{"product_id":"grey-shaded-leaning-blades-resin-sculpture-45cm","title":"Grey Shaded Leaning Blades Resin Sculpture - 45cm","description":"\u003ch3\u003eDescription\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eSmoky grey resin springs from a dark, sweeping foot and divides two ways. To one side, three broad, rounded blades lean out together over a swollen bulb, their points trailing down towards the surface; to the other, an arm curves up like a swan's neck and hooks over at the top, with three slender pointed blades fanning out beside it. The whole piece shades from near-black at the foot to a pale, translucent smoke at the tips, and every blade is smooth on both faces, with no texture at all.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eNear-Black to Pale Smoke With No Line Anywhere\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eA gradient is the hardest thing to make look like nothing. This one runs from near-black where the resin meets the surface to a thin, clear smoke at its points, with no line, no band and no visible step anywhere between the two. What makes it harder here is that the blades are smooth: there is no texture to break up the eye's reading, so the gradient is examined directly, and the broad blades, the hooked arm and the slender fan beside it all have to shade at the same rate or the group falls apart.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIts outline is what people see first, and that asks for an empty, plain wall behind it. Against a busy ground the palest smoke at the tips simply disappears and the piece loses its top; a plain wall, a pale screen or a window with light sky beyond gives the tips the contrast they need. It stands well at eye height on a shelf or a sideboard, and with its two groups of blades leaning apart it makes a good piece for the end of a console, turned to face into the room. Indoor use only.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eTaking the Grey Elsewhere, and Getting It There\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvery standard piece is made in 3–4 weeks, and every bespoke commission in 5–6. The shading runs unbroken from the dark foot to the palest tips, so it is agreed as a whole before any change is made. On commission the grey can be taken towards a smoky blue or left colourless, the number of blades on either side set at order, and the lean of the broad blades drawn steeper; the hooked arm can be curled further over or opened out. It travels in a single fitted case with every blade and the hook padded, and it is lifted out by the dark foot and stood straight down. Our main studios are in the UK (Birmingham) and Dubai, with additional global workshops.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSmoky grey blades leaning apart from one dark foot lead to our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/organic-sculptures\"\u003eorganic sculptures\u003c\/a\u003e, our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/resin-sculptures\"\u003eresin sculptures\u003c\/a\u003e and 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\u003e45cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDepth\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e20cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMaterial\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSmoky Grey 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":54054187991387,"sku":"L103","price":1686.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0869\/3383\/2027\/files\/L103.jpg?v=1791886600","url":"https:\/\/giant-sculptures.com\/products\/grey-shaded-leaning-blades-resin-sculpture-45cm","provider":"Giant Sculptures","version":"1.0","type":"link"}