{"product_id":"cognac-amber-and-clear-curling-splash-resin-sculpture-81cm","title":"Cognac Amber \u0026 Clear Curling Splash Resin Sculpture - 81cm","description":"\u003ch3\u003eDescription\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis cast resin sculpture gathers a cognac amber in the bowl at its foot, and the colour is spent by the time the arms leave it, so the upper half is colourless water curling back over what is beneath. In the hollow the amber is at its darkest, almost red-brown, and it lightens as the material rises, and the change happens inside the body rather than at any visible edge. Above it the arms arch over and turn back on themselves, so the piece leans forward over its own foot.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eCognac Amber Below, Colourless Above\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eA tint that ends is a harder thing to make than a tint that fades out at an edge. Here the amber has to be used up by a particular height, the height where the arms leave the bowl, and it has to get there gradually enough that no boundary is visible anywhere. Too short and there is a band of colour with clear above it; too long and the arms carry amber into the part of the piece that is meant to be weightless. The arms themselves are the second problem, because they curl back over the bowl and return to it on a slender clear arch, which puts the whole upper half out over the foot and makes the amber below it the counterweight as well as the colour.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe arms curl over the front, so it wants to be met square on rather than approached from the side. From the side the arms overlap one another and the space between them closes; from the front they open out and the bowl is visible underneath them. That makes it a piece for the end of a run rather than the middle of one, and at 81cm it belongs on a sideboard or console that closes a hall, where it can be approached head on. It leans forward, so it also wants a surface with a little depth in front of it rather than behind. Light from in front and low fills the amber; light from above puts the bowl in the shadow of its own arms.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eWhere the Colour Stops, and Delivery\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eMost pieces are standard and take 3–4 weeks; a bespoke commission takes 5–6. The amber stops part way up and the arms above it are colourless, and where that change happens decides whether it reads as one piece. The amber is run further up the body or held back at the bowl, made deeper or paler, and the arms are drawn open or closed. The scale is set at order. Delivery is one foam-lined case, the arms faced separately and the bowl packed below them, and there is nothing to assemble: it is lifted by the bowl and never by an arm. Our main studios are in the UK (Birmingham) and Dubai, with additional global workshops.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA cognac bowl under colourless arms puts this splash with our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/organic-sculptures\"\u003eorganic sculptures\u003c\/a\u003e; the amber held in it ranks among our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/resin-sculptures\"\u003eresin sculptures\u003c\/a\u003e; and arms that curl over the front keep it with our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/indoor-sculptures\"\u003eindoor 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\u003e81cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWidth\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e64cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDepth\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e28cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMaterial\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCognac Amber and 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":54029412630875,"sku":"L002","price":2576.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0869\/3383\/2027\/files\/L002.jpg?v=1791822156","url":"https:\/\/giant-sculptures.com\/products\/cognac-amber-and-clear-curling-splash-resin-sculpture-81cm","provider":"Giant Sculptures","version":"1.0","type":"link"}