{"product_id":"gold-leafed-summit-mountain-cast-resin-sculpture-46cm","title":"Gold Leafed Summit Mountain Cast Resin Sculpture - 46cm","description":"\u003ch3\u003eDescription\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eGold leaf sheathes the upper two thirds of this peak, the foot beneath left clear. The leaf is applied to the outside rather than caught in the material, so it stops at a hard edge rather than fading. It stands on no base at all, and the leaf follows the contour of the rock rather than a level line across it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eWhere the Leaf Stops Is a Drawn Line\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eA tint in the material can be let go gradually and nobody sees where it ended. Applied leaf cannot: it stops where it stops, and that line is as much a part of the drawing as the summit is. Run it level and the mountain looks dipped, like a candle held in paint. So the line here follows a contour instead - it rises over the shoulders and dips into the gullies, the way a snowline does - and because a contour has to be found on each casting rather than measured onto it, no two pieces carry it in exactly the same place.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGold leaf is directional: it takes the light at one angle and goes flat at another, so the piece changes completely as it is walked past. Set it where that happens - across a room from a window, or beside a lamp that is moved in the evening - rather than under a single fixed downlighter, which gives it one reading and holds it there. It is shelf and console height rather than floor height.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eThe Line, the Coverage, and Getting It Home\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eSet aside 3–4 weeks for a standard piece and 5–6 weeks for a bespoke commission. The leaf is applied rather than caught in the material, so it stops at a line and that line follows a contour rather than a height. The coverage is taken further down or held higher, the leaf is changed to a silver, and a flecked version with the gold inside the body is made instead. The flecked version loses the hard line entirely and is the quieter of the two. It travels in one padded case with the leafed surface faced and never wrapped against itself, and it is lifted by the clear foot. Our main studios are in the UK (Birmingham) and Dubai, with additional global workshops.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA summit sheathed in gold belongs with our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/organic-sculptures\"\u003eorganic sculptures\u003c\/a\u003e; leaf stopping at a drawn contour sets it among our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/resin-sculptures\"\u003eresin sculptures\u003c\/a\u003e, and gold that turns as people pass suits 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\u003e40cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWidth\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e46cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDepth\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e18cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMaterial\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eClear Cast Resin under Applied Gold Leaf\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Giant Sculptures","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54065966842203,"sku":"S085","price":2024.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0869\/3383\/2027\/files\/S085.jpg?v=1790850665","url":"https:\/\/giant-sculptures.com\/products\/gold-leafed-summit-mountain-cast-resin-sculpture-46cm","provider":"Giant Sculptures","version":"1.0","type":"link"}