GRIMOIRE — Ceramic by Arnaud Quercy
Ceramic, 14.0×30.0×10.0cm
Arnaud Quercy, 2024 — France
A spell book frozen in the moment its secrets take flight.
Technical Specifications
- Medium: Ceramic
- Dimensions: 14.0×30.0×10.0cm
- Weight: 1.2 kg
- Created: 2024, France
- Certificate: 20240428-0067
- SKU: Arnaud Quercy Creations / AQC0571 / 2024
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
Grimoire explores the transformation of knowledge into physical form through the imagery of a magical book. Part of the Spells and Magic collection, this ceramic sculpture examines how written words become tangible power, using the grimoire as a symbol of structured expression that bridges language and material reality.
The sculpture presents geometric forms stacked above an open book-shaped base, finished in rhodium enamel that creates a metallic surface. A cube, prism, and circle rise in balanced arrangement, each form representing different aspects of magical transformation. The rhodium finish provides uniform reflective properties across all surfaces, while the geometric precision creates clear visual relationships between the stacked elements.
The work measures fourteen by thirty by ten centimeters and weighs approximately one kilogram. Created in France during 2024, the sculpture carries certificate of authenticity number 20240428-0067 with the artist's signature on the back. The piece transforms the traditional concept of a spell book into contemporary sculptural language, making abstract ideas of knowledge and mystery physically present through ceramic construction.
Where this work lives
Provenance
- Origin: Arnaud Quercy, Paris, France, 2024
- Acquired: 2026-02-21 — Private collection — Neuilly-sur-Seine, France during Art Quam Anima – Pre-opening
- Series: Myths & Legends
- Collection: Spells and Magic
- Technique: Ceramic
Exhibitions 9
- Rencontres au Marché de la Création (2024-04-23 → 2024-12-31, Marché de la Création – Paris Montparnasse, Paris)
- Salon d'art contemporain – Metamorphose, Paris (2024-12-26 → 2025-01-05, Halle des Blancs Manteaux, Paris)
- Permanent Collection 2025 – Resonance in Form (2025-01-01 → 2025-12-31, arnaudquercy.art, Paris)
- Paris Studio Visit (2025-02-18 → 2025-02-18, Artist's Studio, Paris)
- Marché d'Art Contemporain – Seine Port (2025-05-17 → 2025-05-17, MAC Seine-Port, Seine-Port)
- Nuit des Artistes, St Germain-en-Laye, France (2025-05-24 → 2025-05-24, La Nuit des Artistes, Saint-Germain-en-Laye)
- Marché de l'Art de Saint-Germain-en-Laye, 17ème édition – France (2025-06-14 → 2025-06-14, Marché de l'Art, Saint-Germain-en-Laye)
- Salon d'art contemporain – Metamorphose 2025–2026, Paris (2025-12-26 → 2026-01-04, Halle des Blancs Manteaux, Paris)
- Art Quam Anima – Pre-opening (2026-01-31 → 2026-02-28, Art Quam Anima, Paris)
Other works in this series 12
- Noppera - bo - The Mujina of the Akasaka Road
- The Alchemist
- The Alchemist - Variations on Zosimos of panopolis theme
- The myth of Kyrnos
- The Centaur of Pompeii
- Psyche Unveiled
- The alchemist
- The Dance of the Siblings - The Dualism of Apollo and Artemis
- Archimedes, the owl
- Les Portes de l'Olympe - Essais Fractals
- Fairy
- Alchemy
Documented at 7
- Catalogue Raisonné — GRIMOIRE — Grimoire — Rhodium Enamel Ceramic Sculpture — Arnaud Quercy (2024)
- Nanopublication — GRIMOIRE — Digital Image Documentation - aqc0571_img_full_3024x3024_webp
- Nanopublication — GRIMOIRE — Physical Specifications
- Nanopublication — GRIMOIRE — Grimoire as Ideamorphic Subject
- Nanopublication — GRIMOIRE — Geometric Forms as Spell-Formulae and Ascending Composition
- Nanopublication — GRIMOIRE — Internal Metal Armature for Structural Engineering
- Nanopublication — GRIMOIRE — Rhodium Enamel Surface
Thematic Elements 8
Testimonials
Genuine reactions from collectors and viewers around the world
Nadia B. described the piece as "fabulous" and shared how much she loved it.
Renate M.L. called the work absolutely gorgeous and offered warm congratulations.
Terry H. said the sculpture captured the story of life.
Buzzby B. admired the shapes and colours, noting the beautifully rendered precarious balance.
Tracey C. warmly congratulated the artist, calling the piece wonderful.
Drita H. praised the work as creative, as always.
Jean C. reacted with a "fabulous."
Svetlana V. admired the beautiful composition and offered a heartfelt "bravo."
Felicia H. called the piece "wonderful" with great enthusiasm.
Svjetlana R. described it as an excellent creation that inspires and challenges the viewer.
Renate M.L. reacted with "wow," calling the work spectacular.
Slobodanka J. warmly called the piece beautiful, addressing the artist as a dear friend.
Philippe G. described the work as magnificent.
Apollonia S. praised it as beautiful work.
Norbert H. called it a simply brilliant sculpture of modern art form and offered warm congratulations.
Nadia B. playfully asked what spell the magic book contained.
Svjetlana R. described it as an excellent creation that provokes and inspires.
