The Public Scribe — Ceramic on Wood Block by Arnaud Quercy
Ceramic on Wood Block, 20.0×28.0×13.0cm
Arnaud Quercy, 2026 — France
The thought is already complete. The only question is who will write it down.
Display Information: Includes wood display base. Pedestal not included, available on request.
- ✓ Original artwork, handcrafted by Arnaud Quercy
- ✓ Certificate of authenticity included
- ✓ Complimentary delivery within France and the EU
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.
Series: Dramatis Personae
2 of Dramatis Personae · 3 works in this series
Dramatis Personae
About This Artwork
The Public Scribe explores a specific role in the transmission of ideas: not the thinker, not the reader, but the one who makes a fully formed thought available to the world on behalf of someone who cannot yet give it written shape. The work belongs to Dramatis Personae, a series within the Untamed Creations collection, and draws on the framework of ideamorphism — Quercy's theoretical model of how ideas travel from one mind to others. The scribe, as a figure, is neither author nor recipient. He is the relay: the infrastructure that makes transmission possible without generating what it carries.
Three elements compose the sculpture. A warm-toned wood cube forms the base — solid, stable, its grain visible across each face. A white ceramic sphere rests directly on top of it, smooth and self-enclosed. A flat ceramic feather, elongated and pointed, balances across the sphere at a pronounced diagonal, its tip angled downward toward the act of writing. The feather and sphere share the same white clay body, linking the instrument to what it acts upon. The wood sits apart in material and color, grounding the whole without belonging to it. No element is decorative. The composition achieves its meaning through geometry and material contrast alone.
The work measures twenty by twenty-eight by thirteen centimeters and weighs approximately one point seven kilograms. The support is a wood block. It is cataloged as AQC0972 and is the second work in the Dramatis Personae series. The sculpture is signed and was created at the Rue du Dragon studio, Paris, on March 28, 2026. No certificate number has been assigned at time of publication.
Details & Provenance
Technical Specifications
- Medium: Ceramic on Wood Block
- Dimensions: 20.0×28.0×13.0cm
- Weight: 1.69 kg
- Created: 2026, France
- SKU: Arnaud Quercy Creations / AQC0972 / 2026
Gallery Label
The Public Scribe Ceramic on Wood Block, 20.0×28.0×13.0cm Arnaud Quercy Creations / AQC0972 / 2026
Materials & Technique
This ceramic sculpture is hand-formed using high-quality stoneware clay, then fired at high temperature in a kiln. Custom glazes are applied to achieve the desired color and surface texture.
The firing process vitrifies the clay, making it durable and permanent. Each piece is signed by the artist and includes a certificate of authenticity with unique registration number.
Delivery & Handling
Each work is carefully packaged by the artist and shipped fully insured. Complimentary delivery within France and the European Union. Worldwide shipping available upon request.
Delivery times:
- France: 2-3 business days
- EU: 3-5 business days
- USA/Canada: 5-7 business days
- Rest of world: 7-14 business days
Tracking provided for all shipments.
Shipping costs outside France and EU are communicated upon enquiry.
