{"product_id":"smoked-clear-veiltail-fish-resin-sculpture-72cm","title":"Smoked Clear Veiltail Fish Resin Sculpture - 72cm","description":"\u003ch3\u003eDescription\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe body of the fish in this cast resin sculpture is compact and clouded with smoke, and everything attached to it is drawn out: the tail and both side fins run away from it in long trailing veils with wavy edges, and the colour falls off along their length until the tips are barely coloured at all. Standing, the veils reach well past the body in three directions and the piece takes up far more room than the fish itself does.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eFins Drawn Out Until They Are Almost Not There\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe veils are the reason this takes as long as it does. They are wide, they are thin, and they curve in two directions at once, so each one is worked from both faces and the wavy edge is followed rather than straightened. An edge left square catches the light as a hard white line and destroys the illusion of cloth, so every edge is rounded off by hand along its whole run. The colour grade is the other slow part: smoke at the body falling to almost nothing at the tips has to arrive as a smooth run with no band anywhere in it, and a band cannot be corrected afterwards. Pieces are compared against each other before any of them is signed off, since the grade is the thing a buyer notices first and the one thing that cannot be adjusted later.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAll three veils show at once from the front and a little above, which is the view to give it, so a low chest or a broad shelf at hip height suits it better than a high plinth. Set it against the light rather than in front of it: the smoked body reads deep and solid while the veil tips almost vanish, which is the whole point of the grading. Leave generous clearance on all sides, since the veils are the widest part and the least visible. It is not a piece for a busy hallway.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eVeil Length, Colour Grading and Moving It Safely\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eOrder a standard piece and it takes 3–4 weeks; order it bespoke and it takes 5–6. Veil length is open and the tail can be cut back from this one or carried further, and the grade can be set to fall away faster or to run the same grey right to the tips. Other colours are made the same way, with an amber, a green and a red all offered. Sizes are cut to order and a facing pair is made where two are wanted. Each fish travels in a fitted crate with the veils supported along their length, and the packing is worth keeping. Two people should place it, taking the weight under the body only. Our main studios are in the UK (Birmingham) and Dubai, with additional global workshops.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA fish trailing veils of fin and tail belongs with our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/figurative-sculptures\"\u003efigurative sculptures\u003c\/a\u003e; wavy edges drawn out like cloth lead to our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/organic-sculptures\"\u003eorganic sculptures\u003c\/a\u003e, and smoke fading to clear 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\u003e54cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWidth\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e72cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDepth\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e44cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMaterial\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eGraded Smoke 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":54017626997083,"sku":"R083","price":3105.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0869\/3383\/2027\/files\/R083.jpg?v=1791306786","url":"https:\/\/giant-sculptures.com\/products\/smoked-clear-veiltail-fish-resin-sculpture-72cm","provider":"Giant Sculptures","version":"1.0","type":"link"}