{"product_id":"clear-standing-tiger-cast-resin-sculpture-66cm","title":"Clear Standing Tiger Cast Resin Sculpture - 66cm","description":"\u003ch3\u003eDescription\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe tiger in this cast resin sculpture takes its weight on the hind legs with both forepaws up on a low rock worked into the base. The head is turned out toward the viewer and held level, the mouth closed. The stripes are not painted: they are cut into the surface as shallow ridges running down the flanks and across the shoulders, so they read as texture rather than as pattern. The animal is optically clear and polished throughout.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eStripes Cut Into a Body With No Colour\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003ePutting stripes on a colourless animal means they have to be legible as relief alone, and relief on a clear body is read through the material as well as on it. Cut too deep, each stripe throws a bright line right through the animal and the body fills with light it does not want; cut too shallow, the pattern disappears at two paces. The depth is therefore set once on a trial surface and held everywhere, and the spacing is set out from the spine down so the stripes converge properly at the belly. The head is the other passage. It is turned against the line of the body, so the neck carries a twist that has to look easy, and the muscles under the jaw are the only part of the animal modelled deeply.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt 66cm this wants a surface with room in front of it: a sideboard, a hearth or the top of a low bookcase. It reads along its length from the side, then turns to meet you, so give it a quarter angle to the room rather than square on. Light from one side is what fills the cut stripes with shadow; a light directly above finds the back and leaves the flanks empty. On a dark surface the whole animal comes forward as an outline.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eSurface, Scale and What Arrives\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eWork on a bespoke commission runs to 5–6 weeks, on a standard piece to 3–4. Colour is settled at order: this clear body, an amber, a smoke, a green or a solid opaque finish, and gold or silver leaf can be suspended through the material. The stripes can be cut deeper for a stronger pattern or left off altogether for a plain animal, and the rock under the forepaws is made as here, as a plain plinth, or not at all. Any scale is cut to order. It arrives in one fitted crate lying on its side with the legs braced and nothing to assemble; lift it under the chest and the haunches together, never by a leg. Our main studios are in the UK (Birmingham) and Dubai, with additional global workshops.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA clear tiger with its forepaws raised belongs with our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/animal-sculptures\"\u003eanimal sculptures\u003c\/a\u003e; stripes cut as shallow ridges lead to our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/figurative-sculptures\"\u003efigurative sculptures\u003c\/a\u003e, and a colourless body read as relief joins our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/contemporary-modern-sculptures\"\u003econtemporary and modern 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\u003e40cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWidth\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e66cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDepth\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e24cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMaterial\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOptically Clear Cast Resin\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Giant Sculptures","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54020755030363,"sku":"R327","price":4320.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0869\/3383\/2027\/files\/R327.jpg?v=1791316562","url":"https:\/\/giant-sculptures.com\/products\/clear-standing-tiger-cast-resin-sculpture-66cm","provider":"Giant Sculptures","version":"1.0","type":"link"}