{"product_id":"red-to-clear-graduated-scholars-rock-resin-sculpture-76cm","title":"Red to Clear Graduated Scholar's Rock Resin Sculpture - 76cm","description":"\u003ch3\u003eDescription\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eOverall this resin scholar's rock is a compact upright on a deep, square marble block. The colour runs vertically and covers the whole range: a strong orange-red holds the foot and the middle of the mass, thins through a pale rose, and gives out entirely at the crown, which is colourless. Two round openings are cut through the upper middle.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eA Red Foot Giving Out at a Colourless Crown\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe gradient does two things at once. It weights the piece, because the eye reads the dense red at the base as the heaviest part and the clear crown as almost weightless, so a fairly compact rock looks as though it is rising. And it separates the modelling into two readings: through the red the hollows and ripples show as darker and lighter passages of colour, while in the colourless crown the same modelling shows only as bright edges and shadow. The two openings sit at the join, in the pale rose, where they are legible against both. Around them the surface is worked into deep vertical hollows with sharp folded edges, and the crown breaks into a group of short spurs that lean to one side. The transition is streaked rather than clean, so the red carries up into the crown in threads.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt 76cm it suits a console, a study shelf or a plinth, and it holds a room on its own. A pale wall behind suits it, since the red end has all the weight it needs and the clear crown reads best against something light. Warm light suits the red and a cold downlight kills it. Give the two openings a little space behind and place it so the crown's spurs lean into the room rather than the wall. Indoor use only.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eWhere the Red Gives Out, and the Deeper Block\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs standard the build runs 3–4 weeks, and as a bespoke commission 5–6. The height at which the colour runs out is the decision that changes this most: held to the foot alone it reads as a clear rock on a red base, taken to two thirds as here it reads as a graduated object, and carried all the way up it becomes a solid red piece and loses the point of the gradient. The direction can also be reversed, with the colour held at the crown, which most buyers find less convincing. On colour: this orange-red is standard, and blue, green or amber can be cast instead. The two openings run from one to four. The marble block on this model is deep and square, which is worth allowing for when measuring a shelf, and a shallower block is fitted on request. It ships with the block fitted, boxed with the crown spurs packed out separately, and one person can carry it. Our main studios are in the UK (Birmingham) and Dubai, with additional global workshops.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA red rock giving out at a colourless crown belongs with our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/abstract-sculptures\"\u003eabstract sculptures\u003c\/a\u003e; two round openings set where the colour pales join it to our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/organic-sculptures\"\u003eorganic sculptures\u003c\/a\u003e, and orange-red thinning through rose to clear suits our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/resin-sculptures\"\u003eresin sculptures\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSpecification\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ctable class=\"spec_table\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHeight\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e66cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWidth\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e32cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDepth\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e16cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBase\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e16 x 16 x 10cm, Included\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMaterial\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImported Clear Resin with Marble Base\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Giant Sculptures","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53956674945371,"sku":"T074","price":2159.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0869\/3383\/2027\/files\/T074.jpg?v=1790859416","url":"https:\/\/giant-sculptures.com\/products\/red-to-clear-graduated-scholars-rock-resin-sculpture-76cm","provider":"Giant Sculptures","version":"1.0","type":"link"}