{"product_id":"multi-colour-low-faceted-boulder-acrylic-sculpture-100cm","title":"Multi-Colour Low Faceted Boulder Acrylic Sculpture - 100cm","description":"\u003ch3\u003eDescription\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eA low faceted acrylic sculpture cut like a boulder rather than like a crystal: broad planes lie across the top, and below them the clear faces of the foot are cut back under the crown at one end, so that end appears to rest lightly on much less than it should, and run out to a long, low point at the other. Magenta and rose fill the upper faces, violet gathers in the deep facets, a blue face sits at the cut-back end, and pale green and cream come up round the foot where the film is seen at a shallow angle.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eCut Flat Rather Than Cut Upright\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eA horizontal cut changes which faces matter. On an upright block the vertical planes are what a standing adult sees, and the top is very nearly decoration; on a piece this low the reverse is true, because you look down onto it from well above and the top planes are the composition. So the broad faces are set out to be read in plan rather than in elevation, and they are angled to throw colour upwards into the room instead of outwards at a wall. The faces of the foot are the other half of the same decision. Left square, a low mass this wide would read as a slab; cut back under one end and drawn out to a point at the other, the silhouette lifts off whatever it stands on and the whole piece takes a direction. Every block is cut individually and the deep facets fall differently each time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWide and low, it wants a surface of its own: a broad plinth, a wide console, or the floor of an alcove where it can be walked round and looked down on. Being looked down on is how this one is meant to be seen, with the broad top planes turned up to the room. Light from above is what it needs: a ceiling fitting or good daylight overhead fills the top planes and the colour comes up out of them, whereas a light at its own level catches only the clear faces of the foot and leaves the top grey.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eThe Undercut, the Film and Delivery\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eTime separates the two: a bespoke commission takes 5–6 weeks, a standard piece 3–4. The plan size, the height and the facet layout belong to each commission, so a version at coffee-table scale, or one cut deeper so it reads as a boulder rather than a slab, are both from this design. The film is chosen at order: this magenta-and-violet, a gold-to-rose, or a green-to-cyan that stays cool under a north light. On a piece cut this flat the underside can also be filmed, which throws colour down onto the surface it stands on. It is lifted onto its place by the body of the mass rather than by its point or its cut-back end. Our main studios are in the UK (Birmingham) and Dubai, with additional global workshops.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA boulder worked in broad planes across the top is \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/geometric-sculptures\"\u003egeometric sculpture\u003c\/a\u003e held loosely; the magenta and violet in it is \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/acrylic-sculptures\"\u003eacrylic sculpture\u003c\/a\u003e; and a mass this wide and this flat suits \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/indoor-sculptures\"\u003eindoor sculpture\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\u003e45cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWidth\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e100cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDepth\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e83cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMaterial\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDichroic Acrylic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Giant Sculptures","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54024174698843,"sku":"C050","price":4554.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0869\/3383\/2027\/files\/C050.jpg?v=1792011277","url":"https:\/\/giant-sculptures.com\/products\/multi-colour-low-faceted-boulder-acrylic-sculpture-100cm","provider":"Giant Sculptures","version":"1.0","type":"link"}