{"product_id":"clear-wide-armed-torso-cast-resin-sculpture-34cm","title":"Clear Wide-Armed Torso Cast Resin Sculpture - 34cm","description":"\u003ch3\u003eDescription\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this cast resin sculpture both arms are raised and spread wide from a waist that is narrower than either of them, so the piece opens upward like a shallow V and puts most of its mass above the middle. There is no neck to speak of. The footprint is small - narrower than the waist - and the whole thing is colourless, so what you read is two planes lifting away from a point.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eOpening Upward From a Narrow Waist\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eA form that opens upward is top-heavy by design, and the fix is not a weight in the base but the taper of the arms. Each is worked thinner toward the tip until the centre of mass drops back over the foot, and the point at which that happens is found on the piece rather than calculated. The arms are set at slightly different angles on purpose: matched exactly they read as a symbol rather than a body. The foot is barely wider than the waist and is flatted last, after the arms are final, because every cut above it moves the balance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn upward-opening piece wants height above it rather than width beside it, so at 34cm it suits a shelf with clear air over it, a windowsill, or the top of a low run of cabinets - not a place where a shelf sits close above. It reads well on its own, since the two raised arms already make a gesture and a neighbour would compete with it. Side light down the inner faces of the arms is what shows the taper.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eArm Angle, Tint and Standing a Top-Heavy Form\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlan for 3–4 weeks on a standard piece and 5–6 weeks on a bespoke commission. Arm angle is set at order, from this wide opening to a narrow lift, and the arms can be run longer or cut back. Colour is carried through the resin as an amber, a pale blue, a smoke or a green, with gold, silver or copper leaf offered besides. Scale is cut to order, and a stone or timber block can be set beneath it. Pieces ordered at the same time are made together, so the family matches. It arrives boxed and sleeved as a one-person carry. Our main studios are in the UK (Birmingham) and Dubai, with additional global workshops.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA torso opening upward into two raised arms belongs with our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/classic-sculptures\"\u003eclassic sculptures\u003c\/a\u003e; a V of planes lifting from a point leads to our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/abstract-sculptures\"\u003eabstract sculptures\u003c\/a\u003e, and a colourless body 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\u003e24.5cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWidth\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e33.5cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDepth\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e10cm\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":54017124565339,"sku":"R044","price":1417.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0869\/3383\/2027\/files\/R044.jpg?v=1791305437","url":"https:\/\/giant-sculptures.com\/products\/clear-wide-armed-torso-cast-resin-sculpture-34cm","provider":"Giant Sculptures","version":"1.0","type":"link"}