{"product_id":"red-dove-with-raised-wings-cast-resin-sculpture-38cm","title":"Red Dove with Raised Wings Cast Resin Sculpture - 38cm","description":"\u003ch3\u003eDescription\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe dove in this cast resin sculpture is caught with both wings up and swept back behind it, as though at the top of a beat. The wings are not feathered in detail: each is a broad plane divided into long ribs that run from the shoulder to the tip. The body between them is left entirely smooth, with a small head and a short beak. Everything is a deep translucent red, darkening almost to black across the shoulder and the breast. It perches on a slim black post rising from a small round foot, which comes with it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eFeathers Cut as Ribs, a Body Left Smooth\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwo different treatments on one bird means the join between them carries the piece. The ribbed wings and the smooth body have to meet at the shoulder without a step, and the last rib has to die out into the body rather than stopping on it: a rib that ends abruptly looks like a crack. So the ribs are cut from the tip inwards and faded at the root, which is the opposite of the way they would be laid out on paper. The smooth body is then the harder half, because a translucent red at a full gloss turns any flat spot into a kink in the reflection, and the breast is one long compound curve with nothing on it to distract the eye. It goes through five grades and a compound.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRaised wings read against something, so give the bird a plain wall behind it and a clear surface under it: a mantel, a console, a shelf at eye level. It is at its strongest with light coming through it from behind, where the whole bird lights up and the thin outer wing goes bright while the body stays deep. On a windowsill it is at its best. Against a red or a warm wall the colour is lost, so keep it to white, grey or timber, and leave the width of the wings clear on both sides.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eColour Depth, Wing Set and Delivery\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe standard build is 3–4 weeks and the bespoke build 5–6. The red runs from this depth to a pale translucent rose, and amber, green, smoke and a clear body are all made. An opaque finish is offered where a solid colour is wanted, and a satin surface in place of the gloss. Wing set is open, from this full raise to half open or closed along the back, and a second bird in another attitude can be made so a pair flies together. Any scale is cut to order. The crate holds it with each wing cased separately and there is nothing to fit; one person can place it, holding the body and not a wing. Our main studios are in the UK (Birmingham) and Dubai, with additional global workshops.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA dove with both wings flung up belongs with our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/bird-sculptures\"\u003ebird sculptures\u003c\/a\u003e; feathers cut as broad ribs lead to our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/animal-sculptures\"\u003eanimal sculptures\u003c\/a\u003e, and red that glows from behind joins our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/resin-sculptures\"\u003eresin 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\u003e30.4cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWidth\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e38cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDepth\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e24.7cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBase\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e–\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMaterial\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eTranslucent Red Cast Resin on a Black Stand\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Giant Sculptures","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54018542010715,"sku":"R169","price":1619.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0869\/3383\/2027\/files\/R169.jpg?v=1791309906","url":"https:\/\/giant-sculptures.com\/products\/red-dove-with-raised-wings-cast-resin-sculpture-38cm","provider":"Giant Sculptures","version":"1.0","type":"link"}