{"product_id":"turquoise-breaking-wave-resin-sculpture-80cm","title":"Turquoise Breaking Wave Resin Sculpture - 80cm","description":"\u003ch3\u003eDescription\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eA cast resin sculpture of a wave caught at the moment it breaks: the crest rises, curls forward and over, and comes back down to leave an open hollow beneath it, with the body sweeping away to a narrow foot. It is rather wider than it is deep, so it reads as a single face of water rather than as a mass. Fine ribs run the length of it with the direction of the curl, parting around a smooth band low in the body, and over the crest they fan out and are crossed into a fine lattice whose edge is scalloped where each rib ends. The colour is turquoise, deepest through the foot and paling to a light aqua towards the crest, and the piece is supplied without a base.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eA Crest Held Over a Hollow\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe curl is the passage where this design is won or lost. The crest rises out of the body, turns over and comes back towards it, and everything on the surface has to make that turn with it: the ribs are drawn along the curl and not simply stamped across it, so where the crest turns over, the pattern turns with it. Across the top they are crossed into a lattice, and the lip is left scalloped where each one ends rather than trimmed to a clean line, which is what gives the crest the look of spray. Low in the body the ribs part around a smooth band, and that band and the foot carry the deepest turquoise while the crest clears to a pale aqua.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWithout a base this sits directly on whatever surface it is given, so the surface becomes part of it: a dark stone top, a length of timber or a mirrored tray all read as water under the crest, while a patterned cloth does not. At 80cm it stands well on a low cabinet or at one end of a sideboard, seen from the front and slightly below so the hollow stays open to view. Light from the side is what fills the curl and makes the hollow read as depth rather than shadow. It is also worth leaving room in front of the crest: the piece leans forward, and a shelf edge close to the lip makes an object this delicate look precarious even when it is not.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eTint, Texture and How It Is Lifted\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eOrder a standard piece and it takes 3–4 weeks; order it bespoke and it takes 5–6. The tint is settled at order: this turquoise, a deep blue, a green, a smoke or a clear body with no colour at all. The ribs can be set closer together or further apart, or left off altogether for a smooth wave, which changes the character completely. How far the crest reaches and how deep the hollow runs are drawn per piece. Lift it with one hand under the body and the other at the foot, never by the crest, which is the thinnest and most exposed part of it. Our main studios are in the UK (Birmingham) and Dubai, with additional global workshops.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA breaking wave is very nearly the definition of \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/organic-sculptures\"\u003eorganic sculpture\u003c\/a\u003e, the single cast body puts it in \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/resin-sculptures\"\u003eresin sculpture\u003c\/a\u003e, and the lattice stays crisp under the roof that \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/indoor-sculptures\"\u003eindoor sculpture\u003c\/a\u003e assumes.\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\u003e80cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWidth\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e63cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDepth\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e33cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMaterial\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCast Clear Resin\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Giant Sculptures","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54022608486747,"sku":"C153","price":4554.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0869\/3383\/2027\/files\/C153.jpg?v=1792017147","url":"https:\/\/giant-sculptures.com\/products\/turquoise-breaking-wave-resin-sculpture-80cm","provider":"Giant Sculptures","version":"1.0","type":"link"}