Wills Odyssey — Acrylic on Canvas by Arnaud Quercy

About This Artwork

This acrylic on canvas explores Nietzsche's philosophy through geometric abstraction, translating concepts of human will and self-determination into intersecting planes and architectural forms. Part of the Transcendence collection, the work constructs a visual field where shapes overlap, collide, and assert their presence against a layered backdrop of blue and muted burgundy. The composition suggests both structure and flux—order emerging from, and dissolving back into, uncertainty.

Cool blue tones dominate the upper register and right side, ranging from pale sky blue to deeper slate, while a large burgundy-brown plane anchors the left portion of the canvas. Geometric forms—rectangles, triangles, and irregular polygons—stack and intersect throughout the composition. A striking orange element at lower left provides the most saturated accent, balanced by a soft pink sphere and smaller red-orange details that punctuate the cooler palette. Black linear elements and small dark rectangles create visual punctuation across the surface.

The large format of fifty by seventy centimeters gives these overlapping planes room to establish their spatial relationships. The acrylic medium allows for clean edges where forms meet, while softer transitions appear in the background passages. A pale, almost ghostly rectangular form near center creates depth, suggesting forms emerging from or receding into the pictorial space—a visual parallel to Nietzsche's concept of will to power manifesting through creative action.

The work includes certificate of authenticity #20231231-0081 and bears the artist's signature at bottom right. Now held in a private collection in the United Kingdom.