{"product_id":"green-open-book-acrylic-sculpture-on-metal-stand-121cm","title":"Green Open Book Acrylic Sculpture on Metal Stand - 121cm","description":"\u003ch3\u003eDescription\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn acrylic sculpture of an open book, its two green leaves spread in a shallow V either side of a bright polished bar at the spine, and carried on a polished metal stand. The left leaf has an oval cut into its face in a pale lime, and the right a set of concentric ovals, ochre and olive round a coral-pink centre, like a section through a growth ring. The frame stands on four splayed legs braced by a rail across the front and another across the back, and at 121cm overall it puts the open pages at the height a book is actually read at.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eThe Stand Decides the Reading Height\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe stand is not a plinth and it is not furniture: it is the element of the work that settles what the book is doing. Set the same leaves on the floor and they are an object being looked at; carry them to reading height and they are a book open at a lectern, which is a different proposition altogether and the only reason the piece reads as it does. Getting there is a stability problem, because the mass is wide and high and the footprint has to stay small enough to walk past. The four legs splay in both directions rather than one, so the footprint is a broad rectangle rather than a trestle's line, and the rails across the front and the back sit low, bracing the frame without becoming a shelf. At the top the leaves rest in a curved metal cradle, held at their outer edges by small dark clips.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis wants floor space and an approach: it is met from the front, at reading height, and it needs a pace or two in front of it to be seen properly. A hall, a wide landing, a study, a library corner or the turn of a stair all suit it, and it stands well away from a wall since the frame is open and reads from every side. Keep it out of a corridor: the open leaves spread wide at about waist height, where a passing elbow would find them. Light from in front and above puts the coloured ovals at their best; light from behind turns the green dark and the ovals disappear into it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eFrame, Leaves and Installation\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlan for 3–4 weeks on a standard piece and 5–6 weeks on a bespoke commission. Leaf size, the oval and the height of the frame are settled with the order. A version at desk height on a short frame, or one with the pages turned as though caught mid-turn, both come from this design. Colour is settled at order: this green with its lime and coral ovals, a clear body with a dark oval, or a blue-to-white grading through the leaves. The frame can be polished as here, or given a blackened or a brass-toned finish. Stand the frame on a level floor and move the piece by the frame, never by a leaf. Our main studios are in the UK (Birmingham) and Dubai, with additional global workshops.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn open book of green acrylic raised to reading height on its metal stand, it sits well among our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/acrylic-sculptures\"\u003eacrylic sculptures\u003c\/a\u003e, our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/metal-sculptures\"\u003emetal sculptures\u003c\/a\u003e and our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/contemporary-modern-sculptures\"\u003econtemporary and modern sculptures\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSpecification\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ctable class=\"spec_table\"\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBook\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e100 x 60 x 32cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBase\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e90 x 60 x 89cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMaterial\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eGreen Acrylic on a Polished Metal Stand\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Giant Sculptures","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54024186069339,"sku":"C217","price":7806.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0869\/3383\/2027\/files\/C217.jpg?v=1792069727","url":"https:\/\/giant-sculptures.com\/products\/green-open-book-acrylic-sculpture-on-metal-stand-121cm","provider":"Giant Sculptures","version":"1.0","type":"link"}