{"product_id":"matt-red-open-curl-on-marble-resin-sculpture-76cm","title":"Matt Red Open Curl on Marble Resin Sculpture - 76cm","description":"\u003ch3\u003eDescription\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eA matt red curl, opening from a closed foot into a wide mouth. The surface is continuous from foot to rim and the rate of opening changes as it rises, nearly shut for the first third and quickest through the middle. Below it are a disc and a slab of black marble, both part of the piece.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eA Form That Opens as It Rises\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe piece is one continuous surface that changes from closed to open over its own height, and the difficulty is that both states have to be believable at the same time. If the foot is drawn too tight the curl looks like a shell with a lid; if the mouth is opened too far the whole thing flattens into a dish standing on its edge. What holds it together is that the rate of opening is not constant. The form stays nearly closed for the first third, opens quickly through the middle, and then slows again at the rim, so the eye reads a movement with a beginning and an end rather than a cone. The matt red is chosen against a polish for a reason particular to this shape: a curl has a deep interior, and a gloss surface fills that interior with reflected room until the inside reads as brighter than the outside, which turns the form inside out.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt 76cm on its stone it is floor work or a piece for a low broad table where it can be looked into. The mouth is the object and it faces one way, so it wants a position with a clear approach from that side rather than a spot to be walked around. Light from above does most for it, since the interior is deep and a side light leaves half the mouth in shadow. The stone needs a level surface and a clear margin on the open side.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eThe Mouth, the Matt Red, and Delivery\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eDelivery follows a 3–4 week build as standard, or a 5–6 week build if bespoke. The mouth is opened further, the red is run toward purple, and the stone is offered in other finishes. The stone beneath is also cut in other finishes and thicknesses, and the curl is made at other heights on this arrangement. A gloss finish is offered and is worth thinking about carefully on this form, for the reason above: it makes a brighter object and a less legible one. It travels as two crated items, the casting bedded on its closed foot with the rim packed out, and two people take it by the body rather than by the mouth, which is the thinnest section. Our main studios are in the UK (Birmingham) and Dubai, with additional global workshops.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA curl opening from a closed foot is \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/organic-sculptures\"\u003eorganic sculpture\u003c\/a\u003e; the matt red is carried in \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/resin-sculptures\"\u003eresin sculpture\u003c\/a\u003e; and a mouth this wide is \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/indoor-sculptures\"\u003eindoor sculpture\u003c\/a\u003e placing.\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\u003e61cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWidth\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e56cm\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\u003eBase\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e75 x 75 x 15cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMaterial\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMatt Red Cast Resin on Black Marble\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Giant Sculptures","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54070797697371,"sku":"X210","price":4994.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0869\/3383\/2027\/files\/X210.jpg?v=1790957218","url":"https:\/\/giant-sculptures.com\/products\/matt-red-open-curl-on-marble-resin-sculpture-76cm","provider":"Giant Sculptures","version":"1.0","type":"link"}