onto it on site, which is the only assembly there is: both are faced and crated together, and the wave is handled by its heavy foot. Our main studios are in the UK (Birmingham) and Dubai, with additional global workshops.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe block under it is \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/acrylic-sculptures\"\u003eacrylic sculpture\u003c\/a\u003e; the ribbed curl above is \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/organic-sculptures\"\u003eorganic sculpture\u003c\/a\u003e; and ribs that only show in raking light are \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\u003e128cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWidth\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e80cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDepth\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e35cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBase\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e50 x 30 x 16cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMaterial\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eClear Cast Resin on an Acrylic Block\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Giant Sculptures","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54029414498651,"sku":"L219","price":6729.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0869\/3383\/2027\/files\/L219.jpg?v=1791903600","url":"https:\/\/giant-sculptures.com\/products\/clear-ribbed-curling-wave-cast-resin-sculpture-144cm","provider":"Giant Sculptures","version":"1.0","type":"link"}