{"product_id":"clear-turning-woman-bust-cast-resin-sculpture-85cm","title":"Clear Turning Woman Bust Cast Resin Sculpture - 85cm","description":"\u003ch3\u003eDescription\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this cast resin sculpture the head turns against the line of the shoulders rather than facing forward, so the neck is under tension and the bust has a front and a profile that read quite differently. The drapery is gathered high at one shoulder and falls in fine parallel folds rather than broad ones. Under it is a turned socle with ring mouldings, part of the same piece. Everything is optically clear resin, the socle included.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eA Head Turned Against the Line of the Shoulders\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eFine parallel folds are harder in clear material than deep ones. Each fold is a small change of thickness, and small changes of thickness in clear resin are faint changes of tone, so folds cut too shallow disappear and folds cut too deep turn into a set of grey stripes. The pitch is set out on the model and then checked in the material before the run is committed. Turning the head introduces the other difficulty: the neck is the narrowest section carrying the heaviest part, and a turn puts that section in torsion, so it is left fuller than it looks and the fullness is hidden in the hair falling behind the ear.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA bust reads at eye level and nowhere else, which at 85cm means a low console or a plinth rather than a table. A turned head wants somewhere to turn toward, so set it at an angle to the wall and let the face look down a room or into a hall instead of across a corner. Clear resin needs a plain ground behind it or the folds are lost in whatever is on the wall. Light from the shoulder side finds the drapery; light from the front flattens it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eFold Pitch, Socle Depth and Where a Bust Should Sit\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eOnce ordered, a standard piece takes 3–4 weeks and a bespoke one 5–6. Fold pitch is set at order, from these fine parallels to a broad classical drape, and the head turn is open in either direction. The socle can be taken deeper or shallower and its square foot left off, and the bust can be cut higher or fuller at the chest. A tint runs through the piece in a smoke, an amber or a soft green, and a frosted finish is offered. Size is cut to order. It arrives in one crate, upright, with the head cased separately inside it, and is a two-person lift. Our main studios are in the UK (Birmingham) and Dubai, with additional global workshops.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA bust turning against its shoulders belongs with our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/figurative-sculptures\"\u003efigurative sculptures\u003c\/a\u003e; fine parallel folds lead to our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/classic-sculptures\"\u003eclassic sculptures\u003c\/a\u003e, and a head cast in clear resin 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\u003e85cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWidth\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e44cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDepth\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e38cm\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":54017123647835,"sku":"R019","price":4117.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0869\/3383\/2027\/files\/R019.jpg?v=1791304066","url":"https:\/\/giant-sculptures.com\/products\/clear-turning-woman-bust-cast-resin-sculpture-85cm","provider":"Giant Sculptures","version":"1.0","type":"link"}