Ariel - The Spirit — 3D Printed Wood PLA on PLA by Arnaud Quercy
3D Printed Wood PLA on PLA, 6.0×15.0×5.0cm
Arnaud Quercy, 2022 — France
Shakespeare's shapeshifter captured in wood-grained plastic
Technical Specifications
- Medium: 3D Printed Wood PLA on PLA
- Dimensions: 6.0×15.0×5.0cm
- Weight:
- Created: 2022, France
- Certificate: 20221231-0002
- SKU: Arnaud Quercy Creations / AQC0332 / 2022
Display Information: Base/pedestal not included. Available on request.
- ✓ Original artwork, handcrafted by Arnaud Quercy
- ✓ Certificate of authenticity included
Arnaud Quercy is a Parisian artist working across painting, music, and sculpture. His practice is grounded in Ideamorphism — the principle that a work of art does not carry meaning, but triggers it. Each piece is engineered to diffract differently through each person who encounters it.
He creates and exhibits at Art Quam Anima, his gallery-atelier at 28 rue du Dragon, Saint-Germain-des-Prés, Paris.
About This Artwork
This 3D printed wood PLA sculpture presents Shakespeare's enigmatic air spirit from The Tempest through simplified geometric forms. The piece shows a face with two eyes and suggestions of nose and mouth carved into an elongated, angular structure that stands fifteen centimeters tall on a six by five centimeter base.
The sculpture uses Wood PLA filament printed with diagonal layer orientation across curved surfaces, creating organic grain patterns that reference natural wood without imitating it. This technical choice—plastic simulating wood—parallels Ariel's nature as ethereal essence forced into material form. The vertical format and compact dimensions require close viewing to perceive how the abstracted features balance between recognition and mystery.
As part of the Spells and Magic collection, the work explores themes from mythology and literature through contemporary fabrication methods. The sculpture bears certificate of authenticity 20221231-0002 and the artist's signature.
Where this work lives
Provenance
- Origin: Arnaud Quercy, Paris, France, 2022
- Series: Shakespeare
- Collection: Spells and Magic
- Technique: 3D Printed Wood PLA
Other works in this series 5
Documented at 5
- Catalogue Raisonné — Ariel - The Spirit — Ariel - The Spirit — 3D Printed Sculpture — Arnaud Quercy (2022)
- Nanopublication — Ariel - The Spirit — Physical Specifications
- Nanopublication — Ariel - The Spirit — Wood Grain Simulation Through Print Orientation
- Nanopublication — Ariel - The Spirit — Material Paradox as Character Embodiment
- Nanopublication — Ariel - The Spirit — Digital Image Documentation - aqc0332_img_full_1024x1024_webp
Thematic Elements 9
Collection Notice
This work is part of the artist's permanent collection and is not available for acquisition.