{"product_id":"matt-charcoal-lipped-bowl-resin-sculpture-41cm","title":"Matt Charcoal Lipped Bowl Resin Sculpture - 41cm","description":"\u003ch3\u003eDescription\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eA matt charcoal bowl, lipped at one side and standing on a short drum. The charcoal surface returns almost no highlight, so what is read is the change of section as the rim is drawn out into the lip rather than the light falling across it. The rim runs out into the lip rather than a spout being added to it. The drum beneath is turned from the body itself and no separate stand is included.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eA Lip Drawn Out of the Rim, Not Added to It\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe lip is the whole piece and it is made by not adding anything. A spout applied to a bowl reads as a fitting, and the eye finds the join immediately however well it is done. Here the rim is drawn out at one point and the wall thins through the drawing, so the lip is the same material running thinner rather than a second piece meeting the first. That is why it can be so long without looking stuck on. The matt finish is what lets the decision be seen at all. A polished surface on a form this simple returns highlights along every curve, and the highlights describe the light in the room rather than the shape of the bowl. Matt returns almost nothing, so what reaches the eye is the change of section as the rim runs out into the lip, which on a gloss vessel would be lost in reflection within a hand's width of the spout.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt 41cm it is a table piece and reads best looked down into, so a low table, an island or a broad console all suit. It is a sculpture rather than a serving vessel and is not made for food or liquid, but it holds its shape well with something dry in it. The matt surface takes marks from fingers less than a gloss one does, which makes it easier to live with on a working surface than most of the range.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eThe Lip, the Matt Finish, and Delivery\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom order, a standard piece runs to 3–4 weeks and a bespoke commission to 5–6. The lip is drawn further out, the drum is made longer, and the matt grey is lightened or taken to black. The vessel is made at other diameters, and the wall is drawn thinner at the rim for a sharper line into the lip. A polished finish is offered and gives a quite different object, brighter and much harder to read, since the highlights obscure exactly the change of section the piece is built around. It travels in one case bedded on the drum rather than on the rim, with the lip packed out separately, because the lip is the thinnest material in the casting. Our main studios are in the UK (Birmingham) and Dubai, with additional global workshops.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA bowl with a drawn-out lip belongs with our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/functional-sculpture-art-furniture\"\u003eart furniture\u003c\/a\u003e; matt charcoal resin leads to our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/resin-sculptures\"\u003eresin sculptures\u003c\/a\u003e, and a vessel on a drum foot for a long table joins 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\u003e20cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWidth\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e40.9cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDepth\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e38cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMaterial\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMatt Charcoal 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":54070797369691,"sku":"X259","price":1957.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0869\/3383\/2027\/files\/X259.jpg?v=1790959332","url":"https:\/\/giant-sculptures.com\/products\/matt-charcoal-lipped-bowl-resin-sculpture-41cm","provider":"Giant Sculptures","version":"1.0","type":"link"}