{"product_id":"gold-fleck-openwork-scholars-rock-resin-sculpture-148cm","title":"Gold Fleck Openwork Scholar's Rock Resin Sculpture - 148cm","description":"\u003ch3\u003eDescription\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis openwork scholar's rock is cast in clear resin and made to stand on the floor. The mass is deeply undercut and pierced right through in half a dozen places, with the material running as broad plates and thick webs between the voids, and the whole of it rises off a narrow waisted foot. It is colourless with gold flecks throughout.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eBroad Openwork Carried on a Narrow Foot\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eScale is what makes this one different in kind rather than in degree. The openings are large enough to walk past and see a room through, so the piece reads as a screen as much as a sculpture, and the voids do more work than the material. The plates between them are broad and thin, angled so no two catch the light at once, and the webs joining them are thick and short. All of that mass then narrows towards the bottom into a waisted foot barely a fifth of the width of the crown, which is what gives a heavy object its lift. The gold flecks run right through, and at this size they read as a field rather than as individual marks. Nothing on it repeats, and at this scale that is obvious rather than a detail.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a floor piece and it needs a room to match. A hallway, a gallery, a showroom, a reception area or a wide landing all take it, and it should not go on a surface at all: at 148cm on the floor, the crown comes close to eye level. It wants clear floor on every side and something plain behind, and it is at its best where daylight comes through the openings from behind or one side. Being a screen, it also works as a room divider set away from the walls, which is the placement that earns most from the openwork. Indoor use only.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eScale, the Waisted Foot and Getting It Into a Room\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBespoke commissions take 5–6 weeks; standard pieces take 3–4. Size is the variable: the form can be made to other heights, with the plates and voids drawn to each size rather than scaled up from one original. The waist can be run heavier, which the studio advises in any position where the piece could be leaned on. Fleck colour is gold as standard, with silver made and a version with none. Access is the real constraint and it should be settled before ordering: the piece travels standing in a purpose-built crate, needs a clear route and a doorway with generous headroom, and takes four people to move and two to stand. The studio will ask for the dimensions of the approach at order. Our main studios are in the UK (Birmingham) and Dubai, with additional global workshops.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRelated work sits among \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/abstract-sculptures\"\u003eour abstract sculptures\u003c\/a\u003e, the rock form is in \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/organic-sculptures\"\u003eour organic sculptures\u003c\/a\u003e, and the gold-flecked casting stands among \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/resin-sculptures\"\u003eour resin sculptures\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSpecification\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ctable class=\"spec_table\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHeight\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e148cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWidth\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e102cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDepth\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e56cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMaterial\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImported Clear Resin\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Giant Sculptures","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53956677894491,"sku":"T115","price":7273.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0869\/3383\/2027\/files\/T115.jpg?v=1792404107","url":"https:\/\/giant-sculptures.com\/products\/gold-fleck-openwork-scholars-rock-resin-sculpture-148cm","provider":"Giant Sculptures","version":"1.0","type":"link"}